Kelson Gebbers named Washington 2B Senior Athlete of the Year

BREWSTER – Not long after he removed his cap and gown following graduation ceremonies for the Bears’ Class of 2023, senior standout Kelson Gebbers was on his way to the next phase of his athletic/academic career, on scholarship to NCAA Division 1, University of Portland.

“He’s down in Portland, already,” said his mother Nikki Gebbers, “He has started his classes and is in his dorm with another teammate. It’s a big change but I think he’s very happy.”

Perhaps not as happy as the Pilots’ sports program that recruited a prospect wooed and wanted by big name schools across the country.

Gebbers’ latest accolade was being named the state’s top 2B Senior Athlete of the Year. Some impressive numbers earned on the basketball court and football gridiron back up the recognition.

            • 2,761 passing yards that set a new Brewster single season record, eclipsing the 2005 mark of 2,369 yards set by Chase LaMoreaux.

            • 26 touchdowns with a pass completion average of nearly 55 percent.

            • CWB 2B First Team and Player of the Year

            • 739 points/26.4 ppg. and 12 rebounds according to head basketball coach Michael Taylor.

            • Second place state basketball.

            • A nearly 4.0 GPA.

And that is just in Gebbers’ senior year. Along the way he set more school benchmarks for future Bears’ athletes to chase:

            • Most single season pass attempts: 316

            • Most single season completions: 173

            • Most career completions: 274

            • Most career passing yards: 4,437.

            • 1,783 career basketball points, nearly 20 ppg, over 90 games. That would place Gebbers fifth in the roster of 21 Bears men who have scored 1,000 points or more since 1977.