Ankeny Centennial football standout Cade Newman has been named to the District 4 first team for the second consecutive year.
Newman, a senior tight end, helped the Jaguars to a 3-6 record. The Illinois recruit caught 55 passes for 703 yards and six touchdowns.
Newman tied for fifth in Class 5A in receptions. He ranked 14th in receiving yards.
Newman was joined on the first team by senior punter Noah Manning, junior offensive lineman Asher Megonnell, junior quarterback Brekken Miller, senior defensive back Rilynd Pezzetti and senior linebacker Kiefer Reed. Miller was selected to a utility position.
Miller completed 169-of-274 passes for 2,065 yards and 19 touchdowns. He also rushed for 311 yards and four scores.
Miller ranked third in Class 5A in completions. He ranked sixth in passing yards.
Manning averaged 35.7 yards on 36 punts with his longest kick traveling 54 yards. He also served as the Jaguars’ place-kicker, converting 5-of-6 field goals and 25-of-26 PAT attempts.
Pezzetti and Reed were the leaders of Centennial’s defensive unit. Reed made a team-high 61.5 tackles, including 10 for losses, and recovered a pair of fumbles. Pezzetti had 57.5 tackles, forced two fumbles and intercepted a pass.
The Jaguars placed five more players on the all-district second team, including senior receiver Owen Gasperi, who was named to a utility position. The other second-team picks were sophomore receiver Hunter Derby, junior offensive lineman Tyler Flack, sophomore running back Matthew Nichols and junior defensive back Charlie Porter.
Five other Centennial players earned all-district honorable mention. They are junior offensive lineman Eli Barber, sophomore defensive lineman Kipton Curless, junior linebacker Cale Gasperi, senior receiver Urban Ingram and senior linebacker Kyler Vander Weerdt.
Senior receiver Luke Mitchell was the recipient of the District 4 Golden Award.
