The Greenbrier Panthers, who recorded their first perfect regular season in school history, placed 12 players on the 5A-West All-State and All-Conference squad as released recently by the conference coaches.
Quarterback Seth Peters, who started just one season, guided Greenbrier to an undefeated conference slate and to an 11-0 mark before losing in the second round of the Class 5A playoffs to Batesville.
Peters passed for 2,987 yards and 29 touchdowns and rushed for 975 yards and 22 more touchdowns.
Peters was Greenbrier's quarterback in the eighth grade, but hurt his arm in baseball and missed the entire ninth grade season. The past two seasons with record-setting quarterback Neal Burcham at quarterback, Peters played receiver.
“He concentrated on playing receiver his sophomore and junior years,” Greenbrier coach Randy Tribble said. “Early in the spring, we'd get him some snaps ever year because we knew he would be our quarterback his senior year.”
Peters was named the Outstanding Back of the conference.
Morrilton, which finished runner-up to Greenbrier in the conference race and also lost in the second round of the playoffs, had 11 players honored.
Offensive lineman Gilberto Garcia was named the Outstanding Lineman of the conference.
Peters and Garcia are automatically eligible to play in the Arkansas High School Coaches Association All-Star game in June in Conway.
Joining Garcia on the squad from Morrilton was the backfield tandem of running back Jamar Criswell and quarterback Toney Hawkins. Criswell ran for 1,193 yards and 15 touchdowns. Hawkins threw for 1,736 yards and 14 touchdowns, and ran for 1,025 yards and 15 additional scores.
Joining Peters on the all-state team is running back Austin Fischer, who led the Panthers in receiving with 80 catches for 973 yards and 10 touchdowns, and ran for 758 yards and 13 touchdowns.
Alma quarterback Gage Jensen threw for 2,120 yards and 20 touchdowns and ran for 765 yards and nine touchdowns, setting a school record for total offense and touchdowns.
Peters, Hawkins, Jensen and Shiloh Christian's Casey Paraday were quarterbacks named to the all-state team.
Joining Paraday as all-staters from Shiloh Christian were senior receiver Ryan Michaelis and senior kicker Seung Jae Lee.
Paraday completed 178 of 298 passes for 2,365 yards and 17 touchdowns, and ran for three more touchdowns.
“We were really proud of Casey this year,” Shiloh Christian coach Josh Floyd said. “He improved greatly throughout the season. Also, he ran the ball very well the last half of the season, which really improved our offense.”
Michaelis was the team's leading receiver with 71 catches for 1,123 yards and nine touchdowns. Michaelis also returned 17 kickoffs for 284 yards and a punt for 8 yards.
Lee booted seven field goals, including a game-winning 27-yarder that beat Alma in the regular-season finale.
Four Shiloh Christian players were named all-conference on defense, and all will return next season.
Linebacker Samuel Taylor, who led the team with 121 tackles and eight sacks, and defensive back Jonathan Luska, who had 100 tackles, were on the team. Defensive end Matt Hansen, who had 6-1/2 sacks and 47 tackles, and linebacker Nick Gookin, who had 66 tackles, were also all-conference.
Senior offensive lineman Jacob Ralph and sophomore running back Chandler Smith, who ran for 348 yards and five touchdowns, were all-conference as well.
Offensive lineman Todd Rosamond and defensive end Ben Burke were named honorable mention all-conference.
Huntsville's Logan McCollough was a three-year two-way starter for the Eagles, and even bounced back from a basketball injury suffered in February to earn all-state honors. He led the team in tackles with 72 from his inside linebacker position with five tackles for lost yardage and an interception. He caught 18 passes for 224 yards and three touchdowns from his tight end position.
“He was a fantastic blocker,” Huntsville coach Tom Tice said. “He's just now getting back to 100 percent from his operation. He was a three-year starter for us and his leadership on and off the field was fantastic.”
Defensive lineman Jim Ed Carter, defensive back Justin Myers, and running back Taylor Phillips earned all-conference honors from Huntsville.
Defensive back Brandon McRae, and offensive linemen Will Anderson and River Davis were named honorable mention all-conference for the Eagles.
5A-WEST ALL-CONFERENCE
PLAYER SCHOOL POS. HT. WT. CLASS
Ronnie Green Clarksville DL 5-11 215 SR
Luis Cabello Clarksville DL 6-2 195 SR
Robert Fernandez Huntsville DL 6-0 180 SR
Jim Ed Carter Huntsville DL 6-2 175 SR
Justin Myers Huntsville DB 5-11 170 SR
Taylor Phillips Huntsville RB 5-9 180 SR
Cade Spencer Alma LB 5-10 180 JR
Reyn Beckham Alma DB 5-8 175 JR
Malachi White Alma RB 5-8 185 JR
Gage Battles Alma WR 6-0 180 JR
Adam Wilbanks Alma DB 6-3 175 JR
Justin Boyd Harrison DB 5-10 160 SR
Trevor Boyd Harrison LB 5-11 206 JR
Colton Spears Harrison WR 5-10 165 SR
Logan Garland Harrison LB 6-2 178 SR
Colton Hurst Vilonia DB 5-10 160 SR
Logan Penter Vilonia DL 5-11 190 SR
Zane Jefferson Vilonia LB 5-10 185 SR
Braylin Richardson Vilonia DL 5-10 185 SR
Jared Willis Vilonia DB 6-1 165 SO
Trey Wyatt Vilonia DB 5-9 155 SR
Kyle Wyatt Vilonia QB 5-9 155 JR
Jacob Colbert Greenbrier WR 6-0 275 SR
Nolan Kinder Greenbrier OL 6-0 260 SR
Robert Meredith Greenbrier OL 6-1 240 SR
Zane Richard Greenbrier DL 5-11 190 SR
Zach Gerbholtz Greenbrier DL 6-3 250 SR
Kevin Reynolds Greenbrier DB 6-1 180 JR
Devonte Walls Morrilton OL 6-1 301 SR
Montrell Hood Morrilton WR 6-0 190 SR
LaQuanta Canady Morrilton DB 6-2 175 SR
Rayhem Dudley Morrilton DB 5-9 140 SR
Avery Hawkins Morrilton LB 5-11 205 SR
Colton Cooksey Morrilton LB 6-0 177 JR
Rashad Criswell Morrilton WR 5-9 145 JR
Reese Heidenreich Morrilton WR 5-6 138 JR
Jacob Ralph Shiloh Christian OL 6-5 280 SR
Chandler Smith Shiloh Christian RB 6-1 195 SO
Kyle Plunkett Shiloh Christian WR 6-2 185 JR
Samuel Taylor Shiloh Christian LB 5-10 175 SO
Nick Gookin Shiloh Christian LB 5-11 180 JR
Matt Hansen Shiloh Christian DL 6-2 205 JR
Jonathan Loska Shiloh Christian DB 5-8 160 JR
HONORABLE MENTION
Brandon McRae Huntsville DB 5-10 160 SR
Will Anderson Huntsville OL 6-5 220 JR
River Davis Huntsville OL 6-0 235 SR
Todd Rosamond Shiloh Christian OL 5-10 235 JR
Ben Burke Shiloh Christian DL 6-2 200 JR