Bickett, Wolsky on 'A' All-State Second Team

Carrington senior quarterback/defensive back Josh Bickett, along with junior linebacker/running back Tate Wolsky, were selected to the North Dakota High School Coaches Association (NDHSCA) All-State Football Second Team.

In addition to that, the HWC Hornets were represented by three All-State First Team selections, senior defensive back Tallen Thorson, senior linebacker Kayl Sieg, and sophomore defensive lineman Christian Mertz.

Names of team members were released to the public Tuesday, Nov. 19.

Bickett helped keep the Cardinal offense humming along and was also a power player in the secondary for the Cards during their 6-4 playoff season, while Wolsky built up much of his resume on the defensive side of the ball as CHS's leading tackler this past fall.

Bickett's statistics include completing 98-for-152 for 1,611 yards passing and 19 touchdowns, and he was also a force on the ground with 653 yards on 105 carries and 10 more scores.

Wolsky had 154 tackles this past fall (103 solo, 51 assists), to go along with 13 tackles for loss and three sacks.

The Hornets advanced to the quarterfinal round of the Class A playoffs, finishing with a 7-4 record and a loss to eventual state champion Velva/Drake-Anamoose/Garrison. Thorson, Sieg and Mertz were significant contributors on both sides of the ball, and made key defensive stops when HWC needed them the most.

Statistics for Thorson, Sieg and Mertz were not received at press time.

Notable names

The V/D-A/G Aggies, a 14-12 winner over Kindred in the championship for their 11th title in their illustrious history, had four First Team selections along with the Vikings, and V/D-A/G had two more on the Second Team and Kindred one.

Aggies quarterback Ben Schepp was selected as the Class A Senior Athlete of the Year, and Eric Burgad of Kindred was Coach of the Year. Schepp has signed a letter of intent to play for the NDSU football program.

Other selections to the two teams were as follows:

NDHSCA Class A Football

All-State First Team

Offense

Jake Starcevic, Sr., QB, Kindred; Ben Schepp, Sr., QB, Velva/Drake-Anamoose/Garrison; Jett Lundeen, Sr., QB, Bishop Ryan; Kale Hansen, Sr., QB, Killdeer; Cooper Bang, Sr., WR, Killdeer; Cody Amble, Sr., WR, Langdon Area/Munich; Kale Pearson, Sr., WR, Central Cass; Khaliel Abdurrahman, Sr., WR, Bottineau; Kylan Swenson, Sr., RB, Kindred; Colton Cruchet, Jr., RB, Central Cass; Cade Okeson, Jr., OL, Bishop Ryan; Nevin Daley, Sr., OL, Park River Area; Joseph Dukart, Sr., OL, Killdeer; Luke Starcevic, So., OL, Kindred

Defense

Hugh Meyer, Jr., DL, Dickinson Trinity; Christian Mertz, So., DL, HWC; Reggie Bruner, Sr., DL, V/D-A/G; Evan Wiersma, Jr., DL, Central Cass; Hank Bodine, Sr., LB, V/D-A/G; Treyson Iglehart, Sr., LB, V/D-A-G; Hunter Bindas, Sr., LB, Kindred; Kayl Sieg, Sr., LB, HWC; Brooks Bakko, So., DB, Kindred; Tallen Thorson, Sr., DB, HWC; Joseph Kramlich, Sr., DB, Ellendale/Edgeley/Kulm

Second Team

(no positions listed)

Josh Bickett, Sr., Carrington; Tate Wolsky, Jr., Carrington; Theo Romfo, Jr., Langdon Area/Munich; Jax Johnson, Jr., Langdon Area/Munich; Kruiser Burns, Sr., Grafton; Cody Rice, Sr., Ray/Powers Lake; Jacob Schaefer, Sr., Des Lacs-Burlington; Kyle Volson, Sr., V/D-A/G; Bradyn Bossert, Sr., V/D-A/G; Gus Engelhard, Jr., Bishop Ryan; Drew Zwak, Sr., Bishop Ryan; Wyatt Westin, Sr., Shiloh Christian; Triston Griess, Sr., Shiloh Christian; Michael Dukart, Jr., Killdeer; William Roundy, Sr., Killdeer; Noah Jepson, Sr., Killdeer; Ivan Carruth, Jr., E/E/K; Matthew Hoppe, Sr., Northern Cass; Jordyn Bittner, Jr., Lisbon; Bud Wilkie, Sr., Bottineau; Drake Schlosser, Sr., Stanley; DonTaye Fetzer, Sr., Southern McLean; Caden Graber, Sr., Central Cass; Jacob Thompson, Sr., Central Cass; Chris Titus, Sr., Oakes; Izaak Spelhaug, Sr., Kindred

NDHSCA Class A Senior Athlete of the Year

Ben Schepp, V/D-A/G

NDHSCA Class A Coach of the Year

Eric Burgad, Kindred