2009 MFBCA Football Academic All-State Team

Last year I was highly critical that the Ozarks wasn’t very well represented on the football academic all-state team.  A grand total of 16 teams and 47 players from the Ozarks made it last year.  Well let’s give a big round of applause to all the coaches who took the time to nominate their players this year because this year, the Ozarks are proudly represented by 27 teams and 88 players.  Leading the way is Webb City with 8, Lebanon with 7, Fair Grove with 6, Springfield Catholic and Thayer each have 5, and Nixa, Neosho, Salem, Seneca, and state champion Cassville each place 4 players.

Twelve players make their second appearance on the team.  They are Zach Cooley of Lebanon, Damian Fadl of Waynesville, Alex Wise of Neosho, Tanner Green and Ron Johnson of Nevada, Beau Bounous of Monett, Ben Selby of Reeds Spring, Ty Floyd and Kevin Presley of Salem, Max Jersak of Catholic, and Alec Hackett and Caleb Schaffitzel of Fair Grove.  Seventeen players made both all-state and academic all-state.  In addition to Cooley, Wise, Bounous, Hackett, and Schaffitzel are Chris Hance, Andrew Kolb, and Scott Roderique of Webb City, Matt Jenkins of Ava, Matt Angel and Chris Smith of Cassville, Mitchell Richardson of Catholic, Tyler Hinshaw of Miller, and Cameron Carey, Josh Huckabee, Tommy Martin, and Bryan Tate of Thayer.

Thank you to all the coaches of these players.  Congratulations and thank you to all the players honored for keeping the student in student/athlete.

2009 MFBCA FOOTBALL ACADEMIC ALL-STATE

*  2008 selection
+  all-state selection

CLASS 6

• Stevan Freeborn, Jr. - Joplin
• Griffin Sonaty, Jr. - Joplin
• Devin St.Clair, Sr. - Joplin

CLASS 5

• Zach Cooley, Sr. - Lebanon *+
• Seth Douglass, Jr.- Lebanon
• Josh Glendenning, Jr. - Lebanon
• Brett Light, Sr. - Lebanon
• Zach Schneider, Jr. - Lebanon
• Josh Tabb, Sr. - Lebanon
• Kody Tipton , Jr. - Lebanon
• Michael Campbell, Sr. - Nixa
• Joe Drum, Sr. - Nixa
• Nick Overmon, Jr. - Nixa
• Jarod Robillard, So. - Nixa
• Allen Bell, Jr. - Waynesville
• Damian Fadl, Jr. - Waynesville *

CLASS 4

• Keegan Boyd, Sr. - Branson
• Joe Keller, Sr. - Branson
• Hayden Thull, Sr. - Branson
• Lance Gooder, Sr. - McDonald County
• Dustin Resz, Jr. - McDonald County
• Carter Boatright, Jr. - Neosho
• Blake Henry, Jr. - Neosho
• Addison Rainwater, Sr. - Neosho
• Alex Wise, Jr. - Neosho *+
• Tanner Greer, Sr. - Nevada *
• Ron Johnson, Sr. - Nevada *
• Slade Byford, Jr. - Webb City
• Chris Hance, Sr. - Webb City +
• Andrew Kolb, Sr. - Webb City +
• Dakota Newby, Jr. - Webb City
• Andrew Pisechko, Jr. - Webb City
• Scott Roderique, Jr. - Webb City +
• Stone Shewmake, Jr. - Webb City
• Bart Starkey, Sr. - Webb City

CLASS 3

• Matt Jenkins, Sr. - Ava +
• Dylan Stacey, Sr. - Buffalo
• Matthew Angel, Sr. - Cassville +
• Brock Jacobs, Jr. - Cassville
• Tyler Skinner, Jr. - Cassville
• Chris Smith, Jr. - Cassville +
• Ammon Allphin, So. - East Newton
• John Hansen, So. - East Newton
• Jaron McCully, So. - East Newton
• Beau Bounous, Sr. - Monett *+
• Jacob Childress, Jr. - Monett
• Bo Randle, Sr. - Reeds Spring
• Ben Selby, Sr. - Reeds Spring *
• Jacob Schrader, Sr. - Rogersville
• Sam Zimmer, Sr. - Rogersville
• Alex Bay, Jr. - Salem
• Ty Floyd, Sr. - Salem *
• Lane Howard, Jr. - Salem
• Kevin Presley, Jr. - Salem *
• Steve Adams, Jr. - Seneca
• Eric Esposito, Jr. - Seneca
• Logan Hirsch, So. - Seneca
• Dillan Webb, Sr. - Seneca
• Andrew Hennessey, Sr. - Springfield Catholic
• Max Jersak, Sr. - Springfield Catholic *
• Mitchell Richardson, Sr. - Springfield Catholic +
• Brendan Shaughnessy, Sr. - Springfield Catholic
• Alex Spiva, Sr. - Springfield Catholic

CLASS 2

• Lonnie Miller, Jr. - Ash Grove
• Chase Simmerman, So. - Ash Grove
• Jacob Watson, Jr. - Ash Grove
• Thaotou Lor, Sr. - Diamond
• Matt Brooks, Jr. - Fair Grove
• Tyler Coonis, Jr. - Fair Grove
• Jared Green, Jr. - Fair Grove
• Alec Hackett, Sr. - Fair Grove *+
• Mike Joyce, Jr. - Fair Grove
• Caleb Schaffitzel, Sr. - Fair Grove *+
• Jeremiah Conn, Sr. - Mt. View-Liberty
• Ethan Niehaus, Jr. - Mt. View-Liberty
• Brent Robertson, Sr. - Mt. View-Liberty

CLASS 1

• Mathew Newman, Sr. - Jasper
• Preston Storm, Sr. - Jasper
• Zach Eaton, Jr. - Miller
• Kurt Gulick, Sr. - Miller
• Tyler Hinshaw, Jr. - Miller +
• Brandon Belisle, Sr. - Osceola
• Steven Shay, So. - Osceola
• Cameron Carey, Jr. - Thayer +
• Joshua Huckabee, Sr. - Thayer +
• Tommy Martin, Sr. - Thayer +
• Lucas Risner, Jr. - Thayer
• Bryan Tate, Jr. - Thayer +