Cincinnati Enquirer names 2025 football all-city teams

The 2025 high school football season saw multiple teams in Greater Cincinnati make history with undefeated regular seasons.

The postseason provided quite the thrill with several jaw-dropping moments, incredible finishes, a regional final at Paycor Stadium, and two teams advancing to the 2025 Ohio state championships.

Here are The Enquirer's 2025 all-city teams for each division in Ohio, plus Northern Kentucky and Indiana.

Ohio

Division I

Offensive player of the year

Ryder Hooks, Lakota East: He was co-offensive player of the year in Ohio and offensive player of the year in the district. The Mr. Football finalist had 286 rushing yards and three touchdowns in a Week 1 win over Centerville. Thanks to five games with 200 rushing yards, including a school-record 321-yard performance against Colerain, he ended the season with 2,032 yards and 19 touchdowns.

Defensive player of the year

Derek Uran, Elder: He was co-defensive player of the year in Ohio and defensive player of the year in the district. He led a unit that allowed 15 points per game in going 12-1 and reaching the regional final. He had 104 tackles, nine sacks and 23 tackles for loss.

Co-coaches of the year

Doug Ramsey, Elder: He led the Panthers to a 12-1 record including their first 10-0 regular season since 1991.

Steve Specht, St. Xavier: He led the Bombers to an 11-3 record and the state final, avenging regular-season losses to league foes Elder and Moeller in the postseason.

Kali Jones, Middletown: He led the Middies to an 11-3 record, their best since 2011, and the state semifinals.

First team

Kofi Adubofuor, Lakota West; Lenin Aguilar, Mason; Cordell Ball, Oak Hills; Lucas Basta, Little Miami; Orion Bentley, Mason; Chris Bradley, Lakota West; Bryshawn Brown, Winton Woods; C.J. Bryant, Middletown; Kobe Clapper, St. Xavier; Virgil Coleman, Middletown; Cameron Crigler, Fairfield; Kaden Estep, Elder; Luke Faler, Lebanon; Danny Fortson, Princeton;  Jack Harper, Springboro; Christian Harris, Moeller; Ryder Hooks, Lakota East; Jayven Hutchinson, Elder; Rihyael Kelley, Winton Woods; Nick Lautar, Lebanon; P.J. MacFarlane, Lakota East; Landen Miree, Princeton; Zion Neal, Princeton; Reilly Newman, Lakota West; Patrick O’Brien, Moeller; Joey Oscar, Mason; Matt Ponatoski, Moeller; Aden Reeder, St. Xavier; Brayden Reilly, St. Xavier; Max Rhodes, Oak Hills; Caillou Robinson, West Clermont; Jackson Ruth, Elder; Tyrell Scott, Elder; J.D. Singletary, Middletown; Cam Thomas, Lakota West; Jon’ir Travis, Winton Woods; Derek Uran, Elder; Daniel Vollmer, St. Xavier; Jordan Vann, Middletown; Reggie Watson, Moeller; Andrew Wells, Princeton.

Second team

Jeremy Bader, Oak Hills; Andre Bailey, Hamilton; Bradan Bailey, Hamilton; Tommy Becker, Elder; Orion Bentley, Mason; Noah Bilinski, Springboro; Eckley Bridges, Hamilton; Jake Britt, St. Xavier; Alex Brown, Mason; Jordan Bryant, Hamilton; Mason Chumbley, Elder; Laaren Cornwall, Middletown; Cameron Crigler, Fairfield;Conner Cuozzo, Moeller; Tyson Davis, Lakota West; Nate Dawson, Winton Woods; Alex Dugan, Elder; Robby Flack, Hamilton; Pete Fortkamp, Elder; Jackson Frey, St. Xavier; Brady Gutmann, Springboro; Jon Hendrix, Mason; Mason Holbrook, Hamilton; Carter Jones, Lakota East; Terrence Jones, Princeton; Tyler Josleyn, Moeller; Brody Lamb, Lebanon; Jack Mallabar, Moeller; Cooper McCutchan, Moeller; Aaron McFarland, Oak Hills; Marino Middleton, Moeller; Max Miller, Springboro; Chris Mimms, Winton Woods; Jace Montgomery, Moeller; Carter Napier, Springboro; Kenyon Norman, Lakota West; Axsel Rogers, Fairfield; Gabe Ross, Fairfield; Jackson Smith, Lakota West; Tucker Snelling, Lebanon; Connor Stephens, Hamilton; William Sweeney, St. Xavier; Evan Weinberg, Springboro.

Honorable mention

Colerain: Desean Flagg Jr., Roman Garr; Fairfield: Corrious Booker, Josiah Leonard, Kobe Lewis, Joseph Traore; Hamilton: Elijah Hones; Lakota East: Chris Bouyer, Dawson Reip; Lakota West: Judah Blair, Kobyn Ogletree, Sean Simmons; Lebanon: Hunter Davis, Logan Schmenk; Little Miami: Tanner Meadows, Andrew Trapp; Mason: Lenin Aguilar, DeAngelo Birch, Jon Hendrix, Andy Hutton; Middletown: Ace Cooper, Zymir Reed; Milford: Jake Dixon; Oak Hills: Julian Harris; Princeton: Nate Canady, Jon Civils, Derrick Jeffries, Terrance Jones, Jonas Long, Gianni Simpson; St. Xavier: Alex McClatchey; Springboro: Noah Greenberg, Jacob Tibbits; Walnut Hills: Jon Jackson, Josh Thornton, Will Rivers; West Clermont: Carl Lyttle, Landon Young; Winton Woods: Jayvion McKinney-Cooper.

Division II

Offensive player of the year

Owen Scalf, Anderson: The junior quarterback led the Raptors to a 14-1 record and state runner-up. He threw for 1,961 yards and 41 touchdowns and rushed for 677 yards and eight TDs. He was co-offensive player of the year in Ohio.

Defensive player of the year

Brady Kuhn, Anderson: The senior linebacker led the state runner-up Raptors to a 14-1 record, leading a unit that allowed 15 points per game. He led the defense with 125 tackles, 61 solo, with nine sacks and 28.5 tackles for loss. He was the defensive player of the year in the district and co-defensive player of the year in Ohio.

Coach of the year

Evan Dreyer, Anderson: He led the Raptors to a 14-1 record and the Division II state final for the second straight year.

First team

Ace Alston, Anderson; Reid Baker, Anderson; Christopher Barnes, Withrow; Josh Cassio, Kings; Grant Dallio, Harrison; Jordan Davis, Anderson; Preston Flick, Harrison; Brady Gillespie, Turpin; Teagan Haretuku, Anderson; Antwoine Higgins, Anderson; Jaycee Houston, Withrow; Hezikiah Kelley, Northwest; Max Kief, La Salle; Brady Kuhn, Anderson; Bryant Lee, Monroe; Jaylen Lilly, Northwest; Calvin Lorek, Loveland; Andrew Lyman, Kings; Mark Madden, Anderson; Ben Markarian, Harrison; Brody Nickerson, Turpin; Grant Nurre, Kings; Hunter Ogdan, La Salle; Colby Quinlan, Harrison; Jacob Rudowski, Kings; Naseer Salaam, La Salle; Owen Scalf, Anderson; Landon Schinbeckler, Loveland; Roman Smith, Edgewood; Brady Stidham, Loveland; Ke’Maury Tye, Anderson; Tysin Weaver, Anderson; Owen Wells, Kings; Colin Wooldridge, La Salle.

Second team

Charles Alexander, Withrow; Austin Arnold, Turpin; David Baldock, Harrison; Christion Browner, Withrow;Travis Burke, Edgewood; Brycen Deller, Harrison; Ethan Dixon, Northwest; Henry Feltman, Turpin; Austin Haig, Monroe; Bram Hermans, Anderson; Cooper Kathman, Anderson; Brady Lawhon, Harrison; Max Lockwood, Kings; Justyn Lyles, Withrow; Chase Martin, Loveland; Luke Mileham, Turpin; Romello Mitchell, Aiken; Dantrell Moses, Withrow; Eli Neri, Northwest; Brody O’Banion, Edgewood; Evan Overholser, Turpin; Aaron Phelan, Monroe; Mac Reed, Turpin; Brandon Riley, Turpin; Christian Roether, Harrison; Solomon Rothermel, Edgewood; Patrick Saddler, Withrow; Parker Seibel, Northwest; Gavin Stromberg, Monroe; Ricky Thomas, Withrow; Andre Underwood, Aiken; Zeb Warrington, Harrison.

Honorable mention

Aiken: Jayden Harrison; Edgewood: Kyle Teeters; Kings: Ben Lockwood; Monroe: James Ahn, Cam Potts; Mount Healthy: Tyrone Bush-Freeman, Mauricio Castro; Northwest: Karsyn Curry, Micah Kelly, Elijah Sterling.

Division III

Offensive player of the year

Lance Cantrell, Talawanda: The senior running back led the Brave to a 10-2 record after rushing for 2,523 yards and 30 touchdowns. He was the co-offensive player of the year in Ohio and the offensive player of the year in the district.

Defensive player of the year

Alex Pate, Badin: The senior linebacker helped the Rams to a 10-2 record and led a unit that allowed 18 points per game. He was co-defensive player of the year in the Greater Catholic League-Coed after finishing second on the team with 61 tackles (47 solo), with five sacks and 11 tackles for loss. He was first-team all-district and second-team all-state.

Coach of the year

Andy Stuckert, Talawanda: He led the Brave to a 10-2 record, their first winning season since 2019.

First team

Alex Albrinck, Badin; Jomar Berg, Goshen; James Brink, Badin; Josh Charron, McNicholas; Griffin Childress, Batavia; Gage Croley, Goshen; Jordan Ellis, Talawanda; Alex Galante, Ross; Lem Grayson, Badin; Max Hamilton, McNicholas; Hollis Hofman, Talawanda; Marcus Hughbanks, Batavia; Austin Hurst, Franklin; Braydon Isaacs, Franklin; Jesse Keith, Wilmington; Brandt Kugler, Ross; Windon Lowe, Talawanda; Lincoln Mackie, Ross; Phayden Mawyer, Wilmington; Kemper McAfee, Talawanda; Gabe Miyahara, Badin; Joe Mulvey, McNicholas; Trent Owens, Badin; Alex Pate, Badin; Pete Pendergest, Badin; Ben Sakach, Badin; Damion Simpson, Wilmington; Eli Stewart, Wilmington; Cam Telinda, Goshen; Sam Whitcomb, McNicholas; Jorden Williams, Goshen.

Second team

Colton Back, Talawanda; Zac Belmont, McNicholas; Jack Berry, Franklin; A.J. Cooke, Franklin; Aarionte Crooks, Hughes; Camar Ellis, Talawanda; Jordan Ellis, Talawanda; Colt Emerson, Badin; Nehemiah Engleman, Hughes; Emanual Gibbs, Western Brown; Hudson Heid, Badin; Logan Karwisch, Badin; Lucas Kunkel, Ross; Andrew Lipp, Badin; Andrew Manz, Batavia; Connor Monk, Franklin; Justin Morgan, Western Brown; Dylan Pawlaczyk, Talawanda; Steven Rickman, Wilmington; Caden Slusher, Goshen; Clayton Smith, Western Brown; Elijah Valdez, Western Brown; Aiden Vorhees, Talawanda

Honorable mention

Hughes: Jah’Bron Ridley, Keimon Staples; Western Brown: Deon Bradford, Adam Pena, Tye Spaulding; Wilmington: Ioan Cioca, Damion Simpson.

Division IV

Offensive player of the year

Monsanna Torbert, Taft: The junior quarterback was the district offensive player of the year, leading the Senators to an 11-1 record. He threw for 1,791 yards and 27 touchdowns, and rushed for 375 and four TDs.

Defensive player of the year

Adam Kirtley, Taft: The University of Cincinnati commit was the district defensive player of the year, helping the Senators to an 11-1 record and a defensive unit that allowed only 66 points for the season, including eight shutouts. The senior linebacker was second on the team with 116 tackles (69 solo) with two sacks, 26 tackles for loss, four forced fumbles and a pick-six interception.

Coach of the year

John Rodenberg, Indian Hill: He led the Braves to a 13-1 record, their second Cincinnati Hills League championship in three seasons, and the state semifinals for the first time in team history.

First team

Ben Abbott, Fenwick; Bryce Brewster, Taft; Joe Coleman, Roger Bacon; Chase Crittenden, Wyoming; Devlan Daniel, Indian Hill; Camden Dittman, New Richmond; J.R. Evans, Clinton-Massie; Jaxon Frye, Indian Hill; Antony Ghabrial, Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy; Dylan Hartman, Indian Hill; Henry Hayes, Indian Hill; Najia Hill, Taft; Dakin Johnson, Clinton-Massie; Tyler Johnson-Huff, Wyoming; Patrick Keefer, Fenwick; Adam Kirtley, Taft; Max Labin, CHCA; Jason Lunsford, Reading; Chayse Mack, Taft; Ty Martin, Clinton-Massie; Lorenzo McMullen, Taft; Brylan Miltenberger, Wyoming: Teddy Peterson, Wyoming; JoJo Pouncy, Taft; Griffin Ridner Richard, CHCA; Evan Riggs, Indian Hill; Drew Roeder, Indian Hill; Mitchell Rottinghaus, CHCA; Easton Schrimpf, Taylor; Landen Schultian, Bethel-Tate; Jaden Tiller, Roger Bacon; Key’Sean Torbert, Taft; Monsanna Torbert, Taft; Tristen Trampler, Clinton-Massie; George Vollmer, Indian Hill; Qe’Von Wathel, Gamble Montessori; Alex Wells, CHCA; Kavontae Whipple, Taft; A.J. Williams, Wyoming.

Second team

Tommy Bedel, Taylor; D.J. Berning, Fenwick; Owen Clary, CHCA; Massila Diawara, Gamble Montessori; Brady Dillon, Clinton-Massie; David Dupee, Wyoming; Sean Heberling, Fenwick; Max Hoffmann, Roger Bacon; Eddie Holloway, Taft; Christian Hutchinson, Shroder; Jackson Kauffman, Fenwick; Ryan Massie-Cable, Taylor; Brian McGrady, Shroder; Ja’mere Mitchell, Roger Bacon; Braylon Patchell, New Richmond; Kris Scott, Taft; Kelby Shaffer, Fenwick; Marcus Sheanshang, CHCA; Shemar Simpson, Taft; Bubba Smart, Roger Bacon; Andrew Smith, Clinton-Massie; Aaden Tiernan, Reading; Liam Vargo, Roger Bacon; Eli Welch, Bethel-Tate; Dylan Wolf, New Richmond; Hunter Wright, New Richmond; Kaden Zantene, Clinton-Massie.

Honorable mention

Bethel-Tate: Camden Aylward, Landen Collins, Jax Pryor; CHCA: Cole Canter, Noah Kinstler, Brennan Webster, Clinton-Massie: Jace Horner; Fenwick: Hudson Kreke, Daniel Swift; Gamble Montessori: Cortez Reed, Matt Stevenson; Reading: Marc Smith; Roger Bacon: Hunter Pauley; Shroder: Jaden Allen, Cordae Cross, Josh Hernandez, Calil Moody; Taylor: Charlie Kantz.

Division V, VI and VII

DV offensive player of the year

Gray Robinson, Williamsburg: The junior helped the Wildcats to a 10-1 record, rushing for 1,151 yards and 11 touchdowns. He was honorable mention all-state and first-team all-district.

DV defensive player of the year

Luke Czarnecki, Williamsburg: The senior defensive back helped Williamsburg to a 10-1 record, leading the team with 91 tackles, 33 solo, 9.5 for loss, two fumble recoveries and one interception. He was the district defensive player of the year and first-team all-state.

DV coach of the year

Greg Conwell, North College Hill: He led the Trojans to an 8-3 record, their first winning season since 2012, after going 3-6 last year. He was district coach of the year.

DVI offensive player of the year

Lucas Cannady, St. Bernard-Elmwood Place: He helped the Titans to a 9-2 record and the Miami Valley Conference-White championship. The junior quarterback threw for 1,028 yards and 12 touchdowns, and rushed for 1,481 yards and 17 TDs. He was first team all-district and second team all-state.

DVI defensive player of the year

James Hall, St. Bernard-Elmwood Place: He helped the Titans to a 9-2 record and the Miami Valley Conference-White championship. He led the defense in tackles with 120 (51 solo), with 25 sacks and six forced fumbles. He was first-team all-district and first-team all-state.

DVI coach of the year

Kyle Hogan, St. Bernard-Elmwood Place: He led the Titans to a 9-2 record and the Miami Valley Conference-White championship, and was district coach of the year.

DVII offensive player of the year

Levi Guttman, Cincinnati Country Day: The junior quarterback led the Nighthawks to a 9-2 record and the Miami Valley Conference-Gray championship. He threw for 1,879 yards and 27 touchdowns, and rushed for 969 and eight TDs. He was first-team all-district and third-team all-state.

DVII defensive player of the year

Brandon Proffitt, Cincinnati Country Day: The senior led the Nighthawks to a 9-2 record and the Miami Valley Conference-Gray championship. He set five all-time school records for defense. He was fourth on the team in tackles with 60, and had a sack and four interceptions. He also scored 17 touchdowns for the team. He was first-team all-district and first-team all-state.

DVII coach of the year

Dennis Coyle, Cincinnati Country Day: He led the Nighthawks to a 9-2 record and the Miami Valley Conference-Gray championship.

First team

Jai’Veon Allen, NCH; Aidan Audretch, Madeira; Ayden Basham, Blanchester; Mekelle Bass, NCH; Ramik Bell, Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy; Morgan Brown, Deer Park; Luke Czarnecki, Williamsburg; Jeremiah DesJardins, Miami Valley Christian Academy; Lucas Donahue, CCD; Hans Erickson, MVCA; Z’yohn Gillespie, Purcell Marian; Lincoln Griesmer, Mariemont; Levi Guttman, CCD; James Hall, SBEP; Leon Hall Jr., CCD; Caleb Hammond, Mariemont; Troy Harris, Williamsburg; Andrew Huber, Purcell Marian; Thomas Huckleby, CCD; Isaiah Johnson, New Miami; Jamier Johnson, Clark Montessori; Sir Michael Miller, CCPA; Brandon Proffitt, CCD; Bryant Richardson, CCPA; Gray Robinson, Williamsburg; Luke Robinson, Mariemont; Will Robinson, CCD Nathan Rutemueller, SBEP; Sefa Sackey, Deer Park; Jack Simpson, Mariemont; Isaiah Stallworth, SBEP; Hayden Stephens, New Miami; Tony Stier, SBEP; Dameko Taylor, SBEP; Carson Tenhunfeld, Williamsburg; Terron Vaughn, Purcell Marian; Corey Waters, Deer Park; Korde Williams, Summit Country Day.

Second team

Preston Buchanan, Middletown Madison; Dante Farley Jr., Lockland; Khingston Ferguson, Purcell Marian; Bacon Geer, CNE; Caleb Hammond, Mariemont; Navin Heard, Purcell Marian; Noah Henry, New Miami; DeShawn Hicks, SBEP; Trey Holden, Williamsburg; Zach Holland, MVCA; Charles Howard, CCPA; Andrew Huber, Purcell Marian; Colton Hull, Norwood; Ramad Jacobs, CCPA; Cory Kidd, Blanchester; Blake Longstreth, MVCA; Jackson Luman, CNE; Zach Maier, Mariemont; Bryton McNamee, New Miami; Aiden Meadors, Norwood; Mario Meatchem, CCPA; Jayden Murray, Clark; Caleb Neth, Williamsburg; Deriyon New, NCH; Blake Opichka, Madeira; Hezekiah Powell, Purcell Marian; Sam Reder, Summit Country Day; Cooper Reynolds, Blanchester; Bobby Rice, Middletown Madison; Bryant Richardson, CCPA; Marlan Robertson, CCPA; Tyce Rutledge, Waynesville; Jake Ryan, Summit Country Day; Brady Schmidt, CNE; Nathan Schulte, SBEP; Tink Sellers, Deer Park; Jacob Steel, Finneytown; D.J. Steele, SCPA; Corey Waters, Deer Park.; Tyler Watkins, CNE; Kevonte Whitiker, NCH; Zyhr Youngblood, Finneytown.

Honorable mention

Blanchester: Brayden Behymer, Angel Torres; CCD: Michael Hendrix; CNE: Tyler Purcell, Jaxon Vining; Clark Montessori: Tyler Coggins, Ezra Grisby, Semaj Hughes, Mikel Larkin, Dacian Staub; East Clinton: Grady Boggs, Colt Jamison, Roy Riddle; Finneytown: Brandon Wise, Jahlil Youngblood; Mariemont: Will Shteiwi; MVCA: Jonah Criste, Lucas Livezey, Layton Reeves, Andrew Wagner, Judah Walters; Middletown Madison: Kody Clark; New Miami: Clayton Pauley; Norwood: Richie Banderas, Darell Hearn; SBEP: Amare Hicks; Waynesville: Gregory Marlow.

Northern Kentucky/ Indiana

Small schools

The small school category includes Class A, 2A and 3A in Kentucky, and South Dearborn and Lawrenceburg in Indiana.

Offensive player of the year

Tyler Fryman, Beechwood: The junior led the Tigers with 1,320 receiving yards and 23 touchdowns and added 283 rushing yards and four scores on the ground. He was named the Northern Kentucky Division III Player of the Year and earned All-Northern Kentucky first-team offense and Louisville Courier-Journal second-team all-state honors.

Defensive player of the year

Lincoln Tomlinson, Lloyd Memorial: The sophomore made 149 total tackles, which tied him for fourth place in Class 3A. He also had 16 tackles for loss, recorded 2.5 sacks, a forced fumble and an interception as the Juggernauts enjoyed a historic 13-1 season.

Coach of the year

Curt Spencer, Holy Cross: He led the Indians to their first-ever undefeated regular season and an 11-1 final record. Under his guidance, Holy Cross finished with 28 team sacks (third in Class 1A), 62 passing yards allowed (first), 53 rushing yards allowed (first), a 30.3-point average margin of victory (first), seven points allowed per game (first) and 37.3 points scored per game (fourth).

First team

Brody Aylor, Beechwood; Brady Ballart, South Dearborn; Colten Barger, Lloyd Memorial; Eddie Bivens, Newport Central Catholic; Kendall Buck-Barber, Newport; Avery Conrad, Lloyd Memorial; Nicholas Cozzi, Bishop Brossart; Aiden Dolan, Lloyd Memorial; Brayden Donato, Walton-Verona; Kaleb Evans, Lloyd Memorial; Brian Ferguson, Holy Cross; Derrick Fortner, Bellevue; Tyler Fryman, Beechwood; Crue Gilmour, Lawrenceburg; Max Hunt, Holy Cross; Malachi Kennedy, Dayton; Chase McDaniel, Beechwood; Charles Oglesby, Holy Cross; Nathan Pabst, Beechwood; Emmett Queen, Beechwood; Landon Ruth, Bishop Brossart; Will Sandfoss, Newport Central Catholic; Kayveion Sharp, Newport; Lincoln Tomlinson, Lloyd Memorial; Isaiah Williams, Lawrenceburg

Second team

Caleb Arrasmith, Beechwood; Brady Boruske, Bishop Brossart; Brandon Carter, Lloyd Memorial; Andre Englemon, Ludlow; Xarion Foster, Holmes; Garrett Frederick, Holy Cross; Alijah Griffin, Lloyd Memorial; Sean Hurry, Newport; Amari Isham, Newport; Caden Kunstek, St. Henry; Vander Labazzo, Lawrenceburg; Mason Lane, South Dearborn; Billy Lewis, Lloyd Memorial; Elias Lopez Torres, Dayton; Andrew Lynn, Walton-Verona, Jackson Mays, Ludlow; Emmanuel Miles, Newport Central Catholic; Colin Morris, Beechwood; DeMareon Peterson, Lloyd Memorial; Kayne Ross, Bellevue; Grayden Schirmer, Newport Central Catholic; Bo Sowder, Beechwood; Braylon Thornberry, Holy Cross; Quinten Tischner, Bishop Brossart; Dustin Wilson, Holy Cross

Honorable mention

Beechwood: Carson Eshelman, Colson Lair, Austin Stephenson; Bellevue: Amari Rodgers, Arion Stuckey, Tristan Woodyard; Bishop Brossart: Isaac Amin, Nolan Kruse, Beckett Meersman, Matthew Riegler, Max Runge, Landon Spaulding, Will Webster; Dayton: Nick Balderas Kincaid, Mykah Foster, Conner Hurtt; Holmes: Damarcus Foster, RaShawn Johnson, Jamari Lockett, My'Ron Stephen; Holy Cross: Trevin Figgs, Thomas Maddox, Malcolm Perrin, Jacob Rieselman, Xavier Thornberry; Lawrenceburg: Jacob Becker, Grayson Callahan, Qain Foster, Mason Manford, Keaten McGrath, Kinser Pope; Lloyd Memorial: Aiden Dolan, Stone Eickoff, L.J Herron, Isaiah Jones, Ryan Miller, Dominick Taylor; Ludlow: Nicholi Abbott, Maddox Arnold, Austin Aschraft, Matthew Brewer, Tyler Crafton, Logan Day, Finn McMillan; Newport: Elijah Brandt, Ryder Brewer, Jaden Conley, Kaden Davis, Amere Isham, Demarco Jackson; Newport Central Catholic: Vander Hundemer, Thomas Messmer, Jack Stevie, William Stevie, Aiden Tillman; South Dearborn: Wyatt Adams, Tyeler Gulden, Colton McClure, Eli Sizemore, Dallas Terrill; St. Henry: Brady Aubuchon, Zach Caudill, Will Miller, Lucas Pate, Andrew Stewart; Walton-Verona: Cooper Burch, Avery Howe, Michael Oldfield, Shawn Sinkhorn, A.J. Yutze

Big school

The big school category includes Class 4A, 5A and 6A in Kentucky, and East Central in Indiana.

Offensive player of the year

Cam O'Hara, Cooper: The Western Kentucky University signee wrapped up a truly historic career, passing for 2,231 yards and 26 touchdowns to guide the Jaguars to an 8-4 record. He also ran for 47 yards and three scores. O’Hara finishes his four-year career with 11,227 passing yards (sixth in KHSAA history), 146 passing touchdowns (third) and a 40-13 record. He also led the Jaguars to the Class 5A state championship game in 2023 and 2024.

Defensive player of the year

Jacob Savage, Ryle: The Indiana University signee won the Paul Hornung Award as the top high school football player in the state, was named the MaxPreps Player of the Year and earned Louisville Courier-Journal first-team all-state honors. On defense, he made 114 tackles, 13 for loss, recorded two interceptions, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. He is the Raiders’ all-time leading tackler with 511 career wrap-ups. On offense, he is Ryle’s all-time leading rusher with 2,835 yards and 54 touchdowns to go with 749 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns.

Coach of the year

Mike Engler, Ryle: He led the Raiders to a second straight Class 6A state semifinal appearance and a 10-4 record. After a three-game losing streak in the first half of the regular season, Ryle responded to win eight straight games to advance to the penultimate week of the season.

First team

Eli Caldwell, Ryle; Ryker Campbell, Cooper; Aydin Depenbrock, Conner; Elijah Depperschmidt, Campbell County; Nyden Euson, East Central; Mason Fields, Dixie Heights; Dylan Gaiser, Covington Catholic; Bo Gay, Ryle; Cash Harney, Covington Catholic; Cale Harris, Highlands; Grayson Harris, Simon Kenton; Dylan Lee, Ryle; Jonny Lind, Covington Catholic; Tayden Lorenzen, Highlands; Keagan Maher, Cooper; Max Merz, Highlands; Cam O'Hara, Cooper; Tucker Ober, Simon Kenton; Gavin Osterman, East Central; Charlie Reeves, Covington Catholic; Noah Reichel, Cooper; Logan Sanning, Covington Catholic; Jacob Savage, Ryle; Gabe Williams, Highlands; Logan Zembrodt, Covington Catholic

Second team

Kyle Beatty, Ryle; Colton Bellman, East Central; Cooper Benke, Highlands; Griffin Benke, Highlands; Dax Bolen, Cooper; Noah Brown, East Central; Trey Cook, Scott; Dakota Daniels, Boone County; Javier Diaz, Boone County; Shepherd Dozier, Conner; Nishawn Golsby, Dixie Heights; Brady Guard, Covington Catholic; Steven Johnson, Boone County; Rio Litmer, Highlands; Chase McCracken, East Central; Grayson Montgomery, Conner; Cash Myers, Covington Catholic; Isaac Niemann, Highlands; Jordan Pendleton, Simon Kenton; Aysaiah Riddick, Ryle; Alex Riedinger, Campbell County; Brad Roaden, Dixie Heights; Nathan Verax, Ryle; Max Wethington, Cooper; Kai Workman, Ryle

Honorable mention

Boone County: Hunter Butsch, Mason Coughenour, Travis Hodges, Malik Johnson, Nicholas Lester, Marveen Moise, Amare Newberry; Campbell County: Connor Abercrombie, Cade Anthrop, Lucas Anthrop, Trevor Bertram, Ayden Earls, Elliott Eaton; Conner: Cordion Abernathy, Joesiah Hernandez, Travis Keen, Abraham Koller, Henry Krallman; Cooper: Carson Clark, Jaymauri Duncan, Corey Freihofer, Drew Hartman, Nick Strunk, Eyler Tibbs; Covington Catholic: Zach Brooks, Owen Pitzer, Brandon Smith, Gabe Weis; Dixie Heights: Brayden Brzygot, Levi Gilliland, Hudson Morris, Brian Pantalean, Luke Tucker, Parks Vonderhaar; East Central: Jake Beare, Ethan Feldkamp, Jake Lutz, Nolan Maple, Ryan Minges, Trey Nishime, Troy Sebastian; Highlands: Kai Anderson, Connor Carnohan, Ryan Dunn, John Feldbrugge, Ian Garrahan, Mason Howard, Colt Kremer; Ryle: Dameyn Anness, Max Karwath, Evan Kincaid, Gavin Lyons, Gavin Moses, Andrew Smith, Shouncey Wynn; Scott: Kaiden Bohn, Braydon Ennis, Aaron Hampton, Justin Hardy, Luke Tomlin, Colton Turner, Peyton Zinser; Simon Kenton: Eli Adkins, Landon Brown, Kyle King, Eli Mullins, Jason Rabe, Paul Snyder

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