Sugarbeeters, Hawks honored

The Chinook Sugarbeeters had a tremendous football season. They won the Northern C Conference championship and made it all the way to the Class C 8-man state championship game before falling to Wibaux. So when the Northern C All-Conference and Class C All-State teams were announced, it was no surprise to see them littered with Beeters.

In an impressive haul, the Beeters earned four All-State selections, highlighted by Gavin Gunderson. The others who earned All-State honors were Lane Seymour, Jesse Daniels and Kevin Young.

The only other local player who earned All-State honors in 8-man football was Justin May of Chester/J-I. He made it for the second consecutive season as both a linebacker and running back. He led the Hawks to a 4-4 record in 2014.

The other big honor for the Beeters went to head coach Scott Friede, who shared the Northern C Coach of the Year Award with Belt’s Jeff Graham. Friede, who was previously the head coach at Chinook from 1994-99, guided Chinook to a 10-3 record and the doorstep of a state championship.

When it came to the Northern C All-Conference Team, Chinook had four players earn First-Team honors. Seymour was the only Chinook player to be awarded First Team on both offense and defense, earning the designation at both inside linebacker and wide receiver.

Dannels and Young, the other Chinook players voted onto the First Team, both made it as defensive lineman. May was the only player from C/J-I to make the First Team and like Seymour, he did on both sides of the ball as a running back and linebacker.

Gunderson, the only Chinook player to earn All-State honors but not be named First-Team All-Conference, made Second Team at both running back and linebacker. Dannels was the only Beeter to make the Second-Team offense, earning his way on as a guard.

Ian McIntosh, who quarterbacked Chinook during its magical run toward the state title game, earned All-Conference Honorable Mention, while Travis Hamilton was Honorable Mention at center for the Beeters.

On the defensive side of the ball, Derek Bell was named Honorable Mention at inside linebacker and Wyatt Lechner earned Honorable Mention on the defensive line to round out the honors for Chinook. Closing things out for C/J-I included Brandon Richter earning Honorable Mention as a linebacker and Brandon Theel, who made it as a defensive lineman.

Northern C

All-State: Koltin Haugrose, Belt, Jr.; Matt Metrione, Belt, Jr.; Paxton Maki, Belt, Sr.; Gavin Gunderson, Chinook, Sr.; Jesse Dannels, Chinook, Jr.; Kevin Young, Chinook, Jr.; Lane Seymour, Chinook, Sr.; Justin May, Chester-Joplin-Inverness, Jr.; Nolan Donisthorpe, Great Falls Central, Sr.; Reid Nelson, Great Falls Central, Sr.; Chase Rossmiller, Power-Dutton-Brady, Jr.; Tarren Lee, Power-Dutton-Brady, Jr.; Devan Goode, Simms, Sr.; Erik Pschernig, Simms, Jr.; Jake Bloom, Simms, Jr.; Kalvin Rohrer, Simms, Sr.; Noah Clark, Simms, Sr.

Coach of the year: Scott Friede, Chinook; Jeff Graham, Belt.

All-Conference

Defense

First team: Reid Nelson, S, Great Falls Central, Sr.; Matt Metrione, OLB, Belt, Jr.; Justin May, OLB, Chester-Joplin-Inverness, Jr.; Devan Goode, ILB, Simms, Sr.; Lane Seymour, ILB, Chinook, Sr.; Kevin Young, line, Chinook, Jr.; Kalvin Rohrer, line, Simms, Sr.; Carter Anderson, DE, Great Falls Central, Sr.; Jesse Dannels, DE, Chinook, Jr.; Jake Bloom, DE, Simms, Jr.; Tarren Lee, K/P, Power-Dutton-Brady, Jr.

Second team: Chase Rossmiller, Power-Dutton-Bardy, S, Jr.; Erik Pschernig, OLB, Simms, Jr.; Gavin Gunderson, OLB, Chinook, Sr.; Nolan Donisthorpe, ILB, Great Falls Central, Sr.; Paxton Maki, ILB, Belt, Sr.; Trey Owens, line, Simms, So.; Joe Bertha, line, Great Falls Central, Jr.; Seth Kitchin, DE, Power-Dutton-Brady, Jr.; Tyler Norstedt, DE, Belt, Sr.

Honorable Mention: Koltin Haugrose, S, Belt, Jr.; Drew Carlsson, OLB, Power-Dutton-Brady, Sr.; Casey Keen, OLB, Cascade, Sr.; Tarren Lee, ILB, Power-Dutton-Brady, Jr.; Sawyer Evans, ILB, Cascade, Sr.; Brandon Richter, ILB, Chester-Joplin-Inverness, Jr.; Derek Bell, ILB, Chinook, Jr.; Wyatt Lechner, line, Chinook, Sr.; Brandon Theel, DE, Chester-Joplin-Inverness, Sr.

Offense

First team: Kalvin Rohrer, C, Simms, Sr.; Trey Owens, G, Simms, So.; Travis Willmarth, G, Power-Dutton-Brady, Sr.; Lane Seymour, WR, Chinook, Sr.; Erik Pschernig, WR, Simms, Jr.; Reid Nelson, QB, Great Falls Central, Sr.; Devan Goode, FB, Simms, Sr.; Justin May, RB, Chester-Joplin-Inverness, Jr.; Noah Clark, RB, Simms, Sr.

Second team: Joe McGuire, C, Great Falls Central, Jr.; Jesse Dannels, G, Chinook, Jr.; Zach Clausen, G, Simms, Sr.; Koltin Haugrose, WR, Belt, Jr.; Chase Rossmiller, WR, Power-Dutton-Brady, Jr.; Logan Rushton, QB, Simms, Jr.; Nolan Donisthorpe, RB, Great Falls Central, Sr.; Gavin Gunderson, RB, Chinook, Sr.

Honorable Mention: Travis Hamilton, C, Chinook, Jr.; Carter Anderson, G, Great Falls Central, Sr.; Tristan Cummings, G, Belt, Sr.; Paxton Maki, WR, Belt, Sr.; Brandon Bulik-Chism, WR, Simms, Sr.; Jake Bloom, WR, Simms, Jr.; Ian McIntosh, QB, Chinook, Jr.; Matt Metrione, QB, Belt, Jr.; Casey Keen, RB, Cascade, Sr.