Reiver roundup: Football team sweeps ICCAC awards

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Iowa Western swept the major awards and placed a league-high 11 players on the All-Iowa Community College Athletic Conference football team, released Wednesday.

For the Reivers, quarterback Kai Locksley and running back Mekhi Sargent were named Co-Offensive Players of the Year, and defensive end Chester Graves was named Defensive Player of the Year.

The 6-foot-4, 200-pound Locksley has thrown for 1,964 yards and 16 touchdowns, and run for 671 yards and 19 scores. At 5-11 and 215 pounds, Sargent has rushed for 1,298 yards and 14 touchdowns.  Graves (6-5, 240) ranks second on the team with 37 solo tackles and 27 assists, and has a team-best 20.5 tackles for losses.

Iowa Western's Scott Strohmeier was named the league's Coach of the Year. The third-rated Reivers take a 10-1 record into the Dec. 3 Graphic Edge Bowl against No. 5 Northwest Mississippi (8-2) at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls.

Eight other Reivers earned all-conference honors: receivers Vincent Perry and Mike Hill, offensive linemen Anthony McKinney, Noah Banks and Chancelor House, linebacker Jabari Meyers, defensive back Ky'el Hemby and kicker EddieOgamba. Perry also was named as the return specialist.

All-ICCAC Football Team

Offense

QB: Kai Locksley, So., Iowa Western. RB: Mekhi Sargent, Fr., Iowa Western; Tekendrick Roberson, So., Ellsworth. OL: Anthony McKinney, So., Iowa Western; Noah Banks, So., Iowa Western; Chancelor House, So., Iowa Western; Matt Platko, So., Ellsworth; Logan McDonald, Fr., Ellsworth. WR: Vincent Perry, So., Iowa Western; Mike Hill, Fr., Iowa Western; Ben Rooney, So., Ellsworth; Drew Greenhaw, Fr., Ellsworth. Kicker: Eddie Ogamba, Fr., Iowa Western. Return specialist: Vincent Perry, So., Iowa Western.

Defense

DL: Chester Graves, Fr., Iowa Western; Jacob Giese, So., Iowa Central; Tim Butcher, So., Iowa Central; Keonte Schad, Fr., Ellsworth; Detemetrius Caddell, So., Ellsworth. LB: Jabari Meyers, Fr., Iowa Western; Jevonte Arius, So., Ellsworth. DB: Ky'el Hemby, Fr., Iowa Western; Derrion Fountain, Fr., Iowa Central; Le'Vonte Larry, Fr., Iowa Central; Naeem Smith, Fr., Ellsworth. P: Tyreke Williams, Fr., Iowa Central. Long snapper: Derek Nixon, So., Ellsworth.

Co-offensive players of the year: Locksley, Iowa Western, and Sargent, Iowa Western

Defensive player of the year: Graves, Iowa Western

Coach of the year: Scott Strohmeier, Iowa Western