WILTON — A trio of junior Wilton football players were among the eight district 4 MVP’s named recently when the all-district honors were released last week. Juniors Jerome Mays, Cory Anderson and Jared Townsend were named the MVP quarterback, wide receiver and placekicker for district 4 this year.
Mays was one of the best quarterbacks in 1A this season leading the district in total yards (rushing and passing) with 2,614 - 1,140 rushing and 1,474 passing. He had 32 total touchdowns also to lead the district. On defense, he had 44 tackles and two interceptions.
Receiver Cory Anderson led the district in receptions with 55 and yards receiving with 671. He averaged 12.2-yards a catch and had four touchdowns. Defensively, he also stood out leading the district in interceptions with 8, returning one for a touchdown. Anderson also had two fumble recoveries and was third on the team in tackles with 53.
Townsend handled kickoffs, field goals and punting duty. He averaged 37.0 yards a punt and 46.8 yards an average on kick-offs. Townsend made two field goals with a long of 38 yards and made 20 PAT’s. Townsend also a standout on both lines, was the second leading Beaver tackler with 84 and two sacks.
Other district MVP’s at their respective positions were Regina seniors Isaac Vollstedt running back and offensive lineman Steve Sehl, Sigourney-Keota punter Cole Brenneman and defensive back Luke Greiner, Columbus Junction linebacker Nicolas Hernandez and Wapello defensive lineman Laith Smith.
Four Beavers were named to the second team all-district list. They were senior Tyler Hartman and juniors Brock Hartley, Brian Stillman and Chantz Stevens. Hartman was the Beavers anchor in the linebacking corps and led the team in tackles with 119 and 10 tackles for loss. He also had a sack and fumble recovery.
Hartley was the second leading Wilton receiver with 29 receptions for 448 yards and a team high five touchdown catches. Defensively, he was the fourth leading tackler with 62. He also had two interceptions.
Stillman had 47 tackles, two sacks and five tackles for loss. He also had two receptions for 36 yards and a touchdown. Stevens filled in for Brisker when he was hurt and was the team’s second leading rusher, totalling 286 yards with a 4.3-yard average and four touchdowns. He also caught eight passes for 60 yards and a touchdown. Defensively, he intercepted four passes for 125 return yards and three touchdowns to go with 36 tackles.
Second team selections for Wilton were offensive linemen Brayton Wade and Austin Pleggenkuhle and defensive lineman Clayton Cooling. Wade and Pleggenkuhle helped the Beavers gain 3,392 yards from scrimmage this year including 1,889 rushing yards and 1,503 yards passing. The Wilton offense had 19 rushing touchdowns and 13 passing touchdowns this season. Wade also had 62 tackles and Pleggenkuhle had 12. Cooling had 33 tackles, 3 sacks and five tackles for loss.
Wilton had three players named to the honorable mention list in seniors Trey Brisker and Jacob Shepherd and junior Ronen Santiago. Brisker was hurt in the season opener and played in only four games after that. In less than five games, Brisker rushed for 117 yards and a touchdown, had 16 tackles and caught five passes for 27 yards. Santiago caught four passes for 42 yards and Shepherd caught 13 passes for 122 yards and a touchdown. Santiago and Brisker each had interceptions too.
Class 1A District 4 Most Valuable Players
Quarterback: Jerome Mays (Wilton) jr.
Running Back: Isaac Vollstedt (Iowa City Regina) sr.
Wide Receiver: Cory Anderson (Wilton) jr.
Offensive Lineman: Steve Sehl (Iowa City Regina) sr.
Defensive Lineman: Laith Smith (Wapello) sr.
Linebacker: Nicolas Hernandez (Columbus Junction) sr.
Defensive Back: Luke Greiner (Sigourney-Keota) sr.
Kicker: Jared Townsend (Wilton) jr.
Punter: Cole Brenneman (Sigourney-Keota) sr.
Coach: Coach Shoultz (Louisa-Muscatine)
1st Team All-District
Iowa City Regina: Michael Conlon sr. QB, Cole White sr. DL, Jake Phillips sr. WR, Patrick Clark jr. WR.
Wilton: Tyler Hartman sr. LB, Brock Hartley jr. TE, Brian Stillman jr. DL, Chantz Stevens jr. DB.
Sigourney-Keota: Carson Crawford jr. RB, Alex Heisdorffer sr. OL, Zach Boender sr. DL.
Wapello: Logan Belzer sr. QB, Gage White sr. OL, Sam Short sr. WR.
Louisa-Muscatine: Chase Kruse so. QB, Cody Calvelage jr. WR.
Columbus Junction: Abel Mena sr. QB, Tommy Pretz sr. WR.
Highland: Trey Lasek jr. QB, Cory Stewart.
2nd Team All-District
Iowa City Regina: Jacob Clark jr. OL, Nick Milder jr. LB, Kieler Brown jr. WR, Luke Stein jr. OL.
Wilton: Brayton Wade jr. OL, Clayton Cooling jr. DL, Austin Pleggenkuhle OL.
Sigourney-Keota: Kolton Strand jr., Jack Eakins sr. WR, Dakota Slaughter sr. DL
Wapello: Ricky Pforts so., Bryant Lanz jr.
Louisa-Muscatine: Gabe Hays, Sam Kessel.
Columbus Junction: Andrew King, Chance Colby.
Highland: Jordan Sosa, Brady Hahn.
Honorable Mention
Iowa City Regina: Alec Wick jr., Ryan Schott sr., Jaden Kies sr..
Wilton: Jacob Shepherd sr., Ronen Santiago jr., Trey Brisker sr.
Sigourney-Keota: J.D. Stout so., Dawson Baumert so., Ben Shimanski sr.
Wapello: Jackson Weyrick sr., Brenton Ross jr., Caden Thomas fr.
Louisa-Muscatine: Max McCulley so., Brock Jeambey so., Karson Cantrell jr.
Columbus Junction: Bryan Solis sr., Cody Fox sr., Jaime Villegas so.
Highland: Brody Burton jr, Mason McFarland so., Kane Castillo sr.
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