High School State Champions: 2006

by: Jamie DeMoney
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State players of the year were selected based strictly upon high school achievement and not recruiting potential. The contribution that a state player of the year candidate made toward a team's championship and overall on-field success during the season was given considerable weight during the selection process. All athletes are seniors unless otherwise noted.

ALABAMA 6A: Prattville 35, Hoover 21; 5A: Athens 10, Eufaula 7; 4A: Guntersville 28, Thomasville 27; 3A: Pike County 44, Clay County 14; 2A: Leroy 12, Woodland 7; 1A: Sweet Water 48, Cedar Bluff 0. AISA: AAA: Bessemer 20, Faith 8; AA: Southern 41, Lowndes 7; A: Shelby 26, South Choctaw 22.
State Player of the Year: Larry Smith (QB) Prattville

ALASKA Large schools: South Anchorage 26, Colony 16; Small schools: Soldotna 29, Kodiak, 20.
POY: Chebon Jimenez (RB/LB) Colony (jr.)

ARIZONA 5A/I: Hamilton 34, Mesa Mountain View 15; 5A/II: Peoria Centennial 34, Sunnyside 0; 4A/I: Scottsdale Saguaro 41, Sabino 21; 4A/II: Cactus Shadows 28, Higley 14; 3A: Coolidge 28, Wickenburg 21; 2A: Thatcher 42, Valley Christian 20; 1A: Mayer 28, Mogollon 20.
POY: Kyle Watkins (WR) Cactus Shadows

ARKANSAS 7A: Fort Smith Southside 23, Rogers 22; 6A: Texarkana 27, Mountain Home 6; 5A: Greenwood 56, Pulaski Academy 55; 4A: Nashville 21, Warren 20; 3A: Shiloh Christian 48, Prescott 6; 2A: Jessieville 20, Junction City 19.
POY: Crosby Tuck (WR) Shiloh Christian

CALIFORNIA Central Section, I: Clovis East 33, Clovis West 14; II: Mount Whitney 28, El Diamante 9; III: Garces 42, Foothill 14; IV: Dos Palos 17, Chowchilla 7; V: Caruthers 44, Fireabaugh 8. Central Coast Section, Open: Palo Alto 23, Oak Grove 21; Large School: Milipitas 39, Piedmont Hills 21; Medium School: St. Ignatius 35, Los Gatos 20; Small School: Seaside 28, Pacific Grove 14. Los Angeles City Section, Championship: Birmingham 45, San Pedro 7; Invitational: Eagle Rock 21, Garfield 17. North Coast Section, 4A: De La Salle 33, Foothill 7; 3A: Cardinal Newman 28, Hayward 22; 2A: Novato 48, Miramonte 3; A: St. Patrick/St. Vincent 43, Salesian 28; B: Mendocino 27, Tomales 6. Northern Section: 1: Paradise 23, Foothill 21; 2: Anderson 7, Gridley 0; 3: Mount Shasta 8, Live Oak 7; 4: East Nicolaus 28, Hamilton 7; 5: Maxwell 50, Los Molinos 6; 6 (8-man): Butte Valley 44, Princeton 14. Oakland Section: McClymonds 22, Skyline 9. San Francisco Section: Lincoln 29, Lowell 22. Transbay Bowl: McClymonds 78, Lincoln 37. Sac-Joaquin Section, I: Vacaville 37, Merced 36; II: Grant 50, Union Mine 0; III: Del Campo 21, Pioneer 14; IV: Manteca 34, Colfax 14; V: Modesto Central Catholic 31, Modesto Christian 7; VI: Lindhurst 36, Denair 7; VII: Calvary Temple 27, Vacaville Christian 14. San Diego Section, I: Carlsbad 43, Poway 6; II: Oceanside 14, Helix 7; III: St. Augustine 17, Point Loma 7; IV: Santa Fe Christian 34, Missy Bay 21; V: El Cajon Christian 14, Francis Parker 10; 8-man San Pasqual Acad. 64, Borrego Springs 14. Southern Section, Pac 5: Orange Lutheran 30, Edison 20; Central: Colony 16, Elsinore 13; Eastern: JW North 26, La Quinta 10; East Valley: Big Bear 42, San Jacinto 21; Inland: Norco 43, Chaparral 0; Mid Valley: Verbum Dei 32, La Salle 10; Northern: Canyon 24, Moorpark 22; Northeast: St. Margaret's 21, Marantha 20; Northwest: Oaks Christian 46, Oak Park 7; Southeast: Schurr 40, Southeast 22; Southern: Kennedy 29, Anaheim 10; Southwest: El Dorado 17, Charter Oak 6; Western: Dominguez 28, West Torrance 21. State, Division I: Canyon 27, De La Salle 13; Division II: Orange Lutheran 42, Palo Alto 28; Division III: Oaks Christian 27, Cardinal Newman 20 (OT)
POY: Aaron Corp (QB) Orange Lutheran

COLORADO 5A: Columbine 13, Mullen 10; 4A: Wheat Ridge 31, Loveland 15; 3A: Alamosa 47, Pueblo County 14; 2A: Faith Christian 41, Platte Valley 7; 1A: Akron 27, Lyons 0; A-8: Granada 47, Stratton 46 (3OT); A-6: Idalia 69, Eads 6.
POY: Ryan Miller (OT/DT) Columbine

CONNECTICUT LL: Greenwich 28, Southington 7; L: Bunnell 28, Staples 26; MM: New Canaan 53, Maloney-Meriden 21; M: Hillhouse 28, Windham 6; SS: Holy Cross 40, Stratford 0; S: Ansonia 34, Bloomfield 12.
POY: Steve Smith (QB) Bunnell

DELAWARE I: Salesianum 34, Sussex Central 17; II: Concord 21, Caravel 7.
POY: Andrew Szczerba (TE/DE) Salesianum

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DCIAA: Ballou 34, Dunbar 33; WCAC: DeMatha 20, Good Counsel 14; IAC: Landon 17, St. Alban's 0.
POY: Dwan Thornton (RB) Ballou

FLORIDA 6A: Miami Northwestern 34, Lake Brantley 14; 5A: Lakeland 45, St. Thomas Aquinas 42 (OT); 4A: Plant 25, Nease 21; 3A: Glades Central 39, Pine Forest 27; 2A: Bolles 27, Clewiston 24 (3OT); 2B: Pahokee 25, Trinity Catholic 11; 1A: Glades Day 42, North Florida Christian 9; 1B: FAMU 14, Victory Christian 10.
POY: Chris Rainey (RB) Lakeland

GEORGIA AAAAA: Roswell 14, Peachtree Ridge 14 (tie); AAAA: Warner Robins Northside 30, Marist 6; AAA: Peach County 28, Shaw 7; AA: Charlton County 13, Dublin 13 (tie); A: Lincoln County 21, Clinch County 14; GISA AAA: Tattnall Square 42, Southland 15; AA: Trinity Christian 56, Valwood 7; A: Thomas Jefferson 30, Flint River 29 (2OT).
POY: Eric Berry (QB/DB) Creekside

HAWAII I: Kahuku 7, St. Louis 6; II: King Kekaulike 33, Kaua'i 20.
POY: Kaniela Tuipulotu (DT) Kahuku

IDAHO 5A: Lake City 35, Highland 6; 4A: Pocatello 30, Bishop Kelly 30; 3A: Fruitland 27, Buhl 21; 2A: Firth 62, Kamiah 7; 1A/I: Council 48, Genesee 22; 1A/II: Carey 50, Salmon River 20.
POY: Brandon Hanna (RB/LB) Lake City

ILLINOIS 8A: Wheaton-Warrenville South 44, Mount Carmel 21; 7A: St. Rita 35, Lake Zurich 21; 6A: Normal 30, Batavia 20; 5A: Sacred Heart-Griffin 35, Marian Catholic 14; 4A: Driscoll Catholic 35, Breese Mater Dei 0; 3A: Plano 47, St. Joseph-Ogden 42; 2A: Moroa-Forsyth 43, Westville 22; 1A: Tuscola 35, Aledo 20.
POY: Bobby Brenneisen (QB) Sacred Heart-Griffin

INDIANA 5A: Warren Central 35, Carmel 14; 4A: Cathedral 38, Concord 14; 3A: Bishop Chatard 7, Norwell 0; 2A: Harding 20, Southridge 7; A: Sheridan 34, Cardinal Ritter 28 (OT).
POY: Darren Evans (RB) Warren Central

IOWA 4A: Xavier 21, Southeast Polk 6; 3A: Humboldt 27, Clear Lake 9; 2A: Central Lyon-GLR 16, Solon 7; 1A: St. Albert 21, Montezuma 14; A: IKM-Manilla 33, Wapsie Valley 13; 8-man: Northeast Hamilton 24, Essex 6.
POY: Tyler Nielsen (TE/LB) Humboldt

KANSAS 6A: Hutchinson 21, Shawnee Mission West 14; 5A: Blue Valley (Stillwell) 34, Great Bend 3; 4A: Andale 35, Paola 7; 3A: Silver Lake 49, Garden Plain 21; 2-1A: Smith Center 56, St. Mary's 26; 8-Man I: Wavery 58, Jetmore 20; 8-Man II: Victoria 40, Hope 12.
POY: Zach Rampy (QB) Blue Valley

KENTUCKY 4A: Trinity 41, Ryle 7; 3A: Covington Catholic 27, Bowling Green 8; 2A: Mercer County 15, Russell 12; A: Newport Central Catholic 37, Danville 34.
POY: Nick Petrino (QB) Trinity

LOUISIANA 5A: Acadania 13, Sulphur 10; 4A: Bastrop 28, Shaw 14; 3A: Lutcher 27, Independence 7; 2A: John Curtis 41, St. Charles 7; 1A: Evangel Christian 24, St. John 7.
POY: Joe McKnight (RB/WR/DB) John Curtis

MAINE A: Lawrence 14, Gorham 13; B: Mountain Valley 24, Winslow 16; C: Lisbon 30, Foxcroft Academy 14.
POY: Aaron Champagne (RB/DB) Lawrence

MARYLAND 4A: Suitland 39, Sherwood 38; 3A: Friendly 37, River Hill 19; 2A: Edmondson 39, McDonough 7; 1A: Dunbar 38, Fort Hill 23.
POY: Joe Haden (QB) Friendly

MASSACHUSETTS Eastern Mass., 1: Everett 35, Brockton 6; 1A: Wayland 28, Marshfield 0; 2: Foxboro 21, Burlington 10; 2A: Winthrop 25, Wareham 8; 3: Medfield 28, Whittier 22; 3A: Ipswich 7, Cape Cod Tech 0; 4: West Bridgewater 34, Brighton 14. Central/Western Mass., 1: Longmeadow 42, Leominster 0; 1 runner-up: St. John's (Shrewsbury) 20, Minnechaug 14; 1A: Milford 20, South Hadley 0; 2: Holy Name 36, Mount Greylock 8; 2A: Chicopee Comprehensive 8, Auburn 2; 3: Oakmont Regional 28, Hampshire 0; 3A: Worcester South 37, Dean Tech 7; Vocational Small: Dean 36, Nashoba Valley 34.
POY: Ryan Harrison (RB) Longmeadow

MICHIGAN 1: Macomb Dakota 38, Rockford 16; 2: Muskegon 32, Warren De La Salle 30; 3: East Grand Rapids 42, Harrison 17; 4: Zeeland West 22, Coopersville 0; 5: Menominee 41, Madison Heights Madison 6; 6: Saginaw Nouvel 28, Inkster 14; 7: Muskegon Catholic Central 35, Grass Lake 7; 8: New Lothrop 34, Crystal Falls Forest Park 13.
POY: Ronald Johnson (WR/DB) Muskegon

MINNESOTA AAAAA: Eden Prairie 21, Lakeville South 14; AAAA: Totino-Grace 40, St. Thomas Academy 25; AAA: Glencoe-Silver Lake 42, Becker 20; AA: Triton 70, Luverne 21; A: Rushford-Peterson 20, New Ulm Cathedral 7; 9-man: Stephen-Argyle 42, Wheaton 15.
POY: Blake Sorenson (RB/LB) Eden Prairie

MISSISSIPPI 5A: South Panola 28, Meridian 21; 4A: Wayne County 13, Clarksdale 9; 3A: Franklin County 23, Nettleton 13; 2A: East Marion 36, Calhoun City 27; 1A: Puckett 38, East Webster 20. MPSA: 3A/I: Jackson Prep 35, MRA 7; 3A/II: Magnolia Heights 28, Lamar 20; 2A: Copiah Academy 24, Kirk Academy 21; A: Trinity Episcopal 28, Briarfield (La.) 27.
POY: Drexler Johnson (QB) Wayne County

MISSOURI 6: Blue Springs South 41, CBC 7; 5: Raymore-Peculiar 42, Kirkwood 32; 4: Webb City 26, Hannibal 0; 3: Harrisonville 56, Owensville 21; 2: Blair Oaks 32, Hogan Prep 24; 1: South Shelby 34, Marionville 27 (OT); 8-man: St. Joseph Christian 62, Worth County 26.
POY: Derrick Washington (RB) Raymore-Peculiar

MONTANA AA: Helena Capital 31, Billings West 17, Helena Capital 17; A: Dillon 35, Frenchtown 14; B: Malta 34, Loyola 12; C: Centerville 48, Wibaux 42; 6-man: Highwood 48, Roberts 12.
POY: Colton Sherley (DE) Capital

NEBRASKA A: Kearney 41, Omaha Westside 21; Class B: Crete 28, Elkhorn 14; C1: Auburn 28, Valentine 27; C2: Wakefield 34, Blue Hill 7; D1: Overton 32, Bancroft-Rosalie 8; D2: Dodge 28, Stapleton 20.
POY: Baker Steinkuhler (OL/DL) Lincoln Southwest (jr.)

NEVADA 4A: Las Vegas 33, Galena 6; 3A: Virgin Valley 10, Moapa Valley 7; 2A: Rite of Passage 40, Lincoln County 27; 1A (9-man): Pahranagat Valley 56, Tonopah 14.
POY: Eddie Wide (RB/DB) Cimarron-Memorial

NEW HAMPSHIRE 1: Pinkerton Academy 27, Salem 7; 2: Bishop Guertin 21, Exeter 14; 3: Plymouth 35, Portsmouth 20; 4: St. Thomas 21, Laconia 3; 5: Bishop Brady 49, Franklin 24.
POY: Willie Goulet (RB/LB) Plymouth

NEW JERSEY North Jersey, Section 1, Group IV: Clifton 26, Paterson Eastside 0; Group III: Wayne Hills 23, Parsippany Hills 12; Group II: Westwood 9, Pascack Valley 8; Group I: Bogota 28, Mountain Lakes 0. Section 2, Group IV: Elizabeth 14, Phillipsburg 9; Group III: New Brunswick 18, Irvington 14; Group II: West Essex 8, Montville 7; Group I: Brearley 21, Verona 20. Central Jersey, Group IV: Hunterdon Central 42, Howell 24; Group III: Middletown South 38, Moorestown 0; Group II: Weequahic 6, Raritan 0; Group I: Florence 17, South River 6. South Jersey, Group IV: Absegami 27, Cherokee 26; Group III: Lacey 12, Seneca 0; Group II: Manasquan 28, West Deptford 0; Group I: Paulsboro 20, Glassboro 0. Non-Public, Group 4: Don Bosco Prep 41, St. Peter's Prep 0; Group 3: Immaculata 22, Delbarton 17; Group 2: St. Joseph (Hammonton) 14, Bishop Eustace; Group 1: St. Mary's (Rutherford) 20, Paterson Catholic 13.
POY: Mike Mele (RB/LB) Manasquan

NEW MEXICO 5A: Mayfield 31, Alamogordo 7; 4A: Artesia 30, Goddard 23; 3A: Robertson 28, Portales 6; 2A: Lordsburg 20, Santa Rosa 10; 1A: Fort Sumner 14, Clayton 3; 8-man: Gateway Christian 54, Mountainair 20; 6-man: New Mexico Deaf 66, San Jon 59.
POY: Derris Jackson (QB/LB) Sandia

NEW YORK AA: Auburn 27, Monroe-Woodbury 26; A: Corning East 27, Cornwall 14; B: Geneva 33, Albany Academy 7; C: Dobbs Ferry 24, Falconer 0; D: Tuckahoe 27, Oakfield-Alabama 14. Long Island, I: Floyd 42, East Meadow 20; II: Lawrence 28, Bellport 27; III: Sayville 48, Bethpage 6; IV: Roosevelt 21, Mount Sinai 14. PSAL: Fort Hamilton 28, Curtis 0. CHSFL: St. Anthony's 21, Mount St. Michael 20
POY: Quendel Ellison (RB) Auburn

NORTH CAROLINA 4AA: Independence 49, Riverside 19; 4A: Rose 26, West Charlotte 12; 3AA: Eastern Randolph 15, Charlotte Catholic 7; 3A: Concord 35, Western Alamance 28 (OT); 2AA: Shelby 27, Southern Vance 24; 2A: Cummings 49, Clinton 20; 1AA: Thomasville 13, Kenan 7; 1A: Elkin 28, Manteo 7. NCISAA: 11-man: Charlotte Latin 28, Charlotte Country Day 25 (OT); 8-Man: St. David's 66, Word of God 38.
POY: Dequan Leak (RB) Independence

NORTH DAKOTA AAA: Fargo South 21, Minot 7 ; AA: Watford City 20, Dickinson Trinity 14; A: Velva 33, Linton-HMB 8; 9-man: Napoleon-Gackle-Streeter 26, Turtle Lake-Mercer 12.
POY: Luke Senger (OL/LB) Bismarck

OHIO I: Hilliard Davidson 36, Mentor 36 (OT); II: Piqua 26, Pickerington Central 7; III: Steubenville 34, Kettering Alter 33; IV: Mooney 26, Jonathan Alder 12; V: St. Henry 28, Warren JFK 7; VI: Marion Local 17, Shadyside 0.
POY: Brandon Saine (RB) Piqua

OKLAHOMA 6A: Jenks 49, Enid 14; 5A: Carl Albert 14, Lawton MacArthur 10; 4A: McGuinness 31, Grove 0; 3A: Sequoia Claremore 32, Marlow 3; 2A: Millwood 21, Vian 20; A: Okeene 24, Velma-Alma 14; B: Morrison 56, Davenport 14; C: Shattuck 40, Temple 14.
POY: Michael Harris (RB) Booker T Washington

OREGON 6A: Jesuit 63, Canby 21; 5A: Corvallis 17, West Albany 14; 4A: Siuslaw 21, Sisters 14; 3A: Nyssa 7, Santiam Christian 6; 2A: Cascade Christian 27, Bonanza 18; 1A (8-man): Dufur 38, Perrydale 20.
POY: Andre Broadous (QB) Grant

PENNSYLVANIA PIAA, AAAA: Upper St. Clair 47, Liberty 13; AAA: General McLane 28, Pottsville 23; AA: Wilson Area 29, Jeannette 28; A: Southern Columbia 56, West Middlesex 14. Philadelphia Catholic, Red: La Salle 14, St. Joseph Prep 7; Blue: West Catholic 20, Wood 12. Philadelphia Public: Frankford 15, Washington 14.
POY: Dane Conwell (RB/LB) Upper St. Clair

RHODE ISLAND I: East Providence 35, Hendricken 13; II: Shea 46, Chariho 8; III: East Greenwich 25, Moses Brown 6; IV: Middletown 8, Classical 7.
POY: Matt Hansen (RB) La Salle

SOUTH CAROLINA 4A/I: Gaffney 45, Irmo 0; 4A/II: Greenwood 14, Conway 7; 3A: Blythewood 23, Timberland 21; 2A: Cheraw 24, Newberry 14; A/I: Carvers Bay 22, Chesterfield 21; A/II: Lake View 40, Ridge Spring-Monetta 6.
POY: Malcolm Long (QB) Gaffney

SOUTH DAKOTA 11AA: Roosevelt 28, O'Gorman 21; 11A: Canton 27, Dell Rapids 20 (2OT); 11B: Roncalli 27, St. Thomas More 13; 9AA: Parker 26, Elkton 8; 9A: Scotland 20, Gregory 16; 9B: Iroquois 64, Colome 26.
POY: Dan O'Keefe (QB/DB) Roncalli

TENNESSEE 5A: Smyrna 35, Ravenwood 14; 4A: Maryville 35, Hillsboro 10; 3A: Knoxville Fulton 24, David Lipscomb 14; 2A: Alcoa 31, Goodpasture 3; 1A: Jackson Christian 19, Friendship Christian 13; IIAAA: Brentwood Academy 37, McCallie 34; IIAA: Knoxville Webb 17, Evangel Christian 14; IIA: Davidson Academy 14, St. George's 5.
POY: Tyler Maples (WR/DB) Maryville

TEXAS 5A/I: Southlake Carroll 43, Austin Westlake 29; 5A/II: Cedar Hill 51, Cypress Falls 17; 4A/I: Alamo Heights 40, Copperas Cove 28; 4A/II: LaMarque 34, Waco 14; 3A/I: Liberty-Eylau 35, Robinson 34; 3A/II: Liberty Hill 22, Celina 19; 2A/I: Tatum 32, Littlefield 14; 2A/II: TBD; A 11-man/I: Alto 42, McCarney 13; A 11-man/II: Windthorst 41, Nazareth 14; A 6-man/I: Richland Spring 78, Rule 58; A 6-man/II: Northside 60, Jayton 41; TAPPS, I: St. Pius X 35, Addison Trinity Christian 14; II: Midland Christian 21, Argyle Liberty Christian 14; III: Austin Regents 16, Cedar Hill Trinity 13; IV: Colleyville Covenant 27, Hallettsville Sacred Heart 26; 6-Man I: Rockwall Heritage 79, Greenville Christian 22; II: Fort Worth Glenview 68, Dallas Covenant 18.
POY: William Cole (QB) Cedar Hill

UTAH 5A: Bingham 21, Alta 19; 4A: Timpview 21, Highland 12; 3A: Bear River 34, Snow Canyon 6; 2A: San Juan 13, Millard 0; 1A: Duchesne 30, Kanab 0.
POY: Jordan Pendleton (WR/DB) Bingham

VERMONT I: Rutland 27, Middlebury 14; II: Burlington 27, South Burlington 14; III: Woodstock 35, Colchester 14; IV: U-32 62, Mount Mansfield 0.
POY: Keith Billings (OL/DL) South Burlington

VIRGINIA AAA-6: Osbourn 42, Chantilly 20; AAA-5: Phoebus 34, Thomas Edison 24; AA-4: Amherst 34, Louisa 27; AA-3: Richlands 29, Rockbridge 28; A-2: Goochland 28, Giles 14; A-1: Riverheads 21, J.I. Burton 20.
POY: Brandon Hogan (QB) Osbourn

WASHINGTON 4A: Oak Harbor 21, Bothell 14; 3A: Bellevue 21, Kennedy 14 (OT); 2A: Lynden 14, Centralia 10; 1A: Meridian 27, Connell 22; 2B: Asotin 28, La Salle 10; 1B: St. John-Endicott 12, Lummi 6.
POY: Nate Williams (RB/LB) Kennedy

WEST VIRGINIA AAA: Parkersburg 34, Martinsburg 6; AA: Wayne 33, Tolsia 6; A: Wheeling Central 14, Williamstown 7.
POY: Kyle Allard (QB) Fairmont

WISCONSIN 1: Homestead 35, Arrowhead 0; 2: Franklin 36, Brookfield Central 29 (OT); 3: Waupaca 7, Greendale 3; 4: Wrightstown 41, Mayville 23; 5: Lancaster 21, Kewaunee 14; 6: Stratford 26, Deerfield 24; 7: Gilman 42, Eleva-Strum 0.
POY: Eric Brunner (OL/DL) Greendale

WYOMING 5A: Gillette (Campbell County) 16, Cheyenne East 14; 4A: Powell 37, Wheatland 25; 3A: Big Piney 21, Tongue River 18; 2A: Southeast 8, Riverside 6; 1A: Guernsey-Riverside 14, Cokeville 12.
POY: James Horton (TE/LB) Campbell County

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