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