ECHO — The Echo Cougars reaped the rewards of a successful regular season from the Special District 1-West coaches. After winning the 1A 6-man title, the state accolades followed.

Senior Dom Curiel, who was the SD1-West offensive player of the year, was named the 1A 6-man all-state offensive player of the year, voted on by the state coaches.

In all, six Cougars earned all-state honors, and Echo coach Thomas Van Nice was named the all-state coach of the year.

“It’s great,” Van Nice said of the state honors. “That little extra recognition for those boys and the team as a whole is great.”

Curiel, who earned first-team all-league and all-state honors at wide receiver and defensive back, is nothing short of a Swiss Army knife.

During the regular season, he had 1,800 yards between passing, receiving and rushing, along with 28 touchdowns. Defensively, he had 26 tackles and two interceptions.

In the playoffs, Curiel ran for 360 yards and seven touchdowns, had 313 receiving yards and five touchdowns, and threw for 377 yards and five touchdowns. Defensively, he had 24 tackles.

“The thing with him, he has always been very talented, but in the second half of the season he stepped up into that leadership role,” Van Nice said of Curiel. “That was evident when he’d pull guys off and Sam (Wyse) would have a great game. It speaks volumes of how his mental game has changed.”

Curiel was the only Cougar to earn first team all-league honors, but six of his teammates were elected to the second and honorable mentions teams.

Sam Wyse, a senior, was a second-team running back and defensive back. He also earned second-team all-state honors as a defensive back. During the regular season, he accounted for 800 yards of offense with 10 touchdowns and 21 tackles.

Senior Kobe Harwood was a second-team guard and honorable mention linebacker. He was an all-state second-team selection at guard. He finished with 14 tackles.

Sophomore Mack Murdock was a second-team defensive end and earned all-state honors at the same position. He had 27 tackles and six interceptions.

Senior Keegin Chitty was a second-team pick as a receiver in SD1-West and a second-team selection as a receiver. He had more than 600 yards of offense and seven total touchdowns.

Sophomore quarterback Kohlvin Wyse was a second-team all-league selection and was an all-state honorable mention pick. He threw for 11 touchdowns during the regular season and had 513 yards passing with eight touchdowns in the playoffs.

Junior Wil Thackeray earned all-league honorable mention honors as a running back. He accumulated more than 400 yards of offense.

Also on the all-state team, Joseph’s Jaxon Grover was the defensive player of the year, and Trey Brown of Prairie City/Burnt River was the lineman of the year.

Overall player of the year — Joey Halloway, sr., South Wasco County

Defensive player of the year — Trey Brown, sr., Prairie City

Offensive player of the year — Dom Curiel, sr., Echo

Defense

First team

Defensive end — Trey Brown, sr., Prairie City; Storm McCoy, jr., South Wasco County.

Nose guard — Cody Reagan, sr., Prairie City.

Linebacker — Joey Halloway, sr., South Wasco County; Tucker Wright, sr., Prairie City.

Defensive back — Dom Curiel, sr., Echo; JW Haskins, jr., Prairie City; Colby Brace, jr., South Wasco County.

Second team

Defensive end — Nikita Sbitniev, sr., Spray/Mitchell/Wheeler; Mack Murdock, so., Echo.

Nose guard — Zach Neuberger, sr., Spray/Mitchell/Wheeler.

Linebacker — Wes Voigt, sr., Prairie City; Eli Wilks, sr., Spray/Mitchell/Wheeler.

Defensive back — Oran Davis, sr., Spray/Mitchell/Wheeler; Sam Wyse, sr., Echo.

Honorable mention

Defensive end — Tyler Thompson, so., Dayville/Monument; Coy Shirley, jr., South Wasco County.

Nose guard — Arram Ford, so., Spray/Mitchell/Wheeler.

Linebacker — Ethan Thompson, sr., Dayville/Monument; George Barnett, so., South Wasco County; Carson Conlee, sr., Spray/Mitchell/Wheeler; Kobe Harwood, sr., Echo.

Defensive back — Cayden Howard, sr., Prairie City; Preston Fretwell, so., Dayville/Monument.

Offense

First team

Punter/kicker — Marcel Sandoval, fr., South Wasco County.

Guard — Trey Brown, sr., Prairie City; Cody Reagan, sr., Prairie City.

Center — Marcos Chavez, jr., South Wasco County.

Tight end/receiver — Dom Curiel, sr., Echo; George Barnett, so., South Wasco County.

Running back — Maison Teel, so., Prairie City; Joey Holloway, sr., South Wasco County.

Quarterback — Storm McCoy, jr., South Wasco County.

Second team

Punter/kicker — Adam Szczepaniak, sr., Spray/Mitchell/Wheeler.

Guard — Zach Neuberger, sr., Spray/Mitchell/Wheeler; Kobe Harwood, sr., Echo.

Center — Carson Conlee, sr., Spray/Mitchell/Wheeler.

Tight end/receiver — Cayden Howard, sr., Prairie City; Keegin Chitty, sr., Echo; Tyler Thompson, so., Dayville/Monument.

Running back — Tucker Wright, sr., Prairie City; Sam Wyse, sr., Echo.

Quarterback — Oran Davis, sr., Spray/Mitchell/Wheeler; Kohlvin Wyse, so., Echo.

Honorable mention

Guard — James Carlin, so., Dayville/Monument.

Center — Colby Anderton, so., Prairie City.

Tight end/receiver — Ramaru Goto, jr., Spray/Mitchell/Wheeler.

Running back — Will Thackeray, jr., Echo; Preston Fretwell, so., Dayville/Monument.