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County players get recognition from WVFCA
Several Putnam County players recently received recognition from the Wabash Valley Football Coaches Association on its all-valley team.
South Putnam linebacker Dalton Scott and offensive lineman Trey Wood and tight end Gavin Bollman of Greencastle were all named first-team selections.
Second-team selections were Greencastle running back Damon Moody, Newton (Ill.) running back Aaron Buttery (a former Greencastle player), defensive back Alex Costin of Greencastle and defensive lineman Luke Sanford and defensive back Aidan Baker of North Putnam.
Numerous players from all Putnam County teams earned honorable mention, and several others were named Academic All-Wabash Valley for having a grade-point average of 3.5 or better for the fall semester.
The WVFCA consists of 19 schools in Indiana and eight in Illinois, and works to promote and recognize high school football in the Wabash Valley.
Rosters will be announced soon for the all-star game to be played this summer.
All-Wabash Valley football teams
OFFENSE
First team
Offensive line Griffin Comer (THS), Jack Sherman (THN), Trey Wood (Greencastle), Jacob Gates (Paris), Hayden Slater (Sullivan), Gage Woodard (North Vermillion)
Quarterback Jack Conner (Sullivan)
Running back Dawson Basinger (North Central), Jase Dressler (THS), Levon Bellemy (Edgewood)
Wide receiver Trevor Cook (Northview), Kyle Vernelson (Sullivan), Austin Petrillo (Parke Heritage)
Tight end Kenyon Sholty (THS), Gavin Bollman (Greencastle)
At-large Jack Pilson (Mattoon), Trey Shaw (Northview)
Kicker Orian Roshel (Terre Haute South)
Second team
Offensive line Reis Spradley (Northview), Maliche England-Elrod (North Central), Teddy Frichtl (Newton), Payton Smith (Mattoon)
Quarterback Collins Turner (THS)
Running back Damon Moody (Greencastle), Aaron Buttery (Newton), Jake Skinner (Sullivan)
Wide receiver K.C. Bender (THS), Matt Berkeley (West Vigo), Brock Smith (Mattoon)
At-large Ethan Burgess (West Vigo)
Kicker Ben Lynk (Parke Heritage)
DEFENSE
First team
Defensive line Zack Calandrilla (Northview), Jackson Nichols (Mattoon), Jacob Freels (Sullivan), Grayson Wolfe (Robinson)
Linebacker Dalton Scott (South Putnam), Gunner Runyon (Mattoon), Luke Lannan (Linton-Stockton), Corey Buchhaas (North Vermillion)
Defensive backs Caleb Mullenix (Paris), Karter Vernelson (Sullivan), Jonathon Kilgore (North Vermillion), M.J. Shelton (Northview)
At-large Bryce Hance (Newton), Christian Myers (North Vermillion)
Punter Drake Cunningham (Linton-Stockton)
Second team
Defensive line Ethan Orman (Marshall), Luke Sanford (North Putnam), Allan Haire (Terre Haute South), Cameron Ginter (Cascade)
Linebacker Ethan Jacobs (Edgewood), Joey Shew (South Vermillion), Dawson Phillips (Newton), Conner Lutz (Terre Haute North)
Defensive back Blayne Campbell (Eastern Greene), Alex Costin (Greencastle), Jacob Pritchard (North Central), Aidan Baker (North Putnam)
At-large Kole Padgett (Linton-Stockton)
Punter Andy Drummond (Eastern Greene)
PUTNAM COUNTY HONORABLE MENTION
Cloverdale Logan Abner, Parker Watts, Jake Wilkes
Greencastle Trever Wood, Tanner Sanders, Dakota Campbell, Jordan Meyer, Andrew Fajt
North Putnam Chris Murray, Evan Davies, Adam Ammons, James Duncan, Skyler Warren
South Putnam Nick Theis, Kain Gregory, Austin Wilson, Steven Schnepp, Demetrius Leo
PUTNAM COUNTY ACADEMIC ALL-WABASH VALLEY
Cloverdale Logan Abner, Wyatt Helterbrand, Brady Szczerbik, Jeremy Hess, Harley Pellam, Josh Roach, Jake Smith, Caydhan Stevens, Trevor Woods
Greencastle Andrew Fajt, Gavin Bollman, Trey Wood, Nick Sabin
North Putnam Evan Davies, Kolten Thorson, Aidan Baker, Bryce Smith. James Duncan, Dylan Arnold, Luke Sanford, Adam Ammons, Grant Hoke
South Putnam Hayden Switzer, Matthew Goodpaster, Dalton Scott, Aidan LeBlanc, Colton Grundlock, Chandler Hayden, Mitchell Bock, Nick Theis, Lucas Bach, Garrison Bock