The 27th Annual Kansas 8-man All-Star games will be this Saturday in Beloit at Trojan Field and 12 Twin Valley League 8-man football athletes will be competing in the Division I and II games, while one coach from the league will coach, also. The Division I game will be at 10:00am, while the Division II game will follow at 1:00pm. For full rosters of all the teams you can visit www.northeastkansassports.com (player bio links below courtesy of www.8manallstars.com).
In the Division I game only two Twin Valley League athletes are competing on the East squad. As Jason Drouillard from Blue Valley-Randolph and Clifton-Clyde’s, Brett Fahey will play in the game. Drouillard (bio—click here) earned second team All-TVL last year while Blue Valley went 4-5 as a team. Fahey (bio—click here) earned first team All-TVL honors playing linebacker for Clifton-Clyde, helping them to a 7-2 season .
The East squad in the Division II game is full of TVL athletes with 10 of the 19 on the rosters from a TVL school. Baileyville-B&B leads the way with the most athletes in three on the All-Star roster, as Cody Heiman (bio—click here), Eric Huerter (bio—click here) and Mitch Engelken (bio—click here) will all compete in the game. They will all be coached by the Head Coach at B&B, Justin Coup (bio---click here), who will serves as the Head Coach of the Division II East squad. Both Huerter and Hieman were first team All-TVL selections, this past year; Huerter at the quarterback position and Heiman at runningback and kicker. Engelken earned second team All-TVL offense honors at the runningback position. The three B&B Falcons enjoy a great year that resulted in a runner-up finish in Class 1A-DII with a 12-1 record.
While B&B had three players selected to the All-Star roster for the Division II game Hanover, Linn and Frankfort each had a pair of athletes selected. For Hanover, Brent Bruna (bio—click here) and Ethan Diederich (bio—click here) got the nod for the All-Star game. Bruna earned first team All-TVL defense at the defensive back position, while Diederich joined Bruna on the first team All-TVL defensive team at the linebacker position. Diederich, also earned first team All-TVL offense as a runningback.
Linn, brings a pair of offense and defensive players all-leaguers to the All-Star game, also, in Cesar Perales (bio—click here) and Jacob Bott (bio—click here). Perales earned second team All-TVL offense and defense along the line, while his teammate Bott was selected first team offense with an at-large position. Frankfort like Hanover and Linn, have a defensive and offensive player to compete at in the All-Star game, as Jonathan Keating (bio—click here) and Jacob Broxterman (bio—click here) will both participate in the game. Keating was first team All-TVL at tight end this past season and second team defense, while his teammate Broxterman earned first team All-TVL honors on both the offensive and defensive lines.
Lastly, the other TVL athlete to join his counterparts in the All-Star matchup will be Bern’s, Darren Meyer (bio—click here). Meyer like his fellow TVL footballers earned All-TVL honors, garnering second team defense at the linebacker position.
The 8-Man All-Star games are slated to be played in Beloit on Saturday at Trojan field with the Division I game at 10:00am and the Division II game to follow at 1:00pm.
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