USA TODAY High School Sports is proud to announce the 2016 American Family Insurance ALL-USA Alaska Football Team. Players were selected based on their football achievements from the 2016-17 season.
Soldotna High School is represented by four athletes with four, 1st team selections and one, 2nd team selection.
Brenner Furlong is named by USA Today as the Alaska Offensive Player of the Year and 1st team running back.
Andy West is named 1st team tight end; Kyle Marcuson, 1st team offensive line and 1st team defensive line; Aseli Finau, 2nd team defensive line.
Kenai Central is represented with a 1st team offense selection for offensive lineman Jon Delgado.
USA Today 2016 American Family Insurance ALL-USA Alaska Football Team
COACH OF THE YEAR: Jeff Trotter, East (Anchorage)
OFFENSE
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Brenner Furlong, Soldotna
First Team
QB Xavier Harris (5-8, 163, Jr.), Service (Anchorage)
RB Brenner Furlong (5-11, 170, Jr.), Soldotna
RB Derryk Snell (6-2, 210, Jr.), Chugiak (Eagle River)
WR Turek Taylor (5-10, 185, Sr.), West (Anchorage)
WR Ricardo Henry (5-11, 160, Sr.), Lathrop (Fairbanks)
TE Andy West (6-4, 190, Sr.), Soldotna
OL Cody Bailey (6-3, 245, Sr.), Chugiak (Eagle River)
OL Jordy Smith (6-3, 265, Sr.), Lathrop (Fairbanks)
OL Kyle Marcuson (6-1, 265, Sr.), Soldotna
OL Jon Delgado (6-3, 270, Sr.), Kenai Central
OL Cooper Sant (6-1, 205, Sr.), Colony (Palmer)
Second Team
QB Parker Kizer (5-10, 180, Jr.), Colony (Palmer)
RB Cade Havel (5-9, 200, Sr.), Colony (Palmer)
RB Antonio Griffith (6-2, 190, Jr.), Eielson (Eielson AFB)
WR Travis Adams (5-9, 185, Sr.), Barrow
WR Nathan Fromm (6-4, 175, Sr.), Service (Anchorage)
TE Rhett Sieverts (6-2, 205, Sr.), Seward
OL John Semeatu (6-0, 287, Sr.), Bartlett (Anchorage)
OL Thomas Sio (6-4, 320, So.), Bartlett (Anchorage)
OL Chris Kilpatrick (6-4, 285, Sr.), Eielson (Eielson AFB)
OL Tim Sasiu (6-3, 275, Sr.), Houston (Big Lake)
OL Stephen Chase (6-0, 240, Sr.), North Pole
DEFENSE
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Allen Ala, East (Anchorage)
First Team
DL Kyle Marcuson (6-1, 265, Sr.), Soldotna
DL Jerome Afe (6-3, 230, Sr.), Bartlett (Anchorage)
DL Ji Daniel Jeong (6-1, 255, Sr.), Lathrop (Fairbanks)
DL Rapi Sotoa (6-0, 240, Sr.), West (Anchorage)
LB Allen Ala (5-10, 203, Jr.), East (Anchorage)
LB Merrick Johnson (6-0, 225, Sr.), Chugiak (Eagle River)
LB Aaron Christiansen (5-11, 165, Sr.), Palmer
DB Jon Pomrenke (6-2, 185, Jr.), Colony (Palmer)
DB LaTraviaus Kingsland (5-11, 180, Sr.), Bartlett (Anchorage)
DB Sam Logoleo (5-9, 165, Sr.), East (Anchorage)
DB Lazono Martin (6-1, 185, Sr.), West (Anchorage)
Second Team
DL Austin Farris (5-9, 220, Sr.), Palmer
DL Aseli Finau (6-2, 230, Sr.), Soldotna
DL Ivan Williams (5-11, 246, Jr.), Thunder Mountain (Juneau)
DL Reed Graham (5-11, 225, Jr.), Houston (Big Lake)
LB Hunter Fanning (6-1, 220, Jr.), Service (Anchorage)
LB Ryan Green (5-9, 175, Sr.), East (Anchorage)
LB Blake Despain (6-1, 180, Sr.), West (Anchorage)
DB Ashonte Williams (6-1, 170, Sr.), Lathrop (Fairbanks)
DB Mark Hogan (5-10, 165, Jr.), Service (Anchorage)
DB Caleb Bailey (5-10, 180, Sr.), Colony (Palmer)
DB Wyatt Story (5-8, 160, Jr.), Lathrop (Fairbanks)
SPECIAL TEAMS
K Carson Reed (6-0, 175, Sr.), East (Anchorage)
