La Crosse’s Sheldon Schmidt is among five area players selected to the 2015 Kansas Shrine Bowl. The rosters for the 42nd Annual Shrine Bowl were announced Thursday.
Schmidt rushed for a team-high 871 yards and 14 touchdowns in his first season at fullback.
Schmidt also finished the season with 77 total tackles and 12 sacks.
Phillipsburg’s Luke Jacobs, Hoisington’s Seth Owen, Central Plains’ Layne Bieberle and Oakley’s Ryan Kuhn and Schmidt were all selected to the West Team.
The 2015 Shrine Bowl is July 25th at Lewis Field Stadium at Fort Hays State in Hays.
EAST
| PLAYER | SCHOOL | HT | WT | POS | CLASS |
| Alexander, Miles | Blue Valley Northwest | 5-11 | 180 | RB/DB | 6A |
| Allen, Cooper | Holton | 5-10 | 270 | OL | 4A-2 |
| Barksdale Jr., Tony | Shawnee Heights | 5-10 | 180 | RB | 5A |
| Beatty, Alec | Topeka High | 6-0 | 170 | QB | 6A |
| Beebe, Colton | KC Piper | 6-2 | 250 | LB | 4A-1 |
| Cassell, Derrick | Chetopa | 6-1 | 210 | RB/LB | 8M-2 |
| Dishon, Trey | Horton | 6-3 | 290 | FB/DL | 3A |
| Ewing, Ben | St. Thomas Aquinas | 6-0 | 220 | FB/DL | 5A |
| Feldkamp, Andrew | Axtell | 6-1 | 235 | OL/DL | 8M-2 |
| Ferron, Joey | Centralia | 6-4 | 280 | OL/DL | 3A |
| Fink, Alex | Fort Scott | 6-1 | 170 | WR/DB | 4A-1 |
| Frantz, Scott | Lawrence Free State | 6-5 | 295 | OL | 6A |
| Freeman, Jace | Silver Lake | 6-0 | 165 | WR/DB | 3A |
| Gonzalez, Brandon | Bishop Miege | 6-0 | 285 | OL | 4A-1 |
| Hattole, Scott | Lansing | 6-6 | 260 | OL | 5A |
| Helton, Gabe | Galena | 6-0 | 180 | RB/DB | 3A |
| Hendrix, Wyatt | Topeka Seaman | 6-5 | 230 | TE/DL | 5A |
| Holsinger, Mitch | Olathe Northwest | 6-2 | 235 | OL/DL | 6A |
| Horak, Thatcher | Rossville | 5-10 | 175 | RB/WR/DB | 3A |
| Huschka, Braydon | Blue Valley | 6-3 | 220 | TE/DL | 6A |
| Johnson, LaDarrius | Coffeyville | 5-8 | 165 | RB | 4A-1 |
| Kaifes, Conner | Mill Valley | 6-1 | 200 | LB | 5A |
| Krueger, Bo | Olpe | 6-2 | 170 | QB/DB | 2-1A |
| Mahnken, Sage | Pittsburg | 6-3 | 275 | OL/DL | 5A |
| McGreevy, Derrick | Topeka Hayden | 6-2 | 220 | LB | 4A-1 |
| Osbern, Brett | Wellsville | 5-8 | 165 | RB/DB | 3A |
| Pembridge, Carter | Shawnee Mission West | 6-4 | 250 | OL/DL | 6A |
| Ross, Isaiah | Leavenworth | 6-0 | 185 | WR/DB | 5A |
| Seurer, Jake | Olathe South | 6-0 | 185 | QB/DB | 6A |
| Speer, Tristan | Troy | 5-11 | 205 | QB/DL | 2-1A |
| Swinehart, Dawson | Lyndon | 5-10 | 165 | RB/WR/DB | 2-1A |
| Watkins, Taylor | Columbus | 5-9 | 180 | LB | 4A-2 |
| White, Charley | Shawnee Mission East | 6-0 | 170 | DB | 6A |
| Wyrick, Levi | Caney Valley | 6-4 | 235 | QB/DE | 3A |
| COACHES | SCHOOL | ||||
| Harry Hester (head) | Cherryvale | ||||
| Walt Alexander | Topeka High | ||||
| John McCall | Lansing | ||||
| Bob Campbell | Fort Scott | ||||
| Brad Burkdoll | Wellsville | ||||
| Chris Schmidt | Olpe | ||||
WEST
| PLAYER | SCHOOL | HT | WT | POS | CLASS |
| Baker, Sloan | Scott City | 6-2 | 190 | WR/DB | 3A |
| Bieberle, Layne | Central Plains | 6-3 | 170 | WR/DB | 8M-1 |
| Burlew, Braden | Salina South | 6-0 | 235 | OL/DL | 5A |
| Burns, Tyler | Wichita Trinity | 6-0 | 210 | RB/DB | 4A-2 |
| Burse, JaVon | Salina Central | 5-11 | 170 | DB | 5A |
| Creek, Logan | Conway Springs | 6-5 | 295 | OL/DL | 3A |
| Edwards, Willie | Wichita East | 6-1 | 175 | WR/DB | 6A |
| Ehm, Kyler | Wichita Collegiate | 6-3 | 265 | OL/DL | 3A |
| Fritschi, Ethan | Hanover | 6-5 | 245 | OL/DL | 8M-1 |
| Hale, Joey | Hutchinson Trinity | 6-0 | 225 | OL/LB | 3A |
| Harris, Tyler | Andover Central | 6-0 | 175 | WR | 4A-1 |
| Hart, Ty | McPherson | 6-2 | 220 | RB/LB | 4A-1 |
| Howell, Colton | Bishop Carroll | 6-2 | 205 | QB | 5A |
| Jackson, Anthony | Andover | 6-0 | 210 | OL/DL | 5A |
| Jackson, Darreon | Derby | 6-0 | 190 | DB | 6A |
| Jackson, R.J. | Beloit | 6-3 | 230 | TE/DL | 3A |
| Jacobs, Luke | Phillipsburg | 6-7 | 225 | TE/OL/DL | 2-1A |
| Johnson, Brendan | Wichita Northwest | 5-11 | 185 | DB | 6A |
| Knoblauch, Hunter | Andale | 6-0 | 180 | RB/DB | 4A-2 |
| Kuhn, Ryan | Oakley | 6-2 | 250 | OL/DL | 2-1A |
| Middleton, Blaik | Hutchinson | 5-10 | 175 | RB | 6A |
| Morrical, Evan | Ell-Saline | 5-10 | 235 | OL/DL | 2-1A |
| Murray, Aidan | Southeast of Saline | 6-3 | 260 | OL/DL | 3A |
| Nas-Carmickle, Tyrik | Junction City | 5-11 | 175 | LB | 6A |
| Nulik, Shawn | Chaparral | 5-9 | 155 | QB/DB | 3A |
| Owen, Seth | Hoisington | 6-2 | 185 | OL/DL | 3A |
| Palic, Kyle | Marion | 6-3 | 225 | LB | 2-1A |
| Raleigh, Grant | Hesston | 6-2 | 175 | QB/DB | 3A |
| Richmeier, Blake | Holcomb | 6-2 | 230 | FB/TE/LB | 4A-2 |
| Schmidt, Sheldon | La Crosse | 6-3 | 225 | FB/TE/DL | 2-1A |
| Taylor, Carlos | Wichita Heights | 5-11 | 235 | DL | 5A |
| Tramp, Caleb | Garden City | 6-5 | 215 | WR | 6A |
| Wagner, Colton | Manhattan | 6-4 | 265 | OL/DL | 6A |
| Wolf, Dakota | Buhler | 5-10 | 195 | WR | 4A-1 |
| COACHES | SCHOOL | ||||
| Scott Moshier (head) | Meade | ||||
| Randall Zimmerman | Junction City | ||||
| Sam Sellers | Salina South | ||||
| Tom Audley | Andover Central | ||||
| Glenn O’Neil | Scott City | ||||
| Terry King | Ell-Saline |