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Legend Robinson leads CKL all-league football
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Hoisington's Legend Robinson drives through TMP's defense during Friday's 2A football playoff game. - photo by Hugo Gonzalez

Four Cardinals earn first-team honors

Hoisington halfback/linebacker Legend Robinson earned first-team All-Central Kansas League football honors. The Cardinals (8-2, 2-1) qualified for the playoffs for the 10th consecutive year. Hays Thomas More Prep downed the Cardinals 36-27 in the second round.

Robinson scored 27 touchdowns and rushed for 1,907 yards. Robinson recorded 40 tackles, seven for lost yardage. RT/LE Cole Gilliland earned first-team honors on offense and defense with 41 tackles, five for lost yardage. RG Caiden Hoffman helped the Cardinals average 343 yards per game. Safety Chase Steinert recorded 47 tackles with two interceptions to earn first-team honors. 

Larned placekicker Fernando Herrera converted 20 extra points to earn first-team honors.  

CKL FIRST TEAM OFFENSE

*UNANIMOUS

PRATT—*OL Jesus Ornelas, 12; RB Enoch Walton, 12; Kick return Johnny Martinez, 11; OL Drake Van Scoyoc, 11

HILLSBORO—QB Matthew Potucek, 12; RB Jamari Harris, 12; OL Tristan Rathbone, 12; WR Frank Wichert, 12 

HOISINGTON— *RB Legend Robinson, 12; RT Cole Gilliland, 11; RG Caiden Hoffman, 10 

HESSTON—WR Brayden Schilling, 12; WR Max Werner, 12

LARNED—PK Fernando Herrera, 12

SMOKY VALLEY—TE Haven Lysell-Stewart, 12


CKL FIRST TEAM DEFENSE

HILLSBORO—*DB Matthew Potucek, 12; DL Jamari Harris, 12; DL Tristan Rathbone, 12; 

HOISINGTON—LE Cole Gilliland, 11; MLB Legend Robinson, 12; S Chase Steinert, 11

HESSTON—LB/punter Ryan Eilert, 12; DB Max Werner, 12

PRATT—*DL Trevor Stimatze, 12; DB Johnny Martinez, 11 

HAVEN—DL Treyton Yoder, 12

SMOKY VALLEY—LB Haven Lysell-Stewart, 12


SECOND TEAM OFFENSE

HESSTON—QB Hudson Ferrelaz, 10; TE Nick Arnold, 12; WR Jake Proctor, 11; PK Jesse Magill, 12 

LARNED—RB Logan Erway, 12; OL Carlos Ibarra, 12; WR Luke Wilson, 12

NICKERSON—RB Keaton Nevins, 12; OL Sam Logan, 12; WR Dylan Huggard, 12 

SMOKY VALLEY—RB Justice Autry, 12; OL Justin Holt, 11

HALSTEAD—OL Alex Schulte, 12

HILLSBORO—Kick return Pedro Nieto, 11

PRATT—OL Liam Primrose, 12


SECOND TEAM DEFENSE

LARNED—DL Fernando Herrera, 12; LB Logan Erway, 12; DB Brady Hope, 10; DB Creighton Haney, 12

HESSTON—DL Cooper McCormick, 11; DL Nick Arnold, 12; DB Jake Proctor, 11  

PRATT—DL Jesus Ornelas, 12; LB Sam Bergner, 11 

HALSTEAD—Punter Jackson Swift, 12

HAVEN—LB Keaton Loop, 12

HILLSBORO—DB Frank Wichert, 12

HOISINGTON—LB Tony Moore, 10


HONORABLE MENTION OFFENSE

LYONS—QB Cade Crawford, 12; RB Carl Clark, 12; OL Giovany Pando, 12; PK Ruben Guzman, 12

PRATT—RB Max Younie, 10; TE Grant Younie, 12; WR Johnny Martinez, 11 

HILLSBORO—TE Duncan Duell, 12; WR Nicholas Smith, 11

HOISINGTON—LG Spencer Mintz, 12; WR Tony Moore, 10

HALSTEAD—QB Jackson Swift, 12

HAVEN—WR Karter Cooperider, 12

LARNED—WR/kick return Brady Hope, 10

NICKERSON—QB Colton Morrell, 11


HONORABLE MENTION DEFENSE

LYONS—DL Dawson Stover, 12; DL Giovany Pando, 12; DB Cade Crawford, 12; Punter Solomon Goforth, 10

NICKERSON—LB Keaton Nevins, 12; LB Zach Perry, 12; DB Dylan Huggard; DB Colton Morrell, 11; DB Colton Morrell, 11 

HALSTEAD—LB Alex Schulte, 12; LB Jackson Swift, 12

HILLSBORO—DL Lane Rogers, 11; DB Jaxxson Hanschu, 12

HAVEN—DB Karter Cooprider, 12

HOISINGTON—DB Wyatt Wikum, 12

LARNED—LB Carlos Ibarra, 12

SMOKY VALLEY—DB Max Bieker, 11