Jase Sorenson named All-State

Thompson Falls senior Jase Sorenson has been named to the Class B All-State football team, it was announced early this week.

The starting quarterback on offense and a hard-hitting linebacker on defense, Sorenson was honored as first team Western B All-Conference linebacker, and joins 13 other Western B all-stars on the B All-State team.

Also a standout wrestler for Thompson Falls, Sorenson won second place at 170 pounds in the State B-C meet last winter and will be grappling for gold this upcoming mat season. Sorenson was the only Falls player named all-conference or all-state in football this fall.

Eureka, which won a second straight State B grid title with a 47-7 win over visiting Shelby Saturday, dominated the Western B and All-State B teams. The Lions had five players named to the All-State B team.

Coached by Jared Koskela, the Blue Hawks finished season play with a 2-7 record earlier this fall.

Western B Football

2017 All-Conference

First Team Offense

Center – Braeden Beck, Loyola; Offensive Line – Joey McElroy, Loyola; Colter Syzmoniak, Eureka; Karson Wheat, Deer Lodge; Logan Gilliard, Bigfork; Tight End – Logan Taylor, Bigfork; Receiver – David Koppang, Loyola; Brenton Pluid, Eureka; Marcus Zeiler, Florence; Quarterback – Garrett Graves, Eureka; Running Back – Chet McCully, Eureka; Ryan Tirrell, Loyola.

First Team Defense

Defensive Back – Hank Dunn, Eureka; David Koppang, Loyola; Clayton Reichenbach, Bigfork;

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Brenton Pluid, Eureka; Linebacker – Garett Graves, Eureka; Ryan Tirrell, Loyola; Jake Kindel, Eureka; Jase Sorenson, Thompson Falls; Defensive End – Mason Davis Eureka; Curtis Williams, Loyola; Defensive Line – Karson Wheat, Deer Lodge; Logan Gilliard, Bigfork; Punter – David Koppang, Loyola; Kicker – Simon Granberg, Eureka; Return Specialist – Brenton Pluid, Eureka.

Second Team Offense

Center – Stetson Miller, Eureka; Offensive Line – Seth Harris, Florence; James Williams Eureka; Curtis Williams, Loyola; Austin Forson, Deer Lodge; Receiver – Hank Dunn, Eureka; Cooper Waters, Loyola; Anders Epperly, Bigfork; Running Back – Gabe Byrne, Anaconda; Randy Stultz, Bigfork.

Second Team Defense

Defensive Back – Marcus Zeiler, Florence, Austin Varner, Bigfork; Jonathan Schmidt, Eureka; Cooper Waters, Loyola; Linebacker – Dax Miller, Florence; Michael Bedford, Bigfork; Jayden Dillon, Bigfork; Reed Noyd, Loyola; Defensive End – Brady Thorness, Bigfork; Seth Harris, Florence; Defensive Line – Joey McElroy, Loyola; Colter Syzmoniak, Eureka; Punter – Colby Kohlman, Florence; Kicker – Austin Ogilvie, Loyola; Return Specialist – David Koppang, Loyola.

All-State B

Graves, Eureka; Koppang, Loyola; Pluid, Eureka; McElroy, Loyola; Gilliard, Bigfork; Stultz, Bigfork; Wheat, Deer Lodge; Miller, Florence; Dunn, Eureka; Zeiler, Florence; Twite, Loyola; McCully, Eureka; Kindel, Eureka; Sorenson, Thompson Falls.