AP Michigan 8 player all state team named

The 2019 Associated Press Division Eight-Player, All-State football team, selected by a statewide panel of Michigan sports writers:

Player of the Year: Jimmy Storey, Pickford

First-team All-State:

QB – Brady Hunter, Gaylord St. Mary

QB – Isaac Keinath, Deckerville

RB – Tyler Hincka, Posen

RB – Lucas Mikesell, Suttons Bay

WR – River Waisanen, Mio

WR – Jonathan West, Colon

L – Brandon Crawford, Colon

L – Nicholas Edington, Pickford

L – Isaiah May, Pickford

L – Lane Nehring, Powers North Central

LB – Jimmy Storey, Pickford

LB – Braden Butler, Climax-Scotts

DB – Noah Gorzinski, Powers North Central

DB – Bryce Opie, Suttons Bay

ATH – Caleb Goss, Kingston

ATH – Jonathon Carpenter, Morrice

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Coach of the Year:

Jason Socia, Mio

Honorable Mention: QB Philip Alva, Colon; QB/DB Glenn Bonter, Pellston; WR/DB Shane Cole, Morrice; WR/DB Traiten Colesa, Deckerville; RB/DB Cayden Curry, Martin; QB/DB Brendan DeFlorio, Mio; RB/DL Jake DeLong, Kingston; RB/LB Grant Fountain, Cedarville; QB/DB Connor Gauselin, Battle Creek St. Philip; OL/DL Evan Hedtke, Crystal Falls Forest Park; QB Austin Middleton, Mayville; OL/DL Ethan Sharrard, Peck; OL/DL Kyler Simcox, New Haven Merritt; RB/DL Ned Smith, Portland St. Patrick; QB/DB Joey Stewart, Mesick; OL/LB Travis Trigger, Deckerville

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Eight-player voting panel

Paul Adams, Huron County View

James Andersen, Alpena News

Mark Birdsall, Huron Daily Tribune

James Cook, Traverse City Record Eagle

Jason Juno, Ironwood Daily Globe

Patrick Nothaft, Kalamazoo Gazette

Rob Roos, Soo Evening News

Lee Thompson, Bay City Times

Marc Vieau, Cadillac Evening News

Brandon Watson, Sturgis Journal