SM East’s Braasch, Lawrence’s Jackson split Sunflower MVP honors
Sunflower League football coaches voted on the best players in their division after Week 9 of the 2017 season.
Co-MVP: Milton Braasch, Shawnee Mission East, RB
Co-MVP: Dante Jackson, Lawrence, QB
Coach of the Year: Bob Lisher, Lawrence Free State
FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE
QB: Dante Jackson, sr., Lawrence
RB: Milton Braasch, sr., Shawnee Mission East; Jax Dineen, jr., Lawrence Free State; Drew Dumas, jr., Olathe Northwest
WR: Jalen Dudley, sr., Lawrence; TyJuan Lewis, sr., Olathe East; Hayden Goodpaster, sr., Shawnee Mission Northwest
TE: Jack Parks, sr., Olathe Northwest
Line: Kristian Russell, sr., Lawrence; Gabe Clark, sr., Lawrence Free State; Jalen Robinson, sr., Lawrence Free State; Henry Carranza, sr., Olathe East; Seth Zegunis, sr., Olathe Northwest; Justin Finnigan, sr., Shawnee Mission East
K: Parker Willis, sr., Shawnee Mission East
FIRST-TEAM DEFENSE
Line: Nathan Spain, sr., Lawrence Free State; Spencer Roe, sr., Lawrence Free State; PJ Spencer, jr., Shawnee Mission East; Travis Morrison, sr., Shawnee Mission Northwest
LB: David Johnson, sr., Lawrence Free State; Gage Foster, sr., Lawrence Free State; Eric Dooley, sr., Olathe North; Tyler Stottle, jr., Shawnee Mission East
DB: Ekow Boye-Doe, sr., Lawrence; Kwinton Lassiter, sr., Lawrence Free State; Camron Mitchel-Johnson, sr., Olathe East; Jevon Parrish, sr., Olathe North
P: Jake Rittman, sr., Lawrence Free State
PR: Dante Jackson, sr., Lawrence
KR: Jamison Phelps, sr., Olathe South
SECOND-TEAM OFFENSE
QB: Hunter Thomas, jr., Olathe East
RB: Hunter Krom, sr., Lawrence; Trevon Kearney, jr., Olathe East; Kirby Grigsby, jr., Shawnee Mission West
WR: Ekow Boye-Doe, sr., Lawrence; Keenan Garber, jr., Lawrence Free State; Andrew Ativie, sr., Leavenworth
TE: Jack Theisen, sr., Lawrence Free State
Line: Turner Corcoran, so., Lawrence Free State; Jordan Dubin, sr., Olathe North; Brandon Trieu, sr., Olathe South; Clarence Miller, sr., Shawnee Mission East; Talbot Ebberts, sr., Shawnee Mission North; Dante Smith- Posey, jr., Shawnee Mission West
K: Cameron Lake, sr., Lawrence Free State
SECOND-TEAM DEFENSE
Line: Gabe Casmus, sr., Leavenworth; Drew Rediger, sr., Olathe North; JJ Neal, jr., Olathe South; Tony Thomas, sr., Shawnee Mission South
LB: Ryan Brockschmidt, sr., Olathe East; Adrian Garcia, sr., Olathe South; Cooper Walton, sr., Shawnee Mission East; John Hanneman, sr., Shawnee Mission Northwest
DB: Keenan Garber, jr., Lawrence Free State; Jamison Phelps, sr., Olathe South; Isaiah Wright, jr., Shawnee Mission East; Hunter Carpenter, jr., Shawnee Mission South
P: Dante Jackson, sr., Lawrence
PR: Milton Braasch, sr., Shawnee Mission East
KR: Camron Mitchel-Johnson, sr., Olathe East
HONORABLE MENTION
Olathe East
DB James Grooms, jr.; DB Ray Lewis, jr.; DB Xavior Green, jr.; DL Josh Jamison, jr.; DL Nate Matlack, so.; K Spencer Grosz, jr.; LB Connor Mccartney, sr.; LB Dwan Washington, jr.; LB Lane Warczakoski, jr.; OL Conner Smith, sr.; OL Josh Hiebl, sr.; OL Logan Cole, jr.; RB Cade Wilson, sr.; RB Hezekiah Newman, so.
Olathe North
DB Devin Stoker, jr.; DL Anthony Crawford, sr.; K Jacob Large, sr.; LB Ryan Huck, sr.; OL Mario Schneider, so.; PR Daymonn Sanchez, jr.; RB Arland Bruce, fr.
Olathe Northwest
DB Jackson Butler, sr.; DB Nick Hegarty, sr.; DL Jake England, sr.; LB Cole Manning, jr.; OL Sterling Swinford, sr.; OL/LB Trevor Adam, sr.; QB Brayden Koch, sr.; RB Jon Bowman, sr.; WR Joe Hatzfeld, sr.
Olathe South
DB Jai Haynes, jr.; DL Jake Worley, sr.; DL Kolby Murphy, jr.; LB Kevin Burdette, sr.; OL Hunter Vick, jr.; OL Nick Jouret, sr.; OL Romin Merritt, jr.; RB Tyler Cavil, sr.
Shawnee Mission East
DB Rashaun Burney, jr.; DB Zach Yeo, sr.; DL Ashton Andino, jr.; DL Justin Schuman, sr.; DL Spencer Glaeser, sr.; OL Brett Moulin, sr.; OL Dan Scott, jr.; P Milton Braasch, sr.; QB Andy Maddox, jr.; RB Cole Machovsky, sr.; TE Harrison Gooley, sr.
Shawnee Mission North
DB Zach Bush, jr.; K Oscar Aguilar, sr.; LB Alex Taylor, jr.; LB Brandon Ammons, jr.; LB Tanner Willmon, sr.; RB Reese Sila, sr.; WR Nate Mccoy, sr.; WR Noah Laird, jr.
Shawnee Mission Northwest
DB BJ Harvey, sr.; DL Austin White, sr.; DL Reid Stimach, sr.; LB Jack Merritt, sr.; OL Edward Guinn, sr.; QB Spencer Stewart, jr.; WR Caleb Addington, sr.
Shawnee Mission South
DB Andrew Crawford, sr.; DB Sam Macklin, jr.; DL Ben Turla, jr.; LB Nolan Thimmesch, jr.; QB Jack Roberts, jr.; WR Hunter Carpenter, jr.; TE Austin Conner, jr.
Shawnee Mission West
DB Sebastian Garcia, jr.; DB Will Humphreys, jr.; DL Byron Sherwin, sr.; DL Terrion Brewer, sr.; KR Reggie Edwards, sr.; LB Mason Wyatt, sr.; LB Treyvon Gilyard, so.; OL Byron Sherwin, sr.; OL Mark Tines, jr.; WR Branson Billinger, sr.; WR Wesley Clark, so.
Leavenworth
DB Brandice Lewis, sr.; DB Devin Johnston, sr.; DL Etena Tuivaiti, sr.; LB Cody Herrell, sr.; LB Hayes Edwards, sr.; LB Seth Drennan, jr.; OL Truman Thomas, sr.; P Seth Johnson, sr.
Lawrence
DB Harrison King, sr.; DB Relle Dye, sr.; DL EJ Jewsome, jr.; K Ross Brungardt, jr.; LB Caleb Mondi, jr.; OL Bailey Greer, sr.; OL Bryce Tipke, jr.; OL Jacob Mills, sr.; OL Nick Englebert, sr.
Lawrence Free State
DB Gabe del Valle, sr.; DB Malik Berry, so.; DB Vani Martinez, sr.; DL Lovette Epelle, so.; LB Bo Miller, sr.; LB Jalen Nash, jr.; OL Ben Holiday, jr.; OL Shane Skwarlo, jr.; QB Gage Foster, sr.; QB Jordan Preston, jr.; WR Jake Rittman, sr.
This story was originally published November 14, 2017 at 5:42 PM with the headline "SM East’s Braasch, Lawrence’s Jackson split Sunflower MVP honors."