Iron Mountain senior Alec Haferkorn (60) waits for Bark River-Harris to snap the ball on Oct. 11 at Mountaineer Stadium. (Sean Chase/Daily News photo)

IRON MOUNTAIN — Although the Iron Mountain varsity football team’s season ended earlier than it would have liked, the Mountaineers got a bit of good news on Tuesday as three players made it on the Associated Press’s Michigan Division 7-8 All-State football team.

Senior defensive end Alec Haferkorn took home AP All-State first team honors.

He was earlier named the 2024 West PAC – Iron Division Defensive Player of the Year and the UPSSA’s Defensive Player of the Year.

Senior running back Alex Jayne was named to the All-State second team while senior wide receiver Oskar Kangas received honorable mention honors.

The 2024 Michigan Sportswriters Division 7-8 All-State football team, which was selected by a panel of 11 sports writers, follows:

AP Division 7-8 All-State Team

Player of the Year

Dallas Walsh, Millington

ALL-STATE

Quarterback

Truk Terbush, Millington, Sr.

Jacob Halfmann, Fowler, Sr.

Running Back

Grayson Bills, Hudson, Jr.

Dallas Walsh, Millington, Sr.

Brayton Thelen, Pewamo-Westphalia, Sr.

Drew Harris, Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central, Sr.

Receiver

Jayden Colby, Leslie, Sr.

T.J. Byard, North Muskegon, Sr.

Ethan Wakefield, Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary, Sr.

Austin Long, Vassar, Sr.

Derek Lesko, Riverview Gabriel Richard, Jr.

Offensive Line

Lloyd Stoneman, Ithaca, Sr.

Logan Broekhuizen, Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary, Sr.

Joe Epkey, Fowler, Sr.

Jake Bailey, Schoolcraft, Sr.

Chaz Underwood, White Pigeon, Sr.

Jonathon Sikkema, McBain,

Frank Conforti, Decatur, Sr.

Lucas Thoune, Menominee, Sr.

Dominic Stein, Maple City Glen Lake, Soph.

Defensive line

Nathan Fletcher, Manchester, Sr.

Alec Haferkorn, Iron Mountain, Sr.

Brevin Hendricks, Millington, Sr.

Mason Mayne, Lawton, Sr.

Brody Ross, Decatur, Sr.

Caden Hughes, Union City, Sr.

Adam Ley, Hanover-Horton, Sr.

Jack Smaglinski, Harbor Beach, Sr.

Linebacker

Brady Hines, SMCC, Jr.

Nathan Mikesell, Ithaca, Sr.

Henry Husmann, North Muskegon, Sr.

Benji Allen, Maple City Glen Lake, Sr.

Trevor Spicer, Fowler, Jr.

Cass Stanberry, Saugatuck, Sr.

Defensive Back

Garrison Zuker, Beal City, Jr.

Kam Brackett, Bronson, Sr.

Cullen Bartos, North Muskegon, Soph.

Reece Thelen, Pewamo-Westphalia, Sr.

Kicker/Specialist

Kyle Martin, Beal City, Sr.

Punter

Chad Brown, Hemlock, Sr.

Warren Asher, Traverse City St. Francis, Sr.

Athlete

Owen McKenny, Beal City, Sr.

Benson Harper, Harbor Beach, Jr.

Asher Koenigsknecht, Fowler, Sr.

Bryan Convertini, Muskegon Catholic Central

CO-COACH OF THE YEAR

Brad Gross, Beal City

Jason Germain, Millington

SECOND-TEAM ALL-STATE (nominees receiving at least two votes)

Quarterback

Joel Cranmore, Leslie

Jackson Conn, Ithaca

Bryce Colbert, North Muskegon

Korbyn Russell, East Jordan

Running Back

Taylor Stewart, White Pigeon

Logan Williams, Harrison

Alex Jayne, Iron Mountain

Lukas Strine, Reading

Cam Spezia, Marine City Cardinal Mooney

Receiver

Lucas Johnson, Evart

William Webb, East Jordan

Offensive Line

Henry Husmann, North Muskegon

Gavin Kelley, Union City

Aiden Kolar, Ubly

Defensive Line

Nicholas Mikesell, Ithaca

Tanner Craft, Leslie

Cole Burk, Lawton

Jack Wilson, Saginaw Nouvel

Wyatt VanBuskirk, Farwell

Linebackers

Fletcher Middleton, Maple City Glen Lake

Aiden Decker, Union City

Bryce Randolph, Clinton

Landon Germain, Millington

Defensive Backs

Parker Kingsbury, Saginaw Nouvel Catholic Central

Jordan Pisco, White Pigeon

Ezzy Taylor, Potterville

Kicker/Specialist

Cam Lewis, Saugatuck

HONORABLE MENTION

Quarterback

Caden Bucholtz, Harbor Beach

Madix Gorleski, Vassar

Nick Sobush, Riverview Gabriel Richard

Running Back

Brady Green, Unionville-Sebewaing

Brody Mead, Decatur

Joe Calhoun, Riverview Gabriel Richard

Wide Receiver

Oskar Kangas, Iron Mountain

Ben Kohagen, Fowler

Offensive Line

Broden Peska, Ithaca

Rylan Kruse, Cass City

Defensive Line

Alex McEwan, Perry

Mason DeBarr, Ottawa Lake-Whiteford

Linebacker

Chuck Meyers, North Muskegon

Mitchell Gomulinski, Petersburg-Summerfield

Defensive Backs

Cameron Cropsey, Decatur

Luke Soper, Hanover-Horton

Stone Overweg, Springport

Athlete

Brayden Wright, Reading

Jayden Robinson, White Cloud

Caden Bucholtz, Harbor Beach

Jaden Reiber, Schoolcraft

Landon Russell, Millington

Coach-Jordan Hessbrook, Ithaca