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:Â Elizin Rouse – Kingsford
- Offensive Player of the Year:Â Â Elizin Rouse – Kingsford
- Defensive Player of the Year:Â Â Noah Johnson – Kingsford
- Mitchell Snyder Lineman of the Year:Â Dasan Smith – Marquette
- Large School “Team of the Year”:Â Kingsford
- Coach of the Year:Â 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
