FOOTBALL: Port Townsend, Chimacum players make Nisqually/Olympic All-League team

CHIMACUM — Chimacum junior Jacob Williamson is a two-way first-team All-Nisqually/Olympic League football selection along the offensive and defensive lines, headlining a crop of Cowboys and Port Townsend Redhawks honored in recent voting by league coaches.

Williamson was joined on the first-team defense by senior teammate Logan Storm, a defensive utility selection. Storm also was a second-team selection at running back.

Chimacum seniors Ben Preston and Isaac Purser were second-team picks along the defensive line and at punter, respectively.

Port Townsend senior Chase Campbell was picked to the first-team offensive line and Redhawks junior Dylan Tracer was a first-teamer at linebacker. Junior Noa Apker-Montoya was a first-team pick at defensive back and punter.

Tracer also earned a second-team nod at running back and Apker-Montoya also was picked as the second team quarterback.

Other second-teamers for Port Townsend are junior defensive lineman Wes Blue and defensive utility pick Nico Winegar, a senior.

Cascade Christian junior Conner Zetterberg was voted Nisqually/Olympic MVP and junior teammate Parker Johnson is the Offensive Player of the Year.

Klahowya sophomore Hunter Wallis was voted Defensive Player of the Year.

Bellevue Christian’s Todd Green was selected Coach of the Year.

Nisqually/Olympic League

All-League Team

• MVP: Conner Zetterberg, Jr., Cascade Christian

• Offensive POY: Parker Johnson, Jr., Cascade Christian

• Defensive POY: Hunter Wallis, Soph., Klahowya

Coach of the Year: Todd Green, Bellevue Christian

First Team

Offense

• Quarterback: John Hartford, Sr., Klahowya

• Running Back: Hunter Wallis, Soph., Klahowya; Torretto Metzger-Magalei, Jr., Cascade Christian

• Wide Receiver: Isaiah Zetterberg, Jr., Cascade Christian; Drew Dickson, Sr., Klahowya; Justin Lundberg, Soph., Charles Wright

• Tight End: Michael Gurr, Sr., Cascade Christian

• Offensive Line: Mark Postma, Sr., Bellevue Christian; Jacob Williamson, Jr., Chimacum; Adam Whittaker, Sr., Cascade Christian; Sam Tefft, Jr., Bellevue Christian; Chase Campbell, Sr., Port Townsend

• All-Purpose: Richard Rivas-Gutierrez, Jr., Vashon

Defense

• Defensive Line: Jacob Williamson, Jr., Chimacum; Torretto Metzger-Magalei, Jr., Cascade Christian; Sam Tefft, Jr. Bellevue Christian; Jack Sirich, Sr., Bellevue Christian

• Linebacker: Dylan Tracer, Jr., Port Townsend; Cade Cochran, Sr., Charles Wright; Mark Postma, Sr., Bellevue Christian; Adam Whittaker, Sr., Cascade Christian

• Defensive Back: Noa Apker-Montoya, Jr., Port Townsend; Mick Larsen, Sr., Bellevue Christian; Drew Dickson, Sr., Klahowya; Michael Gurr, Sr., Cascade Christian

• Defensive Utility: Logan Storm, Sr., Chimacum

Special Teams

• Kicker: Richard Rivas-Gutierrez, Jr., Vashon

• Punter: Noa Apker-Montoya, Jr., Port Townsend

Second Team

• Quarterback: Noa Apker-Montoya, Jr., Port Townsend

• Running Back: Dylan Tracer, Jr., Port Townsend; Logan Storm, Sr., Chimacum

• Wide Receiver: Luke Leinweber, Jr., Bellevue Christian; Parker Setterfield, Sr., Cascade Christian; Jacob Keppert, Sr., Klahowya

• Tight End: Nathaniel Hosannah, Jr., Charles Wright

• Offensive Line: Matt Strickland, Soph., Klahowya; Jimmy Lee, Sr., Cascade Christian; Max Failla, Sr., Charles Wright; Cade Cochran, Jr., Charles Wright; Aaron Phillips, Jr., Klahowya; Donavon Scott, Sr., Cascade Christian.

• All-Purpose: Tyler Wissing, Jr., Cascade Christian

Second Team

• Defensive Line: Wes Blue, Jr., Port Townsend; Tanner Weaver, Sr., Klahowya; Jayson Floyd, Jr., Charles Wright; Ben Preston, Sr., Chimacum

• Linebacker: Trent Paulson, Jr., Bellevue Christian; Tyler Wissing, Jr., Cascade Christian; Jacob McKeel, Jr., Klahowya; Moses Kilpatrick, Jr., Vashon

• Defensive Back: John Hartford, Sr., Klahowya; Isaiah Zetterberg, Jr., Cascade Christian; Sol Dehnert, Sr., Vashon

• Defensive Utility: Nico Winegar, Sr., Port Townsend

Special Teams

• Kicker: Drew Dickson, Sr., Klahowya

• Punter: Isaac Purser, Sr., Chimacum

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