Panthers place 10 all-district players

The Creston/O-M Panther football team earned 10 selections to the Class 3A District 9 all-district team announced on Friday.

Kylan Smallwood represented the lone Panther to be selected for first team, earning recognition on the offensive team with 422 yards receiving this season and six touchdown receptions.

Smallwood was appointed to the all-district team for the third-straight year and was also fourth on the team in tackles with 40 takedowns, three solo tackles for loss and two interceptions.

Eli Loudon and one of his big men up front, Kendall Crawford, were both chosen for the second team on the offensive side of the ball.

Loudon finished the season with a 95-for-195 passing stat line for 1,321 yards along with 14 touchdowns and seven interceptions. The junior play caller also ran for 356 yards and seven scores, earning his selection to the all-district team for the second year in a row.

Crawford, a senior guard, blocked for Loudon as well as a number of backs that had success on the ground over the course of the season.

Also selected to the second team all-district offensive unit was Cael Kralik for his 382 yards receiving and three touchdown receptions.

Kralik also pulled down two interceptions and hit 12 extra point attempts along with a 35-yard field goal.

Second team defense selections included Sam Chapman, Kolby Hulett, Garon Wurster and Rylan Luther.

Chapman, a junior, held down his spot on the defensive line all season, wrapping up 28 1/2 tackles along with 3 1/2 tackles for loss and 2 1/2 total sacks.

Hulett worked his way into the starting lineup and didn’t vanquish his spot as he made 64 tackles, the most of any Creston/O-M player. The sophomore linebacker also had 8 1/2 tackles for loss, 1 1/2 sacks and a fumble recovery.

Wurster also played linebacker for the Panthers and worked his way to the tune of 39 1/2 tackles and seven solo tackles for loss. Also a sophomore linebacker, Wurster managed six fumble recoveries the most of any player in Class 3A.

Rounding out the second team selections was safety Rylan Luther who ended the season with an interception and 59 tackles, the second most on the squad.

The junior made 6 1/2 tackles for loss in the backfield as well as rushing for 440 yards on offense and is now a two-time all-district selection.

Tristan Travis and Andy Weis both received honorable mention nods for their performances this season.

Travis, a senior, rounded out his Creston/O-M career with 20 tackles as a starting linebacker, including 3 solo tackles for loss and 1 1/2 quarterback sacks while also being called on to block as a fullback.

As a sophomore, Weis played nose tackle and recorded 19 1/2 tackles along with 3 1/2 solo tackles for loss.

All-district

selections

First team

Offense

QB – *Max Duggan, Sr., Lewis Central

RB – *Hunter Pashek, Sr., Winterset

RB – *Nick Bradshaw, Sr., ADM

WR/TE – *Josh Simmons, Sr., Lewis Central

WR/TE – *Eli Boldan, Sr., Harlan

WR/TE – Kylan Smallwood, Sr., Creston/O-M

OL – *Mason Lucy, Sr., Lewis Central

OL – *Trevor Griffin, Jr., Lewis Central

OL – *Joey Arkfeld, Sr., Harlan

OL – *Ethan Leinen, Sr., Harlan

OL – *Kaden Sutton, Jr., ADM

At-large – *Preston Mulligan, Sr., Harlan

At-large – *Tate Stine-Smith, So., ADM

At-large – *Brett Sears, Sr., Harlan

K – *Drake Nettles, Sr., Lewis Central

Defense

DL – *Logan Jones, Jr., Lewis Central

DL – *Jake McLauglin, Sr., Harlan

DL – *Allen Fries, Jr., Harlan

DL – *Caleb Bieker, Sr., Harlan

LB – *Jake Lear, Jr., Lewis Central

LB – *Brennan Kobes, Jr., Lewis Central

LB – *Jonathan Owens, Sr., Harlan

LB – *Eli Bales, Sr., Glenwood

DB – *Dane Norville, Sr., Lewis Central

DB – *Ryan Leath, Sr., Glenwood

DB – *Casey Kleemeier, Sr., Winterset

DB – *Lucas Heitz, Sr., ADM

At-large – *Wyatt Schaben, Sr., Harlan

At-large – *Nolan Harsh, Sr., ADM

At-large – *Cooper Silvius, Sr., Glenwood

P – *Drake Nettles, Sr., Lewis Central

Second team

Offense

QB – Eli Loudon, Jr., Creston/O-M

RB – Mikle Gitting, Sr., Lewis Central

RB – Noah Carter, Sr., Glenwood

WR/TE – Cael Kralik, So., Creston/O-M

WR/TE – Thomas Fidone, Sr., ADM

WR/TE – Nate Conrad, Jr., ADM

OL – Brad Tolley, Jr., Winterset

OL – Kendall Crawford, Sr., Creston/O-M

OL – Austin Black, Jr., Winterset

OL – Noah Kahler, Jr., ADM

OL – Derec Wyer, Sr., Harlan

K – Tage Kaldenberg, Sr., Winterset

Defense

DL – Parker Sell, Sr., Glenwood

DL – Sam Chapman, Jr., Creston/O-M

DL – Hunter Black, Jr., Winterset

DL – Brady Miller, Jr., Lewis Central

LB – Brett Mower, Sr., Glenwood

LB – Kolby Hulett, So., Creston/O-M

LB – Matt Benshoff, Sr., Winterset

LB – Carter Griffin, Sr., Winterset

DB – Rylan Luther, Jr., Creston/O-M

DB – Jack West, Jr., Winterset

DB – Garon Wurster, So., Creston/O-M

DB – Colby Roth, Jr., Lewis Central

P – Jonathan Owens, Sr., Harlan

Honorable mention

Offense

Zach Fuller, Jr., ADM

Tristan Travis, Sr., Creston/O-M

Zach Carr, Jr., Glenwood

Johnathan Monson, Jr., Harlan

Caleb Putnam, Sr., Lewis Central

Gavin Milledge, Sr., Winterset

Defense

Andew Flora, Sr., ADM

Andy Weis, So., Creston/O-M

Cole Mayberry, Jr., Glenwood

Thomas Fah, Sr., Harlan

Tevin Statzer, Jr., Lewis Central

Jaden Sweeney, Jr., Winterset

* = denotes unanimous selection