KFCA District Player, Coach and Lineman of the Year selections for NKY

The Kentucky Football Coaches Association released their District Player, Coach and Lineman of the Year selections on Friday.

The eight awarded in each class for each district in each category will be presented to the coaches and players at the 2026 KHSAA state football championships on Dec. 4-5 at Kroger Field in Lexington.

Class 1A, District 3

Hundemer helped guide the Thoroughbreds to the district title with 1,063 rushing yards and 10 rushing touchdowns. He also collected 189 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns. Defensively, he tallied 59 tackles, five of them for loss and added a fumble recovery.

Herbst guided Dayton to their best start in nearly 60 years as they started off 7-2 and finished the 2026 campaign with a 8-3 record.

Meyer helped spearhead a stingy Thoroughbreds defense once it got down to district play. He registered 55 tackles, 10 of them for loss, four sacks and two fumble recoveries.

Class 1A, District 4

Oglesby led the Indians rushing attack with 813 rushing yards and eight touchdowns. He also helped key the defense with 71 tackles, nine tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, two interceptions, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery.

Spencer guided the Indians to a third straight district title and a 8-2 record.

Frederick was a menace along the defensive line with 53 tackles, 14.5 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries.

Class 2A, District 5

Fryman, a University of Kentucky commit, finished the regular season with a combined 1,049 yards receiving and rushing with 17 touchdowns, 10 rushing, seven receiving. Defensively, Fryman has 19 tackles, two interceptions, both returned for touchdowns, a forced fumble, blocked punt and kickoff return for a touchdown.

Pence helped the Bearcats improve from five wins in each of his first two seasons to nine wins in his third season with the team.

Brockett was a force on the line for a Tigers defense that leads the state in points allowed. He’s totaled 36 tackles, nine tackles for loss, six sacks and a forced fumble.

Class 4A, District 5

In Armstrong’s first year as a starter, he’s run the Bluebirds offense to the tune of 1,703 passing yards and 23 touchdowns and ran for 767 yards and 11 touchdowns.

Sphire recently hit the 300-win mark for his career and has the Bluebirds ranked No. 1 in the state in Class 4A.

Benke is one of the big reasons the Bluebirds are so successful up front defensively. He’s tallied 30 tackles, eight tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, forced a fumble and recovered two fumbles.

Class 5A, District 5

Freihofer does it all for the 9-2 Jaguars. He’s ran for 1,184 yards and 11 touchdowns, has 279 receiving yards and a touchdown and has made 37 tackles with four interceptions defensively.

In Begley’s first season, they didn’t skip a beat with nine wins and a third straight district title.

Snapp registered 72 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, two sacks and a forced fumble as the Eagles returned to the playoffs for the first time since 2022.

Class 6A, District 6

Webb guided the Pioneers offense as a duel-threat quarterback with 1,250 passing yards and 635 rushing yards. He threw for 11 touchdowns and ran for two more.

Wynn got the Pioneers to the top of the district in year two at the helm and currently sport a 6-5 record.

Parsons was a key offensive lineman that helped the Raiders rush for 1,524 yards this season.