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| The Simone Award |
This past week the finalists for the Simone Awards was announced. The only representitive from the Sunflower League for any of the awards was Olathe Northwest's Willie Cauley, who is a finalist for the Otis Taylor Award which is given annually to the top Wide Receiver in the KC Metro. Here are the candidates below with my commentary in italics.
The Simone Award
Evan Boehm, Lee's Summit West, Offensive Line
Montel Cozart, Bishop Miege, Quarterback
Connor Harris, Blue Springs, Quarterback
Morgan Steward, Staley, Running Back
The Fontana Award (top small-class player)
Antwynn Beavers, Liberty North, Jr., runningback
Krae Kelso, Platte County, Sr., quarterback
Colin Murphy, Basehor-Linwood, Sr., quarterback
Gabe Vandiver, Richmond, Sr. runningback
The Otis Taylor Award (top wide receiver)
Jaron Alexander, Grandview, Sr., wide receiver
Willie Cauley, Olathe Northwest, Sr., wide receiver
Deiondre’ Hall, Blue Springs, Sr., wide receiver
Tre Parmalee, Bishop Miege, Sr., wide receiver
Congratulations to Willie Cauley for being named a finalist for this award. He is the one of ONLY two Kansas finalist for any of the big-class awards. Cauley certainly deserves the attention after an outstanding season where he caught 64 passes for over 1,200 yards and 15 TDs.
Buck Buchanan Award (top linebacker/lineman)
Evan Boehm, Lee’s Summit West, Sr., offensive line
Nathanael Lohn, Staley, Sr., defensive end
Michael Rose, Rockhurst, Sr., linebacker
Tony Tanumai, Fort Osage, Sr., defensive tackle
Bobby Bell Award (top small-class defensive player)
Jorge Belcher, O’Hara, Sr., linebacker
Colby Bowers, Richmond, Sr., offensive/defensive line
Travis Britz, Harrisonville, Sr., defensive end
Brandon Goodman, Paola, Sr., linebacker
