Blue Hawks land 5 on 8-Man All-State squad

Six Sanders County football players have earned All-State recognition for their fine play in Montana 8-Man action this past fall as the Western Conference 8-Man All-Conference team was named early this week.

From Thompson Falls, which finished the season 10-1 after falling to Scobey/Opheim in the 8-Man quarterfinal round after an unbeaten regular season, five players earned All-State honors and a total of nine were named All-Conference.

Falls seniors Kade Pardee, Roman Sparks, Cody Burk and Lucas Andersen, and junior Trae Thilmony earned All-Conference and All-State honors, and seniors Dane Chojnacky, Will McPherson, Derek Andersen and junior Nathan Schraeder were named All-Conference.

Pardee was named first team All-Conference running back and defensive back, Sparks first team quarterback and second team d-back (in addition to second team recognition for his fine punt returning), Burk first team offensive and defensive line, Andersen first team tight end and linebacker and Thilmony first team inside linebacker and second team slot back.

Chojnacky was selected as a first team defensive lineman, McPherson first team center and Derek Andersen second team outside linebacker. Schraeder was named second team placekicker in spite of the fact that he missed much of the season due to an injury.

From Plains, seniors Tucker Foster and Gavin Regalado were honored.

Foster, who has accepted a scholarship offer to play football for Montana-Western in Dillon, earned first team All-Conference nods at defensive end and tight end, and was the only Horsemen player named All-State.

Regalado was named second team running back.

Flint Creek, which won the State 8-Man championship this fall (defeating Scobey/Opheim 44-6 in the chipper), led the All-Conference team with six All-State picks, three of which were added in due to how far Western Conference teams advanced in the playoffs.

The All-Conference and All-State teams were selected following the regular season by league coaches.

2020 Western Conference 8-Man Football

All-Conference Team

Offense first team

Quarterback – Kade Cutler, sr., Flint Creek; Bryan Mask, sr., Clark Fork; Roman Sparks, sr., Thompson Falls.

Running back – Kade Pardee, sr., Thompson Falls; Colt Crawford, sr., Arlee; Preston Metesh, sr.,

Flint Creek; Layne Spidel, sr., Mission.

Center – Will McPherson, sr., Thompson Falls; Aaron Waddle, sr., Clark Fork.

Offensive line – Cody Burk, sr., Thompson Falls; Mason Graeff, sr., Flint Creek.

Wide receiver – Orion Plakke, soph., Clark Fork; Bryce Umphrey, soph., Mission.

Tight end – Lucas Andersen, sr., Thompson Falls; Tucker Foster, sr., Plains.

Punter – Noah Coulson, sr., Arlee; Walker McDonald, jr., Seeley-Swan.

Kick returner – Kade Cutler, sr., Flint Creek.

Slot back – Avery Mesteth, jr., Flint Creek; Jake Calloway, sr., Clark Fork.

Offensive Most Valuable Player – Kade Cutler, sr., Flint Creek.

Defense first team

Defensive line – Dane Chojnacky, sr., Thompson Falls; Cody Burk, sr., Thompson Falls; Cordell Langton, jr., Flint Creek.

Defensive end – Layne Spidel, sr., Mission; Tucker Foster, sr., Plains.

Inside linebacker – Trae Thilmony, jr., Thompson Falls; Prestson Metesh, sr., Flint Creek.

Outside linebacker – Lucas Andersen, sr., Thompson falls; Leyton Wagner, jr., Flint Creek.

Defensive back – Kade Pardee, sr., Thompson Falls; Kade Cutler, sr., Flint creek.

Kicker – Kade Cutler, sr., Flint Creek.

Punt returner – Kade Cutler, sr., Flint Creek.

Defensive Most Valuable Player – Cordell Langton, jr., Flint Creek.

Offense second team

Quarterback – Kellen McClure, soph., Mission.

Running back – Gavin Regalado, sr., Plains; Roper Edwards, sr., Charlo.

Center – Lalo Bravo, sr., Mission.

Offensive line – Cordell Langton, jr., Flint Creek; Ian Killorn, sr., Mission.

Wide receiver – Canyon Sargent, soph., Mission; Phil Marquez, sr., Charlo.

Tight end – Ethan Parke, sr., Flint Creek.

Kick returner – Charley Adams, jr., Mission.

Slot back – Trae Thilmony, jr., Charley Adams, jr., Mission; Tucker Love, soph., Charlo.

Defense second team

Defensive end – Ethan Parke, sr., Flint Creek; Dawson Dumont, soph., Mission; Walker McDonald, jr., Seeley-Swan; Danner Haskins, sr., Clark Fork.

Inside linebacker – Ian Killorn, sr., Mission; Nate Clark, sr., Charlo; Colt Crawford, sr., Arlee; Preston Smith, jr., Darby.

Outside linebacker – Derek Andersen, sr., Thompson Falls, Trevor Morrisey, sr., Flint Creek; Aaron Waddle, sr., Clark Fork; Canyon Sargent, soph., Missioin.

Defensive back – Roman Sparks, sr., Thompson Falls; Avery Metesh, jr., Flint Creek; Bryan Mask, sr., Clark Fork; Bryce Umphrey, soph., Mission; Coyle Nagy, jr., Charlo.

Kicker – Nathan Schraeder, jr., Thompson Falls.

Punt returner – Roman Sparks, sr., Thompson Falls; Bryce Umphrey, soph., Mission.

2020 Western Conference

8-Man All-State selections

Kade Cutler, sr., Flint Creek, Cordell Langton, jr., Flint Creek; Preston Metesh, sr. Flint Creek; Kade Pardee, sr., Thompson Falls; Roman Sparks, sr., Thompson Falls; Cody Burk, sr., Thompson Falls; Bryan Mask, sr., Clark Fork; Aaron Waddle, sr., Clark Fork; Lucas Andersen, sr., Thompson Falls; Tucker Foster, sr., Plains; Layne Spidel, sr., Mission; Trae Thilmony, jr., Thompson Falls; Ethan Parks, sr., Flint Creek; Bryce Umphrey, soph., Mission; Colt Crawford, sr., Arlee; Trevor Morrisey, sr., Flint Creek; Preston Smith, jr., Darby; Avery Metesh, jr., Flint Creek.