Four named all-district 1st-teamers

LEE COUNTY - Four area high school football players were first-team all-district selections, while Presley Myers and Adalyn Kruse earned all-state recognition in volleyball for the past fall sports' season.
Fort Madison’s Aurelio Jaciunde was a first-team pick at defensive back in Class 3A District 4. Central Lee fullback Peter Seyb, offensive lineman Cam Thornburg, and defensive back Brett Cook were first-team picks in Class 2A District 6.
A look at the honorees for the Bloodhounds and the Hawks:
FORT MADISON: Jaciunde, only a sophomore, had a breakout season on offense and defense.
Jaciunde had 33 tackles and two interceptions on defense. He had 20 catches for 197 yards and one touchdown on offense, while also rushing for 136 yards.
Sophomore Moses Thacher was a second-team selection at running back after rushing for a team-high 468 yards and seven touchdowns. Linebacker Marshall Heitmann, who led the Bloodhounds with 33 tackles, defensive back Jayden Cratton, who had 10 tackles and an interception, and punter Connor Horn were picked on the second team.
Ahkeil Wilkerson, Markus Holbert, Eric Cornelis, Cal Hennings, and Owen Huffman were honorable-mention selections.
CENTRAL LEE: Seyb was the Hawks’ leading rusher with 510 yards and three touchdowns. Thornburg dominated up front, with a team-high 38 pancake blocks. Cook led the Hawks with 65 ½ tackles, including nine for loss, and had three interceptions.
Defensive ends Odin Mullins (44 tackles) and Will Hayes (42 ½ tackles) were named to the second team, along with offensive lineman Jack Benner, defensive back Carson Morrison (31 ½ tackles), senior Ward Fraise as a kick returner, and punter Colton Taft.

Offensive lineman Wyatt Day was an honorable-mention selection.
Named to the academic all-district team were Jack Benner, Connor Boyd, Brett Cook, Evan Fogarty, Carver Hayes, Will Hayes, Jax Jenkins, Luke Kruse, Carson Morrison, Tristan Robins, Peter Seyb, Colton Taft, Gage VanAusdall, Andrew Figge, Ward Fraise, Coby Johnson, Nathan Newberry, Johnny Seyb, Muhammad Pack and Jacob Stiffler.

VOLLEYBALL: 
Holy Trinity senior Presley Myers was named to the Class 1A All-State volleyball first team late Monday, while teammate Adalyn Kruse was a fourth-team selection.
Myers was second on the Crusaders with 334 kills and led them with 79 blocks.
Kruse, a junior, led the Crusaders with 391 kills and 345 digs and was third with 30 blocks.
Myers and Kruse were joined by teammate Olivia Bendlage on the Class 1A Southeast All-District team, while Holy Trinity coach Melissa Freesmeier was named the district’s coach of the year.
Bendlage was third on the Crusaders with 215 kills and 285 digs. She led the team with 48 ace serves.
Central Lee’s Jayden Mueller was a Class 3A Southeast All-District selection. Mueller led the Hawks with 566 digs