2A EvCo all-league football spring 2021: Tumwater's Jacob Schuster is MVP

Tumwater also nabbed at least a share of offensive (Cody Whalen) and defensive (Cooper Wall) MVP honors as well.

Here are the 2A Evergreen Conference first team and honorable mention selections for the spring of 2021 football season, as voted on by the coaches:

Most valuable player: DL Jacob Schuster, Tumwater, sr.

Offensive most valuable player: QB Cody Whalen, Tumwater, sr.

Defensive co-most valuable players: DB Cade Haller, W.F. West, sr.; DL Cooper Wall, Tumwater, sr.

Co-coaching staffs of the year: Tumwater, W.F. West

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE

QB — Gavin Fugate, W.F. West, soph.

RB — Max Taylor, W.F. West, sr.

RB — Turner Allen, Tumwater, sr.

RB — Talon Betts, Rochester, jr.

WR — Luke Ellison, Black Hills, jr.

WR — Brit Lusk, W.F. West, sr.

WR — Carter McCoy, W.F. West, sr.

TE — Austin Terry, Tumwater, jr.

TE — Benito Valencia, Centralia, sr.

OL — Paris Chavez, Centralia, sr.

OL — Devin Claridge, Black Hills, sr.

OL — Daniel Matagi, W.F. West, soph.

OL — Hayden Dahl, Rochester, sr.

OL — Max Henry, Tumwater, sr.

OL — Jaden Hoseney, Aberdeen, sr.

K — Bryce Laufenberg, W.F. West, sr.

P — Nolan Eyles, Rochseter, sr.

P — Eli Brown, Aberdeen, sr.

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE

DL — Darren Gray, W.F. West, sr.

DL — Sawyer Robbins, Rochester, jr.

DL — Ryan Otton, Tumwater, jr.

DL — Seth Brown, Aberdeen, sr.

LB — Joe Bown, Black Hills, sr.

LB — Jacob Halseth, Centralia, sr.

LB — Grady Finney, Tumwater, sr.

LB — Tydus Morrow, Aberdeen, sr.

LB — Evan Moon, W.F. West, sr.

LB — James Jimenez, Rochester, sr.

DB — Chris Rodriguez, Rochester, soph.

DB — Jack Jones, Tumwater, sr.

DB — Santos Lafferty, Centralia, sr.

DB — Ryan Orr, Tumwater, jr.

DB — Jeremy Roberts, Aberdeen, sr.

HONORABLE MENTION

Aberdeen —LB Liam Heikkila, jr.; DL Jaden Hoseney, sr.; LB Ricky Edmondson, sr.; RB Jeremy Sawyer, soph.; TE Tydus Morrow, sr.; ATH Connar Sherman, sr.

Black Hills —DB Jaden Cote, sr.; DB Braiden Bond, soph.; DB William Akers, sr.; DB Dausen Fields, sr.; OL Owen Casto, sr.; DL Jake McGravie, sr.; LB Connor Hopkins, soph.; TE/P Keagan Rongen, soph.; DL Carson Lowe, jr.; LB Austin Imsland, jr.

Centralia —RB Noah Aliff, sr.; RB Brady Hoyt, sr.; QB Cam Erickson, sr.; DL Willie Stinkeoway, soph.; DL Kyuss Mano, sr.; DB Bayden Tietzel, sr.

Rochester —OL Caelan Christianson, sr.; QB Landon Hawes, jr.; TE Eddie Burkhardt, sr.

Tumwater — OL Justin Walter, jr.; OL Isaac Jones, sr.; RB Jack Jones, sr.; RB Noah Cunningham, sr.; TE Ryan Otton, jr.; RB/LB Carlos Matheney, soph.; LB Bennett Ferris, jr.; DB Ashton Paine, jr.; K Nathan Vani, sr.; P Jacob Schuster, sr.

W.F. West — DB Max Taylor, sr.; OL William Buzzard, soph.; LB Ryan Hirte, sr.; OL Kolby Hansen, sr.; WR Logan Moore, jr.; DL Bryson Boyd, sr.; DL Brock Guyette, jr.; WR Cade Haller, sr.; DB/P Gavin Fugate, soph.; DL Daniel Matagi, soph.; DB Carter McCoy, sr.; LB Bryce Laufenberg, sr.

(2A EvCo all-league team formatted by The News Tribune)