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The Illinois High School Football Coaches Association released their All-State teams on Wednesday. Several area players were named to the teams.
In 2A, Johnston City’s Evan Sanders and Chester’s Zain Al-jassim both received All-State honors. Nolan Causey of Johnston City, Kolton Jany of Chester, and Noah Pollard of Carmi-White County received honorable mention.
In 3A, Samuel Kollbaum of Nashville and Ethan McCommons of Benton both were named All-State. Andrew Kinsman of Benton, Johnathan Brown of Du Quoin, and Travion Johnson of West Frankfort received honorable mention honors.
In 4A, Murphysboro’s Tyjaire Kellum was the only All-State honoree.
In 5A, Centralia’s Xavier Koch and Carbondale’s Owen Lee both were named to the All-State roster. Mike Brown of Centralia also was named to honorable mention.