The Herald’s 2016 prep football All-Area defense
Published 1:30 am Monday, December 19, 2016
2016 HERALD ALL-AREA FOOTBALL TEAMS
DEFENSE
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Ben Hines, Archbishop Murphy, LB, jr.
Hines racked up 100 tackles (11 for loss).
FIRST TEAM
Matt Sevao
Defensive lineman, Lake Stevens, sr.
Sevao tallied 98 tackles and 12 sacks.
Malakai Fifita
Defensive lineman, Glacier Peak, sr.
Fifita, who is verbally committed to play at Air Force, posted 35 tackles and one interception.
Windy Isaia
Defensive lineman, Mariner, sr.
Isaia was a first-team all-Wesco 4A pick.
Ali Gaye
Defensive lineman, Edmonds-Woodway, sr.
Gaye, a first-team all-Wesco 3A/2A South selection, is a highly-regarded college recruit, with offers from several Division-I programs.
Abraham Lucas
Defensive lineman, Archbishop Murphy, sr.
Lucas tallied 31 tackles (17 for loss) and 15 sacks.
Ben Hines
Linebacker, Archbishop Murphy, jr.
Hines racked up 100 tackles (11 for loss).
Markus Sullivan
Linebacker, Jackson, sr.
Sullivan, who has offers from several Division-I programs, tallied 119 tackles (16 for loss), two interceptions and two forced fumbles.
Ricky Kranz
Linebacker, Glacier Peak, sr.
Kranz posted 71 tackles and two sacks.
D’Andre Bellamy
Linebacker, Oak Harbor, sr.
Bellamy racked up 96 tackles (14 for loss), four sacks, one interception and three forced fumbles.
Anthony Hutchinson
Defensive back, Lake Stevens, jr.
Hutchinson recorded one interception, one forced fumble and one sack.
Anfernee Gurley
Defensive back, Archbishop Murphy, sr.
Gurley tallied two interceptions.
Kyler Gordon
Defensive back, Archbishop Murphy, jr.
Gordon posted four interceptions, one returned for a touchdown.
Collin Montez
Defensive back, Archbishop Murphy, sr.
Montez tallied four interceptions, returning one for a touchdown, and two fumble recovery scores.
Gabe Green
Punter, Arlington, jr.
Green averaged 39.8 yards per punt, with a long of 73 yards and six punts inside the opponent’s 10-yard line.
SECOND TEAM
Sam Zook
Defensive lineman, Oak Harbor, sr.
Zook tallied 54 tackles, 7.5 sacks and two forced fumbles.
Jackson Yost
Defensive lineman, Archbishop Murphy, sr.
Yost, who has an offer in hand from Eastern Washington University, posted six sacks and 46 tackles.
Josh Jerome
Defensive lineman, Monroe, jr.
Jerome recorded 6.5 sacks, 41 tackles (17 for loss) and two forced fumbles.
Johnny Navarro
Linebacker, Jackson, jr.
Navarro posted 117 tackles, three sacks and two interceptions.
Michael Wilkins
Linebacker, Lake Stevens, sr.
Wilkins recorded 67 tackles and two forced fumbles.
Josh Felder
Linebacker, Monroe, sr.
Felder tallied 93 tackles (14 for loss), one sack and two forced fumbles.
Jake Smotherman
Linebacker, Shorecrest, sr.
Smotherman recorded 102 tackles (13 for loss), three sacks and two forced fumbles.
Hunter Eckstrom
Defensive back, Lake Stevens, sr.
Eckstrom posted two interceptions and one forced fumble.
Skylar Barr
Defensive back, Monroe, soph.
Barr tallied two interceptions.
Tyrone Jones
Defensive back, Mariner, sr.
Jones was a first-team all-Wesco 4A selection.
Noah Becker
Defensive back, Edmonds-Woodway, jr.
Becker was a first-team all-Wesco 3A/2A South pick.
David Eisenkraft
Punter, Everett, soph.
Eisenkraft averaged 38 yards per punt, with nine punts inside the opponent’s 10-yard line.
