Xavier leads All-Metro football team with 5 first-team picks

CEDAR RAPIDS — Cedar Rapids Xavier had five first-team selections to lead everyone in the All-Metro football team, it has been announced. The teams are selected by the seven Metro coaches.

Cedar Rapids Washington's O'Rien Vance was named the Metro's Player of the Year. Mark Bliss and his assistants at Cedar Rapids Prairie were named Coaching Staff of the Year.

Xavier's Saints had four first-teamers on offense in quarterback Bryce Schulte, running back Maliki Wilson and linemen Sam Meyers and Max Johnson. Defensive back Josh Gerke was first team on defense.

Cedar Rapids Washington and Cedar Rapids Prairie were next with four first-teamers each. Washington's were wide receiver Drew Dostal, defensive end Rane Weiland and linebackers Vance and Ben Nassif, while Prairie's were running back Joe Meyer, wide receiver Levi Usher, offensive lineman Calvin Hynke and linebacker Cameron LaGrange.

Cedar Rapids Kennedy and Marion had three first-team picks apiece. Kennedy's were offensive lineman Jackson Coker, quarterback-receiver Nick Duehr and linebacker Johnson Mator, while Marion's were wide receiver Blair Brooks, defensive back Alex Whalen and linebacker Caleb Wagner.

The other first-team selections were running back Tavian Rashed and linebacker Kennen Stewart from Jefferson and quarterback Reese Phillips and receiver Josh Gassmann from Linn-Mar.

Duehr was the Metro's Punter of the Year, Linn-Mar's Austin Cochrane the Kicker of the Year.

Below are all of the All-Metro teams:

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE

Drew Dostal (Washington), Joe Meyer (Prairie), Calvin Hynek (Prairie), Levi Usher (Prairie), Blair Brooks (Marion), Josh Gassmann (Linn-Mar), Reese Phillips (Linn-Mar), Bryce Schulte (Xavier), Maliki Wilson (Xavier), Sam Meyers (Xavier), Max Johnson (Xavier), Tavian Rashed (Jefferson), Jackson Coker (Kennedy), Nick Duehr (Kennedy).

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE

O'Rien Vance (Washington), Ben Nassif (Washington), Rane Weiland (Washington), Cam LaGrange (Prairie), Alex Whalen (Marion), Caleb Wagner (Marion), Josh Gerke (Xavier), Kennan Stewart (Jefferson), Johnson Mator (Kennedy).

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE

Preston LaGrange (Prairie), Zach Ganske (Prairie), Chance Halfhill (Prairie), Owen Carstensen (Marion), Trevor Paulsen (Marion), Andrew Todd (Washington), Gerry Alt (Washington), Quinn Schulte (Xavier), Nolan Butkowski (Xavier), Colton Kuehl (Jefferson), B.J. White (Kennedy).

SECOND TEAM DEFENSE

Nate Hobub (Marion), Connor Malcolm (Washington), Billy Faulkner (Washington), Martavian Borseth (Prairie), Devin Lansing (Xavier), John Rocca (Xavier), Sam Pape (Kennedy), Mike Kaiser (Kennedy), Jace Myers (Linn-Mar), Isaiah Garman (Linn-Mar).

HONORABLE MENTION OFFENSE

Ian Thomas (Washington), Peter Greubel (Washington), Nolan Potter (Washington), Jared Scherrman (Washington), Evan Lins (Prairie), Stuart Boston (Prairie), Chris Mohwinkle (Marion), Grant Meth (Marion), Kirby Kerr (Linn-Mar), Neme Siaway (Linn-Mar), Brennan McGaffee (Linn-Mar), Riley Higgins (Linn-Mar), Erik Rodriguez (Xavier), Ryan Jasper (Xavier), Blake Owens (Jefferson), Jacob Henderson (Jefferson), Matt Culver (Jefferson), Ki Jenkins (Kennedy), Payton McCarty (Kennedy).

HONORABLE MENTION DEFENSE

Tyonchi Johnson (Washington), Hunter Ealy (Prairie), Brody Bohr (Prairie), Eric Kelly (Prairie), Clayton Mohwinkle (Marion), Connor Gorton (Marion), Tylor Fairbanks (Marion), Jack Lemke (Xavier), Lucas Miller (Xavier), Zach Barish (Xavier), Dillon Primmer (Jefferson), Daniel Everts (Jefferson), Jesse Price (Kennedy), Garrett Kubovec (Kennedy), Brock Hromidko (Kennedy).

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