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By RICK PETERSON
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Nine Silver Lake and Rossville players have earned first-team berths on the All-Mid-East League football team, with the 6-3 Eagles putting five players and the 5-5 Bulldawgs four players on the first team.

Silver Lake juniors Tanner Martin (left) and Eli Barnes (24) have been named to the All-Mid-League football first team at specialist and receiver. [File photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]

 Silver Lake senior Troy Heiman (11) received All-Mid-East League first-team honors at receiver. [File photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]

The Eagles are represented on the first-team offense by juniors Tanner Martin (specialist) and Eli Barnes (receiver) and seniors Kaden Walker (line) and Troy Heiman (receiver) while senior Chase Root (linebacker) was named to the first-team defense.

Rossville senior back Braiden Hensley (2) earned first-team All-Mid-East League football honors. [File photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]

Rossville senior Kade Perine (22) earned All-Mid-East League first-team honors at defensive back. [File photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]

The Bulldawgs put seniors Jacob Carver (line) and Braiden Hensley (back) on the first-team offense and senior Kade Perine (back) and junior Barrett Lietz (line) on the first-team defense.

Rossville and Silver Lake combined for eight players who received honorable mention.

ALL-MID-EAST LEAGUE FOOTBALL

OFFENSE

First team

Quarterback -- Dalton Whitworth, sr., Rock Creek; Kellen Hurla, sr., St. Marys. Specialist -- Tanner Martin, jr., Silver Lake. Line -- Mason Faith, so., Rock Creek; Jacob Carver, sr., Rossville; Kaden Walker, sr., Silver Lake; Joshua Deiter, sr., St Marys; Torin Sheaves, sr., Riley County. Receiver -- Ethan Burgess, sr., Rock Creek; Eli Barnes, jr., Silver Lake; Troy Heiman, sr., Silver Lake; Kason Gomez, sr., St. Marys; Lukas Kulp, sr., Riley County. Backs -- Jaydon Winans, sr., Rock Creek; Braiden Hensley, sr., Rossville; Samson Waggoner, sr., Riley County.

DEFENSE

First team

Linebackers -- Chase Root, jr., Silver Lake; James Rezac, sr., St. Marys; Abe Huaracha, sr., St. Marys; Payton McCarn, jr., Rock Creek. Backs -- Maddox Ibarra, sr., Rock Creek; Yanci Spiller, sr., Rock Creek; Logan Sturdy, sr., Rock Creek; Kade Perine, sr., Rossville. Line -- Gavin Meyer, sr., Rock Creek;  Cooper Bittle, sr., Rock Creek;  Barrett Lietz, jr., Rossville; Atticus Martin, jr., St. Marys.
 
HONORABLE MENTION

OFFENSE

Quarterback -- Eli Harmison, so., Riley County. Back/specialist -- Sam Allen, so., Riley County. Line -- Malachi Bell, jr., Rock Creek; Braden Strausbaugh, so., Silver Lake; Mahliq Jackson, sr., Rossville; Kodyn Moylan, so., St. Marys; Carter Wilkens, sr., Rock Creek. Receiver -- Nate Hutley, jr., St. Marys. Backs -- Trenton Barker, sr., Rossville; Blake Redmond, jr., Silver Lake.

DEFENSE

Linebackers -- Howie Rezac, so., St. Marys; Brock Bush, so., Rossville; Kody Howard, sr., Rock Creek. Backs -- Jace Woodard, so., Riley County; Brody Deiter, so., Silver Lake; Dayne Johnson, fr., Silver Lake. Line -- Jackson Shanahan, jr., Riley County; Brogan Schuh, jr., Riley County; Braxton McDaniel, sr., Silver Lake; Eli Sias, jr., Riley County. Specialist -- Noah Frese, sr.