The 2017 Journal-World All-Area football team, from left, Jax Dineen, Free State; Gage Foster, Free State; David Johnson, Free State; Trey Huslig, Veritas Christian; Ekow Boye-Doe, Lawrence; Player of the Year Dante Jackson, Lawrence; Coach of the Year Al Troyer, Tonganoxie; LeeRoi Johnson, Tonganoxie; Dalton Bock, Tonganoxie; Dalton Kellum, Perry-Lecompton; Luke Laskowski, Baldwin; and Carter Neis, Eudora.
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