NLC Honors Top Football Players
A half dozen football players from Warsaw and Wawasee have earned All-Northern Lakes Conference for the 2015 campaign.
The Tigers had four players named All-NLC by the league’s coaches. Earning honors for coach Phil Jensen’s squad were quarterback Michael Jensen, wide receiver Riley Rhoades and linebackers Dylan Childers and Brock Riley.
Named as All-NLC picks from coach Josh Ekovich’s Wawasee team were defensive back/linebacker Michael Kratzer and linebacker Stephan Possell.
Concord, which went 7-0 to claim the NLC championship, led the All-NLC squad with eight players honored.
Concord coach Craig Koehler, in his first season as head coach of the Minutemen, was tabbed as the NLC Coach of the Year.
Following is the All-NLC team.
Concord — Josh Emerson, sr., WR; Avis Emmons, sr., DB/RB; Juchaun Fox, jr., DB: Jason Grooms, sr., QB; Cedric Mitchell, jr., WR: Seth Shroyer, sr., LB; Davis Small, sr., OL/DL; Daniel Williams, sr., LB.
Northridge — Kurtis Hochstetler, sr., WR/DB; Mikey Kyle, sr, OL; Brody Miller, sr., LB/FB; Matt Miller, sr., DB.
NorthWood — Tanner Cleveland, sr., LB; Bailey Gessinger, sr. RB; Braxton Linville, sr., WR; Tucker White, sr., DL.
Goshen — Jordan Holley, sr., DE; Derek Paz, sr. G/DT; Jeff Stoll, jr., RB.
Elkhart Memorial — Zach Hawkins, sr., QB; Devon Long, sr., WR.
Plymouth — Jack Barron, sr., QB; Cam Eveland, sr., WR; Matt Friar, sr., OLB; Trenton Garza, sr., C; Brandt Peters, sr., LB; Jeremy Splix, sr., FB.
Warsaw — Dylan Childers, sr., LB; Michael Jensen, jr., QB; Riley Rhoades, sr., WR; Brock Riley, sr., LB.
Wawasee — Michael Katzer, jr., DB/LB; Stephan Possell, sr., LB.
Final NLC standings: Concord 7-0, Plymouth 5-2, Northridge 4-3, NorthWood 4-3, Goshen 3-4, Warsaw 3-4, Elkhart Memorial 1-6, Wawasee 1-6.