Hage earns 1st team All-State, All-League for ST football, Tarwater on 2nd team

Staff Report

South Tahoe's Mason Hage runs after making a reception against Truckee.
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South Tahoe quarterback Jake Tarwater looks for a receiver.
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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif — The South Tahoe Vikings football team moved the ball against nearly every opponent this season.

The exception was a pair of games against Fernley and Fallon, the teams who battled for the 3A state championship.

When all was said and done and the final statistics were tallied, Viking juniors Mason Hage and Jake Tarwater earned high recognition for their productive seasons.

Hage was named first team All-State and also first team All-Northern League. Tarwater was placed on the second team All-League.

Hage was the Vikings top receiver this season, especially early in the year.

The junior wide receiver hauled in 45 passes for 1,093 yards and seven touchdowns.

In his first three games of the season, Hage had 29 receptions for 533 yard and six touchdowns.

Tarwater, also a junior, threw touchdowns in eight of 10 games and averaged 260 yards passing every game.

The big right hander completed 62% (174-279) of his passes for 2,596 yards and 24 touchdowns.

He got stronger at the end of the season. In the last four games, where the Vikings won two, he averaged nearly 300 yards per game and completed 66% of his passes (84-127) while throwing for 10 TDs.

The Vikings went 4-6 overall and 2-6 in the competitive Northern League.

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