GRC champion Pattonsburg, Southwest Livingston place three each on All-State first-team offense

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