
MileHigh Prep Reports 8-Man Football End of the Season Awards
My 2022 8-Man Football End of the Season Awards. Picking is never easy and usually takes me a while to decide on any of these awards. I physically could not make every game, so I used stats and tried to watch any film available. Making the playoffs and having a deep playoff run will matter with these awards. Also, if you think I miss anyone I am open to looking at who you think I missed. These are not easy to come up with.
Quick Note: If your team has not posted stats it is very hard for me to give awards to players with no stats even if your team is doing good, I cannot guess stats.
One other Note: For Offensive Lineman I am listing the entire Unit! If you know the name on the Unit Message me and I will add. Remember all successful teams need a good offensive line!
Quick Note: Only one team per player, you cannot be on both offense or defense.
Player of the Year
Kade Hankins Sr. Dove Creek High School; 1154 yards passing, 63% completion, 17 passing TDs, 1707 yards rushing, 9.8 yards per carry, 22 rushing TDs, 86 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 Sack, 1 forced fumble, and 6 INTs

Player of the Playoffs
Brayden Glover Sr. Simla High School; 370 yards rushing, 6 total TDs, 60 Total Tackles, 2 TFL, 1 Sack, 1 INT, 2 fumble recoveries, and 1 blocked punts (All in the playoffs)

Offensive Player of the Year
Michael Gerk Sr. Haxtun High School; 1613 yards rushing, 10.5 yards per carry, 18 rushing TDs, broke 100 yards in all but 1 game, 1 passing TD, 468 yards receiving, and 3 receiving TDs

Defensive Player of the Year
Quaden Huffaker Sr. Dove Creek High School, 169 Total Tackles, 27 Tackles for loss, 10 Sacks, 1 forced fumble, 3 fumble recoveries, and 1 defensive TD

Newcomer of the Year: (Given to a first-year starter)
Ryland Wolff So. Haxtun High School; 1379 yards passing, 58.5% completion, 11 TDs to just 3 INTs, 1444 yards rushing, 12.6 yards per carry, and 20 rushing TDs

Special Teams Player of the Year (Given to Kicker, Kick Returner or Punt Returner)
Arnol Bobadilla Sr. Holly High School; 38 for 39 on PATs 97% conversion, 6 for 8 on FGs with a long of 33 yards, 45 kickoffs averaging 41.3 yards per kick and 7 touchbacks
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Surprise team of the Year
Hayden High School; went 6-4 this season with a trip to the playoffs. Last season Hayden went 5-3 but Hayden has not been to the playoffs since 2012.
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Coach of the Year
Shane Baughman, Dove Creek High School

Position Awards:
QB of the Year: Kade Hankins Sr. Dove Creek; 1154 yards passing, 17 passing TDs, 1707 yards rushing, 22 rushing TDs
RB of the Year: Michael Gerk Sr. Haxtun; 1707 yards rushing, 10.5 yards per carry, 18 rushing TDs
WR of the Year: Aiden Martinez Sr. McClave; 934 yards receiving and 14 TDs
Defensive Lineman of the Year: Macklin Tempel Sr. Haxtun High School
Linebacker of the Year: Quaden Huffaker Sr. Dove Creek High School
Defensive Back of Year the Year: Coen Schmidt So. Merino High School
Most Tackles: Quaden Huffaker (169 tackles)
Most Sacks: Kendall Gardner Sr. Dove Creek
Most Interceptions: Dylan Tamayo Sr. Holly
Freshman Player of the Year: Slayde Cohoon Fr. Springfield
CO-Sophomore Player of the Year: Caston Cox So. Simla & Ryland Wolff So. Haxtun
Junior Player of the Year: Kailin Kelley Jr. Haxtun
Senior Player of the Year: Kade Hankins Sr. Dove Creek
8-Man Football All MileHigh Teams
1st Team Offense
QB Kade Hankins Sr. Dove Creek High School
QB Caston Cox So. Simla High School
QB Ryland Wolff So. Haxtun High School
RB Michael Gerk Sr. Haxtun High School
RB Brayden Glover Sr. Simla High School
RB Wyatt Howell Sr. West Grand High School
RB Garlon Guerin Sr. Swink High School
WR Aiden Martinez Sr. McClave High School
WR Brent Bowker Jr. Simla High School
Dove Creek Offensive Line
Simla Offensive Line
Haxtun O-Line (Jake Tori, Brock Miller, Gehrig Thompson)
2nd Team Offense
QB Andre Salgado Jr. Holly High School
QB Ayden Mathews Sr. Mancos High School
QB Aydin Gomez Sr. McClave High School
RB Gage Buffington Jr. Dove Creek High School
RB Deacon Trenkle Sr. Merino High School
RB Malik Sigg-Brown Jr. Lyons High School
RB Gauge Lewis Sr. Sanford High School
WR/RB Kail Wayman So. Mancos High School
WR/RB Daunte Maldonado Sr. Holly High School
Mancos Offensive Line
Lyons Offensive Line
Holly Offensive Line
Sanford Offensive Line
Honorable Mention Offense
Cade Phillips Sr. Wiley, Ethan Whatmore Sr. Front Range Christian, Hunter Bauserman Jr. Swink, Chase Long So. Byers, Gage Gottbehuet Jr. Fowler, Cash Caldon Jr. Sanford, Seth Marick Sr. Caliche, Collin Polson So. Belleview Christian, Miles Dumbauld Jr. Lyons, Ryan McCaffrey Jr. Akron, Brayden Dale Sr. Hayden, Taylor Shull Sr. Vail Christian, Marsten Wagner Sr. Rangely, Logan LaFollette Jr. Elbert, Elijah Fusco Jr. Dayspring Christian, Tyler Frank Sr. Merino, Dillon Buford Sr. Crowley County, Elton Chavez Jr. John Mall, Ivan Losa Sr. Akron, Nolan Potts Sr. Front Range Christian, AJ Engle So. Byers, Matthew Norman Jr. Belleview Christian, Dev Jacobs Sr. Wiley, Evan Larrick Jr. Wiley, Tanner Gerk Sr. Caliche, Merino Offensive Line, West Grand Offensive Line, Crowley County Offensive Line, Dayspring Christian Offensive Line, Swink Offensive Line, Akron Offensive Line, Hayden Offensive Line, Vail Christian Offensive Line, McClave Offensive Line
1st Team Defense
DL Tyson Beanland Jr. Dove Creek
DL Willie Swennes Sr. Simla High School
DL Maclin Tempel Sr. Haxtun High School
DL Kendall Garnder Sr. Dove Creek High School
LB Quaden Huffaker Sr. Dove Creek High School
LB Kailin Kelley Jr. Haxtun High School
LB Aiden Jack Sr. Calhan High School
LB Tj Eurich So. Simla High School
DB Coen Schmidt So. Merino High School
2nd Team Defense
DL Cooper Tixier Sr. Wiley High School
DL Colby Swopes Sr. Holly High School
DL Dequlyn Keller Sr. Lyons High School
LB Anderson Filla So. Akron High School
LB Dylan Tamayo Jr. Holly High School
LB Kodi Ingols Sr. Hayden High School
LB Parker Vannoy Sr. Sanford High School
LB Dustin Glover Sr. Dove Creek High School
LB Skeeter Baker Sr. Crowley County High School
DB Kaiden Schelling Jr. Haxtun High School
Honorable Mention Defense
Taber Dejane Jr. Dove Creek, Jared Hodgson Jr. Simla, Wyatt Stanko So. Simla, Jonathan Zimmerman Sr. Simla, Keegan Colglazier Jr. Haxtun, Andrew Jaime Jr. Mancos, Chris Medina Jr. Mancos, Kaden Piel Jr. Merino, Dequlyn Keller Sr. Lyons, Lochlan Osborne Sr. Lyons, Bernard Espinoza Sr. John Mall, Dominique Maldonado Jr. Holly, McCray Larsen Sr. Sanford, Lincoln Reynolds Jr. Sanford, Braden Marks Sr. McClave, Cody Hawn Sr. Hayden, Brock Swedlund Jr. Akron, Ben Miner Jr. Swink, Landen Bonnell Sr. Dayspring Christian, Wyatt Shear Sr. West Grand, Evan Crandall So. West Grand, Logan Jack Sr. Calhan, Harrison Proctor Jr. Fowler, Jack Edwards Jr. Front Range Christian, Cole Dainty Guilfoyle So. Mancos, Devin Eaton So. Holly, Wes Gioia Sr. Hayden, Kevin Nayar Jr. Belleview Christian, Justin McCarroll Sr. Sanford, Davin Hunter Sr. Belleview Christian, Cole Taber Dove Creek