C1-7 District Football Honors Announced
The C1-7 All-District Football selections were released Monday morning, with district champion Sidney leading the way with nine overall picks. Seniors Landon Riddle, Patrick McCartney, Reid Fiscus, and Owen Gillham along with juniors Keian Kaiser and Alek Doty were all named to the All-District team. Earning Honorable Mention for the Red Raiders were seniors Shane Lilley and Austin Christensen as well as junior Ben Monheiser.
Landon Riddle was named the District Offensive Player of the Year. The 6’0”,170-pound senior wide receiver made 59 catches for 1032 yards and scored 10 touchdowns on the season. Riddle was also instrumental on Special Teams, accumulating 562 kickoff and punt return yards, returning three kicks for scores. As a Cornerback on defense Riddle had four interceptions, returning one for a touchdown.
Keian Kaiser was named the District Defensive Player of the Year. The Inside Linebacker led the Red Raiders with 38 solo and 89 assisted for 127 total tackles during the year. The 6’3”, 200-pound junior also picked off two passes and recovered one fumble. On offense as a Tight End, Kaiser caught 14 passes for 198 yards and scored six touchdowns.
The overall District Player of the Year was Chadron’s Quinn Bailey. The 5’8”, 180-pound running back averaged 243 yards on 32 carries per game in 2024, with 32 touchdowns. The senior also caught 12 passes for 196 yards and four scores. The senior finishes his time with the Cardinals with a whopping 6164 career rushing yards while amassing 78 touchdowns. As an Outside Linebacker on defense, Bailey led Chadron in solo tackles with 47 and was third on the team in total tackles.
Freshman Caysen Robertson of Alliance was the District Newcomer of the Year. Robertson led the Bulldog defense with 31 solo and 75 assists for 106 total tackles while recovering three fumbles. On offense, he rushed for 167 yards on 38 carries and caught four passes for 55 yards.
ALL DISTRICT PLAYERS
SIDNEY
Landon Riddle (SR)
Keian Kaiser (JR)
Patrick McCartney (SR)
Alek Doty (JR)
Reid Fiscus (SR)
Owen Gillham (SR)
CHADRON
Quinn Bailey (SR)
Caden Buskirk (SR)
Layne Davidson (JR)
Bryson Bickel (SR)
Bricen Wright (SO)
OGALLALA
Sawyer Smith (JR)
Zach Plasch (SR)
Edan Cain (JR)
Blake Robb (JR)
CHASE COUNTY
Zach Tarin (SR)
Tristan Jablonski (SR)
Tuck Hubbard (SR)
ALLIANCE
Trini Trejo (SO)
Luke Weems (SR)
HONORABLE MENTION
SIDNEY
Shane Lilley (SR)
Austin Christensen (SR)
Ben Monheiser (JR)
CHADRON
Braden Wright (SO)
Owen Wess (SR)
Talon Jelinik (SR)
OGALLALA
Kolby Nowak (SO)
Leon Sybrant (JR)
Tai Le (SO)
Jacob Fanning (JR)
CHASE COUNTY
Luis Co (SR)
Tucker Mollendor (JR)
Carson Terryberry (SR)
ALLIANCE
Caysen Robertson (FR)
Espen Lanik (JR)