The Great Lakes 8-player East awards were released this week. Pickford’s quarterback Tommy Storey was the conference’s Offensive Player of the Year while Pickford senior Eli MacDonald took home Defensive Player of the Year honors.

The entire list of awards, as voted on by coaches in the conference, are below.

2024 GREAT LAKES 8 EAST ALL CONFERENCE

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Tommy Storey, Sr, Pickford

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Eli MacDonald, Sr, Pickford

COACH OF THE YEAR
Josh Rader, Pickford

TEAM OF THE YEAR
Pickford

1st TEAM
QB: Cole Baij, Sr Norway
RB: Gunner Bennin, Jr. Pickford
RB: Damon MacDowell, Sr Rudyard
WR: Jack Dussault, Sr Munising
WR: Owen Baij, Jr Norway
Hybrid: Matthew Rahilly, Sr Newberry
OL: Maddex Berklund, JR Norway
OL: Haydn Rader, Sr Pickford
OL: Eli MacDonald, Sr Pickford

DE: Ian Browne, Sr Pickford
DE: Evan Arnold, Jr St. Ignace
DT: Maddex Berklund, Norway
DT: Haydn Rader, Sr Pickford
LB: Carter Deatsman, Sr Munising
LB: Landen Amundson, SR Norway
DB: Owen Baij, Jr Norway
DB: Carson Kienitz, Sr Munising
Hybrid: Matthew Rahilly, Sr Newberry

K: Stephen Kirschner, Rudyard
P: Matthew Rahilly, Sr Newberry
Ret: Owen Baij, Jr Norway

2nd TEAM
QB: Carson Kienitz, Sr Munising
RB: Seth Miller, Sr Pickford
RB: Zach Lindquist, Sr Munising
WR: Evan Arnold, Jr St. Ignace
WR: Ian Browne, Sr Pickford
Hybrid: Owen McConkey, Sr Pickford
OL: Connor Eisenhardt, Sr, Munisng
OL: Ethan Pavey, Sr Newberry
OL: Jack Cifelli, Sr Rudyard

DE: Emmitt Grenfell, Soph Rudyard
DE: DE: Nolan Connaughton, Jr Munisng
DT: Jack Dusseault, Sr Munising
DT: Gabe Hamilton, Jr Newberry
LB: Tanner Baker, Rudyard
LB: Garrett Lewicki, Newbery
DB: Gunner Bennin, Jr Pickford
DB: Jackson Clark, Jr Rudyard
Hybrid: Tommy Storey, Sr Pickford

K: Oliver Brzuchalski, Pickford
P: Damon MacDowell, Sr Rudyard
RET: Gunner Bennin, Jr PIckford

HONORABLE MENTION
QB: Caden Lester, Soph St. Ignace
RB: Matthew Luebkert, Newberry
RB: Ethan Shepard, Sr St Ignace
RB: Carter Deatsman, SR Munisng
RB: Kyle Postma, Jr Rudyard
WR: Aiden Pavlat, Sr. Rudyard
Hybrid: Garrett Martin, Sr St Ignace
OL: Caden Chromy, Soph Pickford
OL: Demetri Balko, Sr Munising
OL: Aiden Golladay, SR Rudyard
OL: Jude Taylor, Sr Newberry
OL: Keith Burcar, Jr Norway

DT: Seth Miller, Sr Pickford
LB: Gabe Werkhiser, Sr St. Ignace
LB: Caden Chromy, Soph Pickford
LB: Spencer Neeb, Sr Newberry
DL: Tyler Koivuneimi, Sr St. Ignace
DB: Matthew Luebkert, Jr Newberry
DB: Jayce Peters, Sr St Ignace
DB: Trevor Nolan, Sr Munising
Hybrid: Colt Lane, Sr. St Ignace