Baker Repeat All-District Selection For Wilton

Wilton's Colby Sawvell (13) was one of a handful of Wilton football players named to the Class 1A All-District list for his efforts this past fall on the football field.  Contributed Photo.

WILTON — Wilton senior Coy Baker finished his high school career with a second straight all-district selection after the all-district teams for Class 1A district 5 were released last week. Baker was an honorable mention pick last year. This year, he earned a spot on the first team all-district defense. He was one of seven Wilton players to be named all-district for their efforts this season. Colby Sawvell also was selected to the first team offense as a receiver.

Baker led Wilton in tackles with 69 and ten tackles for loss. He had a 73-yard interception return for a touchdown and recovered one fumble and returned it 27 yards for a touchdown. Baker also rushed for six yards and a touchdown on two carries.

Colby Sawvell led Wilton in receiving and was also a first team all-district selection. He caught 44 passes for 662 yards and six touchdowns. His receptions and yards led the district and his touchdown catch total was second in the district. Sawvell also had 39 rushing yards on seven carries and two touchdowns. Defensively, he had 36 tackles, two interceptions, and two tackles for loss. Sawvell was also the Beavers punter this year. He punted 29 times and averaged 37.1 yards a punt attempt. Sawvell was also a big part of the Beavers return game, leading Wilton in kick-off returns with 13 for 460 yards and two touchdowns and leading Wilton in punt returns with seven for 77 yards.

Wilton had three players named to the second team all-district team. They were sophomores Mason Ormsby and Jackson Hull and senior Patrick Barszczewski. Ormsby led district 5 quarterbacks in passing yards with 1,125 yards on 88 completions. He passed for nine touchdowns. He also led Wilton in rushing with 465 yards on 131 attempts for a 3.5-yard average and seven touchdowns. Hull was second on the Beavers with 404 yards rushing with one touchdown and a 4.8-yard average per carry.

Barszczewski was the second leading tackler for Wilton with 59. He had eight tackles for loss and three sacks. Hull was fourth on the Beavers in tackles with 45. He also had two tackles for loss. On offense, Barszczewski rushed for 27 yards on seven carries and caught two passes for 24 yards.

Wilton had two honorable mention selections in senior Buddy Darting and junior Kael Brisker. Darting went out for football this season after staring for the Beavers cross-country team. Darting finished fourth in the district in receiving yards with 273 and fourth in receptions with 21. He had two touchdown catches. On defense he had 28 tackles. Brisker was the third leading tackler for Wilton totaling 55 stops.

Mediapolis won district 5 after upsetting then state ranked Sigourney-Keota at Sigourney in week nine. Wilton finished the season on a two-game win streak to finish district play 2-3. The Beavers were 3-6 overall.

Class 1A District 5 Standings:

Team District Overall
D-5 Ovr.
Mediapolis 5-0 8-1
Sigourney-Keota 4-1 8-1
Wapello 3-2 5-4
Wilton 2-3 3-6
Van Buren 1-4 1-8
Columbus Junction 0-5 1-9

Class 1A District 5 All-District Teams
1st Team All-District Offense:
Quarterback - JD Stout (Sigourney-Keota)
Running Back - Ricky Pforts (Wapello), Klay Foster (Mediapolis)
Wide Receiver - Tony Davison (Van Buren), Colby Sawvell (Wilton), Owen Timmerman 

Mediapolis)
Offensive Lineman - Dawson Baumert (Sigourney-Keota), Hunter Schwab (Sigourney-Keota), Rhett Smith (Wapello), Kye Borrison (Mediapolis), Keegan Akers (Mediapolis)
Utility - Sam Sieren (Sigourney-Keota)

1st Team All-District Defense:
Defensive Line - Payton Schauf (Sigourney-Keota), Nate Schuster (Sigourney-Keota), Caden Benz (Mediapolis), Elliott Mohr (Mediapolis)
Linebacker - Coy Baker (Wilton), Zeke Webb (Sigourney-Keota), Hector Zepeda (Wapello), Wyatt Wilkerson (Mediapolis)
Defensive Back - Brady Duwa (Sigourney-Keota), Daniel Meeker (Wapello), Josh Darbyshire (Mediapolis)
Utility - Wyatt Siren (Sigourney-Keota)

1st Team All-District Special Teams:
Placekicker - Hector Zepeda (Wapello)
Punter - Ricky Pforts (Wapello)
Returner - Owen Timmerman (Mediapolis)

Second Team All-District
Mediapolis - Bryce Martin, Daryn Kreft, Jordan Anderson, Briar Johnson, Blake Osborne
Sigourney-Keota - Sam Menke, Bryce Greiner, Aiden Schuster, Cade Molyneux
Wapello - Brantly Palmer, Evan Ross, Tyler Cooley
Wilton - Mason Ormsby, Jackson Hull, Patrick Barszczewski
Van Buren - Cory Bunnell, Kaleb Troutman
Columbus Junction - Tucker Bright, Mason Hodges

Honorable Mention
Wilton - Buddy Darting, Kael Brisker
Mediapolis - Haydn Eberhardt, Regan Thornberg
Wapello - Mitchell Moore, Keaton McConahay
Sigourney-Keota - Cecil Sypherd, Cade Streigle
Van Buren - Brent Tedrow, Treyton Bainbridge
Columbus Junction - Will Schwab, Robert Coil