The three local schools were well represented on this season’s Peninsula All-Conference 8-Player Football Team, with Algoma Wolves running Back Grant Vandervest garnering the Offensive Player of the Year award.
Gibraltar led the way with three players named for six First Team all-conference selections, while Algoma had two players and Sevastopol had one.
Junior quarterback/defensive back Brady Kita of Gibraltar made the First Team both ways despite missing the last few games with an injury; senior offensive end/Defensive Back Braden Sitte and offensive lineman/linebacker Marshall Maltby also made the first team for both sides of the ball as well. Sitte also claimed unanimous First Team for the placekicker.
Algoma’s Vandervest received a unanimous first-team selection for running back in getting the Offensive Player of the Year, as well as second-team defensive back, while Wolves’ senior Mason Melohn was named First Team defensive lineman.
Sevastopol’s Sophomore Logan Schuh made first-team punter for the Pioneers.
The complete all-conference selections and honorable mentions from the Peninsula Conference is listed below.
PENINSULA CONFERENCE
2023 ALL-CONFERENCE 8-PLAYER FOOTBALL TEAM
1ST TEAM OFFENSE
QUARTERBACK SCHOOL YEAR
Brady Kita Gibraltar Junior
RUNNING BACK SCHOOL YEAR
Bryce Liebzeit Oneida-NEW Lutheran-PA Junior
Grant Vandervest Algoma Senior Unanimous
OFFENSIVE END SCHOOL YEAR
Brandon DeBauch Gillett Senior
Braden Sitte Gibraltar Senior Unanimous
OFFENSIVE LINEMAN SCHOOL YEAR
Marshall Maltby Gibraltar Senior
Anthony Seefeldt Lena-STAA Senior Unanimous
Vernon Stevens Oneida-NEW Lutheran-PA Senior
PLACEKICKER SCHOOL YEAR
Braden Sitte Gibraltar Senior Unanimous
1ST TEAM DEFENSE
DEFENSIVE BACK SCHOOL YEAR
Braden Sitte Gibraltar Senior
Griffin Steffel Oneida-NEW Lutheran-PA Senior
LINEBACKER SCHOOL YEAR
Jedi Gbaja-Biamila Oneida-NEW Lutheran-PA Senior
Logan Graef Lena-STAA Senior
Marshall Maltby Gibraltar Senior Unanimous
DEFENSIVE LINEMAN SCHOOL YEAR
Mason Melohn Algoma Senior
Colton Miller Lena-STAA Sophomore
Vernon Stevens Oneida-NEW Lutheran-PA Senior
PUNTER SCHOOL YEAR
Logan Schuh Sevastopol Sophomore
Gavin Thompson Wausaukee Sophomore
2ND TEAM OFFENSE
QUARTERBACK SCHOOL YEAR
Jesse DeBauch Gillett Junior
RUNNING BACK SCHOOL YEAR
Calvin Peters Lena-STAA Junior
Ty Shallow Lena-STAA Junior
OFFENSIVE END SCHOOL YEAR
Alex Andreae Sevastopol Senior
Parker Lischka Algoma Sophomore
Ben Matczak Gillett Senior
Griffin Steffel Oneida-NEW Lutheran-PA Senior
OFFENSIVE LINEMEN SCHOOL YEAR
Mason Melohn Algoma Senior
Colton Skrobel Lena-STAA Senior
Tyler Slatky Gillett Senior
2ND TEAM DEFENSE
DEFENSIVE BACK SCHOOL YEAR
Ty Shallow Lena/STAA Junior
Grant VanderVest Algoma Senior
LINEBACKER SCHOOL YEAR
Connor Schroeder Wausaukee Senior
LaVonnzell Smith Gillett Junior
Trent VandenElzen Suring Senior
DEFENSIVE LINEMAN SCHOOL YEAR
Alex Andreae Sevastopol Senior
Christian Deschaine Wausaukee Senior
Lucas Heimke Lena-STAA Sophomore
PUNTERS SCHOOL YEAR
Michael Bailey Suring Junior
HONORABLE MENTION OFFENSE
QUARTERBACK SCHOOL YEAR
Logan Schuh Sevastopol Sophomore
RUNNING BACK SCHOOL YEAR
Will Lecy Gibraltar Junior
Logan Graef Lena-STAA Senior
Jackson Pecha Gillett Senior
Luke Smith Wausaukee Junior
Trent Thompson Suring Senior
OFFENSIVE END SCHOOL YEAR
Jake Cornell Suring Sophomore
Connor Schroeder Wausaukee Senior
Trent VandenElzen Suring Senior
OFFENSIVE LINEMEN SCHOOL YEAR
Christian Deschaine Wausaukee Senior
Colton Nichols Oneida-NEW Lutheran-PA Sophomore
Tug Paidl Lena-STAA Junior
LaVonnzell Smith Gillett Junior
Jaydon Terhardt Sevastopol Senior
Carter Whisman Suring Senior
HONORABLE MENTION DEFENSE
DEFENSIVE BACKS SCHOOL YEAR
Ray Johnson Sevastopol Freshman
Jimmy Kanzenback Wausaukee Junior
Parker Lischka Algoma Sophomore
Gavin Thompson Wausuakee Sophomore
LINEBACKERS SCHOOL YEAR
Joey Cabino Algoma Sophomore
Will Lecy Gibraltar Junior
Max Peterson Lena-STAA Sophomore
Luke Smith Wausaukee Junior
Michael Wautlet Sevastopol Junior
DEFENSIVE LINEMEN SCHOOL YEAR
Will Bultman Gibraltar Freshman
Blake LaLuzerne Suring Junior
Andy Lawrence Wausaukee Sophomore
PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR SCHOOL YEAR POSITION
Grant Vandervest Algoma Senior Running Back
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR SCHOOL YEAR POSITION
Logan Graef Lena-STAA Senior Linebacker
