Kenai Central and Barrow divided up the major awards in Division III All-State awards announced Thursday.
The Kardinals, Whalers and Houston each had 4-1 record in the Mid Alaska Conference, but tiebreakers gave the top seed to Kenai, the second seed to Barrow and the third seed to Houston.
Homer was fourth at 2-3, Kodiak was fifth at 1-4 and Redington was sixth at 0-5.
Kenai halfback Bobby Hayes was named the Offensive Player of the Year, while Blake Taplin of the Kardinals, who serves as the offensive coordinator, was named Assistant Coach of the Year.
Barrow’s Uatahouse Tuifua earned both the Defensive Player of the Year and Lineman of the Year, while Barrow’s Chris Battle was the Coach of the Year.
Hayes made the first team at halfback for Kenai. Also on the first team for the Kards were Wyatt Cole at tackle, Elliot Haakenson at inside linebacker, Rohan Hansen at guard, Zeke Yragui at defensive back, William Wilson at fullback, Makai Johansen at defensive lineman and Sawyer Vann at kicker.
First-teamers for the Mariners were Preston Stanislaw at quarterback, Chris Martishev at outside linebacker and wide receiver, and Wyatt Counts at inside linebacker.
Division III All-State
Offensive Player of the Year — Bobby Hayes, Kenai.
Defensive Player of the Year — Uatahouse Tuifua, Barrow.
Lineman of the Year — Uatahouse Tuifua, Barrow.
Coach of the Year — Chris Battle, Barrow.
Assistant Coach of the Year — Blake Taplin, Kenai.
First team
Quarterback — Preston Stanislaw, Homer; Tight end — Keldin Nicoll, Houston; Outside linebacker — Dwight Unutoa, Barrow; Chris Martishev, Homer; Halfbacks — Noah Whitted, Houston; Bobby Hayes, Kenai; Tackles — Norman Lillomaiava, Barrow; Wyatt Cole, Kenai; Inside linebackers — Elliot Haakenson, Kenai; Wyatt Counts, Homer; Return specialist — Noah Whitted, Houston; Guards — Uatahouse Tuifua, Barrow; Rohan Hansen, Kenai; Defensive backs — Ethan Goodwin, Barrow; Noah Whitted, Houston; Zeke Yragui, Kenai; Fullback — William Wilson, Kenai; Center — Brewster Fields, Barrow; Defensive linemen — Uatahouse Tuifua, Barrow; Norman Lillomaiava, Barrow; Keldin Nicoll, Houston; Makai Johansen, Kenai; Wide receivers — Chris Martishev, Homer; Doyle Bond, Redington; Kicker — Sawyer Vann, Kenai; Punter — Hayden Kearney, Redington; Connor Hughes, Kodiak; Long snapper — Robert Anderson, Kodiak; Utility player — Lennox Dias, Barrow.
Second team
Quarterback — Zeke Yragui, Kenai; Tight end — Ethan Goodwin, Barrow; Outside linebacker — Jake Tappan, Homer; Robert Mitchell, Houston; Halfbacks — Kennedy Elavgak, Barrow; Jake Tappan, Homer; Tackle — Sioeli Tuifua, Barrow; Carston Lee, Houston; Inside linebacker — Gabriel Ortilla, Barrow; Gage Hawes, Houston; Return specialist — Even Bechtol, Kodiak; Guards — Justus Spaulding, Redington; Frank Dorner, Kodiak; Defensive backs — Eric Librado, Barrow; Landan Branstetter, Homer; Cole Langham, Kenai; Fullback — Gabriel Ortilla, Barrow; Center — Joe Ahumada, Houston; Defensive linemen — Alex Fruean, Barrow; Carston Lee, Houston; Logan Myers, Kenai; Wyatt Delgado, Kodiak; Wide receiver — Hunter Craig, Houston; Sawyer Vann, Kenai; Kicker — Lennox Dias, Barrow; Punter — Lennox Dias, Barrow; Utility player — Ikaia Flores, Redington.
Honorable mention
Quarterback — Carter Seime, Houston; Christian Ingraham, Redington; Tight end — Makai Johansen, Kenai; Outside linebacker — Kennedy Elavgak, Barrow; Connor Hughes, Kodiak; Halfback — Lennox Dias, Barrow; Tackle — Owen Smith; Inside linebacker — Parker Bethel, Houston; Thomas Swalling, Redington; Defensive backs — Hunter Craig, Houston; Sawyer Vann, Kenai; Hayden Kearney, Redington; Doyle Bond, Redington; Fullback — Robert Mitchell, Houston; Defensive lineman — Joe Ahumada, Houston; Rohan Hansen, Kenai; Wyatt Cole, Kenai; Wide receiver — Taki Allen, Houston; Punter — Cole Langham, Kenai; Long snapper — Sawyer Vann, Kenai; Ikaia Flores, Redington.
