COLUSA COUNTY, CA (MPG) – An official wrap to the 2024 football season occurred last month when media writers from across the North State finalized their picks for the All-Section Team.
Among the 50 selections were two Colusa County senior athletes in Maxwell’s Noel Velazquez and Pierce’s Humberto Esqueda, who were both featured on the second team.
Velazquez earned his spot on the second team offense as a QB/RB, having led the Panthers to an 11-2 overall record and into the NSCIF Division V title game for the first time in a decade.
In his final season for Maxwell, Velazquez, the Mid-Valley League’s Offensive Most Valuable Player, completed 120 of 188 passes for 2011 yards and 24 touchdowns resulting in an overall quarterback rating of 126.1, in addition to rushing 120 times for 721 yards and 10 touchdowns.
Meanwhile Esqueda, a relative new newcomer to football, was a menace to the Bears’ opponents and named to the second team defense after recording 65 tackles, including 24 for losses, six sacks and 13 hurries from his end position.
The full 2024 All-Section Football Team is listed below.
First-team
WR – Porter Fischer, Enterprise
WR – Karson Fox, Los Molinos
TE – Devin Huegel, U-Prep
T – Reagan Dunten, Lassen
T – Cadence Dial, Red Bluff
G – Adan Rodriguez, Red Bluff
G – Carter Mallinger, Pleasant Valley
C – Hunter Perry, Orland
QB – JJ Johnson, Enterprise
RB – Dathen Moore, Lassen
RB – Harrison Hamre, Los Molinos
K – Evan Hutchings, Foothill
AP – Luke Schager, Orland
DE – Gavin Garretson, Pleasant Valley
DE – Dalton Kelly, West Valley
DT – Gabe Rodriguez, Chico
DT – Isaac Ponce, Pleasant Valley
LB – Tyson Conoboy, Lassen
LB – Lucas Benson, Pleasant Valley
LB – Julian Herrera, Winters
CB – Sebastian Rodriguez, Winters
DB – Jeret Bridwell, Red Bluff
S – Isaac Velasquez, Orland
S – Kayden Strong, Hamilton
P – Gus Stogsdill, Gridley
Second-Team
WR – Landon Kunau, Red Bluff
WR – Carson Anderson, Foothill
TE – Ivan Jones, Corning
T – Adin Benson, Modoc
T – Gabe Miller, Foothill
G – Jacob Alfaro, Lassen
G – Nathan Schmid, Quincy
C – Kawika Hathaway, Lassen
QB – Kayden Leaf, Red Bluff
QB/RB – Noel Velazquez, Maxwell
RB – Davis Long, Biggs
K – Aidan Bunas, U-Prep
AP – Lane Brown, Winters
DE – Humberto Esqueda, Pierce
DE – Chase Jones, Pleasant Valley
DL – Kyle Fowle, Etna
DL – Kingston Coates, Foothill
LB – Peyton Garate, Lassen
LB – Alex Pineda, Enterprise
LB – Jesus Cervantes, Foothill
DB – Davin Earhart, East Nicolaus
DB – Kaos Martin, U-Prep
S – Trevon Crane, Yreka
S – Logan Rasmussen, West Valley
P – Justin Polley, Shasta
MVP: Dathen Moore, Lassen.
Defensive MVP – Gavin Garretson, Pleasant Valley
Coach of the Year: Daniel Ward, Winters