Richmond leads strong MRVC East team

By PrepsKC staff
Posted: January 12, 2011 - 9:48 PM



When a team in your conference goes undefeated and wins a state title it makes you feel pretty good. When five of the six teams make the playoffs and all win at least one game it shows the overall strength of the league.

 

The Missouri River Valley East Conference can boast that it has the Class 3 state champion Richmond, but Lafayette County, Holden, Lexington and Carrollton all made the playoffs and finished with a 5-4 record.

 

The Spartans were the dominant team in 2010 but the strength of their conference helped them to their 15-0 record and the title. Richmond’s strong season led the way on the all-conference team with 11 spots on the first team.

First Team

Offense

Offensive Line

Kevin Kepharts, Holden, sr.

Alex Luman, Richmond, jr.

Colby Bowers, Richmond, jr.

Nathan Hollingswoth, Lexington, sr.

Spencer Polen, Carrollton, sr.

Tight End

Luke Hook, Richmond, jr.

Wide Receiver

Tyrell Thirkield, Lafayette County, soph.

Kane Southwick, Richmond, sr.

Running Back

Landon Walker, Richmond, sr.

Max Mickey, Holden, soph.

Quarterback

Colby Bowles, Richmond, sr.

Kicker

Niko Schwenneker, Knob Noster, jr.

Defense

Defensive Line

Alex Luman, Richmond, jr.

Ty Tweedie, Richmond, sr.

Kevin Kephart, Holden, sr.

Nathan Hollingsworth, Lexington, sr.

Linebacker

Colby Bowles, Richmond, sr.

Reny Reis, Richmond, sr.

DeShaun Thirkield, Lafayette County, jr.

David Carter, Holden, sr.

Defensive Back

Jake Kaullen, Lexington, sr.

Kody Rinne, Lafayette County, sr.

Kane Southwick, Richmond, sr.

Punter

Eric Colbern, Carrollton, sr.

 

Second Team

Offense

Offensive Line

Micah Thurmon, Lafayette County, sr.

Payton Fields, Richmond, sr.

Dakota Hutcheson, Holden, sr.

Taran Wren, Knob Noster, jr.

Chase Berry, Lafayette County, sr.

Tight End

Seth Smith, Lexington, sr.

Wide Receiver

Cody Sanders, Lafayette County, jr.

Kyle Carroll, Richmond, jr.

Running Back

Gabe Vandiver, Richmond, jr.

Josh Kaullen, Lexington, sr.

Quarterback

DeShaun Thirkield, Lafayette County, jr.

Defense

Defensive Line

Colby Bowers, Richmond, jr.

Chase Ewing, Carrollton, sr.

Justin Gash, Lafayette County, sr.

Taran Wren, Knob Noster, jr.

Dom Chandra, Lexington, sr.

Linebacker

Jed Bultman, Carrollton, sr.

Drake Oetting, Lexington, jr.

Alex Beck, Lafayette County, sr.

Trent Thurmon, Lafayette County, jr.

Defensive Back

Kyle Elkins, Holden, sr.

Darrian Owens, Carrollton, jr.

Kyle Carroll, Richmond, jr.

 

Honorable Mention

Carrollton

Darrian Owens, QB, jr.; Ben Mayden, OL, sr.; Alex Malloy, OL, sr.; Brandon Eschenbach, WR, soph.

Holden

David Carter, TE, sr.; Eric Stout, DL, jr.

Knob Noster

Zack Hodson, RB, sr.; Matt Turner, LB, sr.; Shaq Williams, DB, sr.

Lexington

Dillon Colbert, RB, jr.; Zach Osman, OL, sr.; Mike Heath, WR, jr.

Richmond

Ty Tweedie, OL, sr.; Payton Fields, DL, sr.; Gabe Vandiver, DB, sr.; Landon Walker, DB, sr.