Photos by Ray Hamill/HumboldtSports.com – Mason Priddy received all-conference recognition in two different positions for the second straight year.

By Ray Hamill — Ten different College of the Redwoods players have been named all-conference in football, including four former H-DNL standouts.

For the second straight year, sophomore Mason Priddy received all-conference recognition in two different positions, being honored both as a defensive back and a kick returner.

The Vancouver native is one of four Corsairs who were named all-conference for the second straight year, along with linebacker Tanner Forkner, defensive lineman Jayden Sandusky and quarterback Max Hough.

Running back Levi Cox-Cooley, receiver Anthony Aguirre, offensive lineman Cale Kuska, defensive lineman Tyse Whigham, defensive back Lane Branstetter and kicker Ryan Thomas each also were named to the all-conference team.

Forkner and Cox-Cooley, both Del Norte graduates, were among the four CR unanimous picks, along with Aguirre and Whigham.

Forkner has been one of the Corsairs’ most consistent performers for the past two seasons and led the team in tackles this year with 66, including 9.5 for a loss.

Whigham led the American-Pacific 7 Conference with 9.5 sacks and also had a team-high 19 tackles for a loss, which was second best in conference.

Branstetter, meanwhile, had a breakout year in the defensive backfield and led the conference with six interceptions, with teammate Jack Hartman second with five.

Branstetter, a former Ferndale Wildcat, also had  seven pass break-ups, which was second best on the team behind Priddy, who finished with 11.

Both Hough and Cox-Cooley enjoyed record-setting seasons with the team.

Hough closed out the regular season with 16 touchdown passes, giving him 40 for his career with the team, which is a new school record.

This season, the former Fortuna Husky completed 125 of 209 passes for 1,658 yards and threw just six interceptions.

Check out one of Anthony Aguirre’s seven TD catches below …

Lane Branstetter

Cox-Cooley led the CR running backs with 698 yards on 92 carries and scored five TDs.

He rushed for 281 yards and scored three TDs in a 42-24 win over Los Medanos, which is the second highest single-game rushing total in school history.

He scored on a 97-yard run that day, which also tied a school record.

Aguirre enjoyed a breakout debut season with the Corsairs and the Washington native led the team with 553 yards receiving and seven TDs, the latter of which was second best in conference.

The big-play receiver averaged 17.8 yards a catch.

Sandusky, from North Medford, once again was a force on the defensive line and also was one of the team’s most consistent performers all year long on a defense that was outstanding.

Tyse Whigham

Levi Cox-Cooley

Kuska, from Maxwell, anchored an offensive line that grew in stature as the season progressed, while Thomas gave the Corsairs a reliable option at kicker and the Alaska native scored a team-high 57 points, including 36 PATs and seven field goals.

The Corsairs finished the regular season with a record of 8-2 and were second in the conference behind Foothill

Foothill’s Hingano Hautau was named conference offensive MVP, while teammate Micah Bueno was named defensive MVP.

Foothill coach Matt Raivio was named the conference coach of the year.

CR will host a bowl game for the second straight year next weekend when the Corsairs play Hartnell in the 2023 Grizzly Bowl at the Redwood Bowl.

Kickoff is set for 1 p.m.

Tanner Forkner