All-CIC football team announced
Cook Inlet Conference champion East landed seven players on the 2018 All Cook Inlet Conference football team announced Wednesday, including the CIC's top offensive and defensive players.
Running back Colton Herman was named the Offensive Player of the Year and the Return Specialist of the Year, while linebacker Hale Siulua won the Defensive Player of the Year award. Herman was also named a first-team defensive back for the T-birds, who went 7-1 to earn a No. 1 seed in this weekend's Division I playoffs.
Other individual awards were given to West's Su'a Asi (Lineman of the Year), South's Noah Winsor (Kicker and Punter of the Year) and Service's Stephen Blankenship (Long Snapper of the Year).
First-year Service head coach Kahlil Boling was named the CIC Coach of the Year after guiding the Cougars to a 4-4 record. West's Josh Garcia and East's Don Powell were named co-Assistant Coach of the Year.
2018 All-Cook Inlet Conference Football Team
Offensive Player of the Year: Colton Herman, East
Defensive Player of the Year: Hale Siulua, East
Lineman of the Year: Su'a Asi, West
Return Specialist of the Year: Colton Herman, East
Utility Player of the Year: Jayden Heartwell-McKoy, South
Long Snapper of the Year: Stephen Blankenship, Service
Kicker of the Year: Noah Winsor, South
Punter of the Year: Noah Winsor, South
Coach of the Year: Kahlil Boling, Service
Assistant Coach of the Year: Josh Garcia, West and Don Powell, East
First Team Offense
Quarterback: Jason Villanueva-Kaeo, Service; Spencer Martin, South; Running back: Colton Herman, East; Ben Faulkner, Service; Tight end: Aiden Williams, East; Wide receiver: Henry Helgeson, Service; Jayden Heartwell-McKoy, South; Johan Gladney, West; Offensive line: Noah Johnson, East; Su'a Asi, West; Utility: RJ Cavasos, Dimond;
First Team Defense
Defensive back: Micheal Levu, Dimond; Alandre McKnight, Dimond; Colton Herman, East; Linebacker: Hale Siulua, East; Nate Tilo, West; Dhar Montalbo, West; Defensive line: Daryl Delaguion, East, Kymani Vaivai, East; Hunter Pounds, Service; Henry Saafi, South; Dawson Ingram, South; Fia Faalata, West; Poe Vaafuti, West
Second team offense
Quarterback: Bubba Mendoza, West; Wide receiver: Dylan Tibbets, Dimond; Eli Turvey, East; Isaiah Bailey, Service; Kolton Ortiz, West; Running back: Gio Young, Dimond; Shamir Staten, East; Earl Apineru, East; Carter Webber-Thomas, South; Niko Fa'amasino, West; Offensive line: Conner Lane, Service; Mason Wurst, South; Alani Makihele, West.
Houston, Ketchikan sweep Southcentral awards
Ketchikan quarterback Brendan Wong took home Offensive Player of the Year honors in the Division III Southcentral Conference, which announced its postseason awards Tuesday. The 6-1 Kings also had the conference's Lineman of the Year in Stevie Byron.
Houston defensive back Apete Sasiu was named Defensive Player of the Year for the conference-champion Hawks, whose coach Glenn Nelson was named Coach of the Year.
Houston hosts Barrow and Ketchikan travels to Eielson for Saturday's Division III semifinals.
Correction: An earlier version of this story misspelled the last name of Noah Winsor of South.