The All-KCAC football teams are in, and in a shock to absolutely NOBODY Friends cleaned up.
And they should have. If you win the conference title and are undefeated, you deserve the postseason accolades that go with it.
Friends QB Alex Melugin was the KCAC MVP and the offensive player of the year, Friends coach Monty Lewis was the coach of the year and defensive end Jordan Highley completed the sweep with co-defensive player of the year honors, sharing them with James McCartney of Bethel.
I’ll be at the game tomorrow and so will Eagle columnist Bob Lutz, who gave the NAIA a little love today on the radio show he co-hosts, Sports Daily — I listen to the last hour every morning only because I never wake up before 10 AM. Unless I have an early tee time. Not a bad life.
Here’s the complete list, compliments of Penny:
All-KCAC Football
Coach of the Year — Monty Lewis, Friends University. Player of the Year — Alex Melugin, Friends quarterback. Co-Defensive Players of the Year — James McCartney, Bethel College, and Jordan Highley, Friends. Special Teams Player of the Year — Gary Cox, McPherson College.
First Team Offense — Alex Melugin, Friends, QB, Sr.; Sean Dahley, Bethany, RB, Sr.; Preston McCorkle, Kansas Wesleyan, RB, Sr.; Rashaard Colquit, Sterling, RB, So.; Brad Cintas, Kansas Wesleyan, FB, Sr.; Abe Kersting, Friends, WR, Sr.; Gary Cox, McPherson, WR, Sr.; Chris Simms, Ottawa, WR, Sr.; Taylor Burnett, Ottawa, TE, Jr.; Dakota Sorensen, Bethel, L, Sr.; Jacob Bruster, Friends, L, Sr.; Chad Tormey, Friends, L, Sr.; Schuyler Wilson, Kansas Wesleyan, L, Jr.; Matt Pennington, Ottawa, L, Jr.; Johnell Murphy, Sterling, U, Fr.
First Team Defense — Scotty Yerges, Bethel, DB, Sr.; Cole Perry, Friends, DB, Fr.; Kendrick Mitchell, Kansas Wesleyan, DB, So.; Evander Williams, Ottawa, DB, Sr.; Seneca Collins, Friends, LB, Jr.; Jeff Paulson, McPherson, LB, Jr.; Ross Diehl, Ottawa, LB, Jr.; Derrick Sullivan, Sterling, LB, Sr.; James McCartney, Bethel, L, Jr.; Blake Gordon, Friends, L, So.; Michael Hecht, Friends, L, Sr.; Jordan Highley, Friends, L, Jr.
Special Teams — Casey Wieder, Ottawa, PK, So.; Lee Voth-Gaeddert, Bethel, P, Fr.; Corey Schultz, Ottawa, PR, Jr.; Rashard Colquitt, Sterling, KR, So.
Second Team Offense — Ethan Haller, Ottawa, QB, Jr.; Beau Cox, Bethel, RB, Sr.; Chris Bolander, Friends, RB, So.; Robin DuBois, Ottawa, RB, Sr.; Derek Washington, Tabor, RB, Fr.; Brent Craddek, Friends, FB, Fr.; Marcus Lowe, Kansas Wesleyan, WR, Sr.; Corey Schultz, Ottawa, WR, Jr.; Glenn Walling, Saint Mary, WR, Jr.; Tai Murray, Saint Mary, TE, Jr.; Derek Meyer, Kansas Wesleyan, L, Sr.; Casey Hayes, McPherson, L, Jr.; Derek Brumbaugh, Sterling, L, So.; Andrew Looper, Tabor, L, Sr.; Nathan Helvey, Saint Mary, L, So.; Kevin Mikeska, Ottawa, U, Sr.
Second Team Defense — Quinn Cunningham, Friends, DB, Jr.; Richard Raught, Kansas Wesleyan, DB, Jr.; Austin Brown, McPherson, DB, So.; Craig Mans, Sterling, DB, Sr.; Cortez Young, Saint Mary, DB, Jr. ; Curlee Bishop, Bethel, LB, Sr.; Chad Francisco, Friends, LB, Sr.; Vincente Areliano, Kansas Wesleyan, LB, Jr.; Fielding Brenner, Ottawa, LB, So.; Scott Moore, Kansas Wesleyan, L, Sr.; Andrew Panigada, Kansas Wesleyan, L, Sr.; Scott Jones, McPherson, L, So.; Jamison Shaw, Ottawa, L, Jr.
Second Team Special Teams — Scotty McKeon, Kansas Wesleyan, PK and P, Jr.; Gary Cox, McPherson, PR and KR, Sr.
Honorable Mention
Bethany — Kavelle Gordon, FB, Sr.; Robert Bieger, WR, Sr.; Willie Edwards, WR, Sr.; Christopher Jackson, OL, So.; Cameron Maier, OL, Sr.; Dalton Weisshaar, OL, Sr.; Jamil Owens, DB, Jr.; Corey Scell, LB, So.; Eric English, LB, Sr.; Jeffery Simplice, LB, So.; Anthony Martinez, DL, Sr. Bethel — Brett Clow, QB, Sr.; Lee Voth-Gaeddert, WR, Fr.; Matt Regier, TE, So.; Omar Hasan, OL, Sr.; Bino Quinones, OL, Jr.; Reed Hammond, DB, Jr.; Zach Towns, LB, Sr..; Joel Maple, DL, Jr. Friends — Ryley Greenbaum, FB, Jr.; Cole Hancock, WR, Sr.; Luke Flanagan, TE, Sr.; Cody Cordell, OL, Jr.; Frank Miles, U, So.; Michael Batts, DB, Jr.; Levi Ready, DB, So.; Aaron Brown, LB, Sr.; Bryan Golemon, DL, Sr.; Joe Paletta, PK, Sr.; Frank Miles, KR, So. Kansas Wesleyan — Drew Dallas, QB, Sr.; Jeremy Washington, RB, So.; Jason Dolan, WR, Sr.; Eric Trush, TE, Jr.; Viliamu Iosua, OL, Sr.; Sean Junkins, OL, So.; Steve Valarie, U, So.; Jason McWilliams, LB, So.; Charles Starling, DL, Jr.; Dustin Trimble, DL, Sr. McPherson — Stephen Harrison, WR, Sr.; Dwight Hale, WR, Sr.; Keith Davis, OL, So.; Shelton Thigpen, DB, So. Ottawa —Andy Otto, RB, Jr.; Patrick Cook, OL, Sr.; Chris McClellan, OL, Sr.; Chris Hurd, DB, Sr.; Earl Moorning, DB, Jr.; Xavier Weathersby, DB Jr.; Josh Hojje, LB, So.; Art Rubio, LB, Jr.; Jarvis Morehead-Reed, DL, Jr.; Thomas Pearson, DL, Sr. Southwestern — Nick Mondero, FB, Sr.; Jess Maddox,k U, So.; Lin Roberts, LB, Sr.; Thaddeux Carrena, DL, Jr.; Blake Ridgeway, DL, Jr.; Colby Seagraves, P, Sr. Sterling —Tyler Degenhardt, QB, Sr.; Carlos DeLosReyes, WR, Sr.; Zeke Young, OL, Sr.; Brent Schneider, DB, Sr.; Justin Hejny, LB, Jr.; Austin Kingsbury, LB, Jr.; Tre Addison, DL, So.; Kyle Hixon, DL, Sr.; Michael Talton, PR, Fr. Tabor — Seth Ramsey, FB, So.; Sean Retting, DB, Sr.; Teal Stutzman, LB, So.; David Quarker, DL, Fr.; Marcus Manny, PK, Sr. Saint Mary — Daniel Robles, QB, So.; Willie Harris, WR, Jr.; Charles Lee, WR, Sr.; Derek Schulte, WR, Jr.; Patrick Carlton, OL, Fr.; Carlos Navarro, OL, Sr.; Sam Ritter, LB, Sr.