2008 Class 6 All-State Football Team

I’m going to assume that Joplin head coach Doug Buckmaster is not a member of coaches association.  Because otherwise, I have a real big complaint about no one from Joplin being selected for the all-state team.

If you want to say that TJ Moe and Blaine Dalton deserve the 2 QB spots over Devin St. Clair, I won’t argue.  Although there is a case to be made for St. Clair.  But I cannot believe that there are 4 wide receivers more deserving than record-setting Eagle Dane Kolkmeyer.  All Kolkmeyer did this year was set 4 state receiving records including yards receiving and receptions, and did it in a 10 game season as opposed to 14 games for the reception record and 11 games for the yards record.  And in their three games against fellow class 6 opponents in districts, Kolkmeyer had a combined 459 yards receiving and 4 touchdown catches, not counting a 69 yarder that was called back against Rockhurst.

As coaches have to be a member of MOFBCA for their players to eligible for the all-state team, let’s hope that Dane was only overlooked for that reason and that the AP poll will have a spot for him.  For my money, he is just as deserving of a place on the all-state team as any one in any class in the state.

2008 Missouri Football Coaches Association Class 6 All-State Team

• Offensive Player of the Year - TJ Moe, SR, Ft. Zumwalt West
• Defensive Player of the Year – Marcus Cotton, SR, Hazelwood Central
• Coach of the Year – Richard Nixon, Hazelwood Central

1st Team Offense

• QB - TJ Moe, SR, Ft. Zumwalt West
• RB - Ronnie Wingo, SR, S.L.U.H.
• RB - Maurice Scott, SR, Hazelwood Central
• RB - Aaron Terrill, SR, Jefferson City
• WR - Marcus Lucas, JR, Liberty
• WR - Keeston Terry, JR, Blue Springs
• All Purpose - Brennan, SR, Longwell Ft. Zumwalt West
• TE - Reggie Jordan, SR, Hazelwood Central
• OL - Stanley Travis, SR, Hazelwood Central
• OL - Mike Famer, SR, Parkway South
• OL - Joe Burgess, JR, McCluer North
• OL - Drew Kerber, JR, Blue Springs
• OL - Kaleb Davis, JR, Jefferson City

1st Team Defense

• DL - Corey Boemer, JR, Lindbergh
• DL - Evan Conrad, SR, Hickman
• DL - Gus Toca, SR, Blue Springs
• DE - Frank Bryant, SR, Jefferson City
• DE - Aaron Alexander, SR, Mehlville
• LB - Armahn King, SR, Blue Springs South
• LB - Sal Belfonte, JR, Rockhurst
• LB - Yomi Alli, JR, Hazelwood Central
• LB - Garth Sherman, SR, Lindbergh
• DB - Marcus Cotton, SR, Hazelwood Central
• DB - Rick Dansdill, SR, DeSmet
• DB - Christian Cummings, JR, Jefferson City
• DB - Quincy Williams, SR, Lee’s Summit North
• K - Joe Schrick, SR, S.L.U.H.
• P - Scott Summerfeld, SR, Parkway South
• RET - Sal Belfonte, JR, Rockhurst

2nd Team Offense

• QB - Blaine Dalton, SR, Blue Springs South
• RB - Matt Warrick, SR, Marquette
• RB - Levi Terrell, SR, Fox
• RB - Darrian Miller, SO, Blue Springs
• WR - Keith Langtry, SR, Rockhurst
• WR - Ian Moore, SR, Lafayette
• All Purpose - Kerry Gibson, JR, Hazelwood Central
• TE - Cole Boyce, SR, Jefferson City
• OL - Matt Storey, SR, S.L.U.H.
• OL - Chad Butler, SR, Blue Springs South
• OL - Bryan Carroll, JR, Ft. Zumwalt West
• OL - Josh Harvey, SR, Hickman
• OL - Kevin Redmond, JR, McCluer North

2nd Team Defense

• DL - Maurice Burnley, SR, Jefferson City
• DL - Diondre Ellis, SR, Oakville
• DL - Smyth Bontemps, SR, Marquette
• DE - Derrion Thomas, SR, Blue Springs South
• DE - Chase Rome, SR, Rockbridge
• LB - Tyrone Clark, SR, Mehlville
• LB - Tom Tuck, SR, Ft. Zumwalt West
• LB - Alex Caito, JR, Lafayette
• LB - Courtland Dunlop, SO, Hazelwood Central
• DB - Phil Blair, SR, Mehlville
• DB - Nikko Sansone, SR, S.L.U.H.
• DB - Joe Geha, SR, Rockhurst
• DB - E.J. Clark, SR, DeSmet
• K - Nick Aussieker, JR, Lafayette
• P - Christian Brinser, JR, Liberty
• RET - Tyler Hatcher, SR, Troy