West, Fitzgerald selected to All-HHC Football Team

Shelbyville lineman Jack West and receiver Grantland Fitzgerald were named All-Conference by the Hoosier Heritage Conference.

The 33-member squad was recently announced.

West, a senior, was one of six offensive lineman chosen All-HHC. He has been the starting center and defensive end for the last two seasons and anchored an offensive line that helped the Golden Bears rush for nearly 2,000 yards this season.

Fitzgerald led the Golden Bears in receptions (39), receiving yards (537) and total touchdowns (14). He also rushed for 415 yards, averaging 7.7 yards per carry.

Shelbyville senior Jack West (second from right) was named All-HHC for his performance this past season.

Also named All-HHC Offense are linemen Brock Brownfield and Abe Walling of New Palestine, Luke Graham of Pendleton Heights, Jacob Hoover of Greenfield-Central, and Henry Tokar of Yorktown.

The all-conference quarterbacks are Sam Tokar of Yorktown and Jacob Davis of New Palestine.

Three running backs – Greenfield-Central’s Cooper Hinton, New Palestine’s Caden Jacobia and Yorktown’s Nate Luzadder – were named All-HHC.

Joining Fitzgerald as all-conference receivers are New Palestine’s Mason Oglesby, Yorktown’s Cole Perdue and Pendleton Heights’ Cooper Sims.

New Castle’s Owen Barrett was selected as the All-HHC kicker.

On the defensive side of the ball, five linemen were named All-HHC. They are Yorktown’s Jabin Barnes, Greenfield-Central’s Memphis Blevins, New Palestine’s Sam Hirschy, Pendleton Heights’ Jacob McKinley and New Castle’s Logan Mendoza.

The All-HHC linebackers are Pendleton Heights’ Rylan Keesling, Delta’s Cole Mynett, New Palestine’s Garrett Ranes, Greenfield-Central’s Trenton Smith, Mt. Vernon’s Evan Privett, and New Castle’s Darrin Reynolds.

Five defensive backs were named all-conference. They are Greenfield-Central’s Kaden Crumes, Pendleton Heights’ Talan Foster, New Castle’s Tyler Thrine, and New Palestine’s Desmond Palmer and Cameron Rollyson.

Greenfield-Central’s Brad Malet is the All-HHC punter.

New Palestine (12-0) won the Hoosier Heritage Conference title with a 7-0 record. Pendleton Heights (10-2, 6-1 HHC) was runner-up ahead of Yorktown (9-3, 5-2), Greenfield-Central (7-4, 4-3), Delta (3-7, 3-4), Shelbyville (5-6, 2-5), New Castle (2-8, 1-6) and Mt. Vernon (0-10, 0-7).

New Palestine’s Kyle Ralph was named Coach of the Year.

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