Manual wide receiver Jaelin Carter was named Player of the Year in Class 6-A, District Three by the Kentucky Football Coaches Association. Photo by Scott Utterback/The Courier-Journal.
The Kentucky Football Coaches Association has announced its Players of the Year and Coaches of the Year for each of the state’s 48 districts.
Winners will be recognized at the state football finals set for Dec. 2-4 in Bowlin Green, Kentucky.
Here is the complete list of winners (Player of the Year listed first, then Coach of the Year):
* Class 6-A: District One – Hunter Combs (Muhlenberg County) and Marquel Tinsley (Daviess County), Jody Ashby (Ohio County); Two – Darius Barbour (Central Hardin), Tim Mattingly (Central Hardin); Three – Jaelin Carter (Manual), Will Wolford (St. Xavier); Four – Sugar Ray Wyche (Eastern), Shaun Davis (Eastern); Five – Donte Hendrix (Cooper), Mike Engler (Ryle); Six – Cameron Racke (Simon Kenton), Jeff Marksberry (Simon Kenton); Seven – Colby McKee (Scott County), Jim McKee (Scott County); Eight – Walker Wood (Lafayette), Mark Scenters (Madison Central).
* Class 5-A: District One – Keyron Catlett (Christian County), Evan Merrick (Marshall County); Two – Dalan Cofer (Bowling Green), Kevin Wallace (Bowling Green); Three – Hunter Perdue (Bullitt East), Jamie Reed (South Oldham); Four – Kyree Hawkins (Fern Creek), Mike Gossett (Southern); Five – A.J. Mayer (Covington Catholic), Eddie Eviston (Covington Catholic); Six – Carter Smith (Madison Southern), Mark Peach (Anderson County); Seven – Jake Johnson (Pulaski County), Larry French (Southwestern); Eight – Dylan Wilson (Whitley County), Jason Chappell (Whitley County).
* Class 4-A: District One – Jalen Johnson (Hopkinsville), Marc Clark (Hopkinsville); Two – Josiah Robey (Franklin-Simpson), Doug Preston (Franklin-Simpson); Three – Brayden Campos (Valley), Alan Campos (Valley); Four – Branden Leff (Spencer County), Mike Marksbury (Spencer County); Five – Kyle Gann (East Jessamine), Mike Bowlin (East Jessamine); Six – Chayse McClure (Rockcastle County), Scott Parkey (Rockcastle County); Seven – Alex Thurza (Scott), Jonathan Thomas (Mason County); Eight – Geordon Blanton (Johnson Central), Jim Matney (Johnson Central).
* Class 3-A: District One – Shane Burns (Caldwell County), David Barnes (Caldwell County); Two – Daniel Caudill (Edmonson County), Mark Brown (Elizabethtown); Three – Corey Johnson (Central), David Clark (Bardstown); Four – WanDale Robinson (Western Hills), Mark Perry (Lexington Catholic); Five – Nick Conley (Russell), T.J. Maynard (Russell); Six – Cameron Catron (Belfry), Philip Haywood (Belfry); Seven – Dawson Bingham (Estill County), Mike Jones (Estill County); Eight – Camron Sizemore (Corbin), Justin Haddix (Corbin).
* Class 2-A: District One – Trajon Bright (Mayfield), Joe Morris (Mayfield); Two – Rex Henderson (Butler County), Ryan Emmick (Butler County); Three – Ben Hughes (Glasgow), Jeff Garmon (Glasgow); Four – Jake Paulson (Christian Academy), Stefan LeFors (Christian Academy); Five – Hunter Ruber (Walton-Verona), Jeff Barth (Walton-Verona); Six – Derrick Barnes (Covington Holy Cross), Dan Wagner (Newport Central Catholic); Seven – Zach Dampier (Danville), Ethan Atchley (Lexington Christian); Eight – Wes Hager (Prestonsburg), Eddie Melton (Leslie County).
* Class A: District One – Devon Nesbett (Crittenden County), John Meyers (Russellville); Two – Matthew Hagan (Bethlehem), Dale Estes (Campbellsville); Three – Hunter Conway (Frankfort), Craig Foley (Frankfort); Four – Justin Blackburn (Ludlow), Rick Hornsby (Ludlow); Five – Zach Richardson (Nicholas County), Brian Washington (Paris); Six – Kent Phelps (Paintsville), Joe Chirico (Paintsville); Seven – Tucker Woolum (Pineville), Bart Elam (Pineville); Eight – Cory Smith (Hazard), Chris McNamee (Pikeville).