Six Knights Named All-District

 
By Ryan Stonebraker
Sports Editor
STANWOOD — Six Noth Cedar football players were named to the Class 1A District 4, All-District team recently. The Knights went 1-8 this past fall in nine football games and were 0-5 in District 4. Bellevue won the district title, going 5-0. West Branch was second with a record of 4-1. Both teams made the playoffs.

Senior Logan Thimmes and junior Tyler Thurston were first-team All-District selections. Juniors Brody Hawtrey and Ethan Sahr were second-team selections. Seniors Tyler Alexander and Jon Scheer were honorable mention selections. North Cedar junior Caden Wendt was one of four district players awarded the Golden Award. The Golden Award is given to a player who would likely have been a first team all-district selection but missed time due to a significant injury.

Thimmes was the seventh leading rusher in District 4 with 602 yards, 8 touchdowns and a 4.8-yard per carry average. He was the fifth leading tackler in district play with 86. Thimmes also caught 14 passes for 155 yards and a touchdown.

Thurston was the fourth leading tackler in district play and first on North Cedar with 85. He had 12 tackles for loss and three sacks. Thurston was a member of the Knights offensive line that helped the offense rush for 1,545 yards. Thurston handled the kick-off duty this season. He had 35 kick-offs for 1,287 yards with a touchback. He also punted five times for 89 yards with a long one of 38 yards.

Sahr was one of six district 4 quarterbacks to throw for over 1,000 yards this season. Sahr was sixth in the district in passing yards with 1,124 on 88 completions. He threw for 11 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. Defensively, he had three interceptions for 19 return yards and was fifth on the team in tackles with 24.

Hawtrey nearly rushed for 1,000 yards this season and was fourth in the district in rushing this season with 886 yards. He rushed for three touchdowns and had a 4.6-yard per carry average. He caught 17 passes for 185 yards with a 10.9-yard average to have 1,071 yards of total offense this season. Defensively, Hawtrey was fourth on the Knights in tackling 37. He was North Cedar’s top punter, with 21 punts for 613 yards and a 29.2-yard average. He was the team’s main placekicker and made 12-of-19 extra points and had one made field goal of 29 yards. He also was the top returner for North Cedar, with 402 yards on 20 kick-off returns with a 20.1-yard average and a touchdown.

Alexander was the Knights top receiver, leading the Knights in receptions with 18 and receiving yards with 268. He had two touchdown receptions. Defensively, he had 12 tackles. Scheer was third on the Knights team in tackles with 48. He had one tackle for loss. He also caught three passes for 22 yards.

Final DISTRICT 4 Standings

District Overall

Win Loss Win Loss

Bellevue 5 0 9 0

West Branch 4 1 8 1

Cascade, 3 2 5 4

Dyersville-Beckman 2 3 4 5

Northeast 1 4 1 8

North Cedar 0 5 1 8


2018 Class 1A District 4 All-District

Individual Awards:
Most Valuable Offensive Skill Player — Hunter Clasen (Bellevue)
Most Valuable Offensive Lineman — Jaden Hierseman (West Branch)
Most Valuable Defensive Lineman — Junior Tennant (Bellevue)
Most Valuable Defensive Skill Player — Riley Konrardy (Bellevue)/Tanner Lukavsky (West Branch)
Most Valuable Placekicker — Beau Cornwell (West Branch)
Most Valuable Punter — Haris Hoffman (Cascade)
Most Valuable Returner — Brettt Schiele (West Branch)
Most Valuable Utility Player — Trey Daugherty (Bellevue)
Coach Of The Year — Chet Knake (Bellevue)

1st Team All-District
Bellevue: Hunter Clasen Sr., Trey Daugherty Sr., Junior Tennant Sr., Riley Konrardy Sr., Lucas Tennant Sr., Trevor Hager Sr., Brandon Kafer Sr.; West Branch: Beau Cornwell Sr., Brett Schiele Sr., Tanner Lukavsky Jr., Jeff Bowie Soph., John Hatfield Sr., Jaden Hierseman Sr.; Cascade: Alex Aitchison Jr., Brett Bower Sr., Haris Hoffman Sr., Logan Otting Sr., Zach Ries Sr.; Dyersville-Beckman: Owen Grover Sr., Shawn Deutmeyer Sr., Dan Kluesner Sr., Evan Wulfekuhle Jr. Northeast: Nate Lange Sr., Dakota Stevenson Sr.; North Cedar: Logan Thimmes Sr., Tyler Thurston Jr.

2nd Team All-District
Bellevue: Ben Parker Jr., Isaac Carter Jr., Peyton Grover Sr.; West Branch: Drake Bloem Sr., Wyatt Goodale Jr., Javier Zamudio Sr.; Cascade: Garron Barber Sr., Jackson Knepper Sr., Reid Rausch Sr.; Dyersville-Beckman: Seamus O’Connor Sr., Will Brehm Jr., Sean Kluesner Jr.; Northeast: Ty Cain Sr., Atzin DonDiego Jr., Braeden Hoyer Sr.; North Cedar: Brody Hawtrey Jr., Ethan Sahr Jr.

Honorable Mention:
Bellevue - Harrison Haynes Sr., Dillon Rentz Sr.; West Branch - Cameron Howsare Jr., Trey Eagle Jr., Dalyn Pedersen Jr.; Cascade - Tom Knepper Sr., Parker Wright Sr.; Dyersville-Beckman - Jackson Feldman Sr., Tom Jaeger Jr.; Northeast - Brock Junge Sr., Jaren Rathje Sr.; North Cedar - Tyler Alexander Sr., Jon Scheer Sr.

Golden Award (Player who would be likely first team selection, who missed significant time due to injury): Jack Robertson (West Branch) Jr., Thomas Gould (West Branch) Fr., Colby Homes (Cascade) Jr., Caden Wendt (North Cedar) Jr.