2008 All-Metro football team
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
(Chris Lee | Post-Dispatch)
There is a good chance that Post-Dispatch All-Metro Offensive Player of the Year T.J. Moe, left, has played his last down as an offensive player. The Fort Zumwalt West senior gave an oral commitment last May to the University of Missouri, where he is projected to play safety. Moe is fine with that; in fact, he says he’s looking forward to it.
All-Metro Defensive Player of the Year Terry Hawthorne, right, helped the East St. Louis Flyers win their first state championship since 1991 with. Hawthorne, who has verbally committed to Illinois, will play as a wide receiver in the All-American Bowl in Orlando, Fla., on Jan. 4.
In just his second season as the Hawks’ coach, Hazelwood Central coach Richard Nixon led his team to the Suburban North Conference title and the school’s fourth state championship, and became the All-Metro Coach of the Year.
Meet the rest of the Post-Dispatch All-Metro teams:
First team • Second team • Third team • Honorable mention
ALL-METRO FIRST TEAM
The 30 All-Metro first team members sat down to answer a few questions for us. Click on their names to learn more about each player, hear audio clips and see photos.
| OFFENSE | |
| Offensive player of the year | T.J. Moe, Fort Zumwalt West |
| Quarterback | Justin Vonder Haar, Mater Dei |
| Running backs | Montee Ball, Timberland Levi Terrell, Fox Rob Standard, Chaminade |
| Wide receivers | James Gladstone, Vianney Drew Sexton, Priory Aaron Fuehne, Mater Dei |
| Offensive line | Jake Campbell, Belleville East Nick Demien, Timberland Terrence Isiah, East St. Louis Tom Mabry, Althoff Jack Meiners, Chaminade |
| DEFENSE | |
| Defensive player of the year | Terry Hawthorne, East St. Louis |
| Defensive line | Maurice Alexander, Eureka Sheldon Richardson, Gateway Tech Ty Phillips, East St. Louis Jamie Curry-Slaughter, Hazelwood East |
| Linebackers | Devin Lindsey, Maplewood Luke Thuston, Eureka Markus Golden, Affton Dominique Fowlkes, Hazelwood East |
| Defensive backs | Brannon Champagne, St. Charles West Marcus Cotton, Hazelwood Central Maurice Taylor, Cardinal Ritter |
| ALL-PURPOSE | Bryant Allen, Maplewood Kerry Gibson, Hazelwood Central |
| SPECIALISTS | |
| Kicker | Joe Schrick, St. Louis U. High |
| Punter | Scott Sommerfeld, Parkway South |
| SOPHOMORE OF THE YEAR | Anthony Pierson, Gateway Tech |
First team • Second team • Third team • Honorable mention
| Pos. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Class | School |
| QB | Detchauz Wray | 6-0 | 180 | jr. | East St. Louis |
| Threw for 2,564 yards and 38 touchdowns for state champs | |||||
| RB | Roderick Alton | 5-7 | 165 | sr. | CBC |
| Workhorse had 1,964 yards rushing and 20 touchdowns | |||||
| RB | Jamon Bester | 6-0 | 180 | sr. | Belleville East |
| Rushed for Southwestern Conference-best 1,646 yards | |||||
| RB | Ronnie Wingo | 6-2 | 205 | sr. | St. Louis U. High |
| Speedster had 1,861 total yards (1,482 rushing) and 20 TDs | |||||
| WR | Devonte Bell | 5-11 | 155 | jr. | Clayton |
| 41 catches for 1,018 yards — an average of 24.8 per — and six TDs | |||||
| WR | Quadricous Sanford | 5-11 | 175 | sr. | Roosevelt |
| Speedy playmaker racked up 1,133 total yards (827 receiving) | |||||
| WR | Brennan Longwell | 5-11 | 165 | sr. | Zumwalt West |
| Had 67 catches for 1,069 yards and scored 16 touchdowns | |||||
| OL | Chris Baltazar | 5-10 | 285 | sr. | Mehlville |
| Helped Panthers rush for 2,331 yards and advance to sectionals | |||||
| OL | Phillip Carter | 6-5 | 280 | sr. | Triad |
| Anchored rushing attack that gained 3,622 yards in 10 games | |||||
| OL | Kurt Kutter | 6-3 | 270 | sr. | Timberland |
| Left guard helped pave way for Montee Ball’s 2,187 yards | |||||
| OL | John Tabash | 6-3 | 285 | sr. | Priory |
| Tackle excelled in offense that averaged 350 yards per game | |||||
| OL | Stanley Travis | 6-1 | 280 | sr. | Hazelwood Central |
| Tackle anchored offensive line for Missouri Class 6 champs | |||||
| DL | Jake Amsden | 6-1 | 210 | sr. | Festus |
| Pass rusher had 17 sacks as senior after getting 15 as junior | |||||
| DL | Chris Crim | 6-3 | 225 | sr. | Cahokia |
| Defensive end led Comanches with 102 tackles and 13 sacks | |||||
| DL | Patrick Jones | 6-2 | 315 | sr. | Berkeley |
| Dominating defensive tackle had 120 tackles and 10 sacks | |||||
| DL | Dominic Nixon | 6-1 | 195 | sr. | Hazelwood East |
| Defensive end led the Suburban North with 15 sacks | |||||
| LB | Melvin Banks | 6-0 | 180 | sr. | Mascoutah |
| Had 102 tackles, plus 1,430 total yards on offense | |||||
| LB | Alex Caito | 5-11 | 185 | jr. | Lafayette |
| Suburban West defensive POY had 106 tackles | |||||
| LB | Julian Davis | 6-1 | 225 | sr. | Gateway Tech |
| 161 tackles, two sacks, one fumble recovery and scored 10 TDs | |||||
| LB | Dominique Newton | 5-9 | 160 | sr. | Cardinal Ritter |
| 147 tackles, seven sacks, three INTs and two fumble recoveries | |||||
| DB | Dante Lewis | 5-10 | 170 | sr. | Principia |
| ABC co-player of year had 1,692 yards, 27 TDs and four INTs | |||||
| DB | Brian Walker | 5-10 | 180 | jr. | Hazelwood Central |
| Ball-hawking DB had 113 tackles and seven INTs for champs | |||||
| DB | Grant Wallace | 6-0 | 170 | so. | Burroughs |
| 41 tackles, four INTs to go with 938 receiving yards and 15 TDs | |||||
| DB | James Wofford | 5-10 | 185 | sr. | Timberland |
| Playmaker had 72 tackles, seven INTs, 648 total yards and 12 TDs | |||||
| ATH | Tarrell Downing | 5-10 | 160 | sr. | Hazelwood East |
| Miracle catch on final play secured the Class 6 state title | |||||
| ATH | Jared Williams | 6-0 | 205 | jr. | Normandy |
| Suburban East defensive POY also rushed for 1,090 yards | |||||
| ATH | Willie Williams | 6-1 | 185 | sr. | Berkeley |
| Suburban East offensive POY had 2,001 yards rushing | |||||
| K | Corey Smith | 6-1 | 160 | sr. | Eureka |
| Booted 11 field goals and 37 extra points | |||||
| P | Matt Jones | 6-0 | 185 | jr. | Priory |
| 41.3 average on punts and threw for 2,630 yards as QB | |||||
First team • Second team • Third team • Honorable mention
| Pos. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Class | School |
| QB | Brian Winters | 6-1 | 185 | sr. | Columbia |
| Threw for 2,643 yards and 37 TDs, and ran for 632 | |||||
| RB | Courtney Molton | 5-9 | 180 | jr. | East St. Louis |
| 1,760 total yards (1,562 rushing) and 21 touchdowns | |||||
| RB | Maurice Scott | 5-5 | 160 | sr. | Hazelwood Central |
| Best little player in the area had 2,181 total yards, 13 TDs | |||||
| RB | Matt Warrick | 6-2 | 215 | sr. | Marquette |
| Suburban West POY had 1,869 total yards, 23 TDs | |||||
| WR | Kraig Appleton | 6-3 | 200 | sr. | East St. Louis |
| Illinois recruit had 28 catches, 657 yards, 10 TDs | |||||
| WR | Andre Borney | 5-10 | 165 | sr. | Collinsville |
| 65 receptions, 973 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns | |||||
| WR | Jimmie Hunt | 6-0 | 180 | sr. | Cahokia |
| 34 catches for 905 yards and scored 18 touchdowns | |||||
| OL | Wesley Bell | 6-3 | 320 | sr. | McCluer |
| Big center helped Comets rush for 2,723 yards | |||||
| OL | Tony Giustiano | 6-0 | 325 | sr. | DuBourg |
| Lineman of the Year in the AAA Conference | |||||
| OL | Dakota Smith | 6-4 | 245 | sr. | De Soto |
| Voted the top tackle in Mississippi Area Red conference | |||||
| OL | Tevin Taylor | 6-4 | 330 | jr. | East St. Louis |
| Jumbo lineman helped Flyers dominate line of scrimmage | |||||
| OL | Alex Weidner | 5-11 | 280 | sr. | Belleville West |
| Anchored line for run-heavy offense in breakout 8-2 year | |||||
| DL | Jon Reckamp Stewart | 5-10 | 180 | sr. | Wright City |
| End was credited with 82 tackles, 26 for loss and 20 sacks | |||||
| DL | Ryan Isom | 6-1 | 260 | jr. | DeSmet |
| Disruptive force had 52 tackles and two fumble recoveries | |||||
| DL | Brandon Wahle | 6-1 | 270 | sr. | Borgia |
| Two-way standout had 90 tackles and nine sacks | |||||
| DL | Tony Zajac | 6-4 | 205 | sr. | Highland |
| End was credited with 136 tackles, 17 for loss, and six sacks | |||||
| LB | Georg Boddie | 5-9 | 200 | jr. | Collinsville |
| Southwestern Conference tackles leader at 134 | |||||
| LB | Courtland Dunlap | 6-0 | 190 | so. | Hazelwood Central |
| Youngster had 154 tackles, six fumble recoveries, four sacks | |||||
| LB | Tommy Tuck | 5-8 | 210 | sr. | Zumwalt West |
| 130 tackles, seven sacks and three fumble recoveries | |||||
| LB | Lee Ward | 6-2 | 230 | jr. | Parkway Central |
| 137 tackles, one sack and team-high 531 yards rushing | |||||
| DB | Donald Collier | 5-10 | 175 | jr. | Cahokia |
| Playmaker had 79 tackles, six interceptions and three sacks | |||||
| DB | Cole Collins | 5-8 | 165 | sr. | Belleville East |
| Seven interceptions, 49 tackles, one fumble recovery | |||||
| DB | Troy Fox | 5-10 | 170 | sr. | Granite City |
| 84 tackles, three interceptions, and 712 yards rushing | |||||
| DB | Tommie Hopkins | 6-0 | 175 | sr. | East St. Louis |
| Illinois recruit had 93 tackles, two sacks, one interception | |||||
| ATH | Drew O’Connell | 6-2 | 190 | sr. | Parkway West |
| WR/K had 43 catches for 728 yards and kicked nine FGs | |||||
| ATH | Aaron Hill | 6-2 | 210 | sr. | Lutheran-St. Charles |
| 111 tackles, five sacks, three INTs, plus 1,484 total yards | |||||
| ATH | Patrick Ivy | 6-3 | 180 | jr. | Cahokia |
| Threw for 2,750 yards and 32 TDs; rushed for 706 yards | |||||
| K | Alex Beckman | 6-1 | 170 | jr. | McCluer North |
| Nine field goals (long of 45) and 29 extra points | |||||
| P | Jason Cronk | 6-2 | 180 | sr. | Wesclin |
| 40.1 average on 37 punts; also 297 yards receiving and 3 INTs | |||||
First team • Second team • Third team • Honorable mention
| Quarterback | Adam Banks, sr., Clayton Travis Becherer, sr., Highland Zack Dorton, jr., Westminster Alex Fricke, jr., Freeburg Tyler Gabbert, jr., Parkway West Austin Givens, sr., Mascoutah Jevon Hawkins, sr., Collinsville Dalton Hewitt, jr., Vianney Robert Ilijasevic, sr., Windsor Patrick Ivy, jr., Cahokia Adam Kobler, sr., Brentwood Jeremiah Oteh, sr., MICDS Collin Pierce, sr., Holt Kyle Portell, jr., Lindbergh Joe Plassmeyer, jr., Oakville Tyler Rigman, sr., Lafayette Jake Waterkotte, sr., Northwest Joe Williams, sr., Riverview Gardens Les Williams, sr., Maplewood |
| Running backs | DeAndre Buckner, sr., Kirkwood Gabe Caine, sr., Parkway North Keith Chism, soph., Althoff Rodney Coe, soph., Edwardsville Brian Doll, jr., Greenville Matt Elliot, jr., Breese Central Tyler Fisher, soph., Seckman Justin Grahl, sr., Borgia B.J. Grayson, sr., Waterloo Lucas Hemann, jr., Mater Dei Luke Johnson, jr., MICDS J.J. Jones, sr., Triad Kenny Jones, sr., Alton Avion Kincade, jr., Miller Career Trevor LaBarge, sr., Chaminade Daniel Lindemann, jr., Troy Kennon Maddox, sr., Parkway West Micah Marino, jr., Fox Kevon McGrew, sr., Parkway South Anthony Moore, sr., McCluer DuJuan Owens, sr., Hazelwood East Larry Patterson, sr., Principia Trey Perry, soph., Cardinal Ritter Malcolm Smith, sr., Herculaneum Venneil Smith, sr., Soldan |
| Wide receivers/tight ends | Ryan Allen, sr., Priory Josh Carr, sr., Ritenour Tyler Detmer, soph., Mater Dei Justin Havrilla, sr., Northwest Marquise Hill, jr., Trinity Mike Hollander, sr., Duchesne Reggie Jordan, sr., Hazelwood Central Brian Loesel, jr., Lutheran-St. Charles Jordan Levy, sr., Lafayette Matt Milton, jr., Mascoutah Art Mueller, sr., Eureka Brandon Prior, sr., Columbia Sammy Santana, sr., MICDS Joe Streepy, sr., Columbia Kerwin Stricker, sr., Washington Chris Thompson, sr., Riverview Gardens Tim Waltenberger, sr., Windsor |
| Offensive linemen | Terron Armstead, sr., Cahokia Aaron Arnold, jr., Webster Groves Jason Baker, jr., Pattonville Jearoyd Blackwell, sr., Berkeley Tom Bourgeois, sr., Waterloo Joe Burgess, jr., McCluer North Robby Campbell, sr., Lafayette Colin Chalk, sr., Borgia John Clay Jr., soph., East St. Louis Zach Curry, jr., Fox Craig Deiters, sr., Mater Dei Eathan Draves, sr., St. Dominic Mike Farmer, sr., Parkway South Willie Fleming, sr., Hazelwood West Anthony Gatti, jr., Parkway North Mike Grau, sr., Zumwalt West Breion Harry, jr., Normandy Alec Hufford, jr., Principia Ward Hughes, sr., Berkeley Travis James, sr., Mascoutah Keith Lane, sr., Highland Ben Llufrio, sr., MICDS Geddy Miller, sr., Eureka Jeff Moallenkamp, sr., Columbia Skyler Mugele, sr., Wesclin Jared Pechauer, sr., Chaminade Scott Peters, sr., Mater Dei Eric Pollman, sr., Breese Central Kevin Redmond, jr., McCluer North Joey Reece, sr., Freeburg Korey Riggs, sr., Festus Ryan Savka, sr., St. Mary’s Nathaniel Schmidtke, jr., Lutheran North Tim Smith, sr., Zumwalt South Alex Starek, jr., Columbia Matt Strubhart, sr., Breese Central Lonnie Stuckey, sr., Maplewood |
| Defensive linemen | Ricky Bailey, sr., Holt Adam Bingham, jr., Maplewood Corey Boemer, jr., Lindbergh Alex Bruns, jr., St. Charles West Smyth Bontemps, sr., Marquette Danny Carlson, sr., Triad Diondre Ellis, sr., Oakville Zach Fetter, jr., CBC Jake Geiersbach, sr., Zumwalt West Tim Gillman, jr., Principia Josh Gray, jr., Summit Marquis Gray, sr., Gateway Tech Kody Heberer, jr., Freeburg Warren Herring, jr., Belleville East Darrion McMiller, sr., Webster Groves Zach Meyer, sr., Duchesne Brad Morgan, sr., Granite City Mycole Pruitt, jr., Kirkwood Daniel Rhea, sr., Seckman Joshua Temple, soph., Cardinal Ritter Bryan Weiner, sr., Jerseyville Rasheid Wiley, jr., Parkway North Anthony Williams, jr., Gateway Tech Curtis Yancy, sr., MICDS |
| Linebackers | Yomi Alli, jr., Hazelwood Central Kalieb Armbruster, sr., De Soto Tyler Beamer, sr., Howell Central George Bell, sr., Roosevelt Tucker Bond, jr., Ladue Calvin Carter, sr., St. Dominic Dillon Cole, sr., Berkeley Morgan Cole, sr., St. Louis U. High David deRoode, sr., Chaminade Tyler Dillon, sr., Columbia Damien Eichelberger, sr., St. Charles West Justin Ellertson, sr., Timberland Ben Eskelsen, jr., Parkway West Kyle Hummert, sr., Fox Demond Harris, jr., Mehlville Demond Hunt, sr., East St. Louis Mike Israelitt, jr., Belleville East Kyle Jackson, sr., Granite City Mike Jones, sr., Riverview Gardens Steven Jones, soph., Piasa SW Brandon Kammeier, sr., Lutheran South DeMarco Kemp, jr., University City Andrew Maynard, sr., Dupo Zach Melber, jr., Oakville Kyle Moore, sr., DeSmet Bobby Ostrander, sr., Highland David Purcell, sr., Festus Lonnell Reese, sr., Miller Career Garth Sherman, sr., Lindbergh Dan Stewart, soph., Kennedy Matt Storey, sr., St. Louis U. High Thomas Stubbs, sr., Brentwood Colby Turner, sr., Warrenton Justin Venhaus, sr., Mater Dei Logan Wager, jr., Mascoutah Kameron White-Ash, jr., Parkway South |
| Defensive backs | Phil Blair, sr., Mehlville Kyle Breitenstein, jr., Columbia Tywan Brooks, jr., Brentwood Devin Caldwell, jr., Civic Memorial E.J. Clark, sr., DeSmet Kenny Cunningham, sr., McCluer North Jacob Duncan, jr., Crystal City Daniel Fitzpatrick, jr., Parkway South Kollin Groves, jr., Orchard Farm Robert Hoerner, sr., Mater Dei Jordan Jenkins, jr., Vashon Terrance Lockett, sr., DeSmet DeMarco Moorehead, sr., Vianney Malcolm Owens, jr., Kirkwood Kris Robinson, sr., Zumwalt North Donald Shumpert, jr., Hazelwood East Dontrell Smith, sr., East St. Louis Jake Wagner, jr., Belleville West Greg Williams, sr., Zumwalt West Willie Williams, sr., McCluer |
| Athletes | Aaron Alexander, sr., Mehlville Blake Arnette, jr., Pacific Malcolm Bentley, sr., Beaumont Deonta Beverly, sr., Cahokia Lonnie Boga, sr., McCluer Tylor Brock, sr., Parkway North Undray Brock, soph., Northwest Academy Richard Burrell, sr., Althoff Marvin Byrd III, soph., Zumwalt East Tyrone Clark, sr., Mehlville Brian Cobbs, sr., Howell Ricky Dansdill, sr., DeSmet Nick Dimarco, jr., Howell North Lendon Ehlmann, sr., St. Charles Antonio Evans, sr., Eureka Esmond Ford, sr., Affton Charlie Friedman, sr., Priory Taylor Gibbs, sr., Principia Zach Haselhorst, sr., Wesclin Luke Hibbeler, sr., DuBourg Dillion Johnson, jr., Winfield Jerkeem Jones, sr., Sumner R.J. Lucas, sr., Festus Matt Mehring, sr., Red Bud Ian Moore, sr., Lafayette Bayo Oladapo, sr., Hazelwood West Tony Pucci, sr., Oakville Ethan Schlechte, jr., Windsor Quontre Thomas, sr., Imagine Corey Valdes, sr., Wood River Eric Willis, sr., Berkeley Jarrett Wilson, sr., Cleveland Josh Wilson, sr., St. Charles West |
| Kickers | Nick Aussieker, jr., Lafayette Albano Dede, jr., Imagine Ryan Hanlen, sr., Zumwalt West Zach Keenan, sr., Alton Marquette Matt Kendall, sr., O’Fallon Sean Lanham, soph., Holt Bryan Livingston, sr., Lindbergh Matt Milligan, sr., Piasa SW |
| Punters | Chris Boldt, sr., DeSmet Sean Mauk, sr., DuBourg Nick Reese, soph., Warrenton Ben Skaer, sr., Waterloo Adam Springmeyer, sr., Wright City Stephen Watson, sr., Lutheran North |
