Viks Mahaffy, White on first team
Seniors Reece Mahaffy and Sean White of Coeur d'Alene High were named to the 5A first team as the All-Idaho high school football teams were announced Sunday by The Idaho Statesman newspaper of Boise.
Mahaffy made the first team as a running back, a position he didn't start at until midway through the season. He finished with 1,085 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns, and had 368 receiving yards and four TDs.
"Never-quit attitude, gives 100 percent every down," Highland coach Gino Mariani wrote on his ballot to the Statesman.
White, a defensive lineman, had 54 total tackles - including 11 for loss - with three sacks and one interception.
"His speed caused other teams a lot of problems," wrote Coeur d'Alene High coach Shawn Amos.
Three Coeur d'Alene players were named to the 5A second team - offensive lineman Jeremiah Hazard, junior linebacker Jackson Carlson and senior defensive back Brennen Kane.
Senior quarterback Logan Anderson of Madison, which defeated Coeur d'Alene in the state title game, was named 5A player of the year.
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4A: Lakeland junior defensive lineman Tyler Finlay was named to the second team.
Blackfoot quarterback Alonzo Ramos, who helped the Broncos beat Middleton in the state title game, was named 4A player of the year.
3A: Timberlake, which reached the state semifinals for the first time since 2007, placed five players on the second team - senior Jereme Nereaux (offensive line), senior Drew Johnson (defensive line), junior Mason Cramer (defensive line), senior Forrest Herring (linebacker) and junior Preston Rhodes (defensive back).
Senior Cameron Riley of Priest River was named to the first team as a defensive back and to the second team as a quarterback. Priest River senior RC Akre made the second team at wide receiver.
Senior quarterback/linebacker Joe Martarano of Fruitland, which lost to Shelley in the state title game, was named 3A player of the year.
2A: Senior running back/wide receiver/defensive back Mitch Orme of Firth, which lost to Declo in the state title game, was named 2A player of the year.
1A: Wallace junior running back Levi Lemieux was named to the second team.
Senior running back/safety Kevin Hill of Kamiah, which beat Butte County to win the 1A Division I state title, was named 1A player of the year.
The entire all-Idaho team can be found at www.IdahoStatesman.com