The Grand River Conference champion Pattonsburg Panthers have placed three players from their record-shattering offense onto the 2019 All-State 8-Man football team, announced by the Missouri Football Coaches Association.
Senior quarterback Steven Willhite, with 5424 passing yards, and a national record of 112 touchdowns, 93 of those through the air, was named the all-state quarterback. In addition to his passing prowess, Willhite rushed for 751 yards and 19 touchdowns.
Willhite’s receiving tandem of Dakota Eaton and Patrick Cowley, both Pattonsburg seniors, were named all-state, as was Southwest Livingston senior quarterback Mack Anderson, as the all-purpose selection, with Anderson’s teammate, Chase Neptune, named from Southwest Livingston as an all-state receiver. Jaeden Sears made it three all-state selections for the Wildcats on the offensive side of the football, as an offensive lineman selection.
Mound City won the state title on November 30th over Southwest Livingston at Faurot Field in Columbia, one week after the Panthers beat Drexel and Southwest Livingston outlasted Pattonsburg in the state semifinals.
Here, in its entirety are the 8-Man All-State Football Team:
Coach of the Year : Taylor Standerford – Mound City
1st Team Offense:
QB – Steven Willhite – SR – Pattonsburg
APB – Mack Anderson – SR – Southwest Livingston
RB – Dawson Butterfield – SR – Albany
RB – T.J. Hopkins – SR – Mound City
RB – Dylan George – SR – Mound City
E – Dakota Eaton – SR – Pattonsburg
E – Patrick Cowley – SR – Pattonsburg
E – Chase Neptune – JR – Southwest Livingston
OL – Blake Hayes – SR – Mound City
OL – Wyman Wheeler – SR – North Andrew
OL – Jackson Lunsford – JR – North Shelby
OL – Jaeden Sears – JR – Southwest Livingston
OL – Austin Welch – JR – Worth County
1st Team Defense :
DL – George Siegismund – SR – Appleton City
DL – Ian Hedlund – JR – East Atchison
DL – Blake Hayes – SR – Mound City
DE – T.J. Hopkins – SR – Mound City
DE – McKinley Lillard – SR – North Andrew
DE – Jaeden Sears – JR – Southwest Livingston
DL-LB – Adam Gilbert – SR – Drexel
LB – Kaylin Merriweather – SO – East Atchison
LB – Dylan George – SR – Mound City
LB – Clayton Linville – JR – North Andrew
DB – Jake McEnaney – SR – East Atchison
DB – Landon Poppa – JR – Mound City
DB – Jaden Baker – SR – North Andrew
DB – Chase Neptune – JR – Southwest Livingston
1st Team Special Teams :
K – Adam Gilbert – SR – Drexel
P – Landon Poppa – JR – Mound City
RET – Dylan George – SR – Mound City
2nd Team Offense:
QB – Jake McEnaney – SR – East Atchison
APB – Jarrett Long – SR – Appleton City
APB – Drew Quinlin – JR – South Holt / Nodaway-Holt
RB – Darrin McElfresh – SR – DeKalb
RB – Kysor Hughes – SR – Norborne / Hardin-Central
RB – Clifton Bridgewater – JR – Rich Hill
E – Ian Hedlund – JR – East Atchison
E – Hunter Noakes – SR – Osceola
E – Brett Emig – JR – Pattonsburg
OL – Cameron Lawson – JR – Appleton City
OL – Joe Lofland – SR – DeKalb
OL – Kaleb Mayfield – SO – Drexel
OL – Ashton Yeary – SR – East Atchison
OL – Clark Adler – SR – Pattonsburg
2nd Team Defense :
DL – Caedon Messer – JR – Mound City
DL – Carson Thomas – JR – North Andrew
DL – Patrick Warren – JR – Southwest Livingston
DL – Austin Welch – JR – Worth County
DE – Joe Lofland – SR – DeKalb
DE – Kaden Koch – SR – Pattonsburg
DE – Jaxon Anderson – SR – Worth County
DL/LB – Hunter Johnson – SR – Stanberry
LB – Tyler Stutesman – JR – Appleton City
LB – Jacob Coffey – FR – Drexel
LB – Gunner Miller – JR – Liberal
DB – Darrin McElfresh – SR – DeKalb
DB – Ethan Irvin – JR – Drexel
DB – Cale Stoneburner – SO – North Shelby
DB – Patrick Cowley – SR – Pattonsburg
DB – Mack Anderson – SR – Southwest Livingston
2nd Team Special Teams :
K – Caden Patterson – SR – North Andrew
P – Adam Gilbert – SR – Drexel
RET – Mack Anderson – SR – Southwest Livingston
