Kroner’s Picks: Heritage (VGH) All-Decade Team (Fall)

By FRED KRONER

fred@mahometnews.com

We unveiled our winter-sport all-decade teams on Monday.

Today, we check in for the fall-sport all-decade teams.

Two of the Heritage/Villa Grove girls listed for fall-sport recognition received similar honors for the winter-sport season.

They are Aliya Holloman and Micaela Childress.

Keep reading, however, because there are plenty of other Hawks or Blue Devils joining the elite squads.

HERITAGE/VILLA GROVE FOOTBALL

NAME                     POS. GRAD YR.

Gavin Arnold           DL 2015
Cole Beesley           OL 2014
Zach Champagne    LB 2019
Jacob Coffin            OL 2015
Manny Crafton   WR    2018
Max Daly                 RB 2016
Spenser Eversole    LB 2016
Kenny Guerrero      DB 2016
Gavin Gunter          QB 2016
John Henderson     QB 2014
Austin Hubbart        DB 2014
Dalton James          DB 2015
Cole Lemmon          DB 2016
Cole Mohr                WR 2017
Skylur Orwick           LB 2015
Cody Patterson   OL     2017
Terrion Price           LB 2014
Zayzen Price       LB 2020
Kaleb Robertson     OL 2016
Ierik Sorenson        WR         2020
Blake Smith            QB 2020
Carter Smith           OL 2020

Player of the Decade – Zayzen Price, who was the area’s No. 1 tackler as a senior with 128 stops.

HERITAGE/VILLA GROVE BOYS’ CROSS-COUNTRY

NAME                              GRAD YR.

Adam Crutchley            2012
Rowan Denmark-Collins   2022
Jacob Griffith                 2012
Gage Knoll                      2017
Alex Mitsdarfer             2011
Ian Price                         2020

Runner of the Decade – Adam Crutchley, the only state-placer in program history was 11th in Class 1A as a senior with a 3-mile time of 15 minutes, 31 seconds.

HERITAGE/VILLA GROVE GIRLS’ CROSS-COUNTRY

NAME                GRAD YR.

Isabella Caceres       2021
Celeste Cler              2012
Kyleigh Price             2023
Tara Rentfro              2016
Sage Soper               2013

Runner of the Decade – Tara Rentfro, who was a sectional qualifier and posted the school’s fastest 3-mile time at regional during the decade.

HERITAGE/VILLA GROVE BOYS’ GOLF

NAME                      GRAD YR.

Zach Buesing               2021
Tristan Harrison           2019
Elijah Richards             2018
Jackson Vandeventer  2019

Golfer of the  Decade – Zach Buesing, who is a two-time sectional qualifier.

HERITAGE VOLLEYBALL

NAME                       POS. GRAD YR.

Gracyn Allen             OH 2019
Micaela Childress OH      2015
Mariah Coleman MH      2012
Aliya Holloman         OH 2020
Cedar Richardson    OH 2014
Katie Rutledge          S 2011
Stephanie Sanderson OH       2013
Erin Wienke               L 2011
Taylor Wienke           S 2014
Jenna Wyant             OH 2012

Player of the Decade – Mariah Coleman, who earned a scholarship to Indiana after setting the school’s career (949), season (380) and match (22) records for kills.