Wilder sweeps top honors in WIC awards

The Western Idaho Conference's All-Conference teams were released recently and conference champ Wilder took home the top three individual awards.

Head coach Kyle DalSoglio was named the conference's Coach of the Year, while seniors Ezequiel Vargas (offense) and Oscar Puga (defense) were named the conference's players of the year.

The Wildcats finished the season 6-3 overall, 4-0 in WIC play, and reached the 1A Division 1 state quarterfinals, where they were defeated by eventual state champion Prairie.

Benji Escutia (RB/DB), Ismael Cortez (OL/DE), Norman Gonzaelz (TE/DB), Braydon Claudio (DL), and Alex Jimenez (K) also received first-team All-Conference honors for Wilder. All five will return next season. Sophomore quarterback Pablo Martinez received honorable mention honors from the WIC coaches, giving DalSoglio a solid group of returning honorees for the Wildcats next fall.

Here are the rest of the WIC honorees, by school:

Horseshoe Bend: Gavin Miller, Sr. (QB); Mike Farrar, Jr. (OL/honorable mention DL); Quade Renfro, Jr. (Utility/DB); Ethan Smith, Soph. (LB); Ben Howerton, Soph. (DE); Coltyn Smith, Jr. (DL).

Idaho City: Jake Standerwick, Sr. (RB/LB); Seth McGee, Sr. (OL); Drew Pawek, Soph. (DE); Wyatt Turner, Jr. (DL).

Notus: Michael Zimmerman, Sr. (RB); Mark Green, Sr. (TE/Utility); Caleb Zimmerman, Sr. (Utility/LB); Brandon Fogg, Jr. (honorable mention RB); OL RJ Eno, Sr. (honorable mention OL); Garret Stewart, Soph. (honorable mention LB).

Rimrock: Christian Neilson, Sr. (Utility); Timothy Jewett, Soph. (P); Ian Burbank, Soph. (Utility); Nick Leno, Soph. (honorable mention DE); Dalton Allison, Jr. (honorable mention OL); Todd Marvin, Jr. (honorable mention LB)

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