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Saturday March 15, 2025
All-U.P. Eight-Player Football Winners Announced

The Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association released its All-U.P. football players list Wednesday night for the eight-man divisions.

The panel of 15 journalists from across the Upper Peninsula met at Northern Michigan University earlier this week to make the selections..

Major Awards
 

Mr. Football: Lane Gorzinski, North Central

Offensive Player of the Year: Tommy Storey, Pickford

Defensive Player of the Year: Matt Rahilly, Newberry
 

Division 1 Team of the Year: Pickford

Division 2 Team of the Year: Crystal Falls Forest Park

Division 1 Coach of the Year: Josh Rader, Pickford

Division 2 Coach of the Year: Brian Fabbri, Forest Park

Mitchell Snyder Lineman of the Year: Kevin Giuliani, Forest Park
 

Dream Team Offense

Line: Kevin Giuliani, Forest Park, 6-5, 270, Sr.

Line: Carlos Perez, Ishpeming, 6-2, 290, Sr.

Line: Haydn Rader, Pickford, 6-1, 210, Sr.
QB: Tommy Storey, Pickford, 5-8, 175, Sr.

RB: Gunner Bennin, Pickford, 5-11, 170, Jr.
 

RB: Lane Gorzinski, North Central, 6-0, 190, Sr.

WR: Owen Baij, Norway, Jr.

WR: Caden Besonen, Ontonagon, 5-11, 175, Sr.
Hybrid: Austin Gordon, Ontonagon, 6-2, 185, Sr.

Hybrid: Dax Huuki, Forest Park, 6-0, 175, Soph.
 

Defense

Line: Seth Miller, Pickford, 5-8, 200, Sr.

Line: Matthew Showers, Forest Park, 6-2, 205, Sr.

End: Ian Browne, Pickford, 6-3, 175, Sr.

End: Spencer Willa, North Central, 6-1, 185, Sr.

LB: Carter Deatsman, Munising, 5-10, 171, Sr.
 

LB: Eli MacDonald, Pickford, 6-1, 185, Sr.

LB: Matthew Rahilly, Newberry, 6-0, 190, Sr.

DB: Ethan Corp, Ishpeming, 6-0, 175, Sr.

DB: Carson Kienitz, Munising, 6-4, 204, Sr.

DB: Trey Lynn, Brimley, 5-4


Special Teams

K: Dietrich Rasner, Forest Park, 5-7, 140, Soph.

P: Wes Bennett, Cedarville-DeTour, 6-2, 300

RS: Owen Baij, Norway, Jr.
 

First Team Offense

Line: Wes Bennett, Cedarville-DeTour, 6-2, 300

Line: Maddex Burklund, Norway, 6-0, 277, Jr.

Line: Ethan Pavey, Newberry, 6-2, 320, Sr.

QB: Cole Baij, Norway, Sr.

RB: Damon MacDowell, Rudyard, 5-9, 163, Sr.
 

RB: Nate St. Onge, Lake Linden-Hubbell, 5-7, 140, Sr.

WR: Jack Dusseault, Munising, 6-2, 183, Sr.

WR: Gus Vonseggern, Brimley, 5-9, Jr.

Hybrid: Caden Luoma, Ishpeming, 6-0, 185, Sr.

Hybrid: Trent Kannich, Forest Park, 5-10, 215, Jr.
 

Defense

Line: Micah Morrison, Brimley

Line: Myles Nehring, North Central, 6-0, 200, Fr.

End: Evan Arnold, St. Ignace, 6-3, 185, Jr.

End: Cody McPhail, Cedarville-DeTour, 6-0, 170, Sr.

End: Christopher Steele, Ishpeming, 5-4, 160, Sr.
 

LB: Caden Chromy, Pickford, 6-1, 175, Soph.

LB: Spencer Kramer, North Dickinson, Jr.

LB: Nik Stephens, Forest Park, 6-0, 150, Sr.

DB: Wyatt Aspinwall, Gogebic, 5-5, 145, Sr.

DB: Vic Giuliani, Forest Park, 6-2, 165, Soph.

DB: Danny Mikus, Lake Linden-Hubbell, 5-8, 140, Sr.
 

Special Team

K: Leland Hollenbeck, Gogebic, 6-3, 185, Jr.

P: Matthew Rahilly, Newberry, 6-0, 190, Sr.

RS: Kaden Malone, North Central, 5-8, 145, Soph.
 

Special Mention

OL: Copper Anderson, Gogebic, 6-1, 285, Sr.;
Jack Cefilli, Rudyard, 6-3, 242, Sr.;
Alex Drew, LL-H, 6-2, 220, Sr.;
Hadden Hyry, Ishpeming, 6-2, 250, Sr.

RB: Jason Graham, North Dickinson, Soph.
RB: Kaden Malone, North Central, 5-8, 145, Soph.
Hybrid: Bode Lynott, Gogebic, 5-8, 160, Sr.
LB: Jackson Barr, Cedarville-DeTour, 5-10, 175, Sr.;
Aidyn Burton, North Central, 5-10, 175;
Derek Carrick, Brimley.
DB: Grady Gauthier, Ishpeming, 5-6, 140, Jr.

Honorable Mention

QB: Brady Jungwirth, North Dickinson, Jr.; Drew Moser, Cedarville-DeTour, 5-9. 155, Jr.

RB: Cody McPhail, Cedarville-DeTour, 6-0, 170, Sr.; Trey Micheau, Mid Peninsula, 6-0, 220, Sr.; Grayson Sundell, Forest Park, 6-1, 190, Sr.
 

WR: Evan Arnold, St. Ignace, 6-3, 185, Jr.; Hunter Cameron, Engadine, 6-0, 160, Sr.

LB: Landon Amundson, Norway, Sr.; Josh Daavettila, Lake Linden-Hubbell, 5-11, 165, Soph.; Evan Evitts, Brimley; Luke Laitinen, Ishpeming, 5-8, 160, Sr.; Trey Micheau, Mid Peninsula, 6-0, 220; Drew Moser, Cedarville-DeTour, 5-9, 155, Jr.; Evan Oja, Ironwood, 6-1, 160, Sr.; Brody Starr, Forest Park, 5-9, 165, Sr.
 

DB: Owen McConkey, Pickford, 6-0, 150, Sr..

K: Stephen Kirschner, Rudyard, 6-0, 155, Jr.

 

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