Ryan Murken

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In an odd prep football season shortened to seven regular season games, and in some instances even fewer by the coronavirus pandemic much of the discussion has centered around what has been missing this season.

In addition to a couple of regular season games some things missing from Friday nights this season have been huge crowds, pre-game celebrations and post-game handshakes and hugs.

One thing that did return during an unprecedented season was Mississippi Valley Conference football and now MVC post-season honors are back.

Without district games in 4A this season the MVC conference announced its postseason honors on Monday with City High, West High and Liberty High all with players earning recognition.

West High senior quarterback Marcus Morgan was selected as the Valley Division punter of the year as well as being named one of four first-team offensive selections for the Trojans.

Senior wide receivers Grahm Goering and Damarion Williams and senior running back Trey King all joined Morgan on the Valley Division first team offense.

Morgan has passed for 1,165 yards and 15 touchdowns while completing 71 percent of his passes this season, has rushed for 163 yards and four more scores and is averaging 42.2 yards per punt on 10 punts.

King has rushed for a team-high 419 yards and three touchdowns while Goering leads West High with 18 receptions for 377 yards and eight touchdowns. Williams has caught 16 passes for 280 yards and four scores.

Senior linebacker Ian McAreavy was named to the Valley Division first team defense after collecting a team-high 39 tackles including 16 solos and three tackles for loss.

Seniors Mason Applegate, Dijon Genus and Alex McKay and junior Will Towler were all named to the Valley Divisions second team defense.

Senior Fred Syate and junior Liam Becher were honorable mention offensive picks while senior Eric Torres and junior Boaz Abramoff were honorable mention defensive honorees.

In the Mississippi Division City High put a pair of players on the first-team offensive group with senior quarterback Raph Hamilton and junior receiver Gable Mitchell both earning first-team honors.

Hamilton passed for 626 yards and five touchdowns and rushed for a team-high 364 yards and five scores.

Mitchell tied for the team lead with 15 receptions and led City High with 285 yards and three touchdowns and also rushed for a touchdown and three a touchdown pass.

City High sophomore linebacker Ben Kueter was named to the Mississippi Division defensive first team after making a team-high 29 tackles including 24 solos and two for loss.

Junior Ostyn Friday and senior Kolby Kucera were both second-team offensive picks while junior Avery Goodrich was an honorable mention offensive selection and senior Jacob Means and juniors Gabe Orris and Aaron Stalkfleet earned honorable mention honors on defense.

Liberty High had four players earn first-team defensive honors in the Mississippi Division led by junior linebacker Griffin Kraft who had a team-high 41.5 tackles including 27 solo and four for loss.

Senior Kolton Fangman and juniors Luke Meyer and Darius Willis-Newell joined Kraft on the defensive first team.

Fangman had 12 tackles including 3.5 for loss while Meyer had 21 tackles, recovered a fumble and picked off a pass.
Willis-Newell made 31 tackles and led the Lightning with two sacks.

Senior Henry Lucy was a second-team pick on offense while senior Michael Miller and junior Jacob Adam were second-team defensive honorees.

Seniors Brody Fishman and Beau Miller and juniors James McKinney and Max Beckman earned honorable mention offensive honors for the Lightning.

Mississippi Valley Conference Football

Mississippi Division

Coaching staff of the year – Mark Bliss, Cedar Rapids Prairie

Player of the year – Nick Pearson, Cedar Rapids Prairie; Ryan Ostrich, Cedar Falls

Punter of the year – Stratton Ferson, Cedar Falls

Placekicker of the year – A.J. Walter, Cedar Rapids Prairie

First team offense – Henry Clymer, Cedar Rapids Washington; Zaren Ross-Carr, Cedar Rapids Washington; Raph Hamilton, City High; Gable Mitchell, City High; Bricen White, Linn-Mar; Gabe Burkle, Cedar Rapids Prairie; Dionte Fliss, Cedar Rapids Prairie; Nick Pearson, Cedar Rapids Prairie; Drew Hoth, Cedar Falls; Ryan Ostrich, Cedar Falls

First team defense – Watts McBride, Cedar Rapids Washington; Ben Kueter, City High; Kolton Fangman, Liberty High; Griffin Kraft, Liberty High; Luke Meyer, Liberty High; Darius Willis-Newell, Liberty High; Luke Gaffney, Linn-Mar; Clayton Muszynski, Linn-Mar; Baxter Bohr, Cedar Rapids Prairie; Clayton Scott, Cedar Rapids Prairie; Austin Lien, Cedar Falls; Eli Mickey, Cedar Falls

Second team offense – Ostyn Friday, City High; Kolby Kucera, City High; Henry Lucy, Liberty High; Dylan Page, Linn-Mar; Jeron Senters, Linn-Mar; Eli Ripley, Cedar Rapids Prairie; Elijah Ward, Cedar Rapids Prairie; Joe Knutson, Cedar Falls; Ty Tompkins, Cedar Falls

Second team defense – DayMarcus Hare, Cedar Rapids Washington; Chase Mahoney, Cedar Rapids Washington; Jacob Adam, Liberty High; Michael Miller, Liberty High; Michael Mulherin, Linn-Mar; Adam Longwell, Cedar Rapids Prairie; Josue Ramirez, Cedar Rapids Prairie; Nate Gee, Cedar Falls; Capri Wilson, Cedar Falls

Honorable mention offense (area athletes only) – Avery Goodrich, City High; Max Beckman, Liberty High; Brody Fishman, Liberty High; James McKinney, Liberty High; Beau Miller, Liberty High

Honorable mention defense (area athletes only) – Jacob Means, City High; Gabe Orris, City High; Aaron Stalkfleet, City High

Valley Division

Coaching staff of the year – Jeff Hoerner, Dubuque Hempstead

Player of the year – Aidan Dunne, Dubuque Hempstead

Punter of the year – Marcus Morgan, West High

Placekicker of the year – Jacob Konrardy, Dubuque Senior

First team offense – Jim Bonifas, Dubuque Senior; Cain McWilliams, Dubuque Senior; Carson Tart, Dubuque Senior; Jackson Stone, Cedar Rapids Jefferson; Aidan Dunne, Dubuque Hempstead; Cayden Lovett, Dubuque Hempstead; Zach Sabers, Dubuque Hempstead; Carter Schulte, Waterloo West; Tay Norman, Waterloo West; Max White; Cedar Rapids Kennedy; Connor Colby, Cedar Rapids Kennedy; Marcus Morgan, West High; Grahm Goering, West High; Damarion Williams, West High; Trey King, West High

First team defense – Seth Bullock, Dubuque Senior; Josiah Szabo, Cedar Rapids Jefferson; Anterio Thompson, Dubuque Hempstead; Jalen Smith, Dubuque Hempstead; Nate Ewell, Waterloo West; Cael Knox, Cedar Rapids Kennedy; Ian McAreavy, West High

Second team offense – Hunter Preston, Dubuque Senior; Jackson Ostranger, Dubuque Hempstead; Caleb Heims, Dubuque Hempstead; Colin Flannagan, Cedar Rapids Kennedy; Gavin Bascom, Cedar Rapids Kennedy

Second team defense – Nate Oswalt, Dubuque Senior; Ben Hefel, Dubuque Senior; Noah Dukes, Cedar Rapids Jefferson, Max Moldt, Dubuque Hempstead; Ty Hancock, Dubuque Hempstead; Michael Robinson, Jr.; Waterloo West; Jeremiah Feahn, Waterloo West; Ahvey, Garrett, Cedar Rapids Kennedy; Mason Applegate, West High; Will Towler, West High; Dijon Genus, West High; Alex Mckay, West High

Honorable mention offense (area athletes only) – Liam Becher, West High; Fred Syata, West High

Honorable mention defense (area athletes only) – Eric Torres, West High; Boaz Abramoff, West High

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