One of the breakout stars of the 2024 football season was recognized by the Evergreen Conference as its best player.
W.F. West quarterback and defensive back Gage Brumfield earned overall MVP honors for the league, following up with his defensive MVP award last season in the EvCo.
Committed to Eastern Washington, the right-hander has been a menace at QB, well over 30 total touchdowns on the season. Tumwater’s Jaylin Nixon was the offensive MVP while Beckett Wall and Malijah Tucker were Co-defensive MVPs.
Here is the complete list of first, second and honorable mentions.
Overall MVP – Gage Brumfield, sr., W.F. West
Offensive MVP – Jaylin Nixon, sr., Tumwater
Co-Defensive MVPs – Beckett Wall, sr., Tumwater; Malijah Tucker, sr., Tumwater
Coaching Staff of the Year – Tumwater
First team
Quarterback – Jaxon Budd, jr., Tumwater
Running back – Peyton Davis, jr., Tumwater; Micah Schroeder, jr., Aberdeen
Wide receiver – Ross Kelley, sr., W.F. West; Tucker Land, sr., W.F. West; Tristan DeVille, sr., Black Hills
Tight end – Jake Dillon, sr., Tumwater
Offensive line – Kade Contreras, sr., Tumwater; Dylan Gilliland, sr., Tumwater; Landon Roy, sr., Tumwater; Carlos Vallejo, sr., W.F. West; Jayden Gladson, jr., Aberdeen
Defensive line – David Daarud, sr., Centralia; Dylan Gilliland, sr., Tumwater; Mehki Richardson, sr., Tumwater; Grady Westlund, sr., W.F. West
Linebacker – Kenny Bell, jr. Black Hills; Cash Short, sr., Tumwater; Beau Guyette, sr., W.F. West; Tucker Land, sr., W.F. West
Defensive back – Sunny Nguyen, sr., Tumwater; Jaylin Nixon, sr., Tumwater; Derek Thompson, sr., Tumwater; Ross Kelley, sr., W.F. West
Kicker – Dylan Stevens, sr., Tumwater
Punter – Gage Brumfield, sr., W.F. West
Second team
Quarterback – Jaxsen Beck, sr., Black Hills
Running back – Kellen Rooklidge, sr., Centralia; Tyler Briscoe, soph., Tumwater; Mathias Rodriguez, sr., Tumwater; Beau Guyette, sr., W.F. West
Wide receiver – Carson White, sr., W.F. West; David Malroy, sr., Tumwater; Adonis Hammonds, jr., Aberdeen
Tight end – Grady Westlund, sr., W.F. West; Ryder Creamer, jr., Aberdeen
Offensive line – Kage Homan, sr., W.F. West; Andrew Snyder, sr., W.F. West; Blake Heryford, jr., Tumwater; Vann Hannukaine, jr., Tumwater; Max Whitehall, jr., Black Hills; Andres Arias, sr., Aberdeen
Defensive line – Kage Homan, sr., W.F. West; Andrew Snyder, sr., W.F. West; Matthew Johnson, jr., Black Hills; Ryder Creamer, jr., Aberdeen
Linebacker – Donovan Galloway, sr., Centralia; Micah Schroeder, jr., Aberdeen; Legend Vessey, sr., Aberdeen; Riley Wixson, jr., Aberdeen
Defensive back – Jess Bender, sr., Black Hills; David Malroy, sr., Tumwater; Luke Martin, jr., Aberdeen; Adonis Hammonds, jr., Aberdeen
Honorable mention (locals only)
Black Hills – Brandon Dolby, sr.; Jaxson Simmons, soph.
Centralia – Terrell Sanders, sr.; Malcolm Tukes, jr.
Tumwater – Parker Berry, sr.; Wyatt Chase, jr.; Brett Heryford, jr.; Gavin Kaikkonen, soph.
W.F. West – Brooks Ledgerwood, sr.; Wyatt Hoffman, fr.
