Wildcats earn 11 spots on all-league football team
Louisburg seniors Garrett Harding (left) and Madden Rutherford earned first team All-Frontier League selections and the Wildcats were named to 11 spots overall.
Louisburg had an up and down 2019
campaign as the Wildcats had to deal with injury after injury, not to mention a
difficult Frontier League schedule.
Still, the Wildcats finished their season with a 6-4 record and a spot in the regional playoffs. Louisburg had plenty of key pieces help the Wildcats in their run and those players were rewarded for their efforts when the All-Frontier League team was recently released.
Louisburg earned a combined 11
spots on the all-league squad, including a pair of first-team selections.
“The Frontier League is always tough, and this year was no different,” Louisburg coach Robert Ebenstein said. “All of the newly added schools had some of their best seasons – Tongie, Bonner and Piper. Then you throw in an undefeated Paola team and a very solid Spring Hill team and us. Then you look at the talent that Eudora, Baldwin and Ottawa all have, and it is a very tough league. So, considering all those things I think we came out pretty well.”
Senior quarterback Madden
Rutherford and senior offensive lineman Garrett Harding were each named to the
All-Frontier League first team offense after successful seasons.
Rutherford finished the year with
671 yards passing with eight touchdowns and he also added 245 yards on the
ground and four more scores. Harding was fixture on the offensive line as the
Wildcats amassed 2,822 total yards of offense, including more than 2,100 yards
on the ground.
“Very
excited to see first team honors for Madden and Garrett as both players were
totally deserving of it and it is really cool to see the other league coaches
felt the same way,” Ebenstein said. “The system is very tough, especially for
the skill guys. There are only three first teamers for “skill” which
is quarterbacks and running backs combined.
“To
see Madden break first team was a testament to his competitiveness and same
with Garrett. If he didn’t have his injury last year, Garrett is probably first
team as a junior, but to see if pay off for him as a senior is really
cool. I am very happy for both of them.”
Senior lineman Brayden White was
selected to the second team offense, as was junior running back Ben Wiedenmann.
Junior Andy Hupp was named to the second team offense as a multi-purpose player
after he saw time at quarterback, running back and on the offensive line.
Wiedenmann led the team in rushing
with 1,126 yards on the ground and another 86 yards receiving. He finished the
season with 13 total touchdowns.
White, who started the season at
tackle, joined Harding in blocking for the Wildcats’ 2,800-plus yards of
offense. Hupp also did some of that blocking, but filled in at different
positions for the Wildcats as he finished the year with two touchdowns and 200
yards of total offense.
“The voting for our league is tough, and
with so many quality teams in the Frontier League this year spots are limited,”
Ebenstein said. “But Brayden, Andy and Ben were all deserving of first team
honors, but to be second team in the Frontier League is a tremendous honor.”
Harding was the lone player on the
all-league second team defense as he earned spots on both sides of the ball for
the Wildcats. He was second on the team with 65 tackles, including 12 solo
stops.
White was named to the honorable mention
defensive line and Hupp was selected as an honorable mention linebacker. Hupp
led Louisburg with 74 tackles on the season, including five for a loss and two
sacks. White ended the year with 44 stops, two sacks, two batted balls and a
fumble recovery.
Junior receiver Weston Guetterman was put
on the honorable mention offensive squad. Guetterman led the Wildcats with 392
yards receiving to go along with three touchdowns.
Senior Drake Varns was also named to the
honorable mention squad as a kicker, while Rutherford was selected as an
honorable mention all-league punter. Varns was 21 of 26 in extra point tries
and 3 of 5 on field goal attempts.
ALL-FRONTIER LEAGUE FOOTBALL
OFFENSE
First Team
LINEMEN – Garrett Harding, Louisburg, senior; Cole Sample, Tonganoxie, senior; Willie Harris, Tonganoxie, senior; Clay Essex, Paola, senior; Mikey Stribling, Paola, senior
BACKS – Madden Rutherford, Louisburg, senior; Cooper Cunningham, Tonganoxie, senior; Connor Hasz, Paola, senior
RECEIVERS – Armani Washington,
Bonner Springs, senior; Elijah Tyner, Tonganoxie, senior; Conner Searcy,
Tonganoxie, senior; Jack Robinson, Piper, senior
MULTI-PURPOSE – LaJames White,
Piper, junior
KICKER – Ryan Wokutch, Paola,
senior
Second Team
LINEMEN – Tony Caballero, Bonner Springs, sophomore; Jacob Peterson, Bonner Springs, senior; Brayden White, Louisburg, senior; Aron Dominick, Spring Hill, senior; Javier Castillo, Paola, senior
BACKS – Ben Wiedenmann, Louisburg, junior; Conner Quick, Baldwin, senior; Blake Poje, Tonganoxie, junior
RECEIVERS – Rishaud Dockery,
Bonner Springs, senior; Gage Klutts, Spring Hill, senior; Gavin Lang, Baldwin,
junior
MULTI-PURPOSE – Andy Hupp, Louisburg, junior
KICKER – Bear Gardner, Spring Hill,
senior
Honorable Mention
LINEMEN – Travis Bohnenblust,
Eudora, junior; Chris Husling, Eudora, senior; Michael Sheldon, Bonner Springs,
senior; Denver Gardner, Spring Hill, junior; Alex Berg, Baldwin, senior; Bailey
Vesco, Baldwin, senior; Andrew Jarvis, Piper, junior; Cam Beebe, Piper,
freshman; Carter Stanchfield, Paola, junior
BACKS – Cael Lynch, Eudora, junior;
Brayden Beerbower, Eudora, sophomore; Bryce Krone, Bonner Springs, senior;
Corbyn Meyers, Spring Hill, senior; Zade Barker, Spring Hill, senior; Trysten
Heck, Baldwin, senior; Garrett Williams, Paola, junior
RECEIVERS – Silas Etter, Eudora, sophomore; Weston Guetterman, Louisburg, junior; Dallas Bond, Tonganoxie, junior; Evan Phillips, Paola, senior
MULTI-PURPOSE – Sloan Hayden,
Eudora, senior; Daidrien Aho, Ottawa, senior; Ethan Byers, Bonner Springs,
senior
KICKER – Zach Reno, Bonner Springs, junior; Drake Varns, Louisburg, senior; Matt Garber, Baldwin, senior; Javier Trujillo, Tonganoxie, senior
DEFENSE
First Team
LINEMEN – Carson Downes, Spring
Hill, senior; Cole Sample, Tonganoxie, senior; Dallas Bond, Tonganoxie, junior;
Clay Essex, Paola, senior; Javier Castillo, Paola, senior
LINEBACKERS – Bryce Krone, Bonner
Springs, senior; Branden Martin, Piper, junior; Mikey Stribling, Paola, senior;
Evan Peuser, Paola, senior
BACKS – Ethan Byers, Bonner
Springs, senior; Ethan Phillips, Paola, senior; Connor Hasz, Paola, senior
MULTI-PURPOSE – Brandon Sanders,
Bonner Springs, junior
PUNTER – Johnny Tapia, Bonner
Springs, senior
Second Team
LINEMEN – Tony Caballero, Bonner Springs, sophomore; Michael Sheldon, Bonner Springs, senior; Garrett Harding, Louisburg, senior; Trysten Heck, Baldwin, senior; Lance Bassett, Piper, freshman
LINEBACKERS – Jakob Stovall,
Spring Hill, senior; Conner Searcy, Tonganoxie, senior; Dustin Rhoads,
Tonganoxie, senior; Anthony Ferguson, Piper, junior
BACKS – Daidrien Aho, Ottawa,
senior; Jaden Robinson, Bonner Springs; Cooper Cunningham, Tonganoxie, senior;
Garrett Williams, Paola, junior
MULTI-PURPOSE – Heston Robbins,
Tonganoxie, junior
PUNTER – Logan Greenhalgh, Spring
Hill, senior
Honorable Mention
LINEMEN – Will Schreiner, Eudora, junior; Darrell Higgins, Eudora, junior; Jacob Peterson, Bonner Springs, senior; Brayden White, Louisburg, senior; Aron Dominick, Spring Hill, senior; Cade Grossoehme, Baldwin; Toby Thomas, Baldwin, junior; Caleal Kennedy, Piper, junior; Mason Talcott, Paola, senior; Jake Karr, Paola, junior
LINEBACKERS – Cael Lynch, Eudora, junior; Carnelle Wehrhan, Bonner Springs, senior; Andy Hupp, Louisburg, junior; Wyatt Dickie, Spring Hill, senior; Jackson Raunenzahn, Spring Hill, senior; Alex Berg, Baldwin, senior; Gavin Lang, Baldwin, junior; Jackson Earlywine, Paola, junior
BACKS – Rishaud Dockery, Bonner
Springs, senior; Dom Scheerer, Spring Hill, senior; Jacob Maxwell, Tonganoxie,
junior; Branden Snell, Piper, junior; Tyson Latner, Piper, senior
MULTI-PURPOSE – Jake Boucher,
Eudora, senior; Shane Doty, Baldwin, junior; Darius McNeal, Piper, junior
PUNTER – Brett Breedlove, Eudora, senior; Madden Rutherford, Louisburg, senior; Garrett Williams, Paola, junior