Prep football: Lutheran, Reedsville players recognized

By High School Sports | October 23, 2012 5:00 am ET

The Olympian Packerland-Small Conference announces on Monday its all-conference prep football teams with Manitowoc Lutheran receiving eight first-team selections and Reedsville being awarded three.

The Lancers were represented on the first team by senior David Menk (tight end and place kicker), senior Devan Chase (offensive lineman and linebacker), senior Peter Menges (running back), senior Eric Habermann (running back and defensive back) and junior John Jung (interior defensive lineman).

Sophomore Kyle Staudt (offensive lineman), senior Aaron Poehlman (offensive lineman) and junior Ethan Hilmer (defensive back) received second-team selections while Hilmer (quarterback and punter), Menges (defensive end), Menk (defensive end) and Staudt (interior defensive lineman) were given honorable mentions.

On offense Reedsville received first-team selections for Cody Schamburek (split end) and Lance Brandt (offensive lineman) while on defense Bryler Kiekhaefer (defensive back) was named to the first team. On the second team the Panthers were represented by Brock Gilsdorf (quarterback), Mason Loose (Interior defensive lineman), Andrew Kocourek (linebacker) and Brandt (interior defensive lineman).

Receiving honorable mentions for Reedsville were Gilsdorf (defensive back), Kiekhaefer (running back), Bryce Wenzel (offensive lineman) and Mason Loose (offensive lineman).

OFFENSE

FIRST TEAM

Tight end — David Menk, sr., Lutheran

Split end — Bryce Birmingham, sr., Sevastopol; Cady Schamburek, jr., Reedsville

Offensive lineman — Travis Kostichka, sr., Algoma; Jason Mathes, sr., Hilbert; Evan Geiser, sr., Hilbert; Devan Chase, sr., Lutheran; Lance Brandt, sr., Reedsville

Quarterback — Spencer Shulz, sr., Hilbert

Running back — Peter Menges, sr., Lutheran; Eric Habermann, sr., Lutheran

Place kicker — David Menk, sr., Lutheran

SECOND TEAM

Tight end — Michael Daniels, sr., St. Mary Central

Split end — Andrew Gorz, so., Algoma; Andrew Leibham, sr., St. Mary Central

Offensive lineman — Kyle Staudt, so., Lutheran; Austin Schwalenberg, jr.; Hilbert;Aaron Poehlman, sr., Lutheran; Cody Haucke, jr., Algoma; Logan Carnahan, sr., Hilbert

Quarterback — Brock Gilsdorf, jr., Reedsville

Running back — Sam Koss, jr., Algoma; Taylor Daul, sr., Algoma; Cody Giesseman, sr., Sevastopol

Place kicker — Noel Farber, jr., Sevastopol

HONORABLE MENTION

Tight end — David Reinhardt, sr., Gibraltar

Offensive lineman — Bryce Wenzel, jr., Reedsville; John Jung, jr., Lutheran; Anthony Wolf, sr., St. Mary Central; Josh Leonard, sr., Gibraltar; Brody paschke, sr., Sevastopol; Chris Anders, so., Gibraltar; Mason Loose, sr., Reedsville

Quarterback — Hunter Prokash, jr., Algoma; Ethan Hilmer, jr., Lutheran

Running back — Connor Van Zeeland, jr., St. Mary Central; Bryler Kiekhaefer, sr., Reedsville; Bjorn Johnson, sr., Gibraltar

DEFENSE

FIRST TEAM

Defensive end — Spencer Schulz, sr., Hilbert; Travis Kostichka, sr., Algoma

Interior defensive lineman — Logan Carnahan, sr., Hilbert; Alex Olp, sr., Hilbert; John Jung, jr., Lutheran

Linebacker — Austin Schaffer, sr., Hilbert; Evan Geiser, sr., Hilbert; Taylor Daul, sr., Algoma; Devan Chase, sr., Lutheran

Defensive back — Eric Habermann, sr., Lutheran; Bryler Kiekhaefer, sr., Reedsville; Hunter Prokash, jr., Algoma

Punter — Bryse Schaffer, sr., Hilbert

SECOND TEAM

Defensive end — Peter Menges, sr., Lutheran; David Menk, sr., Lutheran

Interior defensive lineman — Kyle Staudt, jr., Lutheran; Mason Loose, sr., Reedsville; Lance Brandt, sr., Reedsville