Driskill leads Riverdale as All-BVC 3rd team selection

Parker Driskill led Riverdale’s selections to the All-Blanchard Valley Conference football team as a third-team pick on defense.

A senior linebacker, Driskill made 48 tackles this season, 33 of them solo, and had 16 tackles for loss.

The Falcons’ Grant Inbody, Kaleb Risner, Cale Young and Trent Locke received honorable mention.

Inbody, a senior quarterback and linebacker, threw for 602 yards and two touchdowns in eight games on offense and had a pair of interceptions on defense. A senior, Risner played running back, offensive line and linebacker.

Young, a junior wide receiver and defensive back, made 75 tackles and had two interceptions on defense and had 49 catches for 425 yards offensively. A junior, Locke played defensive back and wide receiver.

Liberty-Benton swept the league’s specialty awards. CJ Barbara was named both the defensive player of the year and the defensive lineman of the year. Seth Elchert was tabbed offensive player of the year, and Will Granger was voted offensive lineman of the year. Scott Garlock earned coach of the year honors.

All-Blanchard Valley Conference football

First team offense: Will Granger, sr., ol, Liberty-Benton; Isaac Schworm, sr., ol, Liberty-Benton; Landon Siefker, sr., ol, Pandora-Gilboa; Colin Foreman, sr., ol, Leipsic; Griffin Amador, sr., ol, McComb; Seth Elchert, sr., wr, Liberty-Benton; Avery Paris, jr., wr, Leipsic; Chase Meyer, sr., wr, Pandora-Gilboa; Zach Elchert, sr., rb, Liberty-Benton; Brody Scoles, sr., rb, Van Buren; Ayden Cavinee, sr., ath, Arlington; Marquise Williams, jr., ath, Leipsic; Connor Barbara, jr., qb, Liberty-Benton; Jairo Colina, jr., k, Liberty-Benton.

First team defense: Carter Frater, jr., p, McComb; CJ Barbara, sr., dl, Liberty-Benton; Will Granger, sr., dl, Liberty-Benton; Grant David, sr., dl, Leipsic; Caleb Robinette, sr., dl, McComb; Austin Collert, sr., lb, Liberty-Benton; Gracin Romero, sr., lb, McComb; Zach Elchert, sr., lb, Liberty-Benton; Brooks Hill, sr., lb, Van Buren; Seth Elchert, sr., db, Liberty-Benton; Conner Barbara, jr., db, Liberty-Benton; Ayden Cavinee, sr., db, Arlington; Will Rampe, sr., db, Van Buren.

Second team offense: Alex Rutschilling, jr., ol, Pandora-Gilboa; Tommy Basinger, sr., ol, Van Buren; Myles Camareno, jr., ol, Leipsic; Kaydin Hedges-Sawinski, jr., ol, McComb; Maddyx Vermillion, sr., ol, Liberty-Benton; Camden Smith, sr., wr, McComb; Lukas McIlroy, sr., wr, Arlington; Alex Homan, sr., wr, Van Buren; Aaron Hazelton, soph., rb, Leipsic; Ben Burkholder, sr., rb, Pandora-Gilboa; Marc Kirkendall, soph., qb, Leipsic; Layton Cannode, jr., k, Pandora-Gilboa.

Second team defense: Zach Elchert, sr., p, Liberty-Benton; Alex Rutschilling, jr., dl, Pandora-Gilboa; Austin Berger, sr., dl, Liberty-Benton; Drew Phillips, sr., dl, Van Buren; Julian Zuniga, soph., dl, Leipsic; Dawson Weihrach, soph., lb, Arlington; John Dawar, jr., lb, Leipsic; Landen Moore, sr., lb, Pandora-Gilboa; Zach Zimmerman, sr., lb, Ada; Chase Meyer, sr., db, Pandora-Gilboa; Kayleb Hickman, sr., db, Ada; Aaron Hazelton, soph., db, Leipsic; Trenton Heacock, sr., db, Arlington.

Third team offense: Blayne Coleman, sr., ol, Arcadia; Evan Altman, sr., ol, Arlington; Jonas Frederick, sr., ol, Liberty-Benton; Kadin Schroder, jr., ol, Leipsic; Caleb Doty, jr., ol, Pandora-Gilboa; Gavin Oldfield, sr., wr, Ada; Luke Kern, soph., wr, McComb; Will Rampe, sr., wr, Van Buren; Landen Moore, sr., rb, Pandora-Gilboa; Lamarion Tucker, sr., rb, Arcadia; Brady Lance, sr., ath, Van Buren; Cory Gerten, sr., qb, Pandora-Gilboa; Isaac Schworm, sr., dl, Liberty-Benton; Mitch Hartzell, sr., dl, Arlington; Jaxen Durain, soph., dl, McComb; Landon Siefker, sr., dl, Pandora-Gilboa; Grayson Wages, jr., lb, Liberty-Benton; Parker Driskill, sr., lb, Riverdale; Brady Lance, sr., lb, Van Buren; Carter Like, soph., lb, McComb; Connor Gerten, jr., lb, Pandora-Gilboa; Luke Kern, soph., db, McComb; Reid Irwin, sr., db, Liberty-Benton; Jace Fenbert, jr., db, Pandora-Gilboa; Marquise Williams, jr., db, Leipsic.

Honorable mention: Andrew Allen, Ada; Blake Zoldaz, Ada; Kolten Dysert, Ada; Nick Moes, Arcadia; Colin Nusser, Arcadia; Owen Smith, Arcadia; Kale Price, Arcadia; Drew Metzger, Arlington; Calvin Willow, Arlington; Peter Bateson, Arlington; Hunter Rausch, Arlington; Gabe Schafer, Elmwood; Marcus Mossbarger, Elmwood; Case Mareches, Elmwood; Mckoy Morlock, Elmwood; Jackson Spitnale, Leipsic; Nolyn Lammers, Leipsic; Mill Paniagua, Leipsic; Preston Schroder, Leipsic; Robert Lawrence, Liberty-Benton; Asher Norman, Liberty-Benton; Karson Griffin, Liberty-Benton; Brayden Bell, Liberty-Benton; Grady Schroeder, McComb; Brody Gallagher, McComb; Brodie Tucker, McComb; Zane Steinbrook, McComb; Zahnder Boggs, Pandora-Gilboa; Tressel Grothause, Pandora-Gilboa; Andrew Webster, Pandora-Gilboa; Breydon Ferguson, Pandora-Gilboa; Grant Inbody, Riverdale; Kaleb Risner, Riverdale; Cale Young, Riverdale; Trent Locke, Riverdale; Myka Adams, Van Buren; Emmett Morey, Van Buren; Jacob Harrington, Van Buren; Haiden Orr, Van Buren.

Offensive player of the year: Seth Elchert, Liberty-Benton.

Defensive player of the year: CJ Barbara, Liberty-Benton.

Offensive lineman of the year: Will Granger, Liberty-Benton.

Defensive lineman of the year: CJ Barbara, Liberty-Benton.

Coach of the year: Scott Garlock, Liberty-Benton.