March 28, 2024
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Football: Polo has plenty of I8FA all-state picks

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Polo dominates All-State picks

After winning the 8-man state championship, Polo loaded up with all-state honors from the Illinois 8-man Football Association.

Tucker Mumford, Jace Coffey, Alex Davies, Cole Faivre and Brady Clark were all first-team picks. Parker Wolber was an honorable mention.

In the North selections, Mumford, Coffey, Faivre and Clark were first-team with Davies and Joey Bardell second-team and Scott Prerost an honorable mention.

Mumford, Davies, Coffey and Wolber were first-team defensive selections in the North with Faivre and Clark second-team picks.

Illinois 8-man Football Association

All-State Team

First team

Caleb Rhodes, River Ridge jr. RB/LB; Tucker Mumford, Polo sr. QB/DL; Jace Coffey, Polo sr. RB/DL; Jacob Sollars, River Ridge jr. OL/DL; Penn Stoller, Milford-Cissna Park sr. QB/LB; Nick Allen, MCP sr. WR/DB; Vaughn Black, Schlarman sr. WR/DB; Evan Yaste, Cuba North Fulton jr. DL/K; Kyle Uhl, Flanagan-Cornell-Woodland jr. OL/K; Rudy King, MCP sr. OL; Alex Davies, Polo sr. LB; Cole Faivre, Polo jr. OL; John Boeke, Rockford Christian Life sr. LB; Liam Monohan, Pawnee jr. RB; Angel Salinas, MCP so. RB; Keegan Boyle, MCP sr. DB; Brady Clark, Polo jr. OL; Tyler Harms, FCW sr. WR; Tyler Harris, Pawnee sr. OL; Jack Kratochvil, Pawnee sr. DL; Tavaree Phifer, FCW sr. RB; Dameon Hunter, FCW sr. DL; Marcus Blurton, Schlarman sr. utility; Joseph Diaz, River Ridge sr., utility

Honorable Mention

Parker Wolber, Polo jr. DB; Kameron Tower, FCW sr. DB; Mitchel McGrath, Westminster Christian sr. WR; Jacob Nash, MCP jr. DL; Seth Bennett, Schlarman jr. LB; Wyatt Sims, Pawnee sr. utility

2019 All-Association North Team

OFFENSE

First Team

QB – Tucker Mumford, Polo sr.

RB – Caleb Rhodes, River Ridge jr.; Jace Coffey, Polo sr.; Tavaree Phifer, Flanagan-
Cornell-Woodland sr.

WR – Tyler Harms, FCW sr.; Mitchel McGrath, Westminster Christian sr.

OL – Jacob Sollars, RR jr.; Cole Faivre, Polo jr.; Kyle Uhl, FCW jr.; Brady Clark, Polo jr.

K – Kyle Uhl, FCW jr.

Utility – Joseph Diaz, RR sr.

Second Team

QB – Bryton Engle, RR jr.; Braden Wallace, FCW sr.

RB – Jameson DeCarlo, Rockford Christian Life sr.; Alex Davies, Polo sr.

WR – Joey Bardell, Polo jr.; Sam Whitmer, RR jr.

OL – Andrew Pratt, RR jr.; Will Weber, FCW so.; Dameon Hunter, FCW sr.; Chris Siasko, FCW so.

Honorable Mention

QB – Joseph Kotlarz, Lake Forest Academy sr.

RB – JD Reddy, FCW so.

WR – Trent Hofstater, Low Point-Washburn sr.

OL – Caleb Janschek, WC sr.; Scott Prerost, Polo sr.

DEFENSE

First Team

LB – Caleb Rhodes, RR jr.; Alex Davies, Polo sr.; John Boeke, RCL sr.

DL – Jacob Sollars, RR jr.; Tucker Mumford, Polo sr.; Jace Coffey, Polo sr.

DB – Parker Wolber, Polo jr.; Kameron Tower, FCW sr.; Thomas Webber, Alden-Hebron so.

Utility – Dameon Hunter, FCW sr.

Second Team

LB – Cole Faivre, Polo jr.; Joseph Diaz, RR sr.; Will Weber, FCW so.; Chris Siasko, FCW so.

DL – Brady Clark, Polo jr.; Paul Rhoades, LFA sr.; Kyle Uhl, FCW jr.; Mason Kraft, LPW sr.

DB – Jameson DeCarlo, RCL sr.; Jackson Mathe, FCW sr.; Tavaree Phifer, FCW sr.

Honorable Mention

DL – Caleb Janschek, WC sr.

DB – Peter DeFalco, WC sr.