MileHigh Prep Reports 8-Man Football End of the Season Awards
2025 8-Man Football End of the Season Awards. These awards are never easy, and I go back and forth on who is where and what awards are given out. I also could not be at every game and rely on stats and film. If no stats are available, I cannot pick your player. Making the playoffs and having a deep playoff run will matter with these awards! I will also try and avoid giving multiple awards to just 1 player, so if you get Player of the Year, I will give awards to other players for more recognition!
These awards are not from CHSAA!! These are from MileHigh Prep Report and have no affect on the CHSAA All-State Awards!
Quick Note: Being a lineman in high school it also hurt me inside not giving any offensive lineman awards. Just know that everyone on this list needs a good offensive line!
Player of the Year
Zach Statz Sr. Haxtun High School
Player of the Playoffs
Jace Curtis Sr. Akron High School
Offensive Player of the Year
Trason Gartrell Sr. Sanford High School
Defensive Player of the Year
Coleman Firme Sr. Haxtun High School
Newcomer of the Year: (Given to a first-year starter)
Drew Howe So. McClave High School
Special Teams Player of the Year (Given to Kicker, Kick Returner or Punt Returner)
Bryce Keck Sr. Sanford High School
Surprise team of the Year
Las Animas High School; went 5-4 last year and 1-8 two season ago. This year went 7-3 with a trip to the Playoffs
Coach of the Year
JD Stone, Haxtun High School
Position Awards:
QB of the Year: Kolten Randel So. Akron HS
RB of the Year: Orion Martinez Sr. Las Animas HS
WR/TE of the Year: Eli Cornell Sr. Elbert HS
Defensive Lineman of the Year: Seth Seger Sr. Haxtun HS
Linebacker of the Year: Jonah Ritter Sr. Mancos HS (Need Picture)
Most Tackles: Jonah Ritter Sr. Mancos (157 Tackles)
Most Sacks: Logan Spires Sr. Springfield (16.0 Sacks)
Most Interceptions: Mason Barr Sr. McClave (8 INTS)
Freshman Player of the Year: Levi Gibson Fr. Crowley County HS
Sophomore Player of the Year: Evan Guy So. Simla HS
Junior Player of the Year: Owen Harris Jr. Sedgwick County HS
Senior Player of the Year: Colin Cone Sr. Haxtun HS
All-MileHigh Prep Report Players
These were not easy to come up with. Just know plenty of other players had amazing seasons! We have decided to do this instead of All-State Teams.
Top QBs of 8-Man
Trason Gartrell Sr. Sanford HS
Kolten Randel So. Akron HS
Colter Ralston Sr. Plateau Valley HS
Colin Cone Sr. Haxtun HS
Brycen Rummel Sr. Norwood HS
Ethan Tesman Sr. Elbert HS
Drew Howe So. McClave HS
Jacob Young Sr. Clear Creek
James Maes Jr. Byers HS
Blake Terryberry Sr. West Grand HS
Evan Guy So. Simla HS
Top RBs of 8-Man
Zach Statz Sr. Haxtun HS
Owen Harris Sr. Sedgwick County
Orion Martinez Sr. Las Animas HS
Mason Barr Sr. McClave HS
Levi Gibson Fr. Crowley County
Jonah Ritter Sr. Mancos HS
Riley Cochran Sr. Calhan HS
Landon Lockhart Jr. West Grand HS
Nicholas Aragon Sr. Dove Creek HS
Brody Silvey Jr. Hoehne HS
JD Faucette Sr. Sanford HS
Top WRs of 8-Man
Eli Cornell Sr. Elbert HS
Jace Curtis Sr. Akron HS
Jackson Beam Sr. St. Mary’s
Tatum Kocerha Sr. Simla HS
Landon Church Sr. Gilpin County HS
London Mitchell Sr. Plateau Valley
Kolby Shellabarger Sr. Sangre De Cristo
Cole Bray Sr. Norwood HS
Top Offensive Lines of 8-Man(If you have the Names of the Starters send my way!!!)
Haxtun Offensive Line (Carter Lock, Zach Fryrear, Jaxsen Schram, Corbin Andersen)
Akron Offensive Line (Jesse Davisson, Mason Porteus, Tucker Webb, Zach Bowin, Trent Kautz, Nolan Camacho)
Sanford Offensive Line
McClave Offensive Line
Dayspring Christian Offensive Line
Mancos Offensive Line (Vaughn Bankston, Colten Vannest, Adam Martinez, Gavin Smith, Levi Gardner)
Sedgwick County Offensive Line
Norwood Offensive Line
Top Defensive Lineman of 8-Man
Mason Porteus Sr. Akron HS
Seth Seger Sr. Haxtun HS
AJ Soucie Sr. Dayspring Christian
Matteo Moltrer Sr. Hoehne HS
Nolan Camacho So. Akron HS
Tuff Kelley Jr. McClave HS
Logan Spires Sr. Springfield HS
Trevan Ivie Sr. Dove Creek HS
Drake Isaacson Sr. Clear Creek HS
Ty Stanko So. Simla HS
Top Linebackers of 8-Man
Jonah Ritter Sr. Mancos HS
Elijah Martin Sr. Dayspring Christian
Coleman Firme Sr. Haxtun HS
Jakzon Livesay Sr. Akron HS
Jr Mungaray Sr. McClave HS
Austin Grundy Sr. Plateau Valley HS
John Butler Sr. West Grand HS
Corbin Anderson Sr. Haxtun HS
Grady Pickering Sr. Lyons HS
Rylan Mortensen Jr. Sanford HS
Top Defensive Backs of 8-Man
Michael Trechter Sr. St. Mary’s HS
George Wyatt Earl Sr. Byers HS
Michael Resner Sr. Mancos HS
Deven Winter Sr. Dolores HS
Walker Howe Jr. West Grand HS
Connor Maranville So. Simla HS
Aidon Starkebaum Sr. Haxtun HS
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