Div. IV/V All-Ohio: West Holmes' trio, Norwayne's Smith earn first-team nods
Another year, another group of All-Ohioans for West Holmes.
The Knights landed three players on the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association's All-Ohio first team in Div. IV, along with Norwayne's Dylan Smith earning first-team honors in Div. V.
Morgan Smith, Kyle Maltarich and Lynn Cline earned first-team honors for the Knights, who advanced to the regional semifinals for the fourth year in a row.
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Morgan Smith became the third West Holmes QB to earn first-team honors in three seasons, breaking the school record for touchdown passes while also rushing for more than 1,000 yards. Maltarich wrapped up perhaps the best career for a receiver in West Holmes history with his second straight first-team nod and Cline became the latest Knights linebacker to earn first-team status.
Eight Knights earned All-Ohio honors overall, with Morgan Eastep (offensive line) and Elijah Williams-Dixon (defensive line) getting second team nods and Logan Zollars (receiver), Gus Warner (linebacker) and Alex Pringle (kicker) earning honorable mention status.
Dylan Smith was one of the area's most explosive playmakers on both sides of the ball for Norwayne, but earned his All-Ohio status at defensive back, where he intercepted 11 passes, running back three for touchdowns, in addition to making 41 tackles from his safety spot.
Norwayne also had three players join Smith as All-Ohioans, led by second-team linebacker Dillon Morlock, with Nathaniel Troup (offensive line) and Lucas Dudte (defensive back) as honorable mention players.
Triway also had a pair of All-Ohioans, with linebacker Luke Belcher and kicker Drew Bishko earning third-team honors in Div. V. Orrville's Kaleb Wayt joined Bishko as a third-team kicker in Div. V.
Orrville's Greg Smiley (receiver) and Sawyer Hamsher (quarterback), Smithville's Ashton Brummage (defensive line) also earned honorable mention status in Div. V.
Div. IV and V teams were released Tuesday after Monday's Div. VI and VII teams, highlighted by Dalton's Greyson Siders winning Div. VII Offensive Player of the Year.
This article originally appeared on The Daily Record: Football: West Holmes, Norwayne players earn first-team All-Ohio nods
