Multiple Grant County athletes nab all-league honors

Published 3:00 pm Saturday, November 19, 2022

Grant Union’s Drew Williams serves the ball during her team’s match with Oakland in the opening round of the 2A state volleyball tournament on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, at Grant Union High School.

GRANT COUNTY — The 2022 fall campaign led to multiple Grant County high school athletes being recognized as all-league athletes in both the High Desert League and the Blue Mountain Conference.

All-league honors for the Blue Mountain Conference in volleyball and football are as follows:

Volleyball first team: Drew Williams, junior, Grant Union; Brilynn Combs, junior, Grant Union; Addy Northway, sophomore, Grant Union

Volleyball second team: Kynlee Pettyjohn, junior, Grant Union; Halle Parsons, junior, Grant Union

Volleyball honorable mention: Sivanna Hodge, junior, Grant Union; Jaydika Anderson, junior, Grant Union

Football first team: Alex Finley, junior, linebacker/offensive line, Grant Union

Football second team: Riddick Hutchison, senior, defensive line, Grant Union; Preston Boethin, senior, receiver, Grant Union; Talon VanCleave, junior, defensive back/quarterback, Grant Union; Till Winegar, junior, defensive back, Grant Union

Football honorable mention: Preston Boethin, senior, linebacker, Grant Union; Andrew Hunt, senior, linebacker, Grant Union; Jack Strong, senior, linebacker, Grant Union; Isaiah Adams, freshman, receiver, Grant Union

All league honors for the High Desert League in volleyball and football are as follows:

Volleyball first team: Laken McKay, senior, Prairie City

Volleyball second team: Betty Ann Wilson, senior, Prairie City; Reece Jacobs, sophomore, Prairie City, Skylar McKay, sophomore, Prairie City

Volleyball honorable mention: Jaycee Winegar, junior, Prairie City, Bethany Wilburn, sophomore, Dayville/Monument; Jin Bo Ciochetti, sophomore, Dayville/Monument

Football first team: Cole Teel, senior, running back, Prairie City; Eli Wright, senior, offensive line/defensive end, Prairie City: DJ Heikes, senior, punter, Dayville/Monument

Football second team: Trey Brown, junior, defensive end, Prairie City; Cody Reagan, junior, offensive line, Prairie City; Cole Teel, senior, defensive back, Prairie City, Ethan Thompson, junior, linebacker, Dayville/Monument; DJ Heikes, defensive back, senior, Dayville/Monument

Football honorable mention: DJ Heikes, senior, quarterback, Dayville/Monument; Ethan Thompson, running back, junior, Dayville/Monument; Payton Whitmore, freshman, noseguard, Dayville/Monument

High Desert League Offensive Player of the Year: Cole Teel, senior, running back, Prairie City

High Desert League Player of the Year: Eli Wright, senior, defensive end/offensive line, Prairie City

A previous version of this story omitted Skylar McKay of Prairie City who was named to the High Desert League’s second team in volleyball. The article also inaccurately described Reece Jacobs’ grade level. Jacobs is a sophomore.

The Eagle regrets these errors. 

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