Ten Bolts earn all-district football recognition

Baxter’s football team played in its first 8-man playoff game this fall. And the Bolts were within one of tying the school-record for most wins in program history.

For their efforts, 10 players earned all-district recognition as the 8-man District 7 teams were released recently after Montezuma lost in the state quarterfinals.

Leading the way for the Bolts was junior Cody Damman, who was named the district’s Defensive MVP.

Seniors Rory Heer and Nate McMinamen and juniors Jake Travis and Trice Clapper all joined Damman as first-team selections.

The second-team picks were senior Grant Borts and juniors Cael Shepley and Devin Fredregill. Sophomores Aiden McFadden and Treyton Travis were the honorable mention choices.

All-district honors are based on statistics inside district play only.

Damman was voted Defensive MVP in the district after registering 25 tackles, one tackle for loss and one fumble recovery. He had 16 solo tackles.

Heer had 22 tackles, two sacks, one fumble recovery and four tackles for loss on defense. As the team’s starting tailback, Heer rushed for 456 yards and seven touchdowns and had 14 catches for 252 yards and four scores. He averaged 10.6 yards per carry.

Jake Travis rushed for 232 yards and five scores and had 10 catches for 185 yards and four TDs. He averaged 17.8 yards per carry and registered 19 1/2 tackles on defense.

McMinamen and Clapper made up two-thirds of the Bolts’ offensive line, leading Baxter to 1,545 rushing yards and a nine yards per carry average.

McMinamen had 29 1/2 tackles, one sack and two tackles for loss and Clapper collected 22 tackles, two sacks and six tackles for loss.

Shepley, Fredregill and Borts impacted the Bolts the most on defense. Shepley finished with 24 1/2 tackles, three interceptions and a defensive TD, Fredregill tallied 27 tackles, three sacks, nine tackles for loss and one fumble recovery and Borts chipped in 22 1/2 tackles and three tackles for loss.

Shepley also had 15 catches for 182 yards and three scores as a receiver.

McFadden was the other offensive linemen who helped the Bolts rush for 1,545 yards. He also had 15 tackles, two sacks and four tackles for loss on defense.

Treyton Travis rushed for 27 yards and a score, hauled in five catches for 142 yards and four TDs and registered 8 1/2 tackles and an interception on defense.

Class 8-man District 7

Final Standings

Team       District     Overall

Montezuma   6-0    10-1

Baxter   5-1   7-2

BGM 4-2   5-4

Grand View Christian 3-3   3-6

Melcher-Dallas 2-4  3-6

Twin Cedars 1-5  1-8

Woodward Academy 0-6  0-8

Coach of the Year

John Beck, Montezuma

Offensive MVP

Eddie Burgess, sr., Montezuma

Defensive MVP

Cody Damman, jr., Baxter

Offensive Line Player of the Year

Joe Irlbeck, sr., BGM

Defensive Line Player of the Year

Zach Bennett, sr., Montezuma

Kicker/Punter Player of the Year

Owen Cook, jr., Montezuma

All-District

Baxter

First Team

Cody Damman, jr., QB/DB

Rory Heer, sr., RB/DB

Nate McMinamen, sr., OL/LB

Jake Travis, jr., TE/LB

Trice Clapper, jr., OL/DL

Second Team

Cael Shepley, jr., WR/DB

Devin Fredregill, jr., DL

Grant Borts, sr., LB

Honorable Mention

Aiden McFadden, so., OL/DL

Treyton Travis, so., WR/DB

Montezuma

First Team

Eddie Burgess, sr., QB/DB

Zach Bennett, sr., OL/DL

Owen Cook, jr., K/DB

Connor Van Zee, sr., DB

Tod Geiger, so., DL

Kennan Roadcap, jr., OL

Masin Shearer, jr., WR

Martavious Knox, jr., LB

Second Team

Jack Brenner, sr., OL

TJ Townsend, sr., OL

Camden Michalek, sr., TE

Honorable Mention

Eli Bustamante, jr., DB

Brett Plants, fr., LB

BGM

First Team

Joe Irlbeck, sr., OL/DL

Jacob Maurer, jr., QB

Jacob Moel, sr., WR

Shamus Keller, jr., WR

Second Team

LJ Henkle, sr., DL

Connor Cooling, jr., OL

Cooper Winter, jr., LB

Honorable Mention

Mason Maschmann, so., FB

Logan Heishman, jr., LB

Grand View Christian

First Team

Caleb Foster-Krueger, sr., RB/LB

Colin Woodbury, jr., TE/DE

Noah John, so., QB

Second Team

Kyle Curtis, sr., DB

Kaden Burger, so., RB/LB

Honorable Mention

Eli Tarbell, sr., DB

Trevor Swanson, sr., LB

Melcher-Dallas

First Team

Cole Metz, sr., FB/LB

Anthony Schneider, sr., TE/Safety

Second Team

Logan Godfrey, jr., RB/Safety

Carlos Gonzalez, fr., TE/LB

Lucas Harrington, jr., OG/DE

Honorable Mention

Scott Johnson, sr., OG/DE