Broncos, 'Riders part of Six-Man all-district team

Wauneta-Palisade senior Aidan Kennicutt (58) runs with the football past a Wallace Wildcat during their contest on Oct. 15. Kennicutt worked his way into this season's Six-Man District 5 football first team.

Steve Towery/McCook Gazette

PAXTON, Neb. — The Six Man All-District 5 football teams were announced today with plenty of players from Southwest, Wauneta-Palisade and Wallace this fall.

FIRST TEAM

OFFENSE

Southwest's Nathan Rippe releases a pass before Red Cloud senior Kolton Kucera (22) can react during an early-season football showdown at Bartley this fall.

Steve Towery/McCook Gazette

Center: Senior Grant Walker, Wauneta-Palisade

End: Senior Camden McConnell, Wallace

Kicker: Senior Kolton Hager, Wallace

Running back: Junior Kyle Jutten, Wauneta-Palisade

Running back: Junior Carson Glunz, Wallace

DEFENSE

Lineman: Senior Aidan Kennicutt, Wauneta-Palisade

Linebacker: Senior Garrett Hanna, Wauneta-Palisade

Lineman: Junior Tyler Ellis, Southwest

Lineman: Sophomore Riley Strawder, Wallace

Linebacker: Sophomore Nathan Rippe, Southwest

SECOND TEAM

OFFENSE

Quarterback: Senior Kolton Hager, Wallace

Running back: Senior Jacob Kerns, Southwest

Running back: Junior Hunter Cunningham, Southwest

End: Junior Michael Duvel, Wauneta-Palisade

DEFENSE

Lineman: Senior Alec Messersmith, Wallace

Lineman: Junior Kyler Flaming, Wallace

Linebacker/defensive back: Junior Trey Robertson, Wallace

HONORABLE MENTION

Senior Hunter Miner, Wauneta-Palisade

Junior Jacksen Littrel, Wauneta-Palisade

Junior Kaden Day, Southwest

Sophomore Hunter Blume, Southwest

The Wallace Wildcats reached this year's Six-Man state semifinals while posting a 9-2 record.

Wauneta-Palisade finished 4-4 while a young but competitive Southwest Roughrider squad went 1-7.