Mahler named IEL MVP, Resso earns Defensive MVP honors
Sandpoint senior wide receiver Blake Mahler was named Most Valuable Player in the Inland Empire League by the league's coaches, while senior Brian Resso was voted the Defensive MVP.
Bulldog senior Sean Lissy was selected as the Offensive lineman of the year and senior Chad Denny was named Defensive lineman of the year.
Sandpoint senior Dan Parrish, senior Jacob Way, junior Andrew Meaux and senior Andrew Taylor joined Mahler and Lissy on the all-league first team.
Sandpoint junior Nick Uhnak, senior Ben Mitchell, junior Mike Brown and junior Joey Lovell made the all-league second team.
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER — Blake Mahler, sr., WR, Sandpoint.
OFFENSIVE MVP — Ben Widmyer, sr., QB, Lake City.
OFFENSIVE BACK OF THE YEAR — Kevin Ah-Hi, jr., Coeur d'Alene.
OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR — Sean Lissy, sr., Sandpoint.
DEFENSIVE MVP — Brian Resso, sr., Sandpoint.
DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR — Chad Denny, sr., Sandpoint.
DEFENSIVE BACK OF THE YEAR — K.C. Billetz, sr., Post Falls.
LINEBACKER OF THE YEAR — Adam Shamion, sr., Post Falls.
COACH OF THE YEAR — Jerry Lee, Post Falls.
FIRST TEAM
OFFENSE
QUARTERBACK — Kam Kiefer, 6-2, 200, sr., Lakeland. RUNNING BACKS — Gabe Le, 5-9, 195, sr., Coeur d'Alene; Dan Parrish, 6-0, 190, sr., Sandpoint. LINEMEN — Matt Hohensee, 6-2, 250, sr., Coeur d'Alene; Mike Vickhammer, 6-2, 230, jr., Lake City; Greg Borders, 6-4, 250, sr., Post Falls; Brian Litalian, 5-8, 200, sr., Post Falls; Corey Morss, 6-1, 210, sr., Lake City. TIGHT END — Adam Shamion, 6-2, 215, sr., Post Falls. WIDE RECEIVERS — Chris Delport, 6-0, 180, jr., Lake City; Travis Harmon, 6-0, 190, sr., Lake City; Nick Mehalechko, 6-0, 170, jr., Post Falls. UTILITY BACK — Nick Canger, 5-7, 140, sr., Post Falls. KICKER — Blake Mahler, 5-11, 165, sr., Sandpoint.
DEFENSE
LINEMEN — Kody Winters, 5-11, 205, sr., Coeur d'Alene; Greg Borders, 6-4, 250, sr., Post Falls; Sean Lissy, 6-3, 250, sr., Sandpoint; Andrew Taylor, 6-3, 205, sr., Sandpoint. LINEBACKERS — Marshall Childers, 6-1, 225, sr., Post Falls. Will Mannschreck, 6-2, 230, sr., Lewiston; Dave Bobbitt, 6-0, 195, jr., Lake City; Andrew Meaux, 6-1, 205, jr., Sandpoint. DEFENSIVE BACKS — Chris Delport, 6-0, 180, jr., Lake City; Chris Wilhelm, 5-11, 180, jr., Post Falls; Jacob Way, 6-0, 180, sr., Sandpoint; Mitchell Aguilar, 5-9, 175, sr., Coeur d'Alene; Kam Kiefer, 6-2, 200, sr., Lakeland. KICK RETURNER — Blake Mahler, Sandpoint. PUNTER — Max Lyons, 6-0, 175, sr., Coeur d'Alene.
SECOND TEAM
OFFENSE
QUARTERBACK — Max Lyons, 6-0, 175, sr., Coeur d'Alene; K.C. Billetz, 6-1, 180, sr., Post Falls. RUNNING BACKS — Dan Hamilton, 5-9, 160, jr., Post Falls; Joey Symbal, 5-10, 160, sr., Lake City; Brooks Reynolds, 5-10, 185, jr., Lewiston. LINEMEN — Will Trujillo, 6-0, 230, sr., Coeur d'Alene; Nick Uhnak, 5-10, 210, jr., Sandpoint; Kyle Neal, 6-1, 235, sr., Post Falls; Tyler Young, 5-10, 280, sr., Lewiston; Ryan Underdahl, 5-11, 195, sr., Lakeland. TIGHT END — Ben Mitchell, 6-5, 215, sr., Sandpoint. WIDE RECEIVERS — Kevin Maurer, 5-10, 150, sr., Lewiston; Cody McKonkey, 5-11, 180, sr., Lewiston.
DEFENSE
LINEMEN — Spud Jones, 6-1, 185, sr., Lake City; Chris Mather, 5-8, 195, sr., Coeur d'Alene; Joseph Conti, 5-10, 195, jr., Post Falls; Mark Scogrand, 6-1, 260, so., Lewiston; Brad Herrenbruck, 6-4, 210, jr., Moscow. LINEBACKERS — Neal Goodwin, 6-0, 170, jr., Coeur d'Alene; Garrett Arnold, 6-0, 195, sr., Lake City; Trevor Leaf, 5-9, 185, jr., Coeur d'Alene; Mike George, 6-0, 180, sr., Lewiston; Mike Brown, 5-10, 180, jr., Sandpoint. DEFENSIVE BACKS — Joey Symbal, 5-11, 160, sr., Lake City; Joey Lovell, 5-11, 165, jr., Sandpoint; Tom Bjornson, 5-9, 155, sr., Coeur d'Alene; Cody Hill, 5-11, 175, sr., Lewiston; Cody Brubaker, 5-10, 175, sr., Post Falls. KICK RETURNER — Bobby Kuber, 5-6, 150, sr., Post Falls.