Caldwell County senior Trel Riley has been named to the 16th annual All-BluegrassPreps.com Football Team.
Each year, BluegrassPreps.com honors the state’s top 36 players. The All-BluegrassPreps.com football team honors the 12 best offensive and 12 best defensive players. Unique to the All-BluegrassPreps.com football team is the special recognition of 12 additional players who are listed simply as athletes.
Riley was named to the BluegrassPreps.com Defense.
Riley is Caldwell County’s all-time interception king. With five picks last fall in his senior season, Riley finished his career with 15 interceptions — one more than both Dee Cain (2012-15) and Stewart Childress (1996-98).
Earlier, Riley was named First-Team All-State by the Courier-Journal and Second-Team All-State by the Associated Press.
Here is the complete 2018 All-BluegrassPreps.com Football Team:
OFFENSE
QB – Beau Allen, Lexington Catholic
RB – Demarco Fishback, Frederick Douglass
RB – Wan’Dale Robinson, Western Hills
OL – Tanner Bowles, Glasgow
OL – Bryan Hudson, Scott County
OL – Eli Cox, West Jessamine
OL – Walker Parks, Frederick Douglass
OL – John Young, Christian Academy of Louisville
TE – Michael Mayer, Covington Catholic
WR – Demontae Crumes, Butler
WR – Marquel Tinsley, Daviess County
K/P – Mason Molique, Ryle
DEFENSE
DL – Ricky Barber, Doss
DL – Stephen Herron, Trinity
DL – Jacob Lacey, South Warren
DL – Izaiah Reed, John Hardin
DL – J.J. Weaver, Moore
LB – Jared Casey, Ballard
LB – Jack Coldiron, Covington Catholic
LB – Patrick Owen, St. Xavier
DB – Clayton Bush, South Warren
DB – Glenn Covington, Scott County
DB – Quintez Payton, Central
DB – Trel Riley, Caldwell County
ATHLETES
ATH – Anthony Adkins, Larue County
ATH – Tre Bass, Franklin-Simpson
ATH – Logan Castleman, Beechwood
ATH – Devin Johnson, Johnson Central
ATH – Shawnkel Knight-Goff, Doss
ATH – Casey McGinness, Covington Catholic
ATH – Q’Daryius McHenry, Grayson County
ATH – Reese Smith, Boyle County
ATH – Landan Swartz, Bath County
ATH – Aubrey Weaver, Wayne County
ATH – Noah West, Lawrence County
ATH – Milton Wright, Christian Academy of Louisville
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Wan’Dale Robinson, Western Hills
COACH OF THE YEAR: Brandon Smith, South Warren