Introducing the players on the 2023 Wichita Eagle high school football All-Metro team
The Wichita Eagle announced its annual All-Metro football team, recognizing some of the best high school players in the state of Kansas from the 2023 season.
The All-Metro team features the top players and the top coach from Sedgwick, Butler and Harvey counties based on statistics, team success, postseason recognition and area coaches’ feedback. Kapaun Mt. Carmel senior Omari Elias was named the Player of the Year after rushing for 3,100 yards with 40 touchdowns and leading the Crusaders to the Class 5A championship game.
Here is the full look at the 2023 Wichita Eagle All-Metro football team:
Offense
QB—Josh Burdick, jr., Cheney
QB—Tate McNew, jr., Maize South
QB—DaeOnte Mitchell, sr., East
RB—Lucas Dickman, sr., Goddard Eisenhower
RB—Omari Elias, sr., Kapaun Mt. Carmel
RB—Derek Hubbard, sr., Derby
RB—Rayvelle Leak, sr., East
WR—Donald Collier, sr., Trinity Academy
WR—Sammy Dresie, sr., Maize South
WR—Bryson Hayes, jr., Maize
TE—Da’Saahn Brame, jr., Derby
OL—Henry Eck, sr., Andale
OL—Kaeden Kasselman, jr., Garden Plain
OL—Hank Purvis, sr., Bishop Carroll
OL—Dawson Rodd, jr., Andover Central
OL—Henry Orth, sr., Kapaun Mt. Carmel
RET—Gage Prosser, sr., Andale
K—Sam Parks, sr., Maize South
Coach—Darrin Fisher, Goddard Eisenhower
Defense
DL—Tre Birch, sr., Northwest
DL—Hunter Higgins, so., Maize South
DL—Mason Hopper, sr., Derby
DL—Kyle Newsom, sr., Andover Central
LB—Max Brown, sr., Goddard Eisenhower
LB—Karson Butts, sr., Andale
LB—Cannon McCormack, sr., Circle
LB—Britton Pascual, sr., Derby
LB—Cole Rickard, sr., El Dorado
LB—Jack Voth, sr., Cheney
DB—Demaria’e Baker, sr., Derby
DB—Owen Eck, sr., Andale
DB—Colter McDaniel, sr., Cheney
DB—Ashton Sell, sr., Goddard
DB—Dayontay Standifer, sr., East
DB—Will Thengvall, sr., Kapaun Mt. Carmel
All-Metro second team
Kaiden Abasolo, Mulvane senior defensive lineman
Ian Aouad, Andale senior offensive lineman
Jeron Askren, Maize South senior tight end
Jaxen Bolinger, Garden Plain senior offensive lineman
Tacarri Brown, Northwest senior defensive back
Hudson Cahill, Kapaun Mt. Carmel senior linebacker
Nate Campbell, Heights senior linebacker
Jacob Chappell, Collegiate senior linebacker
Braxton Clark, Derby senior quarterback
Corey Crumrine, Sedgwick junior quarterback
Hudson Ferralez, Collegiate senior quarterback
Ayden Flores, Maize senior linebacker
Romelo Golston, East senior defensive lineman
Quavon Harris, Northwest junior linebacker
Trey Heitsman, Valley Center senior defensive lineman
Gabe Henriques, Derby senior offensive lineman
Martel Jackson, Derby junior defensive back
Micah Johnson, Goddard senior running back
Gage Lee, Garden Plain senior running back
Christian McDonald, Maize South junior defensive back
Mac McDonald, Goddard Eisenhower defensive back
Kason Messenger, Cheney senior defensive lineman
James Middlebrook, Derby junior defensive back
Derek Morgan, Goddard Eisenhower junior quarterback
Dai’Mont Mucker, Valley Center running back
Carter Pabst, Goddard Eisenhower junior wide receiver
A.J. Quick, Cheney junior offensive lineman
Brady Rapp, Maize South senior linebacker
Landon Renbeger, Derby senior offensive lineman
Max Robinson, Derby sophomore offensive lineman
L.T. Robinson, East senior wide receiver
Colton Ruedy, Derby senior wide receiver
Nick Ruth, Newton senior offensive lineman
Avante Scales, Heights senior defensive back
Rock Schomaker, Valley Center senior defensive back
Dalton Schraeder, Northwest senior offensive lineman
James Shackelford, Collegiate senior wide receiver
Easton Splane, Derby junior defensive back
Tristan Sprole, Collegiate junior offensive lineman
Mason Teague, Maize junior kicker
Drew Tolar, Cheney senior defensive back
Cencere Thompson, Northwest senior running back
M.J. White, East senior wide receiver
Weston Schartz, Kapaun Mt. Carmel coach
Shelby Wehrman, Cheney coach
All-Metro third team
Pharrel Adams, East sophomore linebacker
Jace Adler, Andover Central junior wide receiver
Nick Ahles, Circle senior defensive back
Asa Ahmad, Collegiate senior linebacker
Maddox Archibald, Andover Central junior running back
Tony Berryman, Circle senior offensive linem
Braxton Bigley, Maize South senior running back
Aaron Bohannon Jr., Northwest sophomore running back
Cooper Brown, Collegiate junior defensive lineman
Cole Chalashtari, Maize senior offensive lineman
Braxton Creed, Halstead junior quarterback
Nathan Davis, Northwest senior offensive lineman
Seth Dugan, Garden Plain junior defensive back
Fisher Dye, Mulvane junior running back
Cody Engelbrecht, Andale senior defensive lineman
C.J. Felder, Maize senior defensive back
Jackson Fry, Hesston senior wide receiver
John Gadwood, Derby senior defensive lineman
Karter Gonzalez, Hesston junior running back
Nate Hamm, Goddard Eisenhower senior offensive lineman
Connor Herman, Halstead junior offensive lineman
Saron Hill, East senior offensive lineman
Hunter Houser, Goddard Eisenhower defensive lineman
Jake Jasnoski, Goddard senior tight end
Cooper Jay, Augusta senior offensive lineman
Jace Jefferson, Andover Central junior quarterback
Grady Jesseph, Derby senior kicker
Julian Johnson, Collegiate sophomore running back
Jackson King, Bishop Carroll senior quarterback
Josh Koehn, Hesston senior offensive lineman
Michael Lopez Jr., Northwest senior wide receiver
Cooper Marx, Andale junior punter
Cale Milleson, Heights senior defensive lineman
Lane Nelson, Goddard senior linebacker
Travis Nicholson, Goddard Eisenhower junior defensive lineman
Jeff Nold, Sedgwick senior wide receiver
Noah Packard, Goddard Eisenhower senior offensive lineman
Gavin Pfannenstiel, Derby junior linebacker
Lucas Ranney-Brown, Collegiate senior offensive lineman
Kulton Richwine, Rose Hill senior offensive lineman
Westin Rose, Circle junior running back
Blake Struble, Rose Hill senior defensive back
Brandt Stupka, Andover Central junior wide receiver
Austin Vanderhoof, Mulvane senior offensive lineman
Walker Vanderweide, Valley Center junior linebacker
Cooper Williams, Clearwater junior wide receiver
Harvey Zimmerman, Trinity Academy senior quarterback
Brandon Clark, Derby coach
Derek Tuttle, Andover Central coach
