The 39th Annual Kansas 8-Man All-Star Games are set to kickoff Saturday at Trojan Field in Beloit and one of the participants this season for the DII West All-Stars is Brody Batchman of Sylvan-Lucas. Batchman is in a unique spot within his family as his brother Beau was selected to play in the game in 2020, but due to COVID, the games were not held. In talking with Batchman this week, based on that experience alone, he understands the magnitude of being able to play one last high school football game.
Over his four seasons of football, the Mustangs had a winning record every year, compiling a mark of 26-12 from 2020-2023. Batchman became a mainstay in the backfield as a junior and over the past two seasons, helped Sylvan-Lucas to a 14-5 record, including a 7-2 finish in 2023. In his final campaign, he ran for 779 yards and 13 touchdowns in Ben Labertew’s offense.
Batchman was also an honorable mention all-state linebacker this past season. He registered 69 tackles, which tied for second most on the team.
In his preparation for the all-star game this week, Batchman credited his coaches and the Sylvan-Lucas program in helping him get to this point.
Brody Batchman has one last chance to put on the pads in high school football on Saturday. He joins 19 other West All-Stars in the Division II game at 1:30 p.m. in Beloit. Fans who are unable to attend can catch the games on KD Country 94 and the 8-Man All-Star Game Radio Network at 8manallstars.com with pregame coverage beginning at 1:00 Saturday afternoon.
