All-Bay Area News Group high school football: Running backs
ALL-BAY AREA NEWS GROUP RUNNING BACKS
First team
Adonyae Brown, Archbishop Riordan, 5-11, 205, junior
Rushed for 1,442 yards and 25 touchdowns on 189 carries. Earned all-WCAL first-team honors.
Jhadis Luckey, Clayton Valley, 5-10, 195, senior
Diablo Athletic League Foothill Division co-MVP rushed for 2,227 yards and 28 touchdowns on 304 carries. Fresno State commit also caught 16 passes for 348 yards and two scores.
Kyan Phillips, Lincoln-San Jose, senior
Blossom Valley Athletic League Mt. Hamilton Division senior of the year rushed for 1,758 yards and 34 touchdowns. Also caught 18 passes for 571 yards and eight scores.
Second team
Jaxon Bell, Liberty, 5-6, 170, senior
Eastern Washington commit rushed for 1,316 yards and 17 touchdowns. Earned all-Bay Valley Athletic League first-team honors.
Vincent Maiorana, Amador Valley, 5-9, 185, senior
EBAL Mountain Division offensive player of the year rushed for 1,682 yards and 20 touchdowns. Caught 27 passes for 383 yards and two scores.
Lamar Ellis, Bishop O’Dowd, 5-8, 190, junior
All-West Alameda County Conference Foothill Division first-team selection rushed for 1,113 yards and 17 touchdowns in seven games. Helped lead O’Dowd to the CIF Division 5-AA state title.
Honorable mention
Joezon Broussard, El Cerrito, junior; Brian Caldwell, Santa Teresa, senior; Jeramiyah Cotton, James Logan, sophomore; Grayson Doslak, Los Gatos, senior; Josh Elerts, Acalanes, senior; Lazaro Faraj-Washington, Archbishop Mitty, senior; Nolan Fausto, Sequoia, senior; Omar Gomez, San Jose, junior; Isaiah Harrison, Pittsburg, sophomore; Xavier Henderson, Piedmont, senior; Jeovanni Henley, Serra, junior; Dom Kristof, Mountain View, senior; Micah Parker, Campolindo, senior; Brennan Pak, Saratoga, senior; Luke Pimentel, Half Moon Bay, junior; Iziah Singleton, Serra, senior; Brady Smith, De La Salle, senior; Jacob Sorrentino, Sobrato, senior; Jordan Thompson, Silver Creek, senior; Daniel Torres, Woodside, senior; Luke Tribolet, St. Ignatius, senior; Chuck Wynn, Menlo School, senior; Gavin Wu, Los Altos, senior.
All-BANG football online publication schedule
Monday, Jan. 5
Coach of the year
Alameda County player of the year
Contra Costa County player of the year
Tuesday, Jan. 6
Peninsula player of the year
Santa Clara County player of the year
Bay Area News Group player of the year
Wednesday, Jan. 7
Kickers/punters
Offensive line
Defensive line
Athletes
Thursday, Jan. 8
Linebackers
Running backs
Utility
Friday, Jan. 9
Defensive backs
Wide receivers/tight ends
Quarterbacks
Sunday, Jan. 11
Entire team in one article
Those eligible for all-BANG honors come from leagues based predominantly in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. The news organization’s high school sports staff chooses the players and coaches.