Sycamore Spartans football

Sycamore's Carter York made his commitment to South Dakota State official at a ceremony Wednesday at Sycamore, while Thatcher Friedrichs formalized his commitment to North Central College.

After putting up eye-popping numbers wherever he played, Sycamore's Burke Gautcher earned his second straight Daily Chronicle Player of the Year award. He heads to Iowa to play for the Hawkeyes in January.

There were no shortage of people who could catch the ball this year - whether that was on the offensive or defensive side of the ball. Here's this year's Daily Chronicle All-Area Football team.