Mustang trio headlines 21 football players on all-district squad

The PCM football team cruised through Class 2A District 6 play this past season. The Mustangs outscored their district foes 257-29, the defense pitched one shutout and allowed 5.8 points per game and the offense scored more than 51 points per contest.

That domination resulted in 21 players earning all-district recognition as the teams were released after the Mustangs lost in the state semifinals in November.

Leading the way for PCM were seniors Adrien Robbins, Trenner Van Dyke and Tate Birkenholtz. Robbins was the district’s offensive MVP, Van Dyke earned defensive MVP and Birkenholtz was the lineman of the year.

The rest of the first-team selections were seniors Gavin Van Gorp, Riley Graber, Kaden Clark, Harlan Shannon, Finn Wilson, Tad Wilson, Brevin DeRaad and Carson Hansen, juniors Braedyn Lester, Keegan Fenton, Gavin Steenhoek, Dominic Witt and Alex Wendt and freshman Hayden Shannon.

The second-team choices were senior Gavin DeRaad and juniors Evan Jones, Shay Burns and Chase Wagaman.

All-district recogntion is based on statistics inside district play only. The Mustangs won the district title with a 5-0 record.

Robbins earned the District 6 Offensive MVP after leading the district with 882 rushing yards, 12 rushing touchdowns and 1,005 offensive yards. He also led the district with an 11.6 yards per carry average and ranked second with 13 offensive touchdowns.

Robbins added five catches for 91 yards and one TD.

Van Dyke was the District 6 Defensive MVP after tying for the district lead with four sacks and two fumble recoveries. He also was third with six tackles for loss and finished with 13.5 tackles.

Birkenholtz was part of an offensive line that helped PCM lead the district in several offensive categories.

He was joined on the offensive line by first-team selections Clark, Lester and Hayden Shannon and the Mustangs led the district with 1,334 rushing yards, 2,221 offensive yards and 37 touchdowns.

PCM also led the district with an 8.7 yards per carry average and its 19 rushing touchdowns and 18 passing touchdowns led the league.

Van Gorp was a first-team quarterback after leading the district with 17 passing TDs and no interceptions. He also ranked first in total touchdowns with 19 and ranked second with 765 passing yards while also having 21 less passing attempts than the leader.

Van Gorp rushed for 92 yards and two scores, too, and had a completion percentage of 81.4.

The rest of the first-team offense featured wide receivers Graber and Steenhoek and fullback Fenton.

Graber led the district with eight receiving TDs and finished third with 352 receiving yards. His 15 catches ranked tied for sixth, and he averaged 23.5 yards per reception.

Steenhoek ranked third with 21 catches, second with six receiving TDs and fifth with 285 receiving yards. Fenton rushed for 15 yards and one TD on three carries.

Witt was the first-team kicker after leading the district with 31 touchbacks in his 43 attempts. He also was 1-of-2 in field goals.

Harlan Shannon and Wendt were first-team defensive linemen. Wendt finished with 6.5 tackles and one sack and ranked tied for fourth in the district with five tackles for loss. Harlan Shannon registered one tackle and one tackle for loss.

Finn Wilson, Tad Wilson and Brevin DeRaad all were first-team linebackers. Brevin DeRaad finished with 23.5 tackles and two tackles for loss, Finn Wilson and Tad Wilson tallied 11.5 tackles each and Tad Wilson added two tackles for loss and one sack.

Hansen tied for second in the district with two interceptions and collected 4.5 tackles and one tackle for loss.

Jones, Burns and Gavin DeRaad were second-team linebackers and Wagaman was a second-team defensive back.

Jones posted 14 tackles, Wagaman and Burns each collected 5.5 tackles and Gavin DeRaad added five tackles and one tackle for loss.

Class 2A District 6

Final Standings

Team District Overall

PCM 5-0 11-1

West Marshall 4-1 7-3

Union Community 2-3 3-6

Jesup 2-3 4-5

Iowa Falls-Alden 2-3 2-7

Vinton-Shellsburg 0-5 0-9

Offensive MVP

Adrien Robbins, sr., PCM.

Lineman of the Year

Tate Birkenholtz, sr., PCM

Defensive MVP

Trenner Van Dyke, sr., PCM

Coach of the Year

Jared Pospisil, Union.

All District

First Team Offense

Quarterbacks: Gavin Van Gorp, sr., PCM; Vincent Clawson, sr., West Marshall; Preston Youngblut, sr., Jesup.

Running backs: Keegan Fenton, jr., PCM; Ben Gonzalez, sr., West Marshall.

Wide Receivers/Tight End: Riley Graber, sr., PCM; Gavin Steenhoek, jr., PCM; Tyce Larson, jr., Jesup; Justice Luke, sr., Union Community; Jace Eich, sr., West Marshall.

Offensive Line: Kaden Clark, sr., PCM; Braedyn Lester, jr., PCM; Hayden Shannon, fr., PCM; Cash Johnston, sr., West Marshall; Luke Stewart, sr., West Marshall.

Utility: Caden Sorensen, jr., Union; Holden Simms, sr., West Marshall.

Kicker: Dominic Witt, jr., PCM.

Return Specialist: Kinnick Geers, jr., West Marshall.

First Team Defense

Defensive Line: Alex Wendt, jr., PCM; Harlan Shannon, sr., PCM; Andrew Devlin, jr., Jesup; Eric Neipert, sr., Union; Trevor Bailey, sr., Iowa Falls-Alden; Wyatt Walker, sr., Union.

Linebackers: Finn Wilson, sr., PCM; Brevin DeRaad, sr., PCM; Tad Wilson, sr., PCM; Michael Lechnir, sr., West Marshall; Brock Bergmeier, jr., Union; Carter Debates, sr., Iowa Falls-Alden.

Defensive Backs: Carson Hansen, sr., PCM; Paxten McHone, sr., Jesup; Nathan Roeske, sr., Iowa Falls-Alden; Shane Hanford, jr., West Marshall; Caden Pfantz, sr., West Marshall.

Utility: AJ Dee, jr., West Marshall; Alex Bramow, sr., Vinton-Shellsburg.

Punter: Wade Weuve, sr., West Marshall.

Second Team

PCM — Evan Jones, jr., linebacker; Gavin DeRaad, sr., linebacker; Chase Wagaman, jr., defensive back; Shay Burns, jr., linebacker.

West Marshall — Aiden Knea, linebacker; Dawson Goodman, linebacker; Todd Peters, offensive line; Connor Schuler, offensive line; Brady Larson, offensive line.

Jesup — Ryan Treptow, quarterback; JD Sadler, offensive line; Hunter Surly, offensive line; Kaden Lange, linebacker; Abe Sullivan, defensive back.

Union Community — Andrew Sadler, quarterback; Briar Mast, linebacker; Cooper Spore, wide receiver; Brayden Bohnsack, defensive back; Zury Seuser, offensive line.

Iowa Falls-Alden — Keaton Mulford, linebacker; Porter Isaacson, offensive line; Carter Weaver, wide receiver; Andrew Bartlett, linebacker; Reece Rankin, defensive line.

Vinton-Shellsburg — Jacoby Johnson, wide receiver; Reagan Salger, special teams; Aiden Parmater, offensive line; Colson Chvala, linebacker.