COLUSA COUNTY, CA (MPG) – With multiple Northern Section football teams playing extended seasons, the final accolades for 2025 have been awarded with the announcement of the All-Northern Section squads.
Among the top 50 players in the North State were Pierce’s Francisco Ruiz and Quin Stephens along with Maxwell’s Tanner Vierra.
Ruiz, the Bears’ kicker, was named to the first team offense, after ending the year 31 for 32 on PATs, making good on 7 of 10 field goal attempts including one from 44 yards out and ultimately talling 52 points.
Stephens and Vierra both earned spots on the second team defense.
A fixture on the Bears’ line, Stephens finished his final season for Pierce with 40 tackles, including 25 for losses, 10 sacks and two forced fumbles.
For his part, Vierra, who can hit with the best of them, registered 100 tackles, 12 of which were for losses, caused two fumbles and had one recovery.
Sports writers from MaxPreps, the Record Searchlight, the Enterprise-Record, the Appeal-Democrat, the Pioneer Review and the Red Bluff Daily News voted on the selections.
This year, as in volleyball, the football “Coach of the Year” has been renamed to honor a remarkable Northern Section coach with the choice being Anderson’s Bob Reid.
Despite retiring in 1999, Reid, who passed away on Nov. 16 at the age of 87, still holds the coaching record for wins with 219, which also includes four Northern Section championships, 13 Northern Athletic League crowns and seven undefeated seasons.
The complete 2025 All-Section Football team is listed below.
All-Northern Section First Team
Offense:
QB – Wyatt Shaw, Redding Christian
RB – Titus Andrus, Pleasant Valley
RB – Dowan Stephens, Lassen
WR – Luke Felsen, Winters
WR – Carson Anderson, Foothill
TE – Darren Goodman, Redding Christian
T – Gabe Keeton, West Valley
T – Adam Simson, Hamilton
G – Jacob Alfaro, Lassen
G – Adan Rodriguez, Red Bluff
C – Josh Barnes, Chico
AP – Lane Brown, Winters
K – Francisco Ruiz, Pierce
Defense:
DE – Jayden Blackburn, Winters
DE – Jason Davis, Gridley
DL – Kingston Coates, Foothill
DT – Tapu Kafoa, Chico
LB – Owen Lee, Pleasant Valley
LB – Chance Murphy, Chico
LB – Tysen Conoboy, Lassen
CB – Zaiveon Patrick, Chico
CB – Luke Schager, Orland
S – Eli Punzo, Gridley
S – Jaret Bridwell, Red Bluff
P – Alejandro Martin, Pleasant Valley
All-Northern Section Second Team
Offense:
QB – Kayden Strong, Hamilton
RB – Koby Johnson, Enterprise
RB – Dathen Moore, Lassen
WR – Brodie Ogden, Redding Christian
WR – Jackie Graves, Red Bluff
TE – Michael Manley, Anderson
T – Jack Vonasek, Orland
T – Porter Parker, Foothill
G – Nathan Schmid, Quincy
G – Darrien Mallory, Pleasant Valley
C – Zack Wakeman, Redding Christian
AP – Kaleb Flournoy, Corning
K – Mateo Cardenas, Hamilton
Defense:
DE – Noah Mannix, Yreka
DE – Quin Stephens, Pierce
DT – Landon Villarruel, University Prep
DT – Telo Plascencia, Pleasant Valley
LB – Saulo Ramirez, Gridley
LB – Ivan Velasquez, Orland
LB – Bryce Owens, Red Bluff
DB – Tanner Vierra, Maxwell
CB – Ian Bibbins, Foothill
S – Raul Iniguez, Fall River
S – Mason Calvert, Foothill
P – Wes Dresselhaus, Trinity
Offensive MVP: QB Lane Brown, Winters
Defensive MVP: DE Jason Davis, Gridley
Bob Reid Northern Section Football Coach of the Year: Gerald Piper, Redding Christian
