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The 2023 All-Upper Peninsula Football Awards were announced on Monday (November 13) and MSHS had eight total student-athletes receive honors from the Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association for their play on the field this season.

In all, Marquette had two on the All-U.P. “Dream Team”, one on the All-U.P. First Team, three receive Special Mention and two receive Honorable Mention.  In addition, senior offensive lineman Dasan Smith was named as the 2023 Mitchell Snyder U.P. Lineman of the Year.  Click here for full list of honorees on the 2023 All-U.P. Football Teams (story courtesy of TV6 – UpperMichigansSource.com).

Special Awards:

• Mr. Football:  Elizin Rouse – Kingsford
• Offensive Player of the Year:   Elizin Rouse – Kingsford
• Defensive Player of the Year:   Noah Johnson – Kingsford
• Mitchell Snyder Lineman of the Year:  Dasan Smith – Marquette
• Large School “Team of the Year”:  Kingsford
• Coach of the Year:  Robin Marttila – Iron Mountain

All-U.P. “Dream Team” – Offense:

• QB – Nate Young – Gladstone – Senior
• OL – Eli Cody – Negaunee – Junior
• OL – Connor Owens – Iron Mountain – Senior
• OL – Lucas Sischo – Bark River-Harris – Senior
• OL – Dasan Smith – Marquette – Senior
• OL – Aaron Hughes – Gladstone – Junior
• RB – Elizin Rouse – Kingsford – Senior
• RB – Luke Wolfe – Iron Mountain – Senior
• RB – Kai Lacar – Negaunee – Senior
• WR – Matthew Colavecchi – Iron Mountain – Senior
• WR – Wyatt Demers – Manistique – Senior

All-U.P. “Dream Team” – Defense:

• DL – Mitch Paltzer – Negaunee – Senior
• DL – Jacob Perryman-Seymour – Gladstone – Senior
• DL – Carlos Perez – Ishpeming – Junior
• DL – Callen Campbell – Sault Ste. Marie – Senior
• DL – Noah Johnson – Kingsford – Senior
• LB – Alan Bjorn – Calumet – Senior
• LB – Noah Gagne – Escanaba – Senior
• LB – Kaydin Lujan – Sault Ste. Marie – Senior
• DB – Eli Berthaume – Gladstone – Senior
• DB – Austin Solis – Gladstone – Senior
• DB – Trevor Theuerkauf – Menominee – Senior

All-U.P. “Dream Team” – Special Teams:

• K – Sawyer Johnson – Marquette – Junior
• P – Elliot Vitito – Gladstone – Senior
• RS – Kai Lacar – Negaunee – Senior

All-U.P. First Team – Offense:

• QB – Ian Marttila – Iron Mountain – Junior
• OL – Tyler Smith – Menominee – Senior
• OL – Travis Hyrkas – Calumet – Senior
• OL – Josh Racine – Gladstone – Senior
• OL – Fulton Stroud – Iron Mountain – Senior
• OL – Garrett Veale – Kingsford – Senior
• RB – Landan Bardowski – Menominee – Senior
• RB – Ben Johnson – Escanaba – Senior
• RB – Cam Anderson – Calumet – Senior
• WR – Kaden Gibbs – Gladstone – Senior
• WR – Kyler Sager – Marquette – Junior

All-U.P. First Team – Defense:

• DL – Grayson Palmer – Kingsford – Senior
• DL – Michael Bouche – Manistique – Senior
• DL – Christopher Steele – Ishpeming – Junior
• DL – Vinny Howes – Gladstone – Senior
• DL – Alec Haferkorn – Iron Mountain – Junior
• LB – Hunter Smith – Ishpeming – Senior
• LB – Ben Shiverski – Bark River-Harris – Senior
• LB – Chase Cloutier – Escanaba – Senior
• DB – Gavin Trevillian – Kingsford – Junior
• DB – Parker Graphos – Manistique – Senior
• DB – Caden Luoma – Ishpeming – Junior

All-U.P. First Team – Special Teams:

• K – Luke Inghram – Gladstone – Sophomore
• P – Bon LaChance – Escanaba – Senior
• RS – Matthew Colavecchi – Iron Mountain – Senior

All-U.P. Special Mention Honorees From MSHS:

• DB – Ford Richardson – Marquette – Sophomore
• OL – Talon Smith – Marquette – Junior
• RB – Tucker Welch – Marquette – Senior

All-U.P. Honorable Mention Honorees From MSHS:

• WR – Wyatt Lakenen – Marquette – Senior
• TE – Jacob MacPhee – Marquette – Junior

Last Thursday (11/9/23), football coaches from the Big North Conference (BNC) gathered to make selections for the 2023 All-Conference Football Teams.  Member schools within the Big North Conference include Marquette, Alpena, Cadillac, Escanaba, Gaylord, Petoskey and Sault Ste. Marie.

MSHS finished second in the 2023 BNC standings after turning in a 5-1 conference record on the season.

2023 All-BNC First Team Offense:

• QB – Joe McCarthy – Petoskey – Senior
• TE – Jacob MacPhee – Marquette – Junior
• WR – Seth Marek – Petoskey – Junior
• WR – Wyatt Lakenen – Marquette – Senior
• RB – Ben Johnson – Escanaba – Senior
• RB – Ty Bensinger – Gaylord – Senior
• RB – Russell Hush – Gaylord – Senior
• OL – Brody Shaw – Petoskey – Senior
• OL – Bailey Wade – Cadillac – Junior
• OL – Dasan Smith – Marquette – Senior
• OL – Talon Smith – Marquette – Junior
• OL – Landon Smith – Gaylord – Senior
• K – Connor Byram – Gaylord – Junior

2023 All-BNC First Team Defense:

• DB – Hayden Janes – Petoskey – Junior
• DB – Eli Main – Cadillac – Junior
• DB – Ford Richardson – Marquette – Sophomore
• LB – Noah Gagne – Escanaba – Senior
• LB – Brady Pretzlaff – Gaylord – Senior
• LB – Riley Hush – Gaylord – Senior
• LB – Kaydin Lujan – Sault Ste. Marie – Senior
• DL – Korbin Sulitis – Petoskey – Junior
• DL – Dasan Smith – Marquette – Senior
• DL – Callan Campbell – Sault Ste. Marie – Senior
• DL – Keaton Abraham – Gaylord – Junior 

2023 All-BNC Second Team Offense:

• QB – Charlie Howell – Cadillac – Senior
• TE – Lucas O’Donnell – Petoskey – Senior
• WR – Kyle McGowan – Cadillac – Junior
• WR – Easton Srebnik – Alpena – Senior
• RB – Connor Vermeulen – Cadillac – Senior
• RB – Ryver Ryckeghem – Sault Ste. Marie – Senior
• RB – Tucker Welch – Marquette – Senior
• OL – Chris Kiekhaefer – Sault Ste. Marie – Senior
• OL – Gage Smith – Gaylord – Senior
• OL – Conner Calano – Gaylord – Senior
• K – Charlie Howell – Cadillac – Senior

2023 All-BNC Second Team Defense:

• DB – Carter Stark – Alpena – Senior
• DB – Ryan TenEyck – Sault Ste. Marie – Senior
• DB – Caleb Aungst – Gaylord – Senior
• LB – Logan Lahaie – Petoskey – Junior
• LB – Tyler Ray – Petoskey – Senior
• LB – Kutler Braun – Marquette – Senior
• LB – Carter Sitz – Gaylord – Senior
• DL – Evan Arbic – Sault Ste. Marie – Senior
• DL – Evan Hughes – Cadillac – Senior

2023 All-BNC Honorable Mention Offense:

• QB – Jake Zann – Alpena – Senior
• QB – Nolan Bink – Escanaba – Sophomore
• TE – Gavin Goetz – Cadillac – Junior
• TE – Alex Stalboerger – Escanaba – Sophomore
• WR – Mitch Eberhart – Petoskey – Junior
• WR – Kyler Sager – Marquette – Junior
• WR – John Kurowski – Alpena – Senior
• WR – Camden Labadie – Sault Ste. Marie – Senior
• RB – Kaleb Danjakowski – Alpena – Senior
• OL – Alex Corwin – Alpena – Senior
• OL – Jordan Bennets – Escanaba – Senior
• OL – Eli Lusk – Marquette – Senior
• OL – Cody Noel – Escanaba – Junior
• K – Sawyer Johnson – Marquette – Junior

2023 All-BNC Honorable Mention Defense:

• DB – Brett Siesel – Sault Ste. Marie – Junior
• LB – Chase Cloutier – Escanaba – Senior
• LB – Payton Webb – Cadillac – Senior
• DL – Luke Matelski – Petoskey – Senior

MHSAA Division 3 District Semifinal

Marquette 7, Petoskey 26 

Game Recap:

• Recap courtesy of Fox Sports Marquette is available at this link.