While their football seasons may have ended earlier than they wanted, both Greencastle and South Putnam were rewarded for their seasons, when it came to the All-Western Indiana Conference teams. 

Greencastle saw senior wide receiver/safety Owen Huff, senior running back/linebacker Lemar Moore, freshman quarterback Cole Stephens, junior kicker/punter Ian Williamson, senior wide receiver/linebacker Brendle Brennan, junior tight end/defensive end Brayden Monroe and senior lineman Jackson Buis all selected. 

Photo: Greencastle's Ian Williamson, left, and Owen Huff, right, celebrate a touchdown during the sectional semifinal against Linton-Stockton. 

Photo courtesy of Luke Morey/Greene County Daily World. 

The Tiger Cubs finished the season 8-3 after falling to Linton-Stockton, 26-21 in the sectional semifinal. 

"It is bittersweet. It is great to be recognized, but agonizing because we all feel like we should still be playing," Stephens said of his players being recognized.

South Putnam also put multiple players on the all-conference list. 

For the Eagles, a total of five players were recognized. Those players were: junior quarterback/safety Wyatt Mullin, senior linebacker Aiden Beadles, senior wide receiver/safety Caden Switzer, senior kicker Wyatt Kendall and freshman linebacker/guard Keenan Mowery-Shields. 

The Eagles finished the season 9-2 after falling in the sectional semifinal to Lutheran, 21-14. 

South Putnam head coach Chuck Sorrell said all those recognized worked hard this season. 

"We had other players like Kolby Harcourt, Bransyn Hanley, and Parker Harris that should be on there too, but we lost votes with our loss to Greencastle," Sorrell told The Putnam County Post.