Former Hawk Coffey honored on all-Big Sky football team

OGDEN, Utah — Idaho sophomore Cade Coffey, the former Lakeland High standout, was named to the first team as the all-Big Sky Conference selections were announced.

Idaho senior linebacker Kade Elliss and junior guard Noah Johnson were also named to the first team.

Defensive tackle Jay-Tee Tiuli, Eastern Washington was named the conference’s defensive player of the year.

Montana junior Jerry Louie-McGee, formerly of Lake City, was named to the second team as a returner, and also earned honorable mention at wide receiver.

ALL-BIG SKY CONFERENCE

FOOTBALL

Offensive Player of the Year: Jake Maier, UC Davis

Defensive Player of the Year: Jay-Tee Tiuli, Eastern Washington

Freshman of the Year: Josh Davis, Weber State

Newcomer of the Year: Dalton Sneed, Montana

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE

WIDE RECEIVERS — Keelan Doss, sr., UC Davis; Mitch Gueller, jr., Idaho State; Nsimba Webster, sr., Eastern Washington. TACKLES — Iosua Opeta, sr., Weber State; Brian Fineanganofo, sr., Idaho State. GUARDS — Noah Johnson, jr., Idaho; Ty Whitworth, so., Weber State. CENTER — Zach Larsen, jr., Southern Utah. TIGHT END — Charlie Taumoepeau, jr., Portland State. QUARTERBACKS — Jake Maier, jr., UC Davis; Troy Andersen, so., Montana State. RUNNING BACKS — Elijah Dotson, so., Sacramento State; Josh Davis, fr., Weber State. FULLBACK — Joe Protheroe, sr., Cal Poly. KICKER — Roldan Alcobendas, sr., Eastern Washington. RETURNER — Rashid Shaheed, so., Weber State.

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE

TACKLES — Jay-Tee Tiuli, sr., Eastern Washington; Filipe Sitake, sr., Weber State. ENDS — Jonah Williams, jr., Weber State; Adam Rodriguez, jr., Weber State; Keenan Williams, sr., Eastern Washington. OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS — Kaden Elliss, sr., Idaho; Landon Stice, sr., Weber State. INSIDE LINEBACKERS — LeGrand Toia, sr., Weber State; Dante Olson, jr., Montana. CORNERBACKS — Keilan Benjamin, sr., Weber State; Khalil Dorsey, jr., Northern Arizona. SAFETIES — Jordan Preator, sr., Weber State; Javian Harrison, sr., Weber State. PUNTER — Roldan Alcobendas, sr., Eastern Washington; Cade Coffey, so., Idaho. SPECIAL TEAMS — Brady May, sr., Weber State.

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE

WIDE RECEIVERS — Alex Wesley, sr., Northern Colorado; Samuel Akem, so., Montana; Emmanuel Butler, sr., Northern Arizona; Michael Dean, jr., Idaho State. TACKLES — Chris Schlichting, jr., Eastern Washington; Mitch Brott, jr., Montana State. GUARDS — Kaleb Levao, sr., Eastern Washington; Tyler Whisenhunt, jr., Cal Poly. CENTER — Spencer Blackburn, sr., Eastern Washington. TIGHT END — Wes Preece, jr., UC Davis. QUARTERBACK — Tanner Gueller, sr., Idaho State. RUNNING BACKS — James Madison, sr., Idaho State; Sam McPherson, sr., Eastern Washington. FULLBACK — Brady May, sr., Weber State. KICKER — Trey Tuttle, so., Weber State. RETURNER — Jerry Louis-McGee, jr., Montana.

SECOND TEAM DEFENSE

TACKLES — Tucker Yates, sr., Montana State; D.J. Henderson, sr., Idaho. ENDS — Tyron Fa’anono, sr., Montana State; Mitchell Johnson, fr., Eastern Washington. OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS — Mason Moe, sr., UC Davis; Bryce Sterk, jr., Montana State. INSIDE LINEBACKERS — Josh Buss, sr., Montana; Ketner Kupp, sr., Eastern Washington. CORNERBACKS — Josh Lewis, sr., Eastern Washington; Vince White, sr., UC Davis. SAFETIES — Kam’ron Johnson, sr., Northern Arizona; Wes Sutton, sr., Northern Arizona. PUNTER — Doug Lloyd, jr., Weber State. SPECIAL TEAMS — Jace Lewis, so., Montana.

THIRD TEAM OFFENSE

WIDE RECEIVERS — Jared Harrell, so., UC Davis; David Ungerer, sr., Idaho; J.J. Koski, jr., Cal Poly. TACKLES — Marquez Tucker, sr., Southern Utah; Josh Brown, sr., Portland State; Beau Byus, sr., Eastern Washington. GUARDS — Jack Hunter, sr., Eastern Washington; Korbin Sorenson, so., Portland State. CENTER — Harry Whitson, sr., Cal Poly. TIGHT END — Theron Verna, sr., Northern Colorado. QUARTERBACK — Eric Barriere, sophomore, Eastern Washington. RUNNING BACKS — Ulonzo Gilliam, fr., UC Davis; Isaiah Saunders, sr., Idaho. FULLBACK — Henderson Belk, sr., Eastern Washington. KICKERS — Alex Vega, sr., Cal Poly; Cody Williams, fr., Portland State. RETURNER — Judd Crockett, so., Southern Utah.

THIRD TEAM DEFENSE

TACKLES — Kenton Bartlett, jr., Portland State; Jalen Goss, jr., Northern Arizona. ENDS — Jesse Sims, jr., Montana; Keifer Morris, sr., Northern Colorado. OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS — Paea Moala, sr., Idaho State; Auston Tesch, jr., Weber State. INSIDE LINEBACKERS — Christian Elliss, so., Idaho; Kody Graves, jr., Idaho State; Chinedu Ahanonu, sr., Southern Utah. CORNERBACKS — Parker Preator, sr., Weber State; Maurice Davison, sr., Northern Arizona. SAFETIES — Mitch Fettig, sr., Eastern Washington; Isaiah Olave, sr., UC Davis. PUNTER — DJ Arnson, sr., Northern Arizona. SPECIAL TEAMS — Curtis Billen, sr., Eastern Washington; Andy Whittier, sr., Idaho State.

HONORABLE MENTION

Wide Receiver – Jerry Louie-McGee, Montana; Darryl Denby, Weber State

Tackle – Zach Shallcross, Cal Poly; Jamison Pruitt, Northern Arizona; Taylor Tappin, Sacramento State

Guard – Malik Noshi, Northern Arizona; Zach Wilkinson, Northern Colorado

Center – Dallen Collins, Idaho State; Ben Bos, Weber State

Tight End – Austin Campbell, Idaho State; McCoy Hill, Southern Utah

Quarterback – Dalton Sneed, Montana

Running Back – Antoine Custer, Eastern Washington; Ty Flanagan, Idaho State; Isaiah Ifanse, Montana State; Cory Young, Northern Arizona; Tehran Thomas, UC Davis

Fullback – Justice Litrell, Northern Colorado

Placekicker – Tim Semenza, Montana

Return Specialist – David Ungerer, Idaho; Namane Modise, UC Davis

Special Teams Player – Marcel Myers, Northern Arizona

Tackle – Dylan Ledbetter, Eastern Washington; Treven Aloi, Idaho State; Kainoa Fuiava; Idaho State; David Shaw, Montana; Semise Kofe, Portland State

End – Reggie Tilleman, Montana, Aaron Andrews, Northern Arizona; Larry Ross, Portland State

Outside Linebacker – Taylor Nelson, Southern Utah

Inside Linebacker – Matt Shotwell, Cal Poly; Grant Collins, Montana State; Henry Stelzner, Northern Colorado

Cornerback – Dominic Frasch, Cal Poly; D’londo Tucker, Eastern Washington; Greg Filer, Montana State

Safety – Nzuzi Webster, Eastern Washington; Adkin Aguirre, Idaho State; Robby Hauck, Montana; Jahque Alleyne, Montana State; Brayden Konkol, Montana State; Sherand Boyd Northern Colorado

Punter – Daniel Whelan, UC Davis