From KITSAP NEWS Reports

The reason Olympic and Klahowya both advanced to the state preliminary round in football this fall was simple: It all started with the running game.

And while both teams used a multi-headed running approach, both schools had a standout not only on the team, but in the entire Olympic League.

Oly’s Larry Dixon was named the Oly League’s 3A Offensive MVP while Klahowya’s Andre Moore won the 2A honors.

But those were just the tip of the iceberg. Below are the 2007 All-Olympic League 3A and 2A Football Teams.

All-Olympic League

Football Team

Class 3A Division

Offensive MVP — Larry Dixon, Olympic

Defensive MVP — Kodi Otero, Peninsula

Coaching staff of the year — Olympic

Sportsmanship — Bremerton

First-team offense

QB — Eric Lane, Port Angeles

RB — Jamiere Abney, Bremerton; Rashad Greene, Olympic; Brandon James, Peninsula

WR — Jake Madison, Port Angeles; Dimitri Alston, Bremerton

OL — AJ Angle, Bremerton; Donovan Conley, Peninsula; Justin Allard, Peninsula; David Reynolds, Olympic; DJ Nouges, Olympic

First-team defense

DL — Rashad Greene, Olympic; Kody Gray, Port Angeles; Aaron Johnson, Peninsula; Chris Martindale, Bremerton; Kellen Delano, Peninsula; Brian Ellison, Peninsula; Richard Kendrick, Bremerton

DB — Blake Johnson, Olympic; Jake Madison, Port Angeles; Zach Moore, Peninsula; Nathaniel Younchild, Peninsula; Sam Luce, Port Angeles

Second-team offense

QB — Jake Belden, Bremerton

RB — Al Rasmussen, Peninsula; Alex Griffin, Bremerton, Nollan Quinn, Olympic

WR — Jacob Pasion, Peninsula; Tony Lewis, Peninsula

OL — Jeff Hill, Olympic; Kellen Delano, Port Angeles; John Wittenberg, Bremerton; Mike D’Astoli, Olympic; Danny Fremont, Peninsula

Honorable mention

QB — Zach Bird, Olympic

Second-team defense

DL — Christian Doucett, Peninsula; David Reynolds, Olympic; Courtney Stone, Bremerton

LB — Chad Roncevich, Peninsula; Kenny Field, Peninsula; Garrett Torchiani, Bremerton; Stephan Grimes, Peninsula; Nollan Quinn, Olympic

DB — Geoffrey Grant, Peninsula; Tony Lewis, Peninsula; Mike Marvelle, Port Angeles; Alex Griffin, Bremerton.

Special Teams

P — Matt Johnson, Peninsula (1st), Eric Lane, Port Angeles (2nd)

K — Matt Johnson, Peninsula (1st), Jason Davidson, Olympic (2nd)

KR — Blake Johnson, Olympic (1st), Darrian Cramer, Peninsula (2nd)

Class 2A Division

Offensive MVP — Andre Moore, Klahowya

Defensive MVP — Chris Riggs, Sequim

Coaching staff of the year — Kingston

Sportsmanship — Kingston

First-team offense

QB — Paul Bagala, Kingston

RB — Chris Riggs, Sequim; Cody Hertenstein, Klahowya

WR — Jack Clearman, Kingston; Kincaid Nichols, Sequim

TE — John Fullington, North Mason

OL — Dominic Cruz, Klahowya; Jeff Brillhante, Sequim; Elliott Wallace, Jared Rinehart, North Mason; Thomas Gallaugher, Sequim

First-team defense

DL — Jacob Larson, Sequim; Dustin Hall, Sequim; John Fullington, North Mason; Gailton Hannan, Port Townsend

LB — Jared Williams, Sequim; Aaron Glaspell, Port Townsend; Jeremy Alder, Klahowya; Brad Woolf, Sequim

DB — Andre Moore, Klahowya; Kincaid Nichols, Sequim; Bernie Anderson

Second-team offense

QB — Nick Thacker, Sequim

RB — Aaron Glaspell, Port Townsend; Brian Stromberg, North Mason

WR — Rocky Guimont, North Mason; Austin Plouse, Port Townsend

TE — Jacob Blume, Sequim

OL — Colin Kahler, Sequim; Jacob Larson, Port Townsend; Justin Purl, Port Townsend; Alex Vandeem, Kingston; Paul Kelly, Klahowya

Second-team defense

DL — Josh Schuh, Klahowya; Chris Fetterman, Port Townsend; Alex Vandeen, Kingston; Jordan Kirsh, Sequim

LB — Chris Wade, Kingston; Lonnie Hoover, North Mason; Ian Brown, Kingston; Clancy Catelli, Sequim

DB — Ryan Plouse, Port Townsend; Darrel Normandy, Klahowya; Jack Clearman, Kingston

Special teams

P — Rocky Guimont, North Mason

KR — Keller Batson, Sequim