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Football awards presented at freshman, JV, varsity levels
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Taking home the honors for the varsity Cougars football team were, from left, Luca Cerasi, most improved, scholar-athlete; Carson Medina, most valuable back, scholar-athlete; Ryan Murphy, most valuable lineman, scholar-athlete; Frank Rodriguez, most valuable lineman; Owen Nielson, coaches award; Josue Ruiz, most inspirational, coaches award. Missing from photo are Logan Huebner, MVP offense and Ryan Lewis, MVP defense.

Following the conclusion of the fall sports season, awards were presented to several Escalon High School football players. Honors were given out at all three levels, with select team members for the freshman, JV and varsity squads recognized for their efforts on the gridiron.

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Players on the junior varsity football squad honored this season include, from left, Izaiah Rodriguez, outstanding lineman; Conner McDowell, outstanding defense; K’Oz Castro, most valuable player; Carter Yates, outstanding offense. Not shown, coaches award winners Ethan Butler, Jaecy Aldasoro, Ian Trejo and Leo Marrufo.
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Freshmen earning recognition for their efforts during the football season were, from left, Dylan Machado, MVP offense; Dominic Rissetto, most inspirational; Luke Gutierrez, most valuable lineman; Jacob Morales, most improved; Carter Cummings, most valuable back; Valdemar Garcia, co-MVP defense; Cade Riesenbeck, co-MVP defense. Missing from photo, coaches award winners Ryder Killingsworth, George Healy, Rhodey Trimble and Stratton McCurley. The team had 28 scholar athletes out of 37 players on the roster with eight achieving a 4.0 or better.