Hostetter, Sykes lead Tigerhawks on all-district football squad

The Colfax-Mingo passing game was the best in Class 1A District 6 this past season.

And the efforts from the Tigerhawk football team’s passing attack netted them a trio of first- and second-team selections to the all-district squad.

Seniors Shane Hostetter and Caden Sykes led C-M with first-team recognition, while freshmen Chase Trotter and Camden Cunningham and senior Xavier Woods were second-team picks.

The honorable mention choices were seniors Isaiah Baucom and Brock Nichol and junior Cason Fitch.

All-district recognition is based on statistics inside district play only. Colfax-Mingo finished 1-4 in those games.

Hostetter earned first-team all-district at quarterback after leading the district with 937 passing yards and 56 completions. He also ranked tied for fourth with 10 total touchdowns, finished third with eight passing TDs and was eighth with 233 rushing yards.

Hostetter added one rushing touchdown and six interceptions.

Sykes and Trotter were 1-2 in both catches and receiving yards.

Sykes earned first-team honors as a wide receiver after grabbing a district-best 19 passes for a league-high 381 receiving yards. He tied for second with four receiving TDs, ranked third with 586 all-purpose yards and finished ninth with 484 offensive yards.

Sykes also rushed for 103 yards and one TD on 14 carries.

Trotter earned second-team honors as a wide receiver after ranking second in the district with 18 catches and 315 yards. His three receiving TDs were seventh.

Cunningham was a second-team linebacker, while Woods earned his all-district second team honor as a defensive back.

Cunningham ranked fourth in the league with 32.5 tackles and his 7.5 tackles for loss led the district. Woods finished with 14.5 tackles.

Baucom rushed for 135 yards and one TD on 28 carries, Fitch finished with 19.5 tackles and Nichol posted 16.5 tackles.

Class 1A District 6

Final Standings

Team District Overall

Sigourney/Keota 5-0 7-2

Pleasantville 4-1 6-3

Pella Christian 3-2 3-6

EBF 2-3 2-7

Colfax-Mingo 1-4 1-7

Cardinal 0-5 0-8

Co-District Coach of the Year

Mack Jorth, Pleasantville

Jared Jensen, Sigourney/Keota

Offensive MVP

Isaac Bruns, sr., Sigourney/Keota

Defensive MVP

Braylon Bingham, so., Pleasantville.

Golden Award

Dylan Messamaker, sr., Pleasantville.

All-District

First Team Offense

Quarterbacks: Shane Hostetter, sr., Colfax-Mingo; Brecken Ritzert, jr., Pella Christian.

Running Backs: Cooper Spronk, sr., Pella Christian; JJ Phillips, so., Pleasantville.

Wide Receivers: Caden Sykes, sr., Colfax-Mingo; Logan Roff, jr., Pleasantville; Landon Fransman, sr., Pella Chrisian.

Tight End: Brayden Kennedy, so., Pleasantville.

Offensive Line: Owen Menke, jr., Sigourney/Keota; Billie Kindred, sr., Sigourney/Keota; Juan Avitia, jr., Pleasantville; Connor Van Zee, sr., Pella Christian; Stryker Lettington, sr., EBF.

Utility: Caden Clarahan, sr., Sigourney/Keota.

Kicker: Camden Parker, sr., Pella Christian.

First Team Defense

Defensive Line: Jace Chalupa, sr., Sigourney/Keota; Zach Guffey, sr., Sigourney/Keota; Owen Rule, jr., Pleasantville; Toby Belzer, jr., Pella Christian.

Linebackers: Ashton Schwab, sr., Sigourney/Keota; Zane Mullenix, so., Pleasantville; Cayel Riley, sr., EBF; Garrett Wielard, jr., Pella Christian.

Defensive Backs: Brady Clark, sr., Sigourney/Keota; Ike Molyneux, so., Sigourney/Keota; Caylor Jones, jr., Pleasantville; Landon Nunnikhoven, jr., Pella Christian.

Punters: Brecken Ritzert, jr., Pella Christian; Caden Clarahan, sr., Sigourney/Keota.

Returner: Landon Nunnikhoven, jr., Pella Christian.

Second Team

Colfax-Mingo: Camden Cunningham, fr., linebacker; Chase Trotter, fr., wide receiver; Xavier Woods, sr., defensive back.

Cardinal: Zach Luedtke, so., linebacker; Chase Johnson, sr., wide receiver.

Pella Christian: Camden Parker, sr., wide receiver; Blake Six, jr., offensive line; Grant Kelderman, sr., defensive line; Gage Denner, jr., offensive line.

Pleasantville: Blake Rowson, jr., linebacker; Stanton Major, jr., offensive line; Tatum Baethke, fr., defensive line; Will Mesecher, so., offensive line.

Sigourney/Keota: Landyn Greiner, sr., offensive line; Jax Weber, sr., offensive line; Brody Greiner, sr., tight end; Cael O’Rourke, sr., defensive line; John Berg, jr., defensive back.

EBF: Kaden Kirkpatrick, fr., linebacker; Kenton Stout, fr., linebacker; Dalton Brinegar, so., safety.

Honorable Mention

Colfax-Mingo: Isaiah Baucom, sr., running back; Brock Nichol, sr., linebacker; Cason Fitch, jr., linebacker.

Cardinal: Blake Lamansky, fr., linebacker; Bode Farrel, fr., utility; Treyton Hafele, jr., defensive back.

Pella Christian: Josiah Vink, sr., offensive line; Caleb Volk, jr., wide receiver; Johnson Morgan, sr., running back.

Pleasantville: Nathaniel Olivier, jr., offensive line; Cooper Kennedy, so., linebacker; Zach Mesecher, sr., wide receiver.

Sigourney/Keota: Brayden Wood, jr., offensive utility; Jacob Libe, jr., defensive utility; Carson O’Rourke, so., linebacker.

EBF: Corbyn Padgett, so., offensive line; Logan Gardner, fr., fullback; Emmett Holohan, so., punter.