Zeeland West’s Trey Sloothaak named Division 3-4 football player of year by Michigan sports writers
The 2024 Michigan Sports Writers Division 3-4 All-State football team, which was selected by a panel of 11 sports writers:
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PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Trey Sloothaak, Zeeland West
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ALL-STATE
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Quarterback
Carson Vis, South Christian, Sr.
Korbin Sulitis, Petoskey, Sr.
Elliott Larner, DeWitt, Sr.
Running Back
Keaton Hendricks, Zeeland West, Sr.
Kory Amachree, Haslett, Jr.
Donovan Triplett, Walled Lake Western, Jr.
Chase Burnett, Goodrich, Sr.
Receiver
Abram Larner, DeWitt, Sr.
Kyle McGowan, Cadillac, Sr.
Tyler Brinks, South Christian, Sr.
Damon Stennis, Detroit King, Sr.
Offensive Line
Jayden Fles, Unity Christian, Sr.
Darrin Strey, Paw Paw, Sr.
JJ Hirdes, Coopersville, Sr.
Carson Hein, Spring Lake, Sr.
Jshawn Kennedy, Harper Woods, Sr.
Tristan Comer, Freeland, Jr.
Zach Cowper, Gaylord, Sr.
Liam Vaughan, Walled Lake Western, Sr.
Defensive Line
Jordin Farrow, River Rouge, Sr.
Brody Maas, Zeeland West, Sr.
Keaton Abraham, Gaylord, Sr.
Ricky Johnson, Battle Creek Harper Creek, Sr.
Cole Archer, Jackson Parma Western, Sr.
Orion Roskam, Forest Hills Central, Sr.
Xavier Newsom, Detroit King, Sr.
Van Reed, Charlotte
Rece Noll, Croswell-Lexington
Linebacker
Isaac VanderZwaag, Zeeland West, Sr.
Will Stehouwer, Zeeland East, Sr.
A.J. Weber, Portland, Sr.
Garrett Hilborn, Bay City John Glenn, Soph.
Defensive Back
Trey Sloothaak, Zeeland West, Sr.
Troy Temple, Walled Lake Western
Dontrell Dennis, Haslett, Sr.
Nate Stallworth, River Rouge, Jr.
Haden Janes, Petoskey, Sr.
Kicker/Specialist
Caden VanHuis, Holland Christian, Sr.
Punter
Noah Berdiner, Parma Western, Sr.
Athlete
Dakota Guerrant, Harper Woods, Soph.
Max Macklem, Goodrich, Sr.
Coach of the Year
Tom Alward, Goodrich
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SECOND TEAM (nominees receiving at least two votes)
Quarterback
Cameron Gunsell, Ludington
Cason Carswell, Mason
Running Back
Isaac Stienstra, Unity Christian
Michael Dukes, Detroit King
John Herman, Croswell-Lexington
Receiver
Brendan Cargill, Forest Hills Central
Brooks Hadden, Coopersville
Tailen Luna, Holland
Nolan Carruthers, Pinckney
Offensive Line
Zach Kitchen, Battle Creek Harper Creek
Carter Miculka, Owosso
Ace Simonson, Forest Hills Eastern
Landon Burns, Croswell-Lexington
Walt Autrey, Ludington
Bailey Wade, Cadillac
Jack Ambrose, Whitehall
Drew Rumsey, DeWitt
Chris Gottschalk, Lutheran North
Defensive Line
Ja’Quan McMiller, Ypsilanti
Hunter Carey, Lake Fenton
Linebacker
Hoyt Patrick, Owosso
Noah Jackson, Croswell-Lexington
Jacob Miner, Pinckney
Logan Doerr, Mason
Sam Rucker, Niles
Brogan Parks, Mount Pleasant
Defensive Back
Jaidon Windom, Detroit King
Jack Fagan, Croswell-Lexington
Kicker/Specialist
Collin Winters, Mason
Athlete
Cam Thompson, Whitehall
Tyrese Rawls, Ypsilanti
Coach
Jim Webb, Petoskey
Scot Shaw, Niles
Will Siffin, Holland
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HONORABLE MENTION (nominees receiving at least one vote)
Quarterbacks
Evan Abberger, Holland Christian
Amari Powell, Holland
Running Backs
Gavin Craner, Whitehall
Traverse Moore, DeWitt
Receivers
Christoper Battley, Portland
Offensive Linemen
Greg Myles, Haslett
Rusty Klaer, St. Joseph
Tahsaan Lunn, Port Huron
Linebackers
Jace Gray, Three Rivers
Isaac Codde, St. Joseph
Defensive Backs
Jadon Bender, DeWitt
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Voting panel: Doug Donnelly, Adrian Daily Telegram; Brian Calloway, Lansing State Journal; James Cook, Traverse City Record-Eagle; Brandon Watson, Sturgis Journal; Matthew Mowery, Macomb Daily; Brenden Welper, Port Huron Times Herald; Tom Green, Huron Daily Tribune, Bad Axe; Josh VanDyke, Muskegon Chronicle; Bryan Everson, Oakland Press; Dan D’Addona, Holland Sentinel; Jim Lahde, The Morning Sun.