Watkins, Brooks lead Aberdeen Bobcats on 2A EvCo all-league football list
Nov. 15—Aberdeen seniors Aidan Watkins and JaBron Brooks led the Bobcats with two First Team honors apiece as the 2A Evergreen Conference announced its all-league awards for the 2023 season.
Watkins was named to the First Team as a running back after rushing for 1,098 yards and 15 touchdowns this season. The standout senior was also named a First Team defensive back as a safety.
Brooks was named to both the First Team offense and defense as a lineman.
Aberdeen senior lineman Paul Baltazar was named to the Second Team offensive line while junior Marcus Hale was awarded a spot as a Second Team linebacker.
The complete all-league list is as follows:
2A Evergreen All-Conference Football Team
League MVP: Ethan Kastner, sr., Tumwater
Offensive MVP: Gage Brumfield, jr., W.F. West
Defensive MVP: Alex Hach, sr., Tumwater
Coaching Staff of the Year: Tumwater
First Team Offense
Offensive linemen: Jaden Nichols, sr., Rochester; Brady Larson, sr., Tumwater; Orion Haury, sr., Tumwater; Andrew Penland, sr., W.F. West; JaBron Brooks, sr., Aberdeen.
Quarterback: Jaxsen Beck, jr., Black Hills.
Running backs: Tate Quarnstrom, sr., Rochester; Kooper Clark, sr., Tumwater; Aidan Watkins, sr., Aberdeen.
Tight ends: Jake Dillon, jr., Tumwater; Jack Ellison, sr., Black Hills.
Wide receivers: Brady Bryant, sr., Tumwater; Connor Coleman, soph., W.F. West; Maddox Hodge, sr., Black Hills.
Kicker: Dylan Stevens, jr., Tumwater.
Punter: Gabe Conklin, sr., Shelton.
First Team Defense
Defensive linemen: Jerome Nichols, sr., Shelton; Malijah Tucker, jr., Tumwater; Andrew Penland, sr., W.F. West; JaBron Brooks, sr., Aberdeen.
Linebackers: Hunter Leth, jr., Shelton; Beckett Wall, jr., Tumwater; Cash Short, jr., Tumwater;
Jack Ellison, sr., Black Hills.
Defensive backs: Tyler Criss, sr., Tumwater; David Malroy, jr., Tumwater; Gage Brumfield, jr., W.F. West; Aidan Watkins, sr., Aberdeen.
Second Team Offense
Offensive linemen: Asher Neff, sr., Rochester; Colin Griffiths, sr., Tumwater; Kade Contreras, jr., Tumwater; Jaksen Besaw, sr., W.F. West; Paul Baltazar, sr., Aberdeen.
Quarterback: Gabe Conklin, sr., Shelton.
Running backs: Logan Cole, sr., Tumwater; Declan McDonald, sr., W.F. West; Palmer Watt, sr., Rochester.
Tight ends: Bennett Henry, soph., Shelton; Grady Westlund, jr., W.F. West.
Wide receivers: Omar Zepeda, sr., Shelton; David Malroy, jr., Tumwater; Tucker Land, jr., W.F. West.
Kicker: AJ Wier, soph., Shelton.
Punter: Dylan Stevens, jr., Tumwater.
Second Team Defense
Defensive linemen: David Daarud, jr., Centralia; Jaden Nichols, sr., Rochester; Tucker Land, jr., W.F. West; Nathan Boone, sr., Tumwater.
Linebackers: Marcus Miller, sr., Centralia; Palmer Watt, sr., Rochester; Declan McDonald, sr., W.F. West; Marcus Hale, sr., Aberdeen.
Defensive backs: Ethan Rodriguez; soph., Rochester; Kody Brotherton, sr., Shelton; Maddox Hodge, sr., Black Hills; Anthony Isenhower, sr., W.F. West.
Honorable Mentions
Aberdeen: Nolan Cook, sr.; Jakob Bowers, sr.; Edmund Brown, jr.; Marcus Hale, jr.; Paul Baltazar, sr.; Patrick Walsh, sr.
Black Hills: Bereket Lester, sr.; Gavin Gordon, sr.; Brandon Dolby, jr.
Centralia: Landen Jenkins, sr.; Ariel Velasquez, sr.
Rochester: Jack Dane, sr.; Carson Rotter, jr.; Mason Armstrong, sr.; Wyatt Dahl, soph.; Ethan Rodriguez, soph.; Tristan Nelson, jr.; Chris Tartios, soph.; Xander Peterman, soph.; Kole Smith, jr.
Shelton: Noa Tuitea, soph.; Masyn Gard, soph.; Colton Fisk, sr.; Ben Morford, jr.; Gabe Gouley, soph.; JJ Miller, sr.; Jayden Fuller, sr.; Brad Eveland, sr.
Tumwater: Dylan Gilliland, jr.; Mathias Rodriguez, jr.; Jaylin Nixon, jr.; Peyton Davis, soph., Derek Thompson, jr.; Payton LaGuerre, sr.; Dane Iversen, jr.
W.F. West: Andrew Snyder, jr.; Carson White, jr.; Talan Meredith, jr.
