Dawyot is first team on both offense and defense and second team punter
The Glenvar High football team had one of its best years ever and the Virginia High School League Class 2 all-state football team reflects the talent on the 2025 Highlander squad. Glenvar filled five spots on the all-state first team and six on the second team.
Senior Brody Dawyot was listed on three spots of the all-state team. Brody was named first team at both quarterback and defensive line and was also selected as the second team punter.
Dawyot had a spectacular four-year career for the Highlanders, setting the VHSL record for career touchdown passes with 134. He finishes second all-time with 180 total touchdowns, counting passing and rushing, second all-time in total yards with 12,312 and fourth all time in passing yards with 9,822.
This season alone Brody passed for 49 touchdowns and scored 61, adding in his rushing TDs. The 61 touchdowns is fourth best for a VHSL single season and the 49 TD passes ranks fifth.
Dawyot also set playoff records with six touchdown passes against Floyd County, tying the previous record, and 28 completions against Strasburg in the 2025 Class 2 championship game.
Also named to the first team all-state were senior lineman Jackson Hartman and senior receiver Cooper Mullins on offense and senior linebacker Rawlin Hanks on defense. Mullins was also named to the second team defense at all-purpose.
Senior Cale Vaughan made second team all-state on both sides of the ball. Cale was a second team selection at tight end on offense and linebacker on defense. Other second team selections from Glenvar include senior Nick Wilson on the defensive line and senior Jace Forster at defensive back.
Strasburg junior running back Quincy Williams was named the Class 2 Offensive Player of the Year and Strasburg senior defensive lineman Hutson Conrad is the Class 2 Defensive Player of the Year. Strasburg head coach Tripp Lamb is the Class 2 Coach of the Year after the Rams defeated Glenvar for the state championship.
Glenvar dominated the All-Region 2C team this year as Brody Dawyot was named both the Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year and coach Kevin Clifford was named the Region 2C Coach of the Year after leading Glenvar to a 14-1 overall season and the region championship.
On offense Glenvar players named to the all-region first team included Dawyot, Hartman, Mullins and Vaughan and on defense Dawyot, Wilson, Hanks, Vaughan, Forster and Mullins. Brody was named first team at quarterback, defensive line and punter.
Second team all-region Highlanders on offense are Forster and Tre Dawyot at receiver and Dalton Shoemaker on the offensive line. Tre Dawyot also made second team on defense.
In the Three Rivers District Brody Dawyot was named Offensive Player of the Year, Hanks is Defensive Player of the Year and Clifford is the Coach of the Year.
First team on offense are Brody at quarterback along with Hartman, Mullins, Forster and Vaughan. First team all-district on defense are Brody Dawyot at both punter and defensive line, Wilson, Hanks, Vaughan, Forster and sophomore Jake Franklin.
Second team all-3RD on offense are junior Daulton Nolen at center, senior Emelio Harris on the line, junior Ranger Swanson at runningback, Tre Dawyot at receiver and Mullins is the placekicker. Defensive second teamers are senior Jacob Campbell at linebacker, Tre Dawyot and senior Carter King at defensive back, Swanson at punt returner and Mullins at defensive all-purpose.
