Blue Valley sweeps offensive, defensive player of the year honors in EKL

Blue Valley quarterback Matt Dercher was recently selected player of the year at the Eastern Kansas League released its all-conference football teams.

Dercher, a 6-foot senior, completed 220 of 361 passes for 3,136 yards and 35 touchdowns and rushed for another five TDs for the Tigers. Dercher led Blue Valley to a 12-1 record and a second consecutive Kansas Class 6A title game.

Blue Valley’s Michael Maffry, a 6-1 senior linebacker, was named defensive player of the year. Maffry accumulated finished with 183 tackles (112 of them solo), three interceptions, one forced fumble and a sack.

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE

Quarterbacks: Matt Dercher, Sr., Blue Valley; Carter Putz, Jr., Bishop Miege.

Running backs: William Evans, Sr., Blue Valley; Grant Hamel, Jr. BV North.

Receivers: Jafar Armstrong, Sr., Bishop Miege; Harrison Van Dyne, Sr., Blue Valley; Landry Weber, Sr., Bishop Miege.

Tight end: Jackson Heath, Jr., BV Northwest.

Lineman: Colin Grunhard, Sr., Bishop Miege; Keegan Zars, Sr., Mill Valley; Sam Guitierrez, Sr. BV North; Joe Michalski, So., St. Thomas Aquinas; Kirrian Kirby, Sr., Blue Valley.

Kicker: Raleigh Barthol, Sr., BV North.

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE

Linemen: Travis Pickert, Sr. St. James Academy; Jonas Pippitt, Sr. Gardner Edgerton; Peter Klug, Sr., BV North; Miles Emery, Jr., BV North; Steven Rohde, Sr., St. Thomas Aquinas.

Linebackers: Joe Watskey Jr., Bishop Miege; Nick Allen, Jr., BV Southwest; Garret Tierney, Sr., BV Northwest; Michael Maffry, Sr., Blue Valley.

Defensive backs: Landry Weber, Sr., Bishop Miege; Joel Donn, Sr., Mill Valley; Hunter Skeens, Sr., Gardner Edgerton; Chris Logan, Jr., BV Southwest.

Punter: Raleigh Barthol, Sr., BV North.

Specialist: Landry Weber, Sr., Bishop Miege.

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE

Quarterbacks: Brody Flaming, Jr., Mill Valley; Will Eldridge, So., BV Southwest.

Running backs: Cameron Young, So., Mill Valley; Drew Hicks, Jr., St. Thomas Aquinas.

Receivers: Ben Hartman, Sr., Mill Valley; Tristan Davis, Jr., St. Thomas Aquinas; Jace Sprague, Jr., Gardner Edgerton.

Tight end: Joseph Clune, Jr., St. Thomas Aquinas.

Linemen: Jack Burns, Jr., Bishop Miege; Nick Kalny, Sr., St. James Academy; Jesse Hoffman, Sr., BV West; Brett Sabath, Sr., BV Southwest; Seth Zegunis, Jr., BV Northwest; Wil Watkins, Sr., Blue Valley.

Kicker: Jackson Likens, Jr., Blue Valley.

SECOND TEAM DEFENSE

Linemen: Joseph Gleason, Sr., Bishop Miege; Blaine Boudreaux, Sr., Mill Valley; Brett Sabath, Sr., BV Southwest; Dawson Krug, Sr., Blue Valley; Derritt Javier, So., St. Thomas Aquinas.

Linebackers: Tyler Henry, Jr., Gardner Edgerton; Adam Davis, Jr. BV West; Ashkon Saravi, Sr., Blue Valley; Ryan Jurczak, Jr., St. Thomas Aquinas.

Defensive backs: Harrison Frazier, Sr., BV North; Zack Gill, Sr., Blue Valley; Nick Bulleigh, Sr., St. Thomas Aquinas; Jared Flood, Jr., St. Thomas Aquinas.

Punter: Matt Dercher, Sr., Blue Valley.

Specialist: Hunter Skeens, Sr., Gardner Edgerton.

HONORABLE MENTION

Bishop Miege: Brison Cobbins, Fr., RB; Tommy Winklhofer, Sr., WR; Jake Heyen, Sr., K; Danny Wallace, Sr., DL; Jalen Williams, So., DL; Jaden Johnson, Sr., DB; John Ryan, Sr., LB; Connor Dumit, Jr., DL; Joseph Gleason, Sr., TE; Dylan Downing, So., LB/P; Djimon Colbert, Sr., DB; Cameron Key, Jr., DB.

St. James Academy: Conor Mehrer, Sr., DL; Sammy Wheeler, Sr., QB; Travis Pickert, Sr., TE; Connor Mayfield, Sr.,OL; Nick Farnsworth, Jr., DL; Dominic Stean, Sr., LB; Bryce Steffens, Sr., LB; Cole Barrett, Jr., LB; Clay Lautt, Sr., DB; Zac Storm, Sr., DB.

Gardner Edgerton: Keegan Michael, Jr., RB; Connor Boyt, Sr., LB/P; Michael Kittleson, Sr., DB; Griffin Johns, Sr., QB; Austin Bond, Jr., DB; Sam Stranathan, Sr., DL; Zach Bass, Sr., DL.

BV West: Jake Kidd, Jr., RB/P; Riley Cummings, Fr., RB; Aaron Davis, Sr., LB; Drew Anderson, Sr., LB; Trey Lucas, Sr., DL; Adam Davis, Jr., RB; Austin Downey, Sr., OL; Jon Lacy, Sr., DB.

BV Southwest: Dane Pederson, Sr., RB; Jack Sailer, Sr., RB; Billy Bartlett, So., WR; Cooper Ast, Sr., WR; Daniel Foulon, Sr., WR; Ross Wagers, Sr., OL; Logan Auch, Sr., LB; Caleb Ash, Sr., DL; Justin Hill, Sr., DL; Deacon Grubbs, Jr. DE.

BV Northwest: Thomas Prince, Sr., CB; Daeron Robinson, Sr., RB; Willy Pegues, Sr., S; Kevin Hunt, Sr., DE; Jacob Clark, So., QB; Garret Tierney, Sr., RB; Riley Zemi, Sr., WR/Specialist; Hunter Rahto, Sr., K; Garrett Parks, Jr., LB; Chris Whitter, Sr., DB.

BV North: Cole Riley, Jr., CB; Calvin Masters, Jr., DB; Davis Engle, Sr. LB; Dale Stuteville, Sr., OL; Cole Chapman, Sr., QB; Payton Thielmann, Sr., WR; Deion Lee, Sr., WR; Jack Stallard, So., OL; Zach van der Lek, Sr., OL; Nick Orr, Jr., OL; Alex Buffo, Sr., DL; Zion Thompson, Jr., DL; Dylan Freberg, Jr., TE; Thatcher Robertson, Jr., LB; Ander Johnson, Jr., LB; Keilon Hunter, Sr., DB; Zac Bayless, Sr., DB; Vence Allen, Jr., Specialist.

Blue Valley: Sutton Williams, So., DL; Owen Olson, Jr., DB; Eric Olson, So., DB; Cade Green, Sr., WR; Jacob O’Leary, Sr., OL; Zach Willis, Sr., OL; Gus Gomez, Sr., WR/DB; Grant Lahr, Sr., OL; Baker Lister, Sr., DL; Blake Brown, Jr., WR; Trenton Schroeder, Sr., DB; Alex Totta, So., RB; Brody Jacobsen, Sr., DB.

St. Thomas Aquinas: Anthony Vena, Jr.; Alex Mann, Jr.; Anthony Gaona, Jr.; Andy Herbic, Sr.; Will Swanson, Jr., QB; Nick Bulleigh, Sr., WR; Wyatt Keena, Jr., OL; Mathew Roberts, Fr., DL; Dan Bollig, Jr., LB; Shawn Doherty, Sr., DB; Kenny Gavin, Jr., P.

Mill Valley: Logan Talley, So., WR; Mitchell Grissom, Jr., OL; Alec Derritt, Sr., OL; Payton Marlow, Sr., TE; Ike Valencia, Jr., DL; D.J. Graviette, Sr., DL; Dylan Smith, Sr., LB; Cole Ivey, Sr., DB; Brady Garrison, Sr., DL; Evan Rice, Jr., WR.

This story was originally published December 12, 2016 at 10:18 AM with the headline "Blue Valley sweeps offensive, defensive player of the year honors in EKL."