Friday night at West Branch High School the football team and their families came together for a pot-luck meal and awards ceremony to celebrate the 2017 season. In addition to the coaches talking about the team's seven seniors (nicked-named "The Chosen Few"), the team-voted awards were given out.
JV Awards
Team MVP: Trey Eagle
Most Valuable Back: Morgan Hartz
Most Valuable Lineman: Matt Rummelhart
Most Valuable Receiver: Kristian Nalan
Most Valuable Defensive Lineman: Matt Paulsen
Most Valuable Linebacker: Morgan Hartz
Most Valuable Defensive Back: Jack Robertson
Most Improved: John Yates
Most Valuable Scout Team Player: Dylan Butler, Harold Blakey
Most Valuable Special Teams: Cale Federlein
Coach's Appreciation: Emery Hazelwood
Varsity Awards
Team MVP (Chad Gates Memorial): Jacob Graves, Beau Cornwell
Most Valuable Offensive Back (Wayne Rummells Memorial): Tanner Lukavksy, Jacob Graves
Most Valuable Offensive Lineman: Jacob Barnhart
Most Valuable Receiver: Ben Thompson
Most Valuable Defensive Lineman: Jeff Bowie
Most Valuable Linebacker: John Hatfield
Most Valuable Defensive Back: Jacob Graves
Most Valuable Weight Room Lifters: Jacob Barnhart, Billy Friis, Jacob Graves, Cameron Howsare
Most Improved (Brian Hoffman memorial): Billy Friis
Most Valuable Special Teams: Beau Cornwell
Most Valuable Team Player (Norm Pedersen Memorial): Brady Lukavsky
Most Valuable Scout Team Player: Zach Thompson
Coach's Appreciation: Andrew Black
Mr. Versatility: Jacob Graves
Bear Award: Marcus Gould, Luca Passeri
2018 Team Captains
Also announced on Friday night were the captains for the 2018 football team. Those captains are:
- Beau Cornwell
- John Hatfield
- Brady Lukavsky
- Brett Schiele
- Zach Thompson
