Apollo Conference Football All-Conference Teams Named

The 2013 Apollo All-Conference football teams were named and several Effingham High School players were picked for the teams.

Khye Heuerman was named to the First Team Offense as a lineman. The 6-foot, 205-pounder is a senior and was a unanimous choice for the team.

Named to the Second Team Offense was Evan Boggs, 6-foot-6, 360-pound junior lineman; Zach Miller, 6-foot, 200-pound junior running back and Matt Wohltman, 6-foot-2, 190-pound senior receiver.

Effingham players named to the First Team Defense were Billy Arndt, 6-foot, 215-pound junior lineman, Payton Bushue, 6-foot, 190-pound senior lineman and Travis Durbin, 5-foot-11, 180-pound junior linebacker. Durbin was a unanimous choice.

Named to the Second Team Defense were Brandon Loy, 6-foot-2, 175-pound senior linebacker, Marcus Robinson, 6-foot-1, 170-pound senior defensive back and Wohltman, defensive back.

Other members of the teams are:

First Team Offense

Linemen -- Cody Margenthaler (Charleston), 6-foot-4, 275-pound senior; Grant Geisler (Mount Zion), 6-foot-1, 210-pound senior lineman; Chase Boozer (Salem), 6-foot, 215-pound senior; Chris Dyer (Mattoon), 5-foot-9, 200-pound senior

Running Backs -- Myles Decker (Charleston), 5-foot-7, 155-pound junior; Austin Ray (Mount Zion), 5-foot-8, 170-pound senior; Jacob Stephens (Mattoon), 5-foot-7, 160-pound senior

Receivers -- Malik Joyner (Mattoon), 6-foot, 185-pound senior; Travis Kittell (Mattoon), 6-foot-2, 165-pound senior; Audie Temples (Paris), 5-foot-9, 165-pound senior; Mason Bruce (Mount Zion), 6-foot, 160-pound junior

Quarterback -- Jared Pilson (Mattoon), 6-foot-1, 190-pound senior

Second Team Offense

Linemen -- Dustin St. John (Mattoon), 6-foot, 210-pound senior; Tristan Brown (Charleston), 6-foot-4, 295-pound senior; Cam Malone (Paris), 6-foot-3, 250-pound senior; Ryan Scharf (Mount Zion), 6-foot-3, 200-pound junior

Running Backs -- Paul Moskal (Salem), 5-foot-8, 190-pound senior; Hunter Morris (Paris), 5-foot-11, 195-pound senior

Receivers -- Jacob Harris (Mattoon), 5-foot-11, 180-pound junior; Tyler Hayes (Mount Zion), 6-foot-1, 185-pound junior

Quarterback -- Payton Grinestaff (Mount Zion), 6-foot-3, 180-pound junior

First Team Defense

Linemen -- Chase Boozer (Salem), 6-foot, 215-pound senior; Grant Geisler (Mount Zion), 6-foot-1, 210-pound senoir; Andy Vieth (Mattoon), 6-foot, 205-pound junior

Linebackers -- Jacob Harris (Mattoon), 5-foot-11, 180-pound junior; Germaine Armstrong (Mattoon), 5-foot-10, 180-pound junior; Hunter Morris (Paris), 5-foot-11, 195-pound senior

Defensive Backs -- Chandler Hudson (Mount Zion), 5-foot-11, 160-pound senior; Riley Spencer (Paris), 6-foot-2, 195-pound senior; Audie Temples (Paris), 5-foot-9, 180-pound senior; Derek Pierce (Mattoon), 6-foot-1, 170-pound senior

Second Team Defense

Linemen -- Josh Evans (Mattoon), 6-foot-3, 220-pound junior; Nate King (Salem), 5-foot-11, 220-pound senior; Aron Decker (Charleston), 6-foot-2, 210-pound senior; Zach Naylor (Mount Zion), 5-foot-8, 165-pound senior

Linebackers -- Scott Helm (Salem), 6-foot-1, 215-pound senior; Shane Mason (Paris), 5-foot-11, 210-pound senior; Brad Atkinson (Mount Zion), 6-foot-4, 190-pound senior

Defensive Backs -- Payton Hartbank (Mattoon), 6-foot-1, 190-pound junoir; Triston Holmes (Salem), 5-foot-10, 165-pound junior