All-MEC squads unveiled

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Maryville junior First-Team All-MEC running back Eli Dowis runs during the state championship game Saturday against Mount Vernon at Faurot Fielld in Columbia Missouri.

The Maryville Spoofhounds put the finishing touches on a state championship season on Saturday when they rolled to a 47-9 victory over Mount Vernon at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri. Now they begin awards season.

The first postseason awards list to be released is the All-Midland Empire Conference selections. The all-district picks will be released on midnight on Tuesday night/Wednesday morning. Five Maryville athletes were selected to the All-MEC First Team.

Senior Jalen Sundell led the Spoofhounds selections by being selected as a first-teamer on the offensive and defensive lines.

Sundell finished the season with 32.5 tackles and eight tackles for loss. Sundell keyed a run-blocking unit the paved the way for 4,406 yards rushing this season.

Senior Jacob Search was a second team selection on the offensive line while sophomore Jackson Bram made the honorable mention category.

The running backs that benefited from the high-powered line in front of them also received recognition. Junior Eli Dowis was selected to the first-team as a running back. Dowis finished the season with 1,137 yards rushing and 7.6 yards per carry average. He had 15 touchdowns.

Senior Brady Atwell was an honorable mention pick. He ran for 343 yards on 42 carries and averaged 8.2 yards per carry while leading the team with 312 receiving yards on 14 catches with seven total touchdowns.

At fullback, junior Tyler Houchin was a second-team pick after rushing for 1,404 yards and 16 touchdowns. He averaged 6.4 yards per carry.

The offensive honorees were rounded out at receiver where senior Quinten Ternus was a second-team selection and sophomore Tate Oglesby made honorable mention. Ternus had 235 yards receiving while Oglesby had 93 yards through the air.

Defensively, Maryville had its entire defensive line honored with senior Jackson Sanders joining Sundell on the first team. Sanders had 48 tackles and nine tackles for loss.

Search was selected to the second team with 50 tackles and 9.5 tackles for loss. Sophomore Jeff Stooksbury made the honorable mention selections with 21 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss.

At linebacker, Houchin was a first-team selection with 48.5 tackles and 6.5 tackles for loss. Atwell made the honorable mentions with 54 tackles, a team-high 16 tackles for loss, a team-high three sacks and two interceptions.

At defensive back, senior Garrett Pistole earned a first-team spot with 44 tackles and an interception from his safety spot.

Oglesby was selected to the second team after leading the Spoofhounds with eight interceptions including a pick-six in the state title game. He also forced a fumble and had 36.5 tackles.

Sophomore Tyler McGary made the honorable mention list as a special teams player. McGary saw his playing time increase at linebacker throughout the season and finished with a team-high 57 tackles.

FULL LISTS

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