By Johnny Sanders, Sports Editor
Trussville – The 2022 All County Football team was recently released and Tribune schools, Moody and Springville were very well represented with 16 players on the list.
Of the 14, Moody has 9 of them. Leading the way is Blaine Burke who was voted as the Offensive MVP. Zane Smith was voted as the Defensive Co-MVP along with Ragland linebacker Ethan Courtney. Carson Dillashaw (DL), Koby Seymour (WR), recent college signees Davion Dozier (WR), Cole McCarty (QB) and Mason Myers (OL) join Honorable Mention recipients Caleb Griffin (DL) and Dwayne Logan (LB) as Moody representatives on the all-county team. Head Coach Jake Ganus was also selected as the St. Clair County Coach of the Year for 2022.
Coach Jake Ganus had the following comments regarding his players who were selected.
“BB (Burke) is a cheat code; probably the hardest working kid I’ve been around. Zane is one of the smartest, most instinctive players I’ve been blessed to coach. Dilly (Dillashaw) is a one-of-a-kind kid and I’m so proud of how far he’s come. Mason is by far the most dominant OL I’ve seen in person. Davion is a mismatch for any defender. I’m prouder of the person he is than anything. Cole set multiple records and led our offense to the most points/points per game in Moody history. I’m so proud to have been his coach. Kolby was our Swiss army knife. He had an injury that should have sidelined him for 6 weeks. With that SAME injury, he found a way to play in 6 days. I’m so proud of him and can’t wait to watch him at the next level. Griff (Griffin) battled through injuries all year and was a warrior on defense. Demanded double teams in the middle. Dewayne had to play linebacker for us some with no experience. He quickly became one of our best and one of the best in the area. I have so much love and respect for him. He led our team in tackles and was a huge leader for us.”
Springville’s Mahlon Alverson (RB), Jake Conner (DB), Noel Cox (WR), Brodie Ginn (OL), and Parker McAdams (LB) along with Honorable Mentions Collin Lockhart (WR) and Cole Tittle (LB) were also selected as all-county players for 2022.
Coach Jon Clements spoke highly of his recipients, “All are well deserving. I am really proud of them for accomplishing a goal that they set out to achieve. And with it being a difficult year as far as the record goes, all of these guys continued to do the right things day in and day out.”
See the entire list below with Tribune area players in bold.
2022 All County Football (Alphabetical Order)
Offensive MVP–Blaine Burke, Moody
Defensive Co-MVPs–Ethan Courtney, MLB Ragland
Zane Smith, Moody
Coach of the Year–Jake Ganus, Moody
Dezmond Allen, DL, SCCHS
Mahlon Alverson, RB, SHS
Jake Conner, DB, SHS
Jagger Cox, S, RHS
Noel Cox, WR, SHS
Carson Dillashaw, DL, MHS
Nigel Dowdell, C, SCCHS
Davion Dozier, WR, MHS
Brodie Ginn, OL, SHS
Kain Head, DL, AHS
Ezra Hill, C/WR, RHS
Trevor Horsley, DL, AHS
Parker McAdams, LB, SHS
Cole McCarty, QB, MHS
Cade Mickler, LB, RHS
Ashton Mostella, DL, AHS
Lucas Mrachkovskiy, OL, SCCHS
Mason Myers, OL, MHS
Layden Olson, OL, AHS
Kolby Seymour, WR, MHS
Greyson Simpson, K, AHS
Jeremiah Thomas, WR, SCCHS
Devin Tilley, OLB, SCCHS
Davian Turner, OLB/RB, RHS
Jordan Turner, S/WR, RHS
Honorable Mentions:
Will Clark, DL/OL, RHS
Caleb Griffin, DL, MHS
Drake Kay, S/QB, RHS
Will Keenum, DE, SCCHS
Collin Lockhart, WR, SHS
Dewayne Logan, LB, MHS
Ryan Parker, RB, SCCHS
Hunter Pyle, CB, AHS
Travis Smith, RB, AHS
Cole Tittle, LB, SHS