Greenbrier West’s Ethan Holliday was named the Captain of the Class A all-state defensive football team late last week. Holliday finished the 2023 season with 124 tackles, 23 TFLs and four interceptions in leading the Cavs to a state finals appearance. His teammates, Jacob Whitt and Cole Vandall, joined him on the first team. Whitt had 47 tackles, 15 TFLs, two sacks and also recovered a fumble. Vandall, a topflight quarterback as well, had 52 tackles, 12 TFLs, and two sacks.
James Monroe put offensive lineman Brady Baker on the first team offense along with his teammate Chaz Boggs as a utility player. Cooper Ridgeway also was selected as a first team utility player on the defensive side. Baker paved the way for a big running game and Boggs finished with 1,267 total yards and 17 touchdowns.
The rest of the team is below with West and Mavericks in bold.
First Team:
Offense
QB – Maxwell Molessa, Williamstown (Sr.) –Captain
QB – Ethan Rosenau, Tucker County (Sr.)
RB – Sean Winfrey, Tyler Consolidated (Sr.)
RB – Chase Lowe, Wirt County (Sr.)
WR – Ryan Oliveros, Summers County, (Jr.)
WR – Maddox Anderson, Tucker County (Sr.)
OL – Aiden Corbett, Williamstown
OL – Brady Baker, James Monroe (Jr.)
OL – Ben Wagstaff, St. Mary’s (Sr.)
OL – Luke Bartram, Tug Valley (Sr.)
OL – John Bowman, Midland Trail (Sr.)
K – Eli Tucker, Wheeling Central (Sr.)
UTL – Chaz Boggs, James Monroe (Sr.)
UTL – Sawyer VanMatre, Wahama (Sr.)
UTL – Colson Wichterman, Cameron (Sr.)
Defense
DL – Jacob Whitt, Greenbrier West (Sr.)
DL – Justin Parker, East Hardy (Sr.)
DL – Buddy Marcum, Tug Valley (Sr.)
DL – Ty Watkins, St. Mary’s (Sr.)
DL – Cole Vandall, Greenbrier West (Sr.)
LB – Ethan Holliday, Greenbrier West (Sr.) –Captain
LB – Lynken Joy, Williamstown (Jr.)
LB – Josiah DeMoss, St. Mary’s (Sr.)
LB – Klypson Wallace, Cameron (Jr.)
DB – Connor Lambert, Wahama (Jr.)
DB – Trey Ward, Man (Soph.)
DB – Bryson Elia, Tug Valley (Soph.)
P – Louis Goodnow, Williamstown (Sr.)
UTL – Cooper Ridgeway, James Monroe (Sr.)
UTL – Jared Reall, Tucker County (Jr.)
Second Team:
Offense
QB – Brandan Isaac, Summers County (Sr.)
RB – Ashton Boron, St. Mary’s (Sr.)
RB – Braden McWreath, Wheeling Central (Junior)–Captain
RB – Jake Pate, Greenbrier West (Sr.)
RB – Kaiden Sims, Meadow Bridge (Jr.)
WR – Garrett Wilfong, Tucker County (Jr.)
WR – Tucker Lilly, Greenbrier West (Jr.)
OL – Ethan Cross, Doddridge County (Sr.)
OL – Thaddeus Dempewolf, Cameron (Sr.)
OL – Jacob Hall, James Monroe (Sr.)
OL – Lucca Ferrera, Wheeling Central (Sr.)
OL – Shane Bates, Tyler Consolidated (Sr.)
K – Hayden Ridgeway, Greenbrier West (Sr.)
UTL – Gavin Derby, Valley Wetzel (Jr.)
UTL – Trey Lester, Sherman (Soph.)
Defense
DL – Ashton Evans, James Monroe (Sr.)
DL – Kolton Toler, Wirt (Jr.)
DL – Calob James, Doddridge County (Soph.)
DL – Gunner Henrie, Williamstown (Sr.)
LB – Tyson Adkins, Summers County (Jr.) –Captain
LB – Joey Baker, Paden City (Sr.)
LB – Chase Parsons, Wirt County, (Sr.)
LB – Colton Hall, Gilmer County, (Sr.)
DB – Trevor Kennett, Montcalm (Sr.)
DB – Brandon Jones, East Hardy, (Sr.)
DB – Landon Dodrill, Williamstown (Sr.)
DB – Layton Dowdy, James Monroe (Jr.)
P – Lucas Rush, South Harrison (Sr.)
UTL – Chase Littleton, Madonna (Sr.)
UTL – Jackson Danielson, River View (Sr.)
Honorable Mention: Clay Arbaugh, Petersburg; Dusten Baisden, Man; Tyler Barnhouse, Richwood; Josh Biggs, Petersburg; Ayden Britton, Hundred; Caden Campbell, Ritchie County; Logan Carver, Montcalm; Seth Cover, Wheeling Central; Seth Currence, Tygarts Valley; Ashton Davis, Tug Valley; Brysen Dixon, Doddridge County; Houston Ellis, Man; Jake Endicott, Man; Maverick Gum, Clay-Battelle; Caleb Hall, Gilmer County; Zac Hall, Clay-Battelle; Lukas Haney, Man; Braiden Haught, Ritchie County; Skylar Hulse, Gilmer County; Jaxson Johnson, Sherman; Dalton Kessinger, Van; Owen Knotts, Tucker County; Adam Landes, Moorefield; Will McGraw, Midland Trail; Gavin Mullenax, Tucker County; Hunter Oates, Magnolia; Jackson Phipps, James Monroe; Brandon Poticher, Greenbrier West; Levi Price, East Hardy; Chase Owens, Pendelton County; Braden Ponceroff, Clay-Battelle; Jonah Pugh, Summers County; Brody See, Moorefield; Adam Slone, Tug Valley; Dillon Smith, Pendelton County; Talyn Snyder, Doddridge County; JC Spears, Clay-Battelle; CW Sturgell, Greenbrier West; Bryce Taylor, Summers County; Owen Taylor, Calhoun County; Landon Thomas, Doddridge County; Cane Thompson, Tug Valley; Rayden Triplett, Webster County; Delbert Van Tassell, Cameron; Dakoda Walker, Tug Valley; Chris Williams, Buffalo; Jaylen Younger, Montcalm;
