Allmaras makes 2nd team All-State for HWC

Harvey/Wells County senior wide receiver/linebacker Gabe Allmaras has been honored with selection to the Second Team of the North Dakota High School Coaches Association (NDHSCA) Class 11B All-State Football Team.

Gabe, the son of Donny and Kristen Allmaras of rural Bremen, finished with statistics of 41 receptions for 558 yards and three touchdowns on offense in 2022. Defensively, he had 45 solo tackles and 49 assist tackles for the Hornets, three sacks and four tackles for loss.

Notable selections

State champion Velva/Drake-Anamoose/Garrison had three First Team selections and one Second Teamer, along with Kindred, last year's title holders.

Also with four total players on the All-State squads were Region 2 power players Bottineau and Hillsboro/Central Valley, each split between two on First Team and two on the Second.

Top honorees for the Braves were wide receiver Carson Haerer and linebacker Jacob Shriver, while the Burros were led by a pair of linemen, Easton Baesler (offense) and Peter Dryburgh (defense).

Oakes was the other team with four total honorees, all on the Second Team.

Teams with three All-State players included Dickinson Trinity, Central Cass, Beulah and Bowman County, each boasting two First Team and one Second Team player.

For other teams within Region 2, Langdon/Edmore/Munich had two First Team players, senior receiver Markus Kingzett and senior defensive lineman Jack Romfo, and Thompson sophomore Jake Starcevic made the cut as First Team defensive back. Rugby's Dylan Bartsch was named to the Second Team.

Athlete/Coach

of the Year

Trey Heinrich of Kindred was selected as the NDHSCA 11B Senior Athlete of the Year.

Coach of the Year honors went to Larry Sandy of Velva/Drake-Anamoose/Garrison, who capped a legendary 32-year coaching career at the helm of the Aggies with the school's 10th state championship.

Velva, whether alone or in its various co-op incarnations, never lost a title game during Sandy's tenure and is 10-0 for the program's history at the Dakota Bowl.

A full list of those selected to the All-State teams are as follows:

NDHSCA 11B Football

All-State First Team

Offense

Joey Desir, Sr., QB, Shiloh Christian; Ben Schepp, Soph., QB, Velva/Drake-Anamoose/Garrison; Jace Kovash, Jr., QB, Dickinson Trinity; Trey Heinrich, Sr., RB, Kindred; Owen Wiersma, Sr., RB, Central Cass; Mason Mellmer, Sr., RB, Beulah; Markus Kingzett, Sr., WR, Langdon/Edmore/Munich; Carson Haerer, Jr., WR, Bottineau; Jack Packer, Sr., OL, Kindred; Easton Baesler, Sr., OL, Hillsboro/Central Valley; Coy Okeson, Jr., OL, Bishop Ryan; Grant Kees, Sr., OL, Bowman Co.; Payton Bodine, Sr., TE, V/D-A/G

Defense

Jack Romfo, Sr., DL, L/E/M; Riley Sunram, Jr., DL, Kindred; Tyler Cruchet, Jr., DL, Central Cass; Peter Dryburgh, Sr., DL, HCV; Mace Stuber, Sr., DL, Bowman Co.; Armani Smith, Sr., DL, Beulah; Ty Dassinger, Jr., LB, Dickinson Trinity; Hank Bodine, Soph., LB, V/D-A/G; Boeden Greenley, Sr., LB, Lisbon; Jacob Shriver, Sr., LB, Bottineau; Jake Starcevic, Soph., DB, Thompson; Tyson Enget, Sr., DB, Ray/Powers Lake

Second Team

(no positions listed)

Adler Paeper, Sr., Landon Ptacek, Sr., Noah Sundby, Sr., and Xavier Vossler, Sr., Oakes; Charlie Biewer, Sr., Kindred; Grant Lyons, Sr., Lisbon; Dylan Sell, Sr., Central Cass; Dylan Bartsch, Sr., Rugby; Gabe Nero, Sr., and Ryder Pollman, Sr., Bottineau; Cole Hebl, Sr., and Riley Olson, Sr., HCV; Gabe Allmaras, Sr., HWC; Keaton Cole, Jr., and Mitch Heinert, Sr., Nedrose; Kyle Sandy, Sr., V/D-A/G; Logan Rist, Jr., Des Lacs-Burlington; Collin Knorr, Sr., South Prairie; Jack Zimmer, Jr., Kenmare/Bowbells/Burke Central; Jett Lundeen, Soph., Bishop Ryan; Tarren Larson, Sr., Beulah; Luke Shobe, Jr., Dickinson Trinity; Isaac Emmel, Jr., and Michael Fagerlund, Jr., Shiloh Christian; Kaison Kaylor, Sr., Hazen; Bohden Duffield, Jr., Bowman Co.

NDHSCA-11B Senior Athlete of the Year

Trey Heinrich, Kindred

NDHSCA-11B Coach of the Year

Larry Sandy, Velva/Drake-Anamoose/Garrison