MUSKEGON, Mich. (AP) — Muskegon’s Kalil Pimpleton has been named The Associated Press Division 3-4 football Player of the Year for 2016.
The senior speedster played quarterback, slot receiver and returned kicks, putting up big numbers in a record-setting season for the Big Reds. They were ranked No. 1 in Division 3 all season. Pimpleton had a big part in Muskegon setting a school record for points in a season, accounting for 41 touchdowns and nearly 2,700 all-purpose yards.
The Coach of the Year is Nick Boucher of Lake Odessa Lakewood.
Voting was by a panel of AP member sportswriters from around the state.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Kalil Pimpleton, Muskegon, senior
FIRST-TEAM ALL-STATE
QUARTERBACKS
Kalil Pimpletom, Muskegon, senior
Jairus Grissom, River Rouge, senior
RUNNING BACKS
Trent Hillger, Lake Fenton, senior
Jeremy Burrell, Benton Harbor, senior
Najon Moore, Warren Fitzgerald, senior
RaShawn Allen, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s, senior
WIDE RECEIVERS
Drew Couturier, Allendale, senior
Liam Soraghan, Dearborn Divine Child, senior
Sy Barnett, Williamston, senior
Jacorey Sullivan, Muskegon, senior
Jerrod Vines, St. Clair Shores South Lake, junior
LINEMAN
Sean Fitzgerald, Mount Pleasant, senior
Dane Stambaugh, Lake Odessa Lakewood, senior
Nate Ulmor, Allendale, senior
Jalen Mayfield, Grand Rapids Catholic Central, senior
Johnathan Berghorst, Zeeland East, senior
Aidan Hutchinson, Dearborn Divine Child, junior
Mike Furtney, Milan, junior
Ralph Holley, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s, senior
Kyle Sassack, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep, senior
LINEBACKERS
Storm Miller, Mason, senior
Andrew Ward, Muskegon, senior
Kolin Demens, Detroit Country Day, junior
Josh Ross, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s, senior
DEFENSIVE BACKS
Reggie Pearson, River Rouge, junior
Chase Tarwacki, Edwardsburg, senior
Labien Fields, Detroit Mumford, Detroit Mumford, junior
SPECIALIST
Chris Bergin, Detroit Country Day, senior
Michael Brown, Grand Rapids Catholic Central, junior
KICKER
Pierson Cooke, Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood, junior
PUNTER
Zach Clements, Ortonville-Brandon, senior
COACH
Nick Boucher, Lake Odessa Lakewood
SECOND-TEAM ALL-STATE (nominees receiving two or more votes from the voting panel)
QUARTERBACKS
Theo Day, Dearborn Divine Child
RUNNING BACKS
JD Ross, DeWitt
WIDE RECEIVERS
None
LINEMAN
Darrell Latham, River Rouge; Jayk Slager, Zeeland West; Cooper Clapp, Corunna; Mike Kizer, Warren Fitzgerald.
LINEBACKERS
Ryan Cornejo, Alma; Luke Adams, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep.
DEFENSIVE BACKS
Chris LeMire, Escanaba; Darian Holbrook, East Lansing.
SPECIALIST
Trace Lindeman, Milan
PUNTER
Connor Charamella, East Lansing
COACH
Ellit Uzelac, Benton Harbor
HONORABLE MENTION
QUARTERBACKS
Zac Saltzgaber, Byron Center; Colton Kloote, Allendale; Omar Pagan, Detroit Mumford; Lucas Leak, Lansing Waverly; Jared Collins, Ludington; Demetrius Barnes, Milan; Steve Mann, Detroit Country Day, Nick Semke, Fowlerville.
RUNNING BACKS
Matt Ellis, Grand Rapids Christian; Parker Scholten, Wyoming Unity Christian; Hub Hejna, East Grand Rapids; Sam DeMeester, Coldwater; Dawson Bartlett, Battle Creek Harper Creek; Owen Walter, Corunna; Jaden Sutton, Lansing Waverly; Noah Caudy, Lake Odessa Lakewood; Corey Hampton, Stevensville-Lakeshore; Levi Six, Fruitport; Alex Carter, River Rouge; Dante Chrcek, Marysville; Aaron Wiggins, Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood.
WIDE RECEIVERS
Brayden Smith, Byron Center; Antonio Strong, Grand Rapids Catholic Central; Kelvyn Valdez, Wyoming Godwin Heights; Donald Scott, Flint Powers; Drew Shafer, Eaton Rapids; Kentre Patterson, East Lansing; Khari Foy-Walton, Lansing Sexton; Kobi Russell, Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood; Amarae Kittles, Ortonville-Brandon.
LINEMAN
Evan Gast, Byron Center; Carlos Agens, Allen Park; Ryan Westrick, Marshall; Owen Carter, Bay City John Glenn; Hunter Michael, Linden; Cam Feguer, DeWitt; Alex Guillaume, DeWitt; Nevin Brittain, Haslett; Bryce Neff, Gaylord; Brady Eding, Hamilton; Chris Osborn, Stevensville-Lakeshore; Jake Carter, Marysville; Luke Wilson, Croswell-Lexington; Travis Miracle, Yale.
LINEBACKERS
Baron Sholar, River Rouge; Tanner Motz, St. Johns; Connor Bruinius, Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern; Traven VanOss, Three Rivers; AJ Christe, Bay City John Glenn; Andrew Foerster, Lake Fenton; Michael Stygles, DeWitt; Trevor Block, Fowlerville; Taylor Jackson, Corunna; Andrew Althouse, Ludington; Josh Holaway, Marysville; Zane King, Marysville; Nik Becker, New Boston Huron; Dwayne Chapman, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s.
DEFENSIVE BACKS
Jack Combs, East Grand Rapids; Anthony Ladd, Grand Rapids Christian; Anthony Humm, Alma; Tyler Beachnau, Allen Park; Ryker Rivera, Linden.
SPECIALIST
Nick Humphrey, Monroe Jefferson; Cody Blankenburg, Lansing Sexton.
KICKER
Luke Ezzo, Haslett; Hunter Morse, New Boston Huron
COACH
Dan Boggan, Lansing Sexton; Scott Cripe, Adrian.
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