Running Game Revival: Wade, Stenson Named MVL’s Top Football Stars
ZANESVILLE, OH – From kick off to touchdowns across all 14 Muskingum Valley League teams, it was yet another exciting football season.
The only way to cap it off is with the league’s top teams and honors, starting with the revival of the running game with our players of the year.
BIG SCHOOL DIVISION
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Leevi Wade (Sophomore), Tri-Valley
PUNTER OF THE YEAR: Jensen Parry (Sophomore), John Glenn
KICKER OF THE YEAR: Dominic McKinney (Senior), Sheridan
RETURNER OF THE YEAR: Aidan Mahon (Senior), Philo
QUARTERBACK OF THE YEAR: Jack Lincicome (Senior), Philo
RUNNING BACK OF THE YEAR: Leevi Wade (Sophomore), Tri-Valley
RECEIVER OF THE YEAR: Logan Hupp (Senior), Sheridan
OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR: Witten Schaad (Senior), Morgan
DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR: Creed Hill (Senior), Sheridan; Logan McClellan (Senior), Tri-Valley
LINEBACKER OF THE YEAR: Logan Jones (Senior), Sheridan
DEFENSIVE BACK OF THE YEAR: Ryan Lamonica (Senior), Tri-Valley
COACH OF THE YEAR: Cameron West, Tri-Valley
ALL-STAR GAME COACHES: Chris Zemba, Rosecrans; Nate Brownrigg, West Muskingum
FIRST TEAM:
JOHN GLENN MUSKIES
- QB/DB: Owen Edwards (Senior)
- RB: Reese Metzger (Senior)
- WR/LB: Dominic Bates (Senior)
- OL/DL: Kian Barton (Senior)
MORGAN RAIDERS
- QB/S: Haiden Pauley (Senior)
- RB/LB: Tanner Bankes (Junior)
- WR/DB: Hayden Bankes (Senior)
- WR/S: Arlis Ponchak (Senior)
- OL/DL: Witten Schaad (Senior)
PHILO ELECTRICS
- QB/LB: Jack Lincicome (Senior)
- RB/LB: Payton Byers (Senior)
- RB/DB: Slade Sprankle (Junior)
- TE/DL: Camden Stoner (Senior)
RIVER VIEW BLACK BEARS
- WR/K: Cameron Mobley (Senior)
- OL/DL: Hunter White (Senior)
SHERIDAN GENERALS
- RB/LB: Logan Russell (Junior)
- RB/DB: Logan Jones (Senior)
- WR/DB: Logan Hupp (Senior)
- WR/DB: Luke Skinner (Senior)
- OL/DL: Creed Hill (Senior)
TRI-VALLEY SCOTTIES
- RB: Leevi Wade (Sophomore)
- WR/S: Ryan Lamonica (Senior)
- OL/DL: Oliver Lanning (Senior)
- OL/DL: Logan McClellan (Senior)
- OL/DL: Lane Taylor (Junior)
- LB: Boston Smith (Senior)
SECOND TEAM:
JOHN GLENN MUSKIES
- WR/DB: Ryder Pennington (Senior)
MORGAN RAIDERS
- DL/OL: Devin Waggy (Senior)
PHILO ELECTRICS
- WR/LB: Jacob Savage (Senior)
RIVER VIEW BLACK BEARS
- DE/RB: Maguire Werntz (Junior)
SHERIDAN GENERALS
- DL/TE: Wesley Shegog (Senior)
TRI-VALLEY SCOTTIES
- OL/DL: Kelly Conklin (Senior)
HONORABLE MENTION:
JOHN GLENN MUSKIES
- DL: Brayden Knowlton (Junior)
- RB/LB: Conner Shoemake (Sophomore)
MORGAN RAIDERS
- WR/DB: Casen Foley (Junior)
- DB: McGwire Winner (Sophomore)
PHILO ELECTRICS
- WR/DB: Aidan Mahon (Senior)
- DL/OL: Christian Long (Junior)
RIVER VIEW BLACK BEARS
- QB/S: Kole Smith (Sophomore)
- WR/DB: Jeremiah Kaku (Sophomore)
SHERIDAN GENERALS
- OL/DL: Gage Moore (Senior)
- OL/DL: Lucas Showalter (Senior)
TRI-VALLEY SCOTTIES
- WR/DB: Casen Baker (Senior)
- LB: Lincoln Gundelfinger (Senior)
SMALL SCHOOL DIVISION
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Paul Stenson (Senior), New Lexington
PUNTER OF THE YEAR: Brady Cottrell (Sophomore), Crooksville
KICKERS OF THE YEAR: Hailey Arnold (Senior), Meadowbrook; Silas Kuhn (Senior), West Muskingum
RETURNER OF THE YEAR: Tyson Spicer (Junior), New Lexington
QUARTERBACK OF THE YEAR: Lane Ratliff (Junior), New Lexington
RUNNING BACK OF THE YEAR: Paul Stenson (Senior), New Lexington
WIDE RECEIVER OF THE YEAR: Landon Iden (Senior), Maysville
OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR: Tristan Braden (Senior), New Lexington
DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR: Eli Stephens (Junior), New Lexington
LINEBACKER OF THE YEAR: Harrison Ratliff (Senior), New Lexington
DEFENSIVE BACK OF THE YEAR: Braxton Brownrigg (Senior), West Muskingum
COACH OF THE YEAR: Kevin Board, New Lexington
FIRST TEAM:
COSHOCTON REDSKINS
- RB/LB: Champ Haley (Junior)
- DL/OL: Hayden Young (Junior)
CROOKSVILLE CERAMICS
- QB/S: Brayson Hill (Junior)
- DL/OL: Jace Thompson (Senior)
- LB/OL: Gavin Mount (Senior)
- LB/WR: Jacob Nelson (Senior)
MAYSVILLE PANTHERS
- QB: Kade Rock (Senior)
- RB: Kohen Lewellen (Senior)
- WR/DB: Landen Iden (Senior)
- OL/DL: Connor Young (Senior)
- DB/RB: Keaton Bryan (Sophomore)
MEADOWBROOK COLTS
- QB: Michael Ray (Junior)
- WR/DL: Bentley Sedor (Junior)
- WR/DB: Braylon Lowery (Senior)
- LB/RB: Will Smalley (Senior)
NEW LEXINGTON PANTHERS
- QB/S: Lane Ratliff (Junior)
- RB/LB: Paul Stenson (Senior)
- WR/S: Tyson Spicer (Junior)
- OL/DL: Tristan Braden (Senior)
- OL/DL: Eli Stephens (Junior)
- LB/WR: Harrison Ratliff (Senior)
- LB/WR: Tanner Toth (Junior)
WEST MUSKINGUM TORNADOES
- QB/DB: Braxton Brownrigg (Senior)
- WR/S: Grady Dollings (Sophomore)
- OL/LB: Dominic Stevenson (Junior)
- LB: Ashton Ansel (Senior)
- LB/RB: Carter Smith (Junior)
SECOND TEAM:
COSHOCTON REDSKINS
- RB/S: Coen Phillips (Senior)
CROOKSVILLE CERAMICS
- WR: Kyle Lane (Sophomore)
MAYSVILLE PANTHERS
- RB/LB: Alex Ray (Senior)
MEADOWBROOK COLTS
- DB/RB: Aiden Farrell (Junior)
WEST MUSKINGUM TORNADOES
- WR/DB: Tavin Bennett (Senior)
HONORABLE MENTION:
COSHOCTON REDSKINS
- WR/RB: Kash Murphy (Sophomore)
- OL/DL: Koltin Tidwell (Senior)
CROOKSVILLE CERAMICS
- LB/DL: Aiden Harper (Junior)
- LB/P: Brody Cottrell (Sophomore)
MAYSVILLE PANTHERS
- RB/S: Jayce Daniels (Junior)
- LB/OL: Jerik Winland (Sophomore)
MEADOWBROOK COLTS
- RB/LB: Brayden Black (Senior)
- OL/DL: Casey Clendenning (Senior)
NEW LEXINGTON PANTHERS
- RB/LB: Terrelle King (Junior)
- OL/DL: Chase Shriner (Senior)
WEST MUSKINGUM TORNADOES
- OL/DL: Carson Lewis (Junior)
- LB/TE: Cooper McKenzie (Junior)
