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MSU-Northern
Beaumont Somerfeld named 1st Team All-Frontier By Ryan Divish/Havre
Daily News Sports Editor/rdivish@havredailynews.com Frontier conference
champion Carroll College dominated the end of the year awards in the Frontier
Conference. Carroll grabbed both
player of the year honors while head coach Mike Van Diest was named coach of
the year for the second year in a row. Quarterback Tyler Emmert
was named the offensive player of the year after completing 208 of 291 passes
(71 percent) for 2,960 yards and 28 touchdowns this season while being
intercepted only four times. The sophomore led Carroll's unstoppable offense
with 289 yards of total offense a game. Saint linebacker Marcus
Atkinson was named the conference defense player of the year. He led the
Saints with 82 total tackles on the season. Montana State
University-Northern placed only one player on the all-conference squad.
Senior defensive tackle Bomont Somerfeld was named first-team all-conference
for the third time in his career. Somerfeld, a Power
native, led the Frontier Conference with 18 tackles for loss this season,
while finishing with 92 total tackles on the season. He was a four-time
all-conference performer during his stellar career for the Lights. There were several area
players also earning all-conference honors. Former KG standout Rhett
Crites earned first-team honors at placekicker for Carroll. Crites, who was
named to the second team last season, connected on nine of 11 field goals and
made 57 of 60 extra points. Crites was all named to the second team as a
punter. Chinook's Michael Maddox
joined Crites on the first team as a linebacker for Carroll. Maddox finished
with 13ð tackles for loss including four sacks. All-Frontier Conference
football team INDIVIDUAL AWARDS Coach of the Year - Mike
Van Diest, Carroll College. Offensive Player of the
Year - Tyler Emmert, quarterback, Carroll College. Defensive Player of the
Year - Marcus Atkinson, linebacker, Carroll College. FIRST TEAM OFFENSE Quarterback - Tyler
Emmert, Carroll College, 6-foot-2, 195 pound, soph, Helena. Running backs - Josh
Shrum, Montana-Western, 5-10, 185, jr, Boise, Idaho and Josh Johnson, Montana
Tech, 5-7, 165, frosh, Frenchtown. Tight end - Dallas Mock,
Western, 6-1, 215, jr, Kuna, Idaho. Wide receivers - BJ
Charlton, Rocky Mountain, 6-3, 210, sr, Marietta, Calif.; Mark Gallik,
Carroll, 5-11, 185, sr, Stevensville and Zach Zawacki, Carroll, 6-1, 198, sr,
Powell, Wyo. Offensive linemen - Mike
Schmidt, Western, 60-4, 285, jr, Great Falls; Spencer Schmitz, Carroll, 6-2,
270, sr, Helena; Ben Snipes, Western, 6-3, 310, jr, Great Falls; Kyle Baker,
Carroll, 6-0, 260, soph, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho and Wayne Butori, Tech, 6-2,
255, jr, Butte. FIRST TEAM DEFENSE Defensive linebackers -
Marcus Atkinson, Carroll, 6-1, 215, sr, Boise, Idaho; Eric Stoverud, Western,
5-11, 190, soph, Great Falls; Mike Maddox, Carroll, 5-11, 186, jr, Chinook
and Tucker Edmundson, Tech, 6-0, 231, soph, Harrison. Defensive linemen -
Bomont Somerfeld, Montana St.-Northern, 6-1, 275, sr, Power; Jereme Hess,
Western, 6-1, 240, jr, Puyallup, Wash.; Nate Chiovaro, Carroll, 6-3, 230, sr,
Frenchtown and Matt Stepan, Tech, 6-2, 235, sr, Butte. Defensive backs - Enoch
McKeague, Western, 5-10, 180, jr, Honolulu; Brett Bermingham, Carroll, 6-2,
190, sr, Helena; Todd Schlaebitz, Tech, 5-9, 190, sr, Frenchtown and Regan
Mack, Carroll, 6-0, 190, soph, Emigrant. FIRST TEAM SPECIAL TEAMS Place kicker - Rhett
Crites, Carroll, 5-11, 180, sr, Gildford. Kickoff returner - Josh
Shrum, Western, 5-10, 185, jr, Boise, Idaho. Punter - Eric Zahler,
Western, 6-0, 225, jr, Yakima, Wash. Punt returner - Regan
Mack, Carroll, 6-0, 190, soph, Emigrant. SECOND TEAM OFFENSE Quarterback - Travis
Kirby, Western, 6-1, 205, sr, Lakewood, Wash. Running backs - D.J.
Dearcorn, Carroll, 6-2, 225, sr, Dayton, Wyo. and Jed Thomas, Carroll, 6-0,
195, frosh, Heyburn, Idaho. Tight end - Ryan Dunn,
Tech, 6-2, 233, jr, Lewistown. Wide receivers - Jake
Larson, Western, 6-1, 175, soph, Butte; Cory Creighton, Western, 5-9, 170,
jr, Palmer, Alaska and Jon Owen, Rocky, 5-8, 190, jr, Geraldine. Offensive linemen -
James Ammar, Rocky, 6-3, 275, soph, Edmonton, Alberta; Paul Barnett, Carroll,
6-5, 285, jr, Hermiston, Ore.; Dan Mazurek, Carroll, 6-0, 250, soph, Helena;
Abraham Apilado, Western, 6-3, 325, soph, Kekaha, Hawaii; Allen Linder, Tech,
6-3, 290, jr, Great Falls and Kyle Moore, Tech, 6-6, 299, sr, Great Falls. SECOND TEAM DEFENSE Defensive linebackers -
Brian Arnston, Western, 6-1, 240, jr, Butte; Jade Small, Rocky, 6-0, 210, jr,
Colstrip; Gary Cooper, Carroll, 6-2, 215, soph, Helena and Mark Nay, 6-2,
220, sr, Helena. Defensive linemen - Nick
Wichowski, Rocky, 6-1, 245, sr, Carlsbad, Calif.; Jeff Shirley, Carroll, 6-4,
225, soph, Stockett; Nick Rewerts, Western, 6-5, 240, jr, Libby and Leland
Anders, Tech, 6-4, 261, sr, Seeley Lake. Defensive backs - Cole
VanHeel, Western, 5-11, 170, sr, Great Falls; Eric Reis, Rocky, 6-1, 205, jr,
Glendive; Matt Peterson, Carroll, 6-2, 200, sr, Carroll and Ben Steele, Tech,
5-10, 180, sr, Bigfork. SECOND TEAM SPECIAL
TEAMS Place kicker - Eric
Zahler, Western, 6-0, 225, jr, Yakima, Wash. Kickoff returner - Cory
Albin, Rocky, 6-1, 215, sr, Sidney. Punter - Rhett Crites,
Carroll, 5-11, 180, sr, Gildford. Punt returner - Ben
Sanders, Rocky, 5-9, 175, sr, Colstrip. |
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