Wesco Names All-League Defensive and Special Teams Football Honorees for 2024

Wesco has announced its All-League defensive and special teams football selections for the 2024 season, covering the 4A classification and the 3A/2A North and South divisions.

In 4A, Arlington, Glacier Peak and Lake Stevens shared the league title as co-champions. Each of the three schools placed three players on the first-team defense. Among them was Lake Stevens linebacker Keagan Howard, who was also named the Herald's All-Area Defensive Player of the Year.

Arlington's first-team defenders were lineman Levi Reid, outside linebacker Chase Deberry and defensive back Kaid Hunter. Glacier Peak was represented by lineman Max Bridges, outside linebacker Luke Fullerton and defensive back Isiah Olson. Lake Stevens had lineman Brayden Dougherty and defensive back Dylan Phinney alongside Howard. Jackson also had several first-team picks: inside linebacker Haseeb Rassulli, outside linebacker Tyler Lykken and defensive back Seamus Williams. Kamiak's first-team selections were lineman Victor Sanchez and defensive back Samuel Etienne.

The 4A first-team special teams group consisted of Cascade's Andi Cosme as kick returner, Lake Stevens kicker Lucas Mooring and Glacier Peak punter Zach Albright. Cosme was also named to the second-team defense as a defensive back. Glacier Peak's Michael Darling made the second team as both a kick returner and a defensive back, and teammate Kaidan Larsen was the second-team kicker.

In the 3A/2A North, Oak Harbor, Ferndale, Sedro-Woolley, Stanwood, Snohomish, Marysville Getchell and Mt. Vernon all had players on the first-team defense. Stanwood placed Elijah Fleck on the line, Chance Swanson at outside linebacker and Canyon Bumgarner in the secondary. Oak Harbor was represented by Nick Hummel, Carson Lang and Jayson Champignon. Ferndale's selections included lineman Talan Bungard and inside linebacker Jacob Gandy.

North special teams honors went to Sedro-Woolley kick returner Kolyn Rochester, Ferndale kicker Lincoln Thomas and two first-team punters, Snohomish's Ty Tautolo and Sedro-Woolley's Logan Roth. Tautolo was also a second-team outside linebacker. Champignon of Oak Harbor was the second-team kick returner, and Marysville Getchell's Alex Copley was the second-team punter.

The 3A/2A South first-team defense featured four players from Monroe: linemen Brennan Shepard and Spencer Morris, outside linebacker Ireland Guthrie and defensive back Zane Osborn. Shorecrest had lineman Michael Murray, inside linebacker Max Beer and defensive back Charlie Chin, while Shorewood's defensive backs Jack Gallagher and Kevin Haslam were both honored. Mountlake Terrace was represented by lineman Eli Swett and inside linebacker Nate Brown, and Edmonds-Woodway by lineman Mike Egenamba and outside linebacker Lukas Wenke. Meadowdale's Jordan Joyce was named at inside linebacker and Everett's Conner Weese at outside linebacker.

South special teams selections on the first team were Shorewood kicker Kaare Nye, Monroe kick returner Mason Davis and Lynnwood punter Victor Alvarez. Shorewood's Finn Bachler was named the second-team kick returner.

Wesco also released full second-team defensive lists for all three groups, with players from schools including Jackson, Cascade, Kamiak, Oak Harbor, Mt. Vernon, Lynnwood and Meadowdale.