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After wrapping up the regular season with a league perfect 4-0 record and claiming the 3A Special District 4 title, the Vale Viking football team placed 15 players on the all-league team. Newcomer to the league, the Ontario Tigers, found 12 names on the listing while the Nyssa Bulldogs ended with 11 players making the list. The Burns Hilanders under first year coach Matt Bruck had 10 players named and McLoughlin saw three players make the honors.
After the coaches representing all the teams met Monday, Oct. 31, the decision was made to split the Offensive Player of the Year between two players. Vale senior running back Eli Aldred and Ontario sophomore quarterback Diego Rodriguez were the honorees after the coaches voting.
An additional sophomore also picked up the Offensive Lineman of the Year award when Viking sophomore Gino Longoni picked up the award.
The defensive award also ended up split when Vale senior Owen Crane and Nyssa senior Orin Stipe were named Co-Defensive Players of the Year. Also representing the Bulldogs, Nyssa senior Michael Sanders was picked as Defensive Lineman of the Year.
The Vale coaching staff also saw some honors. Head coach Jeff Aldred was picked by his peers as Coach of the Year while assistant Nate Aldred was named Assistant Coach of the Year.
The complete listing of all the players honored is included below. EOS congratulates all the players on their accomplishments this past season. While a fair number of seniors made the honors, it should be noted juniors and sophomores dominate the overall roster making for an interesting outlook on next season.
Co-Offensive Players of the Year
Eli Adred (Vale)
Diego Rodriguez (Ontario)
Offensive Lineman of the Year
Gino Longoni (Vale)
Co-Defensive Players of the Year
Orin Stipe (Nyssa)
Defensive Lineman of the Year
Michael Sanders (Nyssa)
Coach of the Year
Jeff Aldred (Vale)
Assistant Coach of the Year
Nate Aldred (Vale)
All-League Special Teams
Kicker
Punter
Kayno Flores (Nyssa)
Kick/Punt Returner
Orin Stipe (Nyssa)
All League Defense
Defensive Back-First Team
Ethan Hendrickson (Ontario)
Matt Bell (Ontario)
Hunter Kemper (Burns)
Brooks Haueter (Vale)
Defensive Back-Second Team
Matteo Walker (Ontario)
Kayno Flores (Nyssa)
Skyler Cade (Vale)
Diego Rodriguez (Ontario)
Defensive Back-Honorable Mention
Malique Crews (McLoughlin)
Mason Thompson (Nyssa)
Charlie Lamb (Vale)
Linebacker-First Team
Colten Stepleton (Vale)
Orin Stipe (Nyssa)
Owen Graham (Burns)
Linebacker-Second Team
Eli Aldred (Vale)
Jesse Aragon (Nyssa)
Kale Cornell (Burns)
Jackson Hoyt (Burns)
Linebacker-Honorable Mention
Ashton Wilson (Nyssa)
Damick Eddy (Vale)
Defensive Line-First Team
Michael Sanders (Nyssa)
Howie Rushton (Nyssa)
Will Friend (Vale)
Jake DeVos (Vale)
Easton Kemper (Burns)
Defensive Line-Second Team
Kase Schaffeld (Vale)
Tristan Gomez (Ontario)
Trenton Robbins (Burns)
Defensive Line-Honorable Mention
Izak Phillips (McLoughlin)
Niko Sigrah (Ontario)
All League Offense
Quarterback-First Team
Diego Rodriguez (Ontario)
Quarterback-Second Team
Colten Stepleton (Vale)
Running Back-First Team
Eli Aldred (Vale)
Hunter Kemper (Burns)
Orin Stipe (Nyssa)
Ethan Hendrickson (Ontario)
Running Back-Second Team
Kase Schaffled (Vale)
Kayno Flores (Nyssa)
Wide Receiver-First Team
Brooks Haueter (Vale)
Matt Bell (Ontario)
Matteo Walker (Ontario)
Wide Receiver-Second Team
Henry Garrett (Ontario)
Fransisco Miranda (Nyssa)
Wide Receiver-Honorable Mention
Charlie Lamb (Vale)
Malique Crews (McLoughlin)
Mason Thompson (Nyssa)
Tight End/Flex-First Team
Tight End/Flex-Second Team
Howie Rushton (Nyssa)
Tight End/Flex-Honorable Mention
Damick Eddy (Vale)
Offensive Line-First Team
Gino Longoni (Vale)
Michael Sanders (Nyssa)
Damian Perez (Ontario)
Owen Graham (Burns)
Jesse Aragon (Nyssa)
Offensive Line-Second Team
Steven Colyer (Vale)
Trevor Bates (Vale)
Easton Kemper (Burns)
Raul Macias (Ontario)
Fransisco DeLarosa (McLoughlin)
Offensive Line-Honorable Mention
John Saunders (Vale)
Ricky Bovadilla (Ontario)
Liam McLain (Burns)
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