Nine players from the Times-Union coverage area were named to the All-Three Rivers Conference football team Wednesday afternoon. Five Whitko Wildcats were named to the team: senior offensive tackle Garrett Cokl, junior quarterback Garrett Elder, senior defensive end Austin Hyde, senior linebacker Garrett Smiley and senior defensive back Brady Weeks. Tippecanoe Valley senior wideout Brandon Webster and senior punter Luca Jeckstadt were named to the team, and senior running back Garrett Bell was honorable mention. Manchester is represented by a pair of seniors; quarterback Bailey Ness and wide receiver Keelan Norwood. Junior lineman Tyler McNall was honorable mention. Northfield and Maconaquah led with six selections each, and Peru and Wabash landied five players each on the squad. 2015 All-Three Rivers Conference Football Team Offense Tackles – Cale Dyson - Northfield, Lane Eckrote - North Miami, Garrett Cokl - Whitko; Guards – Tanner Music - Rochester, Austin Hiatt - Wabash, Trent Armstrong - Maconaquah; Center – Jake Stephan, Northfield. Receivers/Tight Ends – Gavin Bennett - Rochester, Keelan Norwood - Manchester, Keron Hullum - Maconaquah, Kordell Prescott - Peru, Peyton Trexler - Southwood, Brandon Webster - Tippecanoe Valley. Quarterbacks – Garrett Elder - Whitko, Carson Blair - Southwood, Bailey Ness - Manchester; Running Backs – Brady Miller - Peru, Connor McLochlin - Rochester, Jarred Short - Northfield, Payton Sturgeill - Peru, Luke Proctor - Wabash; Kicker – Owen Yeadon - Wabash
Defense Secondary – Luke Hann - Maconaquah, Brady Weeks - Whitko, Jeffrey Finicle - Southwood, Jackson Beery - Northfield; Linebackers – Garrett Smiley - Whitko, Mason Silvers - Maconaquah, Jeff Eckrote - North Miami, Jensen Frieden - Northfield, Drake Richter - Northfield. Reece McDonald - Wabash. Chase Ogle - Peru; Interior Lineman – Joseph Brinson - Southwood, Jordan Hiles - Peru, Braxton Rowley - Wabash, Chris Orpurt – Maconaquah; Ends – Jordan Holley - Wabash, Erik Hobbs - Peru, Austin Hyde - Whitko; Punter – Luca Jeckstadt - Tippecanoe Valley
Honorable Mention Selections Maconaquah – James Wilkinson Manchester – Tyler McNall Northfield – Xian Rodriguez, Dylan Brown Rochester – Wilson Lee Southwood – Kevin Haggerty, Luke Perlich Tippecanoe Valley – Garrett Bell Wabash – Seth Yeadon, Tyler McKitrick
