MARQUETTE — A baker’s dozen.

That’s how many area athletes received All-Upper Peninsula Dream Team or first-team recognition during the 73rd Annual football meeting of the U.P. Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association here Wednesday.

Great Northern Conference and Division 6 district champ Gladstone landed eight berths. Escanaba and Bark River-Harris filled two spots apiece and Manistique got one.

A half-dozen Gladstone gridders were picked for the Dream Team including senior running back Cole Potier, defensive tackle Josh Racine and defensive back Braden Sundquist and junior quarterback Nate Young, center Vinny Howes and linebacker Austin Solis.

Howes was perfect on snaps and Young completed 94-of-166 passes for 1 601 yards, including 10 screen passes to Potier for 278 yards and three touchdowns.

Potier rushed for 1,446 yards on 193 carries. Young added 505 in 83 attempts.

Solis collected 125 tackles, including three for losses. Sundquist added 70 tackles, five interceptions and two fumble recoveries and Racine had 28 tackles, including four for loss, and a QB sack.

First-team selections are Braves’ senior linebacker Mitch Cartwright, who finished with 116 total tackles this season, and junior wide receiver Kadeb Gibbs.

Also selected for the Dream Team was BR-H senior running back Vincent Martin, who rushed for a school-record 1,754 yards and 14 TDs on 201 carries.

Martin, who earned Offensive Player of the Year honors in the WestPAC Conference’s Iron Division, rushed for 199 yards in a 32-16 loss in a D-8 district final at Iron Mountain Nov. 4. He also received all-region honors.

Broncos’ senior Corbin LaFave, this year’s Defensive Player of the Year in the WestPAC Iron, had 106 tackles with 13 for loss.

“Corbin is the most physical player I’ve had in 20 years of coaching high school football,” said BR-H coach Al Stenberg.

Esky seniors Trent Lawson and Kaiden Brown are Dream Team selections at wide receiver and punter, respectively.

Lawson caught a school-record 59 passes for 871 yards and 10 TDs and Brown punted for an average of 39.7.

Senior defense end Ross Pugh represented Manistique on the Dream Team with 15 tackles for loss and 6 1/2 sacks.

Esky junior running back Ben Johnson and BR-H junior defensive end Ben Shiverski received special mention.

Senior QB Casey Bray, who received honorable mention, passed for a school-record 1,956 yards and 21 TDs for Esky which finished 2-7.

Also receiving honorable mention are BR-H junior QB Ethan Ives and senior defensive back Josiah Javurek, Esky junior linebacker Noah Gagne and Brown at defensive back and Manistique senior wide receiver Elmer Zellar.

All-Upper Peninsula football

11-player

SPECIAL AWARDS

Offensive Player of the Year — Nic Nora, Kingsford

Defensive Player of the Year — Pete Closner, Marquette

Large School Team of the Year — Negaunee (12-0)

Small School Team of the Year — Iron Mountain (11-1)

Coach of the Year — Paul Jacobson, Negaunee

Mitchell Snyder Lineman of the Year — John Burke, Sault Ste. Marie

Dream Team

Offense

Center: Vinny Howes Gladstone 5-10 212 Jr.

Tackle: Drake Spickerman Negaunee 5-10 215 Sr.

Tackle: Dasan Smith Marquette 6-5 280 Jr.

Quarterback: Nate Young Gladstone 5-8 185 Jr.

Running back: Cole Potier Gladstone 6-0 205 Sr.

Running back: Nico Lukkarinen Negaunee 5-11 205 Jr.

Running back: Vincent Martin Bark River-Harris 5-11 195 Sr.

Wide receiver: Nic Nora Kingsford 5-11 175 Sr.

Wide receiver: Trent Lawson Escanaba 5-10 165 Sr.

Defense

Defensive tackle: Jed Anderson Negaunee 5-11 225 Sr.

Defensive tackle: Josh Racine Gladstone 6-0 240 Sr.

Defensive tackle: Max Wiljanen Westwood 5-8 205 Sr.

Defensive end: Noah Johnson Kingsford NA NA Jr.

Defensive end: Ross Pugh Manistique 6-1 185 Sr.

Linebacker: Pete Closner Marquette 6-4 225 Sr.

Linebacker: Easton Palomaki Negaunee 6-0 175 Sr.

Linebacker: Austin Solis Gladstone 5-8 155 Jr.

Defensive back: Luke Wolfe Iron Mountain 5-11 200 Jr.

Defensive back: Phil Nelson Negaunee 6-1 180 Sr.

Defensive back: Braden Sundquist Gladstone 5-8 176 Sr.

Special Teams

Kicker: Bradon Farragh Iron Mountain 5-10 200 Sr.

Punter: Kaiden Brown Escanaba 6-1 170 Sr.

Return specialist: Phil Nelson Negaunee 6-1 180 Sr.

First Team

Offense

Center: Tyler Smith Menominee NA NA Jr.

Guard: Travis Hyrkas Calumet 6-0 200 Jr.

Guard: Adam Horrigan Sault Ste. Marie 5-11 260 Sr.

Tackle: Garrett Veale Kingsford 6-1 220 Jr.

Tackle: Marcus Verrette Iron Mountain 5-11 280 Sr.

Quarterback: Joe Colavecchi Iron Mountain 6-1 180 Sr.

Running back: Kaeden Calcari Menominee 5-11 180 Sr.

Running back: Cole Myllyla Kingsford 5-11 165 Sr.

Running back: Ryver Rycheghem Sault Ste. Marie 5-8 165 Jr.

Wide receiver: Gaborik Carlson Houghton 6-1 180 Sr.

Wide receiver: Kaden Gibbs Gladstone 6-0, 170 Sr.

Defense

Defensive tackle: A.J. Prosser Ishpeming 5-11 225 Sr.

Defensive tackle: Colin Schneider Iron Mountain 5-10 155 Jr.

Defensive tackle: Javon Shelifoe L’Anse NA NA Sr.

Defensive end: Callen Campbell Sault Ste. Marie 6-4 235 Jr.

Defensive end: Levi Kilpela Calumet 6-5 270 Sr.

Linebacker: Corbin LaFave Bark River-Harris 5-10 225 Sr.

Linebacker: Mitch Cartwright Gladstone 5-10 175 Sr.

Linebacker: Eli Van Buren Negaunee 6-0 225 Sr.

Defensive back: Matthew Colavecchi Iron Mountain 6-0 175 Jr.

Defensive back: Sebastian Compton Sault Ste. Marie 5-5 155 Sr.

Defensive back: Aksel Loukus Calumet 5-0 160 Sr.

Special Teams

Kicker: Ethan McDonald Sault Ste. Marie NA NA Sr.

Punter: Kordell Killscrow St. Ignace NA NA Sr.

Return specialist: Preston Gauthier Ishpeming 5-10 180 Sr.

Special mention (received two or more votes)

Max Wiljanen, Westwood (guard); Breyden Dunstan, Negaunee; Aiden Rajala, Ishpeming; Tyrel Matson, St. Ignace; Lucas Thoune, Menominee (offensive tackle); Preston Gauthier, Ishpeming; Ben Johnson, Escanaba; Jerzee Karki, Westwood; Amar Patterson, Calumet (running back); Logan Hurkmans, Ishpeming; Matthew Colavecchi, Iron Mountain (defensive end); Ben Shiverski, Bark River-Harris (defensive end); Alan Bjorn, Calumet; Kaydin Lujan, Sault Ste. Marie; Tyrel Matson, St. Ignace; Elizin Rouse, Kingsford (linebacker).

Honorable mention

Colton Berglund, Gwinn (guard); Austin Hutchens, Gwinn; Brayden Martin, Ishpeming (offensive tackle); Casey Bray, Escanaba; Ethan Ives, Bark River-Harris; Ethan McLean, St. Ignace; Trevor Theuerkauf, Menominee (quarterback); Landon Bardowski, Menominee; Bradon Farragh, Iron Mountain; Trevor Halonen, Hancock; Josh Peterson, Kingsford; Hunter Smith, Ishpeming; Kai Lacar, Negaunee (running back); Eddie Anderson, Westwood; Nate Benninger, Marquette; Kordell Killscrow, St. Ignace; Elmer Zellar, Manistique (wide receiver); Hank Menard, Gwinn (defensive tackle); Hunter Thronson-Westby, Menominee (defensive end); Noah Gagne, Escanaba; Preston Gauthier and Hayden Hares, Ishpeming; Jayce Arseneau, Westwood (linebacker); Kaiden Brown, Escanaba; Connor Gauthier, Ishpeming; Josiah Javurek, Bark River-Harris, Dean Magaraggia, L’Anse, Logan Soyring, Gwinn; Alex Sundling, Ishpeming (defensive back).