.HUMBOLDT — A pair of Humboldt High juniors received statewide recognition for their work on the gridiron this season.
Maddox Johnson and Trey Sommer were named first-team All-State performers by the Kansas State High School Activities Association. Johnson was voted in as a first-team lineman; Sommer as a first-team linebacker.
Both were standouts for the 6-4 Cubs, whose four losses this year were to teams with a combined 30-4 record.
Humboldt advanced to the second round of the Class 2A playoffs, knocking off traditional power Pittsburg-St. Mary’s Colgan in the process, before bowing out at the hands of Wellsville.
Johnson also earned all-district honors for his work on the offensive and defensive lines. He also was named to the Iola Register all-defensive team and received honorable mention all-state honors from Sports in Kansas.
Sommer earned all-district honors as both a running back and linebacker and was named to the all-area team by the Register. He also received all-state honorable mention for his work on defense by Sports in Kansas.
As an aside, both Johnson and Sommer have maintained a 4.0 grade-point average in the classroom.
