Local football players earn All-State honors

After an exciting high school football season on the Hi-Line, several local players were recognized for their play as they earned All-State and All-Conference honors.

On a Fort Benton 8-man football team that made it to the semifinals of the playoffs, several Longhorns were honored. Cade Ball, Damian Ort and Truman Giese were named All-State for their play this fall.

On the First Team All-Conference offense in Northern 8-Man, Ort was on the team as a center and Ball made the team as a running back. Giese was named Second Team All-Conference as a quarterback and his teammate Layne Wallace earned Honorable Mention All-Conference as a guard.

On the Northern 8-Man First Team All-Conference defense, Ball made the team as an outside linebacker and Ort qualified for the team as a defensive lineman. Giese made the Second Team All-Conference defense as an outside linebacker and Wallace was named Honorable Mention All-Conference as an inside linebacker.

The Harlem Wildcats were also represented on the Northern 8-Man All-Conference teams. Wide receiver Matthew Billmeyer was named First Team All-Conference while his teammate Miles Fetter was named Second Team All-Conference as a wide receiver. In Northern 8-Man, Chinook's Landen Beck earned Honorable Mention All-Conference honors as a running back for the offense and as an outside linebacker for the defense.

In Northern Six-Man football, the Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks had a great season thanks to the play of many great athletes. For the Hawks, Adam Grammar, Nate Nelson and Pat Dahlin all earned All-State and All-Conference honors. CJI's Ben Syrbe also earned All-Conference honors.

Big Sandy's Cooper Taylor and Lane Demontiney also earned All-State and All-Conference honors for their play this season. Their teammates Ryder Galbavy and Sam Cox were also named All-Conference for their play this season.

There were several other players from the Hi-Line who earned All-Conference honors in Northern Six-Man football. North Star was represented by Sebastien Mansfield and Carter Campbell on the team. Tracen Jilot represented Box Elder on the All-Conference team.

Northern 8-Man

Coach of the Year: Matt Triplett, Belt.

All-State: Ethan Triplett, Belt; Reese Paulson, Belt; Cade Ball, Fort Benton; Haydon Schilling, Shelby; Lane Waldner, Belt; Damian Ort, Fort Benton; Johny Tingey, Belt; Jeremy Nebel, Belt; Walker Maki, Belt; Kyle McDermott, Shelby; Truman Giese, Fort Benton; Luke Highfill, Belt. 

All-Conference

Offense

First Team: Damian Ort, C, Fort Benton; Lane Waldner, G, Belt; Johny Tingey, G, Belt; Ethan Triplett, WR, Belt; Matthew Billmeyer, WR, Harlem; Rylan Davison, TE, Belt; Reese Paulson, QB, Belt; Walker Maki, FB, Belt; Hayden Schilling, RB, Shelby; Cade Ball, RB, Fort Benton. 

Second Team: Mac Hedstrom, C, Belt; Brendan Clark, G, Shelby; Miles Fetter, WR, Harlem; Kody Standiford, TE, Shelby, Kyle McDermott, QB, Shelby, Truman Giese, QB, Fort Benton; Jeremy Nebel, RB, Belt.

Honorable Mention: Layne Wallace, G, Fort Benton; Landon Beck, RB, Chinook. 

Defense

First Team: Ethan Triplett, S, Belt; Reese Paulson, OLB, Belt; Cade Ball, OLB, Fort Benton; Hayden Schilling, ILB, Shelby; Jeremy Nebel, ILB, Belt; Damian Ort, DL, Fort Benton; Lane Waldner, DL, Belt; Johny Tingey, DE, Belt.

Second Team: Kyle McDermott, S, Shelby; Declan Bergstromg, OLB, Belt; Truman Giese, OLB, Fort Benton; Walker Maki, ILB, Belt; Luke Highfill, DL, Belt; Kody Standiford, DE, Belt.

Honorable Mention: Landen Beck, OLB, Chinook; Layne Wallace, ILB, Fort Benton; Brendan Clark, DE, Shelby. 

Northern 6-Man

All-State: Adam Grammar, CJI; Nate Nelson, CJI; Cooper Taylor, Big Sandy; Lane Demontiney, Big Sandy; Jaxson Parkinson, Power-Dutton-Brady; Tristan Valdez, Valier; Pat Dahlin, CJI. 

All-Conference: Adam Grammar, CJI; Nate Nelson, CJI; Cooper Taylor, Big Sandy; Lane Demontiney, Big Sandy; Jaxson Parkinson, PDB; Tristan Valdez, Valier; Pat Dahlin, CJI; Tracen Jilot, Box Elder; Sebastien Mansfield, North Star; Aidan Reeve, PDB; Dillon Connelly, Valier; Carter Campbell, North Star; Ben Syrbe, CJI; Ryder Galbavy, Big Sandy; Sam Cox, Big Sandy; Tanner Vick, PDB.