All-LCL Football Awards: Licking Valley, Granville Dominate Buckeye, Heath Shows Out in Cardinal Division
ZANESVILLE, OH – Another great year for LCL football teams, which is to be expected at this point. The conference sent five teams to the playoffs, one of which still has a chance at a regional title this year. So now it’s time to examine the top stars in the postseason All-Conference Awards.
BUCKEYE DIVISION
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Kyle Kirby (Senior), Granville
OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR – Maverick Weaver (Senior), Licking Valley
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Quinn Hornfeck (Senior), Licking Valley
DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR – Luke Mullins (Senior), Mt. Vernon
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Bode Shoaps (Senior), Granville
JOHN H. MCCONNELL AWARD – Nolan White (Senior), Mt. Vernon
COACH OF THE YEAR – Randy Baughman, Licking Valley
FIRST TEAM:
- QB – Brody Rodgers (Junior), Licking Valley
- QB/S – Mason Richards (Senior), Mt. Vernon
- QB/S – Drew Samsal (Senior), Watkins
- RB/LB – Kyle Kirby (Senior), Granville
- RB/LB – Luke Sanchez (Senior), Granville
- RB/LB – Donevin Ghiloni (Senior), Licking Valley
- RB/LB – Luke Mullins (Senior), Mt. Vernon
- RB/S – Graham Smith (Junior), Watkins
- WR/DB – Jaeden Ricketts (Senior), Watkins
- WR/DB – Connor Johnson (Sophomore), Zanesville
- WR/DL/P – Landon Dawson (Sophomore), Mt. Vernon
- WR/S – Luke Bosse (Senior), Granville
- WR/S – Jakob Culver (Senior), Granville
- WR/TE – Dylan Kennedy (Senior), Watkins
- OL/DL – Carson Adkins (Sophomore), Licking Valley
- OL/DL – Ty Hufford (Senior), Licking Valley
- OL/DL – Maverick Weaver (Senior), Licking Valley
- OL/DL – Lane Mussard (Senior), Mt. Vernon
- OL/DL – Nolan White (Senior), Mt. Vernon
- DL/OL – Cooper Gregory (Junior), Granville
- LB/DL – Robert Talbert (Sophomore), Licking Heights
- LB – Rosco Paschal (Senior), Watkins
- DB/WR – Quinn Hornfeck (Senior), Licking Valley
SECOND TEAM:
- QB/LB – Jackson McMillan (Junior), Granville
- RB/LB – Ben Fitzpatrick (Senior), Mt. Vernon
- WR – Carter Rhyan (Freshman), Granville
- WR/DB – Brody Barrows (Senior), Licking Valley
- WR/DB – Darrin Monahan (Junior), Mt. Vernon
- WR/DB – Alex Arthurs (Senior), Watkins
- WR/S – Silas Kyle (Senior), Licking Valley
- WR/S – Evan Lohr (Senior), Licking Valley
- OL/DL – Grant Buerkel (Junior), Granville
- OL/DL – George Walter (Sophomore), Granville
- OL/DL – Hunter White (Senior), Licking Valley
- OL/DL – Coen Armstrong (Senior), Mt. Vernon
- OL/DL – Kaiden Schlosser (Senior), Mt. Vernon
- OL/DL – Keegan Murray (Senior), Watkins
- LB – Garrett Beyer (Senior), Licking Heights
- LB/RB – Brayde Marlatt (Senior), Licking Valley
- LB/WR – Sam Crum (Senior), Watkins
- LB/OL – Trio Ladd (Junior), Zanesville
- DB/QB – JJ Shackleford (Senior), Licking Heights
- S/DB – Maddox Skoczen (Senior), Watkins
HONORABLE MENTION:
- QB/LB – Liam Richards (Freshman), Mt. Vernon
- WR/DB – Landon Goss (Senior), Granville
- WR/S – Bryce Kreager (Senior), Mt. Vernon
- WR/DL – RJ Gladden (Freshman), Zanesville
- OL/TE – Fred Saunders (Senior), Licking Heights
- OL/TE – Linkin Raber (Sophomore), Watkins
- OL – Matthew Schmitz (Senior), Licking Heights
- OL/DL – Josh Curtis (Senior), Zanesville
- DL/TE – Lincoln Clements (Senior), Licking Valley
- DL/OL – Colin McKenzie (Senior), Licking Valley
- DB/WR – Devin Bodle (Junior), Granville
- LB/TE – Cody West (Senior), Watkins
CARDINAL DIVISION
OFFENSIVE BACK OF THE YEAR – Ryan Sager (Junior), Johnstown-Monroe
OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR – Greyson Goodman (Senior), Johnstown-Monroe
DEFENSIVE BACK OF THE YEAR – JJ Holloway (Senior), Heath
DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR – Kamden Hall (Senior), Utica
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Charlie Kinkead (Senior), Northridge
ERNIE GODFREY NOMINEE – Carter Mason (Senior), Heath
COACH OF THE YEAR – Tim Ward, Heath
FIRST TEAM:
- QB – Braden Gibson (Senior), Heath
- QB/RB – Kamden Hall (Senior), Utica
- RB/LB – JJ Holloway (Senior), Heath
- RB – Tristyn Jones (Junior), Heath
- RB/LB – Preston Carey (Sophomore), Johnstown-Monroe
- RB/LB – Ryan Sager (Junior), Johnstown-Monroe
- FB/LB – Landon Myers (Senior), Johnstown-Monroe
- WR/QB – Jaxon Holman (Junior), Newark Catholic
- WR/RB/S – Jalen White (Senior), Lakewood
- WR/DB – Sladen Fouch (Senior), Johnstown-Monroe
- WR/LB – Carter Mason (Senior), Heath
- WR/S – Cam Stephens (Junior), Heath
- WR/S – Hunter McKinney (Senior), Utica
- TE/DE – Greyson Goodman (Senior), Johnstown-Monroe
- DL/OL – Lincoln Walton (Senior), Northridge
- LB/RB – Riley Wheeler (Senior), Northridge
- LB/RB – Tyler Marks (Junior), Heath
- S/QB – Aaron Hays (Junior), Utica
SECOND TEAM:
- QB/S – Garrett Hardaway (Senior), Lakewood
- RB/S – Tyler Sheets (Senior), Johnstown-Monroe
- WR – Joe Ward (Junior), Heath
- WR/DB – Jordan Mokel (Junior), Heath
- WR/DB – Quentin Sunkle (Senior), Heath
- WR/DB – Kyle Eskins (Junior), Newark Catholic
- WR/DB – Malone Hutchison (Junior), Newark Catholic
- WR/LB – Elijah Bland (Junior), Utica
- OL – Donovan Holley (Senior), Utica
- OL/DL – Anthony Bleas (Senior), Johnstown-Monroe
- OL/DL – Evan Mead (Senior), Johnstown-Monroe
- OL/DL – Ben Smith (Senior), Johnstown-Monroe
- OL/DL – Landon Thompson (Senior), Northridge
- OL/DL – Bryson Macy (Senior), Utica
- DL/OL – Kanin Brown (Senior), Heath
- DL/OL – Kameren Lowry (Senior), Northridge
- LB/RB – Kyler Zyski (Senior), Utica
- LB/WR – Jamie Odrumsky (Senior), Northirdge
HONORABLE MENTION:
- QB/S – Luke Carter (Junior), Johnstown-Monroe
- QB/LB – Brayden Bingham (Senior), Northridge
- RB/LB – Lukka Vines (Sophomore), Lakewood
- RB – Jayce Golden (Junior), Northridge
- RB/LB – Mason Bowen (Senior), Utica
- WR/S – Landon Cox (Senior), Newark Catholic
- OL/DL – Drew Kelly (Sophomore), Heath
- OL/LB – Connor Ford (Senior), Lakewood
- OL/DL – Carmine Annarino (Senior), Newark Catholic
- OL/DL – Chris Harris (Senior), Utica
- LB/QB – Cole Carey (Sophomore), Johnstown-Monroe
- LB/S – Colton McLean (Junior), Heath
