Vote: Who was the 2024 Montana Football Player of the Year?

The high school football season is beginning to wrap up across the country and we start to take a closer look at player of the year awards.

But first, we want to let the fans decide on who they believe are the players most deserving before we here at High School On SI start naming the top performers of the 2024 season.

We continue to the Northwest region and to the great state of Montana and we ask the question: Who was the 2024 Montana Football Player of the Year? 

This list consists of six worthy candidates and we’re asking for your help as the fan to vote on who you believe had the best season this fall.

Voting will end on December 31st, 2024.

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Here are the nominations:

In collecting numerous awards around the state, how about we nominate the signal caller to see what those in Montana think? The Montana Tech commitment finished a terrific senior campaign completing 168-of-230 passes for 2,862 yards, 34 touchdowns and just a mere three interceptions. Also rushed for 850 yards and scored eight times.

Hard to leave off Oxarart after the kind of season he had for Malta/Whitewater/Saco/Dodson this fall. Through 13 games, the quarterback completed 158-of-218 passes for 2,822 yards, 41 touchdowns and just a mere four picks.

Yes, the cousins are both on this list for good reason, too. Luke’s cousin, Stockton, has had a stellar 2024 campaign, but we can’t leave off the 2-way star for Jefferson. Oxarart finished the season rushing for 1,657 yards and scoring 20 touchdowns. At strong safety, the senior tallied 115 tackles and picked off six passes.

Whether Dorcheus needed to run the ball, catch it or make some tackles, the two-way player was everywhere for Glacier. Dorcheus ended the season rushing for 1,726 yards and scoring 26 touchdowns. On defense, the senior made 18 tackles, 4.5 for loss and five sacks.

Another 2-way player that piled up some strong numbers this past season was Dahlke for Gallatin. The 5-foot-9, 165-pound dynamo on offense hauled in 58 passes for 1,208 yards and 12 touchdowns. On the ground, he rushed for 648 yards on 66 carries and seven scores. Flipping over to defense, Dahlke tallied 65 total tackles, 10.5 for loss, seven sacks and deflected away nine pass.

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— Andy Villamarzo | villamarzo@scorebooklive.com | @highschoolonsi