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| Brody Hawtrey (27), Tyler Thurston (34), and Caden Wendt (76) were named to the Class 1A District 4 All-District list last week. Photo by Ryan Stonebraker. |
WEST BRANCH — Postseason honors came for football players in Class 1A District four last week when the district released their 2019 All-District list. The Knights went 4-5 this past fall in nine football games and were 1-4 in District 4. North Cedar had nine football players receive All-District honors.
Senior lineman Caden Wendt was named the district’s Most Valuable offensive lineman. Wendt helped the Knights gain 2,642 yards of total offense this year. North Cedar led district teams in team passing with 1,699 yards with 18 passing touchdowns. The Knights rushed for 943 yards as a team.
Earning first team all-district honors were seniors Ethan Sahr and Tyler Thurston and junior Kael Unruh. Sahr led district 4 passers with 1,699 yards on 106 completions with 18 touchdown passes. He also had 28 tackles and three interceptions on defense. Sahr was a second team district 4 selection last year. Sahr passed for over 100 yards and at least one touchdown in eight of the nine North Cedar games. He really turned it up in the last third of the season, passing for 572 yards and eight touchdowns. His season high passing total was 297 yards and four touchdowns in the Knight’s loss to Beckman. He had three games with three touchdown passes and another with two. Thurston rushed for 204 yards and a touchdown while averaging 3.5 yards a carry. Thurston led the Knights in tackles this season with 86, and had 12 tackles for loss, two sacks and a fumble recovery. Thurston was a repeat first team selection having earned the same honors a year ago. Unruh led North Cedar and was second in the district with 33 receptions for 805 yards and 12 touchdowns. He caught a pass in every game this year and caught a touchdown pass in seven of the nine games. Unruh had his best stretch in weeks 4-6 when he had 12 receptions for 330 yards and five touchdowns in those three games. He had three games with over 100 yards and had a season best of 203 yards against Beckman and best reception total, seven, against state ranked West Branch. On defense he had three interceptions.
Three Knights earned second team All-District honors. They were seniors Brody Hawtrey and Brady Burcum and junior Gage Walshire. Hawtrey led Knight rushers with 651 yards on 157 carries and three touchdowns. He averaged 4.1-yards a carry and was the Knights third leading receiver with 26 receptions for 308 yards and three touchdowns. Hawtrey was a second team all-district pick last year. Defensively, he had 55 tackles and an interception. Hawtrey handled the plackicking duty making 9 PAT’s. He also was North Cedar’s primary punter. Hawtrey averaged 30.4 yards a punt on 39 punt attempts. Burcum was on the Knights offensive line along with Wendt. Burcom had 27 tackles on defense. Walshire was the Knights second leading receiver, catching 32 passes for 437 yards and three touchdowns. Defensively, he was second on the Knights with 69 tackles.
Two Knights earned honorable mention honors. They were senior lineman Brennen Kreel and junior Jacob Sander. They both were on the offensive line. Kreel had 42 tackles on defense with nine tackles for loss and three sacks while Sander had 14 tackles, a sack and three tackles for loss.
West Branch won the district title with a 5-0 record and 9-0 overall record in the regular season. It makes it two seasons in a row for an undbeaten district champion. Bellevue ran the table last year at 5-0 in district 4 play.
Class 1A District 4 Standings:
Team District Overall
West Branch 5-0 9-0
Bellevue 4-1 5-4
Cascade 2-3 3-6
Beckman 2-3 5-4
North Cedar 1-4 4-5
Northeast 1-4 2-7
MVP Offensive Skill Player - Trey Eagle (West Branch) Sr.
MVP Offensive Lineman - Caden Wendt (North Cedar) Sr.
MVP Defensive Lineman - Jeff Bowie (West Branch) Jr.
MVP Defensive Skill Player - Tanner Lukavsky (West Branch) Sr.
MVP Placekicker - Cael Fiderlein (West Branch) Jr.
MVP Punter - Dakota Stevenson (Northeast) Sr.
MVP Retuner - Tanner Simon (Cascade) Soph.
MVP Utility Player - Gavin Hiersemann (West Branch) Jr.
Class 1A District 4 Coach Of The Year - Butch Pedersen - West Branch
First Team All-District
West Branch - Matt Paulsen Sr., Cameron Howsare Sr., Dalyn Pedersen Sr.
Bellevue - Luke Giesemann Sr., Isaac Carter Sr., Ben Parker Sr., Max Jackson Jr., Jacob Waller Soph.
Cascade - Alex Aitchison Sr., Colby Holmes Sr., Ben Miller Sr., Kaleb Topping Jr.
Dyersville-Beckman - Sean Kluesner Sr., Trent Koelker Jr., Owen Huehnergarth Soph., Riley Fangman Sr.
North Cedar - Ethan Sahr Sr., Tyler Thurston Sr., Kael Unruh Jr.
Northeast - Dakota Stevenson Sr., Atzin DonDiego Sr., Cade Hughes So.
Second Team All-District
West Branch - Wyatt Goodale Sr., Cael Fiderlein Jr., Morgan Hartz Jr.
Bellevue - Justin Carrier Sr., Jacob Whitmore Sr., Ty Strowder Sr.
Cascade - Isaac Hogan Sr., Tanner Simon Soph., Ted Weber Jr.
Dyersville-Beckman - Nick Offeman Jr., Jacob Sadler Sr., Tom Jaeger Sr.
North Cedar - Gage Walshire Jr., Brady Burcum Sr., Brody Hawtrey Sr.
Northeast - Ty Schmidt Sr., Liam Maze Sr., Ethan Snyder Jr.
Honorable Mention
West Branch - Dakota Kaalberg Sr., Jack Robertson Sr.
Bellevue - Logan Manders Sr., Paxton Felderman Sr.
Cascade - Isaac Delarosa Jr., Jose Nava Sr.
Dyersville-Beckman - Bennett English Sr., Will Brehm Sr.
North Cedar - Brennen Kreel Sr., Jacob Sander Jr.
Northeast - Trey McAleer Sr., Kenny King Jr.
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