Wildcats earn all-district

Eight Cashion football players earned all-district honors, including three who were named players of the year at their respective positions.

Voted by District A-I-1 as the position players of the year were Kellen Smith at quarterback, Rival Fields at running back and Kaleb Duran at outside linebacker.

Only a sophomore, Smith was thrust into the starting role in the first week of the season when Ethan Waswo was injured against Hennessey.

He ended up throwing for 2,033 yards and 23 touchdowns while running for 991 yards and nine more TDs.

Fields, also a sophomore, ran for 738 yards and eight scores. He showed his versatility by catching 29 passes for 377 yards and six scores.

A senior, Duran led Cashion with 92 tackles from his linebacker position.

He had 9.5 tackles for a loss while also doubling as a starter on the offensive line.

Named to the first team on offense were Greyson Davis at wide receiver and Timmy Jones on the offensive line.

Defensive selections were Matthew Stockton at defensive line and Maxx Higdon in the backfield.

Adilee Jerry garnered first-team honors as a kicker.

Cashion went 5-2 in the district this season, finishing third behind Hooker (the state runner-up) and Fairview (state semifinalist).

Hooker’s Trevor Powers was voted Coach of the Year.

The co-district MVPs were Kleat Martens of Hooker and Jax Bernard of Fairview.

Justin Palacios of Hooker was the offensive MVP and Boden Miller of Fairview the defensive MVP.

Overall, Cashion was 8-4 and advanced to the second round of the playoffs.

Following is a complete list of position players of the year and first-team selections: Players of the Year by Position QB – Kellen Smith, Cashion TE – Trace Bonham, Fairview RB – Rival Fields, Cashion WR – Keilan Robinson, Hooker OL – Rhett Nunley, Hooker DE – Peyton Parker, Hooker DT – Gunnar Martens, Hooker MLB – Aydan Woolridge, Hooker OLB – Kaleb Duran, Cashion Corner – Easton Hamar, Fairview Safety – Trace Duncan, Hooker Kicker – Deuce Tripp, Hinton Punter – Cooper House, Watonga First-team offense

QB – Keilan Estep, Watonga RB – Zane Allen, Sayre RB – Colby Watson, Crescent RB – Alex Houk, Fairview FB – Landen Lee, Hooker WR – Greyson Davis, Cashion WR – Isaiah Lovett, Crescent WR – Haddon Miller, Fairview WR – Tatum Trimble, Hooker TE – Tristan Dobbins, Watonga OL – Alfonso Ortiz, Hooker OL – Cale Metcalf, Hooker OL – Timmy Jones, Cashion OL – Jacob Bonnewell, Hinton OL – Jackson Chapman, Watonga First-team defense

DL – Jonathan Cano- Hooker DL – Nate Hidalgo- Hooker DL – Matthew Stockton- Cashion DL – Kyle Harrell, Hinton DL – Eli Winans, Fairview LB – Grayden Deviney, Hinton LB – Hunter Ray, Hooker LB – Rich Cottrill, Fairview LB – Tucker Stover, Crescent LB – Dayson Cash, Watonga DB – Colten Helms, Hinton DB – Ayden Perez, Watonga DB – Maxx Higdon, Cashion DB – Aiden Nightingale, Fairview DB – Wyatt Schmitz, Fairview Special teams

Kicker – Adilee Jerry, Cashion Kicker – Austin Hickman, Fairview