By Sam Parsons
All-District teams have been announced for Iowa high school football, and the Class 4A District 4 honorees include a total of 10 members of the Oskaloosa Indians.
Senior OL/DL Grady Kennedy was the lone member of the Indians to be named to the All-District first team. Seniors Tyler Edgar, Cael Ashman, and Logan Hendricks, as well as junior Barrett Rinehart-Lynch, were all named to the All-District second team; and seniors Kaden Toubekis, Dawson Boertje, and Ayden Plumb, as well as juniors Aaron Dye and Colton Shaffer, were each named All-District honorable mentions.
A two-way starter, Kennedy was Oskaloosa’s most impactful player in the trenches as their center on offense and as a defensive tackle on defense. Despite missing multiple games with a knee injury, he finished 3rd on the team in tackles for loss (TFLs) with 4.5. He also served as the team’s long snapper on special teams.
Edgar’s season was also abbreviated due to an injury, but he finished the season with 677 passing yards and 4 touchdowns on 109 attempts while rushing for a team-high 309 yards and 3 TDs on 3.8 yards per carry.
Ashman was the Indians’ top receiver in the 2026 season, accumulating team-leading totals in receiving yards (351) and receiving TDs (5). He was also the primary kickoff returner for Oskaloosa, finishing the season with a team-high 316 return yards on 17.6 yards per return.
Hendricks started most of the season on the defensive line for the Indians and posted 9.5 total tackles (including 3 solo tackles) with 2.5 TFLs.
Rinehart-Lynch made numerous splash plays for Oskaloosa’s defense during the 2026 season, recording a team-high 35.0 tackles (22 solo) with 5.0 TFLs and 1 interception.
Toubekis played defensive end for the Indians and tallied 18.0 tackles (7 solo) and 2.5 TFLs during the season.
Boertje was Oskaloosa’s starting right guard by the end of the season and helped protect Edgar and backup QB Coleton Fawcett while paving the way for the Indians’ ground game.
Plumb was a two-way starter and led the Indians in receptions with 23, while amassing 243 receiving yards and 1 TD. On defense, he finished the season with 30.0 total tackles (20 solo) at defensive back.
Dye led the Indians’ defense with 2 interceptions during the 2026 season, primarily playing free safety. The junior also added 22.0 total tackles (16 solo) and 1 TFL.
Shaffer played the “whip” position (similar to a nickel corner) on Oskaloosa’s defense and was one of their most productive players on that side of the ball, finishing 1st on the team in TFLs with 6, 2nd on the team in total tackles with 32.0, and 3rd on the team in solo tackles with 19.
