Wesco announces All-League football defense and special teams honors

Wesco has released its All-League 4A and 3A/2A high school football defensive and special teams honors. The three Wesco 4A co-champions — Arlington, Glacier Peak and Lake Stevens — each had three players named to the first team, including Herald All-Area Defensive Player of the Year, linebacker Keagan Howard.

WESCO 4A

Defense, first team

Victor Sanchez, DL, Kamiak; Levi Reid, DL, Arlington; Brayden Dougherty, DL, Lake Stevens; Max Bridges, DL, Glacier Peak; Haseeb Rassulli, ILB, Jackson; Keagan Howard, ILB, Lake Stevens; Tyler Lykken, OLB, Jackson; Chase Deberry, OLB, Arlington; Luke Fullerton, OLB, Glacier Peak; Seamus Williams, DB, Jackson; Samuel Etienne, DB, Kamiak; Kaid Hunter, DB, Arlington; Dylan Phinney, DB, Lake Stevens; Isiah Olson, DB, Glacier Peak.

Defense, second team

Will Gamache, DL, Jackson; Gabe Dulan, DL, Cascade; John Scott, DL, Kamiak; Zachery Phillipe, DL, Kamiak; Billy Kooy, DL, Arlington; Brandon Lagutang, ILB, Cascade; Alex Cunningham, ILB, Arlington; James Jenkins, ILB, Glacier Peak; Jason Pham, OLB, Jackson; Zamari Mitchell, OLB, Kamiak; Andi Cosme, DB Cascade; Jake Willis, DB, Arlington; Michael Darling, DB, Glacier Peak; Kevin Bonshe, DB, Glacier Peak.

Special teams, first team

Andi Cosme, KR, Cascade; Lucas Mooring, K, Lake Stevens; Zach Albright, P, Glacier Peak.

Special teams, second team

Michael Darling, KR, Glacier Peak; Kaidan Larsen, K, Glacier Peak.

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WESCO 3A/2A North

Defense, first team

Nick Hummel, DL, Oak Harbor; Talan Bungard, DL, Ferndale; Porter Self, DL, Sedro-Wooley; Elijah Fleck, DL, Stanwood; Caleb Riba, DL, Marysville Getchell; Jacob Gandy, ILB, Ferndale; Seth Abood, ILB, Snohomish; Sam Gooch, ILB, Marysville Getchell; Carson Lang, OLB, Oak Harbor; Chance Swanson, OLB, Stanwood; Jayson Champignon, DB, Oak Harbor; Bridger Ulrich, DB, Snohomish; Brody Olmsted, DB, Mt. Vernon; Tanner Lagerway, DB, Sedro-Wooley; Canyon Bumgarner, DB, Stanwood.

Defense, second team

Malachai Ebel, DL, Oak Harbor; Wyatt Strait, DL, Ferndale; Dean Ward, DL, Snohomish; Braiden Barcalow, DL, Sedro-Wooley; Andrew Vesco, ILB, Oak Harbor; Nathan Gahan, ILB, Sedro-Wooley; Sebastian McCall, ILB, Mt. Vernon; Trysten Mangold, ILB, Stanwood; Ty Tautolo, OLB, Snohomish; Maison Abernathy, OLB, Sedro-Wooley; Dylan Comly, DB, Oak Harbor; Jesus Montoya, DB, Mt. Vernon; Luke Brennan, DB, Stanwood; Mariano “Ano” Palacol, DB, Marysville Getchell.

Special teams, first team

Kolyn Rochester, KR, Sedro-Wooley; Lincoln Thomas, K, Ferndale; Ty Tautolo, P, Snohomish; Logan Roth, P, Sedro-Wooley.

Defense, second team

Jayson Champignon, KR, Oak Harbor; Alex Copley, P, Marysville Getchell.

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WESCO 3A/2A South

Defense, first team

Mike Egenamba, DL, Edmonds-Woodway; Brennan Shepard, DL, Monroe; Spencer Morris, DL, Monroe; Eli Swett, DL, Mountlake Terrace; Michael Murray, DL, Shorecrest; Jordan Joyce, ILB, Meadowdale; Nate Brown, ILB, Mountlake Terrace; Max Beer, ILB, Shorecrest; Lukas Wenke, OLB, Edmonds-Woodway; Conner Weese, OLB, Everett; Ireland Guthrie, OLB, Monroe; Zane Osborn, DB, Monroe; Charlie Chin, DB, Shorecrest; Jack Gallagher, DB, Shorewood; Kevin Haslam, DB, Shorewood.

Defense, second team

Donovan Golston, DL, Lynnwood; Jagger Bishop, DL, Meadowdale; Tyler Lynch, DL, Monroe; Liam Moore, DL, Mountlake Terrace; Carter Nichols, DL, Shorecrest; Anthony Reyes, DL, Shorewood; Carl Watson, ILB, Monroe; Owen Boswell, ILB, Mountlake Terrace; Gatsby Palmer, ILB, Shorewood; Nathan Schlack, OLB, Edmonds-Woodway; Brian Mills, OLB, Meadowdale; Andrew Bau, DB, Edmonds-Woodway; Mo Sillah, DB, Mountlake Terrace; Kristian Stickelmaier, DB, Shorewood.

Special teams, first team

Kaare Nye, K, Shorewood; Mason Davis, KR, Monroe; Victor Alvarez, P, Lynnwood.

Special teams, second team

Finn Bachler, KR, Shorewood

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