Class B athletes honored for football, volleyball
Three players from the state champion Bigfork Vikings earned all-state football honors in Class B for the 2010 season.
Senior Travis Knoll and juniors Austin Cantrell and Connor Coleman picked up top honors after helping lead the Vikings to a 10-2 record and the program's first state title.
Bigfork, in the playoffs for the first time in eight seasons after moving back to Class B, defeated Fairfield 24-21 on Nov. 20 after quarterback Christian Ker connected on a game-winning TD pass to Knoll with eight seconds remaining. The program had gone winless for 28 games in a row before snapping the streak in 2009 and building into state champs this season.
Eureka, which made the playoffs for the fourth-straight year and ninth time in 11 years, had three all-state players: seniors Colin Gillard, Taylor Vaughn and Ryan Holder. The Lions lost to Columbus 33-26 in double overtime of the opening round of the playoffs and finished the season 6-3.
The Class B all-state volleyball team has been announced and two area players picked up top honors.
Bigfork's Mallery Knoll and Eureka's Selene Elster made the team of 24 girls from across the state.
Class B All-State Football
Aaron Johnston, Darby; Kyle Boos, Malta; Adam DeBrucker, Choteau; Kyle Fulton, Forsyth; Austin Cantrell, Bigfork; Layne Parker, Three Forks; Austin Dayton, Columbus; Lucas Finley, Deer Lodge; Austin Jacobsen, Manhattan; Matt Patterson, Fairfield; Bo Harris, Fairfield; Mike Huth, Townsend; Brock Calvi, Cut Bank; Mikey French, Columbus; Caleb Nolte, Colstrip; Nick Miller, Huntley Project; Chase Ballantyne, Shelby; Noah Phillips, Manhattan; Chase Stevens, Big Timber; Quinn McQueary, Manhattan; Chase White, Shelby; Riley Mckenney, Big Timber; Cody Hoffman, Troy; Ryan Hensleigh, Colstrip; Colin Gillard, Eureka; Ryan Holder, Eureka; Colin Hoeffner, Townsend; Shiloh Kerr, Loyola; Connor Coleman, Bigfork; Spencer Burns, Florence; Cory Patrick, Townsend; Sterling McCullough, Big Timber; Christopher Eriksson, Superior; Tanner Coon, Superior; Daniel Chester, Baker; Tanner Gambill, Forsyth; Dylan Johnston, Cut Bank; Taylor Buck, Choteau; Jace Anderson, Malta; Taylor Vaughn, Eureka; Jared Marsh, Plentywood; Tom Lamebull, Harlem; Jarrod Williamson, Malta; Travis Knoll, Bigfork; John Weidenaar, Manhattan; Trent Cratty, Troy; Kellan Clark, Shelby; Zane Foster, Mission; Kodee Varner, Baker; Kyle Berkram, Cut Bank
Class B Volleyball All-State
Adessa Durglo, Mission; Alisha Breen, Choteau; Amanda Sansaver, Wolf Point; Amber Visser, Manhattan Chr.; Brianna Geck, Huntley Project; Caitlin Stadsta, Plentywood; Charlene Blair, Cascade
Chelsea VanDyke, Manhattan Christian; Elle Hellerud, Red Lodge; Heaven Zuelsdorff, Colstrip; Jennifer Greenwald, Cut Bank; Katie Ermatinger, Loyola; Kaylie McNeal, Huntley Project; Mackenzie Bauck, Florence; Madison Mansch, Loyola; Mallery Knoll, Bigfork; Mariah Reteria, Choteau; Marni Wade, Baker; Selene Elster, Eureka; Shayla Mack, Three Forks; Shelby Fossom, Glasgow; Stormy Siemion, Huntley Project; Tia Roller, Red Lodge; Tyler Friez, Forsyth