Pleasant Ridge tops Delaware Valley team

By PrepsKC staff
Posted: February 7, 2011 - 10:25 AM



It was a rewarding and frustrating year for Pleasant Ridge in 2010. The Rams won the Delaware Valley South league with a perfect 7-0 record but suffered their only two losses of the seasons in districts and failed to make the Class 3A playoffs.


Pleasant Ridge’s losses to eventual champion Silver Lake and were to two teams that would meet in the semifinals in 3A. In a league that saw half of the teams finish with winning records only Valley Falls would make the Class 2A playoffs where it lost in the first round to Olpe.


Pleasant Ridge’s perfect 7-0 mark in the league would earn it nine first team players followed by Valley Falls, Oskaloosa and McLouth who each had four players on the first team.


Offense

First team

Quarterback

Alex Lederer, Valley Falls

Running Back

Alex Courtney, McLouth

Mark Newell, Oskaloosa

Will Ryan, Pleasant Ridge

Tight End

Dalton Minor, Jefferson County North

Wide Receiver

Trevor Roberts, McLouth

Tackle

John Ernzen, Pleasant Ridge

Jacob Bass, Pleasant Ridge

Guard

Dylan Brown, Pleasant Ridge

James Grey, Valley Falls

Center

Brooks Glassel, Valley Falls

Defense

Defensive End

John Ernzen, Pleasant Ridge

James Grey, ValleyFalls

Defensive Tackle

Daniel Rhodes, Oskaloosa

Aaron Brown, Pleasant Ridge

Linebacker

Shane Cassatt, McLouth

Mark Newell, Oskaloosa

Will Ryan, Pleasant Ridge

Safety

Levi Wade, Oskaloosa

Conerback

Shawn Dailey, McLouth

Andrew Heim, Pleasant Ridge

Punter

Jeff Hale, Jefferson County North

Kicker

Gary Flack, Pleasant Ridge


Second Team

Offense

Quarterback

Lance Helm, Pleasant Ridge

Running Back

Brad Holcomb, Leavenworth-Immaculata

Levi Wade, Oskaloosa

Jake Buscher, Oskaloosa

Tight End

Brock Watson, Valley Falls

Wide Receiver

Tyler Johnson, Valley Falls

Tackle

Austin Trowbridge, Oskaloosa

Ben Cook, Valley Falls

Guard

Alen Kramer, McLouth

Cody Heim

Center

Aaron Brown

Defense

Defensive End

Alex Garst, Oskaloosa

Connor Culbertson, Pleasant Ridge

Defensive Tackle

Colby Kramer, Jefferson County North

Denver Bonnell, Valley Falls

Linebacker

Jake Buscher, Oskaloosa

Dylan Brown, Pleasant Ridge

Bryson Smith, Valley Falls

Safety

Dalton Minor, Jefferson County North

Cornerback

Brandon Wall, Leavenworth-Immaculata

Brock Watson, Valley Falls

Punter

Tyler Johnson, Valley Falls

Kicker

Levi Wade, Oskaloosa

Honorable Mention

Jefferson County North

Jeff Hale, QB; Brandon Bomann, T; Colby Kramer, G; Spence Wentz, LB; Cory Noll, CB; Jeff Hale, K.

Leavenworth-Immaculata

Sean Murray, WR; James Morley, G; Matt Harrington, DE; Colin Parker, LB; Corey Leintz, S; Brad Holcomb, CB.

McLouth

Marc Walbridge, QB; Shane Cassatt, T; John Berry, C; Charles Courtney, DE; Alex Courtney, S.

Oskaloosa

Adam Bower, QB; Sheldon Malicke, TE; Alex Garst, G; Austin Trowbridge, T; Levi Wade, P; Doug O’Brock, LB.

Pleasant Ridge

Connor Culbertson, WR; Gary Flack, TE; Cody Heim, LB; Dalton Warden, S; Gary Flack, P; Brett Schmalstieg, CB.

Valley Falls

Alex Nottingham, WR; Alex Lederer, LB; Alex Nottingham, S.