On Sunday the Wyoming Coaches Association released it’s All-State and All-Conference awards for the 2020 High School football season. To be considered for All-State one must first have been named first team All-Conference. Below is a look at what players from Cody were honored as well as area players that took home awards.
For the Cody Broncs, earning All-State honors on offense include:
Offensive Line- Johnny Williams and Reese Ward
Tight End- Keaton Stone
Quarterback- Caleb Pryor
Running Back- Cody Phillips
For the Cody Broncs, earning All-State honors on defense include:
Defensive Line- Daniel Gorman
Linebacker- Nic Talich
Defensive Back- Luke Talich & Matt Nelson
Nic Talich has been voted Class 3A West Defensive Player of the Year.
Matt McFadden has been voted Class 3A West Coach of the year.
Other area players in 3A earring All-State include:
Powell- Jesse Trotter, Lane Schramek, Toran Graham, Riley Bennett, Hawkin Sweeney.
Worland- Rudy Sanford
Class 2A
And now taking a look at area players that have received All-State Honors. Starting with class 2A.
Area players, in Class 2A, earning All-State honors on offense include:
Thermopolis- Logan Cole
Lovell- CJ Lindsay and Myzek McArthur.
Area Players, in Class 2A, earning All-State honors on defense include:
Lovell– Tyler Nichols
Class 1A 9-Man
Class 1A 9-man area athletes earning All-State honors include:
Rocky Mountain– Trace Moss, Taylor Winland, Zane Horrocks, Tyler Banks, Nate Minemyer and Austin Haslem.
Greybull- Jesus Hernandez
Class 1A 6-Man
Class 1A 6-Man area athletes earning All-State include:
Meeteetse– Hadley Abarr, Dace Bennett and Kalvin Erickson.
All-Conference
And now taking a look at which Cody and area athletes have received All-Conference honors.
Class 3A: Taking a look at All-Conference award winners for Cody and area schools.
For the Broncs:
QB – Caleb Pryor
RB – Cody Phillips
TE – Keaton Stone
OL – Jon Williams & Reese Ward.
DL – Daniel Gorman
LB – Nic Talich
DB – Luke Talich & Matt Nelson.
DEF POY = Nic Talich, Cody
Coach of the Year = Matt McFadden, Cody. Or as coach puts it “Staff of the Year.”
Earning Honorable Mention for the Broncs, according to Cody football, include the following athletes who were mentioned favorably by opposing coaches and received All-Conference votes are:
Jackson Schroeder, Jace Grant, Brice Stewart, Lane Rohde, Remy Broussard, Drew Trotter, Devyn Engdahl, Jackson Gail and Nathan Wilson.
And for Powell:
RB – Kadden Abraham.
WR – Jesse Trotter, Powell;
OL – Seth Horton
DL – Lane Schramek
LB – Toran Graham & Adrian Geller.
DB – Riley Bennett & Zach Ratliff.
Specialists – Hawkin Sweeney
And in the East from Worland:
QB – Rudy Sanford, Worland
WR – Brock Douzenis, Worland;
LB – Aaron Carver and Taylor Pierce
DB – Jorey Anderson, Worland
Class 2A: Area athletes earning All-Conference include:
Lovell: CJ Lindsay, Tyler Nichols, Myzek McArthur, Cason James, Quinn Lindsay, Cruz Garcia, Aden Mayes, Bishop Trainor.
Thermopolis: Remington Ferree, Roedy Farrell, Eli McCumber.
Class 1A 9-man
Area athletes earning All-Conference include:
Rocky Mountain- Trace Moss, Taylor Winland, Dawson May, Zane Horrocks, Tonka Lytle, Tyler Banks and Austin Haslem, Nate Minemyer and Dylen Clendenen.
Greybull- Avery Swiftney, Jesus Hernandez, Irving Castro and Jake Schlattmann.
Riverside- Cash Duncan, Porter Duncan, Garret Ellis Rudd and Dylan Alexander.
Rocky Mountain’s Tyler Banks has earned Offensive Player of the Year while Rocky’s Richard Despain has been named the 9-man Coach of the Year.
Class 1A 6-Man:
Area Athletes receiving All-Conference:
Burlington: Gideon George & Kody Gotfredson.
Meeteetse: Hadley Abarr, Dace Bennett, Kalvin Erickson, Tozai May, Dale McBride.