Craig's Foster earns first-team honor
Craig High senior Paul Foster was the lone first-team selection from Janesville on the 2012 All-Big Eight Conference football team.
Foster (6-2, 215) was voted to the first-team defense as an inside linebacker. The Cougars Will Eden (6-5, 305) made second-team offensive lineman, and teammate Jared Krueger was a second-team running back.
Parker's Dai-Von Vance-Jenkins was a second-team running back, and teammates Tyler Brooks and Michael Dubanowich were named at defensive back and offensive lineman, repectively.
Conference champion Sun Prairie led the Big Eight with 12 first-team players.
ALL-BIG EIGHT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL
OFFENSE
First team
Player, Team, Hgt., Wt.
OL—Andrew Terwilliger, sr., Verona 6-6 280
OL—Aidan McNamara, sr. West 6-4 275
OL—Randy Jones, sr., Sun Prairie 6-0 255
OL—Josh Coyne, sr., Middleton 6-2 250
OL—Justin Laridean sr., Sun Prairie 6-0 215
OL—Adam Stiner jr., Verona 6-6 240
OL—Luke Lanzendorf sr., La Follette 6-3 265
TE—Aubrey Johnson, jr., West 6-3 225
WR—Jester Weah, sr., Memorial 6-3 195
WR—Terrell McFadden, jr., West 6-0 160
WR—Mike Marchese, jr., Sun Prairie 6-0 180
RB—Donte Starlin-Merriam, sr., 5-11 195
RB—Dom Wise, Verona, sr., 5-8 190
RB—Jevarious Rockmore, sr., Midd 5-9, 172
RB—Aaron Fischer, sr., Sun Praire 5-9 172
QB—Joe Ferguson, sr., Memorial 6-2 190
QB—Alex Brown, sr., West 6-3 190
PK—Derek Witte, sr., Verona 6-0 180
KR—Jester Weah, sr.,. Memorial 6-3 195
KR—Vernon Mems, sr., Sun Prairie 5-9 160
Second team
OL—Kevin Karwoski, sr., Middleton 6-5 230
OL—David Christensen, sr., Memorial 6-1 230
OL—Justin O'Neill, jr., Beloit 6-3 240
OL—Will Eden, sr., Craig 6-5 305
OL—Michael Dubanowich, sr., Parker 6-0 225
OL—Alex Matheson, sr., Sun Prairie 6-6 265
OL—Kyle Reichert, sr., Verona 6-2 230
TE—Brian Feiler, sr., Verona 6-3 220
WR—Derek Rongstad, jr., Middleton 6-4 175
WR—Dean Brynale, jr., Beloit 5-8 140
WR—Daurice Fountain, jr., Memorial 6-2 175
RB—Dai-Von Vance-Jenkins, jr., JP 5-5 150
RB—Sam Sharer, sr., Verona 6-1 185
RB—Montral Davis, sr., Beloit 6-1 170
RB—Jared Krueger, sr., Craig 5-8 175
QB—Ryan Curran, jr., Sun Prairie 6-0 175
KR—Daurice Fountain, jr., Memorial 6-2 175
PK—Dustin Wunderlin, jr., Sun Prairie 6-2 165
DEFENSE
First team
DL—Craig Evans, jr., Sun Prairie 6-3 330
DL—Brandon Doepke, sr., West 6-2 265
DL—Ja'Kurr Thomas, sr., Verona 5-8 250
DL—Shane Seiter, sr., Sun Prairie 6-3 195
DL—Reese Felton, sr., Middleton 6-0 240
ILB—Bilal Louzati, sr., Verona 6-0 215
ILB—Mike Garvey, jr., Sun Prairie 5-11 180
ILB—Paul Foster, sr,. Craig 6-2 215
ILB—Robert Garel, jr,. West 5-10 180
OLB—Vernon Mems, sr., 5-9 160
OLB—Emmett Turley, sr., Middleton 6-2 180
OLB—Antonio Hoye, jr., West 6-1 190
DB—Jordan King, sr., Verona 5-10 170
DB—Jeramiah Bradley, Jr., Sun Prairie 5-10 175
DB—Marcus Collins, jr., La Follette 6-4 225
DB—Wes Love, sr., Sun Prairie 5-11 170
P—Sam Sharer, Verona, sr., 6-1 185
Second team
DL—Aswan Thompson, sr., Memorial 5-9 240
DL—Devin Webster, soph., Sun Prairie 6-2 300
DL—Lamont McCoy, soph., La Follette 6-1 280
DL—Austin Hall, sr., Beloit 6-0 250
DL—Jassam Saqr, sr., Verona 6-0 250
ILB—Derek Horn, sr., La Follette 6-0 210
ILB—Malik Bondon, jr., Sun Prairie 6-0 210
ILB—Adam Schuman, sr., Memorial 5-9 175
ILB—Lucas Kirch, sr., Verona 6-1 230
OLB—Ryan Bruesewitz, jr., Memorial 6-0 210
OLB—Jake Knutdson, sr., Sun Prairie 6-1 170
OLB—Sam Sutherland, sr., Memorial 6-1 160
DB—Nick Annin, sr., West 5-10 160
DB—Tyler Brooks, sr., Parker 5-8 160
DB—Joe Ferguson, sr., Memorial 6-2 190
P—Dustin Wunderlin. jr., Sun Prairie 6-2 185
-- Coach of the Year—Brian Kaminski, Sun Prairie
-- Assistant Coach of the Year—Willie Collins, La Follette
HONORABLE MENTION
Janesville Craig—Erik Davis, sr., Tom Gabower, jr., Drew Grassi, sr.
Janesville Parker—Paul Jacobson, jr., Mike Money, jr., Mat Pakes, sr., Noah Seichter, jr., Tyler Steinke, jr.
Beloit Memorial—Dylan Carlyle, sr., Dylan Fields, sr., Keegan Mickey, jr., Edgar Ramirez, sr., Reilly West, sr.
Madison East—Delano Bingham, sr., Chrisgin Fagan, jr., David Lafayette, sr., Raymond Morel, sr., Treveon Wright, sr.
Madison La Follette—Trevon Ampe, sr., Brandon Herrera, sr., Rodney Poe, jr., Isaac Schaefer, sr., Troy Teigen, sr.
Madison Memorial—RaQuann Cunningan, jr., Ben Horman, jr., Darnell Richmond, sr., Jim Sullivan, jr.,Jon Wilkins, sr.
Middleton—Trevor Dresen, sr., Demond Hill, jr., Josh Kampe, sr., Makonnen Ramsey, sr., Blake Wilson, sr.
Madison West—Josh Esealuka, sr., Christian Graf, jr., Kasey Kuchenbecker, sr., Jaden Lechelt, sr., Malik Clements, jr.
Sun Prairie—Brandon Andrews, sr., MikE Hommerding, sr., Drew Mikalofsky, sr., AJ Radwill, sr., Devan Ziegel, sr.
Verona—Nick Fish, sr., Zach Jones, sr., Trevor Kermicle, sr., Eric Koberle, sr., Mike Krantz, sr.


Nov 27, 2012 at 6:19 p.m.
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congrats to the Janesville kids for their efforts! Mr. Foster deserves first team honors, it was fun to watch you play this year.
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