East Rolls in 8-Man Div. 2 All-Star Game, West Also Pitches Shutout in Div. 1 Contest
Beloit hosted the 41st annual Kansas Eight-Man All Star Football Games on Saturday, June 13 at newly renovated Trojan Field.
In the Division I game, the West team dominated, led by WaKeeney-Trego quarterback Ashton Wynn who scored three rushing touchdowns. South Central's Kyler Pauly, Sublette's Jon Froese and Trego's Aaron Sampson also contributed with explosive scoring plays in the West's 52-0 victory.
The East claimed a 30-0 shutout win in the Division II contest, backed by Twin Valley League talent. Frankfort quarterback Wes Anderson threw three touchdown passes and ran for a score. Burlingame's Drake Shirvin (two TDs) and Rural Vista's Kole Riedy also found the end zone.
Both games included plenty of local talent from the KRSL-KZRS listening area with 11 players and one coach participating.
Colby Hamel, who guided Lincoln to its first-ever 8-Man Division l State Championship Game appearance last Fall, served as head coach of the East All-Stars in the Division l game. Hamel was joined by some of his former players at Lincoln - Kolton Meyer, Easton Good and Brody Shearer. Other area players on the East squad included Landon Daniels and Rylan Siemsen of Central Plains along with Vance Dohl and Carter Johnson from Sylvan-Lucas.
Four players from Victoria, which was runner-up for the second consecutive year in 8-Man Division ll, took part on the West squad in the D-ll contest - Wes Dreiling, Kyle Huser, Matt Pfeifer and Cody Schmidtberger.
Each roster consisted of 20 players. High school seniors were nominated and selected by coaches from across Kansas to play in the game.