Lexington's Corbin named Division II District Boys Soccer Player of the Year

MANSFIELD — Leadership and sacrifice gets rewarded.

So, it is no surprise to see Lexington senior Terrance Corbin was named the 2023 Division II District Player of the Year by the North Central Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association. The defensive midfielder was instrumental in helping the Minutemen win their sixth consecutive Division II district championship and the 2023 Ohio Cardinal Conference title after making a position change this season.

For the last three years, he played center back but made the transition to center mid this season to create a smoother transition from offense to defense, and the Minutemen are in the regional tournament for the sixth straight year because of it.

Corbin was joined on the first team by teammates Brody Earick, Zach Turlo and Jaxson Husty while Jack Hiebel, Will Perkins and Dylan George were second-team selections. Nolan Steward and JayByx Mack were honorable mentions.

Ontario put six on the list, headlined by Dante McGinty and Hector Sanchez-Vidal as first teamers and Jace Young and Ezra Pearce as second teamers. Austin Boughton and Evan Ruhe were honorable mentions.

Clear Fork had seven players selected: Connor Hauger and Jaden Beachy as first team selections; Liam Beer, Branson Frost and Kade Beachy were second teamers; while Bryson Shaffner and Caleb Peters were honorable mentions.

Mansfield Senior saw six players earn honors. Griffin DeBolt and Justin Crall were first-team honorees while Quinten DeBolt and Syncere Long were second teamers and Braxton Hock and Caleb Bowman were honorable mentions.

2023 Division II Boys Soccer All-District Teams

FIRST TEAM: Terrance Corbin, Lexington; Connor Hauger, Clear Fork; Noah Normington-Slay, Perkins; Alex Werth, Vermilion; Brody Earick, Lexington; Dante McGinty, Ontario; Erik Rangel-Negrete, Norwalk; Griffin DeBolt, Mansfield Senior; Landon Witte, Port Clinton; Reagan Massey, Vermilion; Ryan Wells, Perkins; Jaden Beachy, Clear Fork; Zach Turlo, Lexington; Hector Sanchez-Vidal, Ontario; Justin Crall, Mansfield Senior; Jaxson Husty, Lexington; Brant Walker, Galion; Oscar Valtzerra, Willard.

SECOND TEAM: Jace Young, Ontario; Ezra Pearce, Ontario; Javier Barroso, Port Clinton; Noah Knecht, Port Clinton; Liam Beer, Clear Fork; Branson Frost, Clear Fork; Kade Beachy, Clear Fork; Kaden Camp, Perkins; Raymundo Gil, Perkins; Jacob Savage, Perkins; Wesley Penton, Vermilion; Caleb German, Vermilion; Mason Gamble, Norwalk; Landon Ferkel, Norwalk; Quinten DeBolt, Mansfield Senior; Syncere Long, Mansfield Senior; Noah Clapsaddle, Oak Harbor; Jack Hiebel, Lexington; Will Perkins, Lexington; Dylan George, Lexington.

HONORABLE MENTION: Bryson Shaffner, Clear Fork; Caleb Peters, Clear Fork; Diego Garcia, Clyde; Jose Dominguez, Clyde; Braylen Beachy, Galion; Evan Murphy, Galion; Nolan Steward, Lexington; Jaybyx Mack, Lexington; Braxton Hock, Mansfield Senior; Caleb Bowman, Mansfield Senior; Ben Snyder, Norwalk; Drew Thomas, Norwalk; Owen Harkness, Oak Harbor; Joey Judge, Oak Harbor; Austin Boughton, Ontario; Evan Ruhe, Ontario; Landon Williams, Perkins; Caleb Spence, Perkins; Lincoln Beasley, Port Clinton; Ryan Madison, Port Clinton; Brady Parker, Vermilion; Gavin Wilfing, Vermilion; Shalim Monzon, Willard; Eleazar Lopez, Willard.

Division II District Player of the Year: Terrance Corbin, Lexington

Division II District Coach of the Year: Paul Lea, Perkins.

Division II Assistant Coach of the Year: Jacob Brown, Ontario.

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This article originally appeared on Mansfield News Journal: 28 Richland County boys soccer players named All-District in Division II