Panthers get recognition

Five players from the Saratoga football team were honored this season for their contributions. Three Panther players were named All-State in addition to All-Conference. Two other players were named All-Conference.

Senior Noah Rimmer, who won All-State honors, was also named Defensive Player of the Year for the East Conference 1 A-9 man.

Rimmer won the same honor last year when the team was playing 6-man.

"It feels good to get the award again," Rimmer said. "I feel like it was a great year for me and my team. It was gratifying to win Defensive Player of the Year for 9-man Conference. That was a pretty big accomplishment for me."

The Panther acknowledged he had help.

"I would like thank my teammates for playing with me, because it is a team game and I didn't get this recognition by me playing by myself," Rimmer said. "I would also like to thank Coach (Logan) Wright for coming here my sophomore year and he has been with me all three years for my entire football career."

Quarterback Teegan Love was named to All-State and he was grateful to others for his honor.

"This recognition feels really good." Love said. "I want to thank my coaches, family and my teammates, because I couldn't have done this without them.

The other All-State Panther player recognized was Zach Standard.

"I am glad that Zach got the recognition," Wright, his coach said. "He got All-State as our center. He was our center and defensive tackle and he just kept getting better each game we played. Zach did everything I needed him to do. It is great he was recognized by coaches, because the position is not always recognized by fans."

The two other All-Conference players recognized were senior Gavin Bartlett and junior Geoffrey Johnson.

"It does feel good to be recognized," Johnson said. "I couldn't have done it without the team we had and I am going to miss playing with this group of guys (the players recognized)."

Bartlett was also thankful for playing on the particular team this year.

"I have to thank my teammates, coaches and family helping me do football," Bartlett said. "They got me to go out my junior year and I am glad I was with the team this year and help get to the playoffs this year even though it didn't go the way, we would have liked it. I am really happy to be a part of this team."

Wright is happy his group of players got recognized.

"I am just so glad that our team got five All-Conference and three All-State players," Wright said. "It was everything I could have hoped for as these guys got recognized by other coaches for the hard work these players put in all season."

Wright said it was a great accomplishment to the end of the season. He said, "I am so proud of them and the team. Because without the team, these individual honors don't happen."