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Saturday April 27, 2024
Ten U.P. Football Players Named To All-State Team

DETROIT---The Detroit Free Press is out with its high school football All-State teams, and ten Upper Peninsula players are getting First-Team All-State honors.


Escanaba offensive lineman David Fix was a First Team pick in Division Four, and Eskymo quarterback David Falish was an honorable mention D-4 All-State selection.

In Division Five, Kingsford running back Reed Larson was selected to the First Team Offense, and Menominee defensive back Devon Harris is on the First Team Defense.

In Division Six, Negaunee defensive lineman Alex Dempsey, Gwinn defensive lineman Claude Redfearn, and Calumet linebacker Clark Kangas were all First-Team selections.

In Division Seven, two members of the state champion Ishpeming Hematites were First Team Selections: running back Eric Kostreva and offensive lineman Brad Wootke.

And in Division Eight, North Dickinson offensive lineman Dylan Dario and St. Ignace linebacker Joe Ostman were selected to the All-State First Team.

Upper Peninsula's All-State Honorable Mention
LB---Curtis St. Louis, St. Ignace
LB---R.J. Poirier, Ishpemimg
LB---Jared Rivard, Menominee
RB---James Brown, Menominee
QB---Alex Briones, Ishpeming
QB---David Falish, Escanaba
Line---Dane Mortnesen, St. Ignace
Line---Jeremy Rivard, Menominee
WR---Austin Grinsteiner, Stephenson
WR---T.J. Swanson, Westwood
WR---Bryan Hines, Menominee

Pictured above: Eskymo offensive lineman David Fix.
 

Escanaba quarterback David Falish (40) was a Second Team All-State selection by the Detroit Free Press.




Choose team:
Date Time Opponent Score Record
8/24
7:00 PM
at Alpena Wildcats
21 - 0 (W)
1-0
8/30
7:00 PM
Traverse City Central Trojans
6 - 50 (L)
1-1
9/8
1:00 PM
Cedar Grove-Belgium
10 - 49 (L)
1-2
9/14
7:00 PM
at Marquette Redmen
31 - 22 (W)
2-2
9/21
8:00 PM
at Medford, Wis.
35 - 44 (L)
2-3
9/28
7:30 PM
Menominee Maroons
17 - 42 (L)
2-4
10/5
7:00 PM
at Gladstone Braves
37 - 25 (W)
3-4
10/12
7:30 PM
Iron Mountain Mountaineers
42 - 14 (W)
4-4
10/19
7:30 PM
Kingsford Flivvers
13 - 49 (L)
4-5



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