6 GSHL Players To Play In 3A/4A East West All-Star Football Game
Written by Bryan Levesque on March 29, 2009
Every summer the best 3A/4A senior football players from around the state get together for one final hurrah.
The summer will be no different as 66 seniors will travel to Everett in late June to show off their skills. The Greater St. Helens League will be well represented in Everett as six local players will be playing on the East squad.
- Guy Varsek, Camas (WR/DB)
- Ashton Miller, Evergreen (OL/DL)
- Ashton Clark, Heritage (WR/DB)
- Jeremy Girod, Fort Vancouver (OL/DL)
- Rob Caballero, Columbia River (WR/DB)
- Steve Forgette, Heritage (OL/DL)
All six seniors accomplished great things in 2008. (Highlight video below)
Guy Varsek helped lead his Papermakers that averaged 40 points per game. “For a young man to not catch one pass as a junior, and then to come out and break every receiving record at CHS in one year is quite an accomplishment.” said Jon Eagle head coach at Camas. Varsek was the favorite target of sophomore quarterback Logan Grindy.
Ashton Miller was a dominate force on the Evergreen defensive line. Evergreen’s defence often had to carry the squad which struggled at times to adapt to the former coaches spread offense. “Ashton Miller is a rare athlete that coaches dream about working with. His competitive drive, effort, attitude, leadership, and ability speak for itself on the field. You know you are doing something right as a player when coaches admit that their entire game plan was to find #56 on the field and check to the opposite way! said Erick Suksdorf, line coach at Evergreen. As a senior Miller was an unanimous All Conference Offensive and Defensive Lineman, All Region Defensive End, GSHL Defensive Player of the Year, Evergreen Linemen of the Year, Evergreen Team Captain, and the most respectable award an Evergreen player can earn; “The Rock.” Miller was selected to the All-State team and won top honors at the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame Scholarship Foundation. “What makes Ashton different is what happens off the field. He is a young man with great integrity, loyalty, respect, and love for his teammates and family. He is one of the founding players and active members of the Evergreen High School Football Community Service teams. In the last two years he and his teammates have put in close 700 hours in our Evergreen High School community. Ashton is meant for great things and with his amazing family and great friends behind him I am very excited to see what happens to this young man in his future. ” said Suksdorf.
Ashton Clark was the do-it-all slot receiver for the Heritage Timberwolves in 2008. Ashton could haul in a deep pass thrown by Garrett Grayson, get open when Grayson had to scramble then catch a 10 yard pass and take it 55 yards for the score and even take a hand off and score from 40 yards out. Oh, and that was all in one game! Clark was not afraid to go over the middle and get the tough yards that helped Heritage win (a share of) the GSHL for the first time since 2000.
Jeremy Girod was a bright spot in an otherwise disappointing season for the Fort Vancouver Trappers. While as a team the Trappers did not accomplish their goals during the 2008 season, Girod did all he could to keep the troops fighting. “He has the combination of size, strength and savvy that makes him a force at defensive end. He had another great year. Jeremy is one of the 5 best players I have coached in 25 years of high school football coaching!” said Cal Szueber, head coach at Fort Vancouver. Girod also won a scholarship from the National Football College Hall of Fame Foundation. “Although we expect to have a tremendous team next year, we will miss Jeremy’s skill and leadership!” added Szueber.
Rob Caballero stood out on both sides of the ball for Columbia River in 2008 as he was the second leading receiver and a first team All-GSHL DB. Standing at only 5’8″ tall, Rob is the smallest of the six players from the GSHL to head north this summer. However Rob has never let his small size get in his way. “If there is a harder worker or a person more committed to the team than Rob, I would like to meet them.” said Ken Wiggins, defensive coordinator at Columbia River. Rob earned both the Big Hitter Award and the Most Valuable Defensive Back award as well as being the captain of the defense. “Although small in stature by football standards, he maximizes his talent by playing the game with great intensity and all-out effort. Rob will represent our area well in the East West game.” said John O’Rourke, head coach at Columbia River.
Steve Forgette was selected as a first team All-GSHL offensive lineman in 2008 and started on the defensive line as well for the co-champion Timberwolves. Asked about Forgette making the East-West team, Rob Lutz, line coach at Heritage said “It fits him well, not just as an athlete, but rather his nature in always being involved in the community. Steven is involved with three sports, band, advanced classes, and much more. Getting an opportunity to help raise money for charity by show casing his athletic talent in the East-West game is something that is very much like Steven.” Forgette will be joining both Ashton Miller and Ashton Clark next fall at Eastern Washington on a full football scholarship.
Below is a short highlight video showcasing all six players. We do need to note that we only had game footage from one Fort Vancouver game, thus the highlights of Jeremy Girod were brief. Please accept our apologies.
Their will be a few familiar faces to GSHL fans on the West squad. Lindbergh’s Jacob Allie and Zack Nielsen, Ferndale’s Spencer Hannah and Orin Paul, Rainier Beach’s Olo’ofa Ta’a. As well as Timberline’s Damien Anderson and Lakes’s Tuiasosopo Niusulu, who will play for the East team.
The full list of players on the 2009 3A/4A East-West All Star Game:
EAST
QB/DB Josh Loera, Moses Lake;
DB/WR Stan Langlow, Curtis;
LB/RB Brandon James, Peninsula;
WR/DB Clayton Homme, Southridge;
LB/RB Dakoda Winsor, Hanford;
QB Kevin Stringer, North Kitsap;
WR/DB Justin Veltung, Puyallup;
QB/DB Luke Schindele, Bellarmine Prep;
QB Blake Bledsoe, Central Valley;
WR/DB Vaugh Kapiko, Lewis & Clark;
WR/DB Aaron Roberts, Ferris;
RB/DB Nick Bellomy, East Valley;
DB/WR Rob Caballero, Columbia River;
DB/RB Ronald Baines, Mount Tahoma;
WR/DB Ashton Clark, Heritage;
DB/WR Tanner Davis, Gig Harbor;
LB/RB Howard McDonald, Central Kitsap;
RB/DB Drew Parsons, Olympia;
LB/TE Sean Barber, Puyallup;
DL/OL Jeremy Girod, Fort Vancouver;
OL/DL Steve Forgette, Heritage;
OL/DL Briggs Helton, Wenatchee;
LB Connor Elder, Enumclaw;
DL/OL Ashton Miller, Evergreen (Vancouver);
OL/LB Nate Guthrie, East Valley;
DL/OL Tuiasosopo Niusulu, Lakes;
OL/DL Ryan Craig, Hanford;
C/DL Bobby Nix, Bonney Lake;
DL/OL Damien Anderson, Timberline;
OL/DL Grant Cisneros, Sumner;
WR/DB Guy Varsek, Camas;
DE/TE Chris Mastin, Lewis & Clark;
OL/DE Elliott Bosch, Ferris.
Head coach — Greg Kittrell, Moses Lake. Assistants — Scott Devereaux, Wenatchee; Todd Griffith, Moses Lakes; Mike Hymes, Moses Lake; Jim Sharkey, Ferris.
WEST
RB/DB Taylor Cox, Jackson;
QB/DB Jacob Allie, Lindbergh;
DB/WR Kurt Stottlemyer, Bothell;
WR/DB Jake Frauenholtz, Everett;
RB/DB Jeff Gouveia, Auburn;
RB/LB Patrick Ottorbech, Bothell;
RB/DB T.J. Lee, West Seattle;
DB/WR Nasser Kyobe, Meadowdale;
QB/DB Nick Baker, Lake Stevens;
DE/RB Jaren Saga, Mariner;
WR/DB Aaron Grymes, West Seattle;
WR/DB Spencer Hannah, Ferndale;
RB/DB David Andre, Everett;
DB/WR Marion Bactol, Eastside Catholic;
LB/RB Ryan Sterley, Marysville-Pilchuck;
LB/RB Sean Snead, Mount Si;
OL/DL Olo’ofa Ta’a, Rainier Beach;
LB/RB Paul Ena, Inglemoor;
RB/DB Peter Nyguyen, Bellevue;
LB/TE A.J. Carroll, Meadowdale;
LB/OL Orin Paul, Ferndale;
OL/LB Andru Pulu, Federal Way;
OL/DE Zack Nielsen, Lindbergh;
DL/OL Jerod Baker, Arlington;
OL/LB Michael Stone, Marysville-Pilchuck;
C/DL Drew Norris, Bellevue;
OL/DL Hunter Blackmore, Kentwood;
OL/DL Courtney Sanders, Hazen;
OL/DL Quentin Hooks, West Seattle;
C/DL Dillon Reagan, Issaquah;
TE/LB Alex Hiebert, Mount Si;
OL/DL Grant Engel, Skyline;
TE/DE Sean Stuby, Issaquah.
Head coach — John Ondriezek, Mariner. Assistants — Dick Abrams, Stanwood; Don Harney, Mariner; John Meagher, Federal Way; Tom Myhre, Mariner.
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