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Starmount placed eight players on the All-MVAC team - Chaston Martin, Garrett Stokes, Luke Wagoner, Will Simpson, Zack Worley, Michael Wood, Will Lambert, Parker Gunnell.

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Matthew Stanley and Alex Torres earned All-Mountain Valley Conference honors for Forbush.

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BOONVILLE - While Wilkes Central swept the top Mountain Valley Conference football awards, Starmount and Elkin littered the all-conference lists when the conference released the annual honors last month.

Fourteen Rams were named to the All-MVAC team or honorable mention list with 10 Buckin’ Elks earning honors. Forbush placed five on the end-of-the-year awards lists.

Headlining the recipients for Starmount included repeat winners Chaston Martin, Zach Worley and Michael Wood. The senior trio was joined by Garrett Stokes, Luke Wagoner, Will Simpson, Will Lambert and Parker Gunnell on the all-conference team.

Hunter Myers, James Watson (offense and defense nomination), Mason Welborn, Josh Houser and Dalton Vestal were named honorable mentions. Simpson added an honorable mention honor on offense after an All-MVAC nod on defense.

Jamey Cranford captured his second-straight all-conference award to highlight Elkin’s award-winners. Josh Strickland, Jamiles Hayes, Sam Lane and Kody King joined the senior on the All-MVAC team.

Mitchell Abbey, Cory Anderson, Seth Creed, Coley McCulloch and Tyler Stoltzfus were named honorable mentions for the Elks. Lane earned an honorable mention on defense in addition to his all-conference honor as a tight end.

Matthew Stanley and Alex Torres earned all-conference nominations for Forbush, while Jordan Sawyers, Nick McDonald and Cody Shrewsbury were named honorable mentions.

The complete all-conference and honorable mention lists are below:

All-Conference Offense

Backs

Jonathan Cox (Ashe), Jamiles Hayes (Elkin), L.J. Hendren (North Wilkes), Chaston Martin (Starmount), Josh Strickland (Elkin), Hayden Sutphin (West Wilkes), Cameron Williams (Wilkes Central), Victor Williams (Wilkes Central), Tyler Woods (West Wilkes)

Lineman

Josh Bare (North Wilkes), Avery Blevins (Ashe County), Clint Cardwell (Wilkes Central), Cody Colbert (East Wilkes), Jamey Cranford (Elkin), Storm Lipford (Wilkes Central), Ben Pierce (West Wilkes), Eithen Sheets (West Wilkes), Garrett Stokes (Starmount), Kasain Tillman (Wilkes Central), Luke Wagoner (Starmount)

Receivers

Brandon Eubank (Alleghany), Josh Martin (North Wilkes), Matthew Stanley (Forbush)

Punter

Anthony Federico (Ashe County)

Honorable Mentions

Chandler Caudill (Alleghany), Grant Caudill (Alleghany), Jeffry Diaz (North Wilkes), Austin Dice (Wilkes Central), Dillon Gray (East Wilkes), Sam Lane (Elkin), Weston Lovette (West Wilkes), Houston Murphy (Alleghany), Hunter Myers (Starmount), Jacob Prestipino (North Wilkes), Hank Privette (Wilkes Central), Jathan Sales (East Wilkes), Jordan Sawyers (Forbush), Will Shepherd (West Wilkes), Will Simpson (Starmount), James Watson (Starmount), Mason Welborn (Starmount), Jake Woods (Ashe County)

All-Conference Defense

Linebackers

Josh Bare (North Wilkes), Joey Hicks (Wilkes Central), Alvin Sales (East Wilkes), Will Simpson (Starmount), Hayden Sutphin (West Wilkes), Victor Williams (Wilkes Central), Zack Worley (Starmount)

Lineman

Cody Bell (North Wilkes), Chris Greene (East Wilkes), Carson Knight (Ashe County), Sam Lane (Elkin), Storm Lipford (Wilkes Central), Taylor Nester (Alleghany), Eithen Sheets (West Wilkes), Kasain Tillman (Wilkes Central), Michael Wood (Starmount)

Defensive Backs

Michael Elliott (Ashe County), Kody King (Elkin), Will Lambert (Starmount), Josh Phipps (West Wilkes), Calvin Shomaker (Wilkes Central)

Placekicker

Parker Gunnell (Starmount), Alex Torres (Forbush)

Honorable Mentions

Mitchell Abbey (Elkin), Cory Anderson (Elkin), Austin Bare (West Wilkes), Kque Boles (Wilkes Central), Jonathan Cox (Ashe County), Seth Creed (Elkin), Austin Dice (Wilkes Central), Lucas Edwards (Alleghany), Eli Gambill (Ashe County), Matthew Hamilton (Ashe County), Josh Houser (Starmount), Weston Lovette (West Wilkes), Eric Lyons (Alleghany), Coley McCulloch (Elkin), Nick McDonald (Forbush), Josh Martin (North Wilkes), Dominic Maxwell (Ashe County), Bryson Mosteller (West Wilkes), Jacob Owens (North Wilkes), Cody Shrewsbury (Forbush), Tyler Stoltzfus (Elkin), Dalton Vestal (Starmount), James Watson (Starmount)