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Marion-area high school football players land on All-Central District list for 2023

Rob McCurdy, Marion Star
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COLUMBUS — The Marion area saw 29 football players earn first-team All-Central District honors on Monday from the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association.

Seven were second-team picks, while 29 more received special mention or honorable mention for the 2023 season.

Due to the disparity in the number of teams in each division in the Central District, second team was only used in Divisions I, II, III and V.

Look back at last year's all-district: All-Central District Football 2022

The complete 2023 all-district list: Who made All-Central District in football this season?

First Team

  • Division II: Mike Williams, Marion Harding, defensive line, senior, 5-foot-11, 240 pounds.

  • Division IV: Chase Ebert, River Valley, quarterback, junior, 6-1, 195.

  • Division IV: Keyan Shidone, River Valley, receiver, senior, 5-9, 160.

  • Division IV: Treyton Mercer, River Valley, linebacker, senior, 6-0, 200.

  • Division IV, Tyson Waddle, River Valley, linebacker, junior, 5-10, 200.

  • Division V: Owen Lowry, Pleasant, quarterback, junior, 6-1, 185.

  • Division V: Dane Nauman, Highland, running back, senior, 6-0, 215.

  • Division V: Kaden Reidenbach, Highland, receiver, junior, 6-4, 175.

  • Division V: Brady Henry, Pleasant, offensive line, junior, 6-3, 260.

  • Division V: Rylan Keever, North Union, offensive line, senior, 6-1, 249.

  • Division V: Nolan Draper, North Union, defensive back, senior, 5-11, 172.

  • Division V: Ladon Hayes, Highland, linebacker, senior, 6-1, 228.

  • Division V: Conner Smith, Pleasant, linebacker, senior, 6-1, 200.

  • Division V: Sam Mentzer, Pleasant, junior, 5-10, 180.

  • Division V: Carter Skaggs, North Union, punter, senior, 6-3, 174.

  • Division VI: A.J. Bower, Northmor, quarterback, junior, 6-1, 175.

  • Division VI: Wyatt Denney, Cardington, running back, sophomore, 5-7, 175.

  • Division VI: Quentin Harrison, Elgin, running back, junior, 5-10, 175.

  • Division VI: Jax Wenger, Northmor, receiver, junior, 6-2, 185.

  • Division VI: Hayden Krinn, Mount Gilead, offensive line, senior, 6-0, 255.

  • Division VI: Russell Sherman, Elgin, offensive line, senior, 6-1, 250.

  • Division VI: Caleb Schnuerer, Northmor, kicker, senior, 6-0, 190.

  • Division VI: Hunter Fulk, Northmor, defensive back, senior, 5-10, 150.

  • Division VI, Landon Shepard, Elgin, linebacker, junior, 6-3, 215.

  • Division VI: Nels VanGundy, Elgin, defensive line, senior, 6-3, 190.

  • Division VI: Cam Vickers, Mount Gilead, punter, junior, 6-2, 170.

  • Division VII: Nathan Thiel, Ridgedale, linebacker, senior, 6-3, 195.

  • Division VII: Evan Ricketts, Ridgedale, defensive line, sophomore, 6-4, 195.

  • Division VII: Brayden Townsend, Ridgedale, defensive line, junior, 6-3, 205.

Second Team

  • Division II: Alex Stokes, Marion Harding, quarterback, senior, 6-2, 205.

  • Division II: Raymond Scott-Harbolt, Marion Harding, tight end, junior, 6-0, 198.

  • Division II: Justin Long, Marion Harding, linebacker, junior, 6-0, 200.

  • Division V: Kolton Stover, Highland, quarterback, junior, 6-3, 175.

  • Division V: Aiden Smith, Pleasant, receiver, junior, 6-0, 155.

  • Division V: Tyler Krebehenne, North Union, defensive back, junior, 5-8, 145.

  • Division V: Cameron Osborne, North Union, defensive line, senior, 5-8, 232.

Special/Honorable Mention

  • Division II: Josiah Payne, Marion Harding, offensive line, junior, 6-1, 195

  • Division II: Marquis Long, Marion Harding, defensive back, senior, 6-1, 180.

  • Division IV: Carter Creeden, River Valley, linebacker, senior, 5-11, 185.

  • Division IV: Ayden Kenney, River Valley, receiver, senior, 6-4, 205.

  • Division IV: Ethan Lyon, River Valley, offensive line, senior, 6-0, 230.

  • Division IV: Kolton Millisor, River Valley, defensive line, senior, 6-3, 225.

  • Division V: Sam Hernandez, Highland, defensive back, junior, 5-10, 165.

  • Division V: Hayden Kline, Highland, defensive back, senior, 5-10, 140.

  • Division V: Zach Kline, Highland, defensive back, sophomore, 5-10, 178.

  • Division V: Landon O'Donnell, Pleasant, offensive line, senior, 5-11, 215.

  • Division V: Jace Trachtenberg, Pleasant, linebacker, junior, 6-0, 190.

  • Division V: Nathan Wansik, Pleasant, defensive line, senior, 6-3, 205.

  • Division VI: Nicholas Armrose, Northmor, offensive line, junior, 6-0, 215.

  • Division VI: Dylan Britt, Northmor, offensive line, senior, 6-0, 220.

  • Division VI: Jacob Brown, Elgin, offensive line, senior, 6-0, 240.

  • Division VI: Carson Campbell, Northmor, running back, sophomore, 5-10, 170.

  • Division VI: Shane Carpenter, Mount Gilead, defensive line, junior, 6-3, 270.

  • Division VI: Stephen Castillo-Carey, Elgin, running back, senior, 5-10, 160.

  • Division VI: Warren Garrison, Cardington, defensive back, junior, 5-11, 162.

  • Division VI: Cameron Goldbach, Northmor, defensive line, junior, 6-1, 170.

  • Division VI: Kayden Gwilym, Cardington, offensive line, senior, 6-1, 195.

  • Division VI: Paul Cramer, Northmor, linebacker, senior, 5-10, 180.

  • Division VI: Bo Landin, Northmor, receiver, junior, 6-0, 180.

  • Division VI: Kaiden Luikart, Elgin, linebacker, senior, 5-9, 165.

  • Division VI: Gabe Simpson, Mount Gilead, linebacker, senior, 6-3, 180.

  • Division VII: Michael Deas, Ridgedale, linebacker, sophomore, 6-0, 175.

  • Division VII: Brody Fultz, Ridgedale, defensive line, sophomore, 5-10, 205.

  • Division VII: Landon Murphy, Ridgedale, receiver, senior, 5-10, 140.

  • Division VII: J.J. Slaughterbeck, Ridgedale, defensive back, sophomore, 5-8, 142.

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Marion Harding's Mike Williams, left, takes on the block of lineman Bryan Mullins of Highland during a game this season. Williams was a first-team All-Central District pick as a defensive line in Division II by the OPSWA on Monday.
Marion Harding's Mike Williams, left, takes on the block of lineman Bryan Mullins of Highland during a game this season. Williams was a first-team All-Central District pick as a defensive line in Division II by the OPSWA on Monday.

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