
SHANE FULLER/Stat Hound contributor
Red Devils rack up all-state selections
Six East Valley players earn 2A honor after historic season
STAT HOUND
Jan 2, 2026
East Valley’s best season in more than two decades earned the Red Devils plenty of all-state recognition Tuesday.
Six players – three on offense and three on defense – were named to Washington State Football Coaches Association 2A first-team all-state.
Berg threw for 2,774 yards and 44 touchdowns against just three interceptions, to help the Red Devils win their first 12 games as they won their first conference championship and advanced to the state semifinals for the first time since 2004.
Braden Albrecht rushed for a CWAC-best 1,284 yards and 19 touchdowns. It was the second straight year he eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark. The senior added 20 receptions for 238 yards and four touchdowns.
Montana State signee Greyson Stevens hauled in 75 passes for 1,297 yards and 21 touchdowns, and became the school’s all-time leading receiver. He also returned two interceptions for scores to match Albrecht for a team-best 23 touchdowns.
Stevens also earned all-classification first-team honors from The (Tacoma) News Tribune.
Defensive end Zeliah Wade, the CWAC Defensive Player of the Year, earned all-state recognition after being the ultimate disruptor.
Wade finished the season with nine sacks, 37 quarterback hurries and 21 tackles for loss for a defense that held seven teams to seven points or less, including three straight shutouts to cap the regular season.
Eastern Washington-bound Cody Gasseling did it all for the Red Devils, and earned all-state recognition as a linebacker. He finished with 48 tackles, eight of those for loss, and two sacks.
On offense, Gasseling had 795 yards and 11 touchdowns on the ground and also caught 31 passes for 540 yards and eight more scores.
He signed with EWU as a tight end.
Senior defensive back Jayden Buckalew was second on the team with 76 tackles and led the Red Devils with five interceptions.
Prosser offensive lineman Josiah West, who has signed to play at Montana, also was a first-team selection, as was Othello senior devensive lineman Miguel Zunga.



