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Who earned all-league honors in Ohio Capital Conference football?
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The OCC has announced its honors for the 2023 football season . The All-Central District honors previously were released by the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association.
Lancaster's Cole Dickerson was named OCC-Buckeye Offensive Player of the Year.
Buckeye Division
First team
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Pickerington Central:Dae'Yuan Thompson-Green, Terrance Alexander , Dominic Shaw, Justin Terry, Rocco Williams, Ray Jackson
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Groveport:Jace Nincehelser, Jalen Joyce, Keishaun Calhoun, Raishad King, Lucas Reed
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Lancaster:Cole Dickerson, Xavier Goss, Jackson Burke, Gunner Richards
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Central Crossing:Yahir Dominguez, Malik Kamara, Luke White
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Reynoldsburg:Hollis Burton, Damon Griffin
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Newark:Steele Meister
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First-team kicker:J.D. Thomas, Lancaster
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First-team punter:Dylan Phillippi, Central Crossing
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Offensive Player of the Year:Cole Dickerson, Lancaster
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Defensive Player of the Year:Jalen Joyce, Groveport
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Coach of the Year:Jeff Lomonico, Pickerington Central
Second team
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Pickerington Central:Aaron Heller, Anthony Madison III, Jah 'Marione McCallister, Juwan Turner, Sherone White Jr.
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Central Crossing:Kyle Kruskamp, Aaron Jenkins, Jaylen Williams
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Groveport:Lavon Edwards, Michael Shumate, Jeremiah Moore, Baker Bowden
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Newark:Drayson Peterson, Parker Campbell
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Lancaster:Conor Christopher, Seth Carson, Gavin Smith, Dylan Bird
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Reynoldsburg:T.J. Green, Cam Turner, Dorian Pollard
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Second-team kicker:Carson Goulet, Pickerington Central
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Second-team specialist:T.J. Green, Reynoldsburg
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Special mention
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Braylin Wells, Pickerington Central
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Steeler Bean, Central Crossing
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Jackson Stauffer, Groveport
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Jack Kopachy, Newark
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Gavin Farmer, Lancaster
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SirRece Weaver, Reynoldsburg
Honorable mention
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Kaejuan Alexander, Pickerington Central
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Shemar Humphries, Central Crossing
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Alijah Averett, Groveport
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Alex Irvin, Newark
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Brendon Simcox, Lancaster
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Mick Casey, Reynoldsburg
Scholar athlete
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Kaiden Hacker, Central Crossing
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Frank Carter, Groveport
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Cole Clipner, Pickerington Central
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Eli jah Frazier, Newark
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Xavier Goss, Lancaster
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Dorian Pollard, Reynoldsburg
Delaware Hayes' Jake Lowman was named OCC-Capital Offensive Player of the Year.
Capital Division
First team
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Canal Winchester:Harlee Hanna, Braylon Beckwith, Jay Jay Jones, David Sikpe, Braydon Young, Maxton Brunner
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Delaware Hayes:Jake Lowman, Austin Koslow, Connor Dutton, Logan Frye, Gavin Brinkmoeller
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Big Walnut:Nate Severs, Garrett Stover
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Westerville South:Nasir Phillips, Dylan Shoemaker, Zay Furman, Jordan Wheeler, Tyler Kielmeyer
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Worthington Kilbourne:Tyler Bussard
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Dublin Scioto:Nakoda Densel
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Westerville North:John Stevens Jr., Brian Robinson, Austin Baker, Jake Cook, Ronald Jackson
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Franklin Heights:Anthony Jalloh
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First-team kicker:Cooper Goble, Delaware Hayes
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First-team punter:Hayden Paschke, Canal Winchester
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Offensive Player of the Year: Jake Lowman, Delaware Hayes
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Defensive Player of the Year:Harlee Hanna, Canal Winchester
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Coach of the Year:Jake Kuhner, Canal Winchester
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National Football Foundation John H. McConnell/Worthington Industries Football Scholar-Athlete:Maxton Brunner, Canal Winchester
Second team
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Canal Winchester:Eli Cassady, Karson Martino, Joe Busey, Corey Howard
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Delaware Hayes: Garrett Brown , Josh Russell, Tyson Flynn, Justin Matthews
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Big Walnut:Brody Hatfield, Jake Nier, Aidan Ballard
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Westerville South:Preston Kawa, London Vickroy, Bo Baker, Antonio Armistead
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Worthington Kilbourne:Jacob Granick, Ben Davis
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Dublin Scioto:Tristan Arndt, Nevin Densel
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Westerville North:Ja'Narius Strickland, Owen Barry-Wilson, Braylon Nowlin, Lem Reynolds IV
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Franklin Heights:Giovanni Rufus, Luis Garcia Rosas
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Second-team kicker:Ryan Elliot, Big Walnut
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Second-team punter:Gavin Scott, Worthington Kilbourne
Special mention
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Eliyah Mason, Canal Winchester
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Jaxon Smith, Delaware Hayes
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Eli Hall, Big Walnut
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Ian Smith, Westerville South
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Amourae Jordan, Worthington Kilbourne
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Jahvez Thompson, Dublin Scioto
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Will Solomon, Westerville North
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Seth Byas, Franklin Heights
Honorable mention
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Brody Harmon, Canal Winchester
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Josh Jones, Delaware Hayes
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Eli Helton, Big Walnut
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Isaac Patterson, Westerville South
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Tai Crump, Worthington Kilbourne
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Kian O'Ryan, Dublin Scioto
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Na'Varion Adams, Westerville North
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Lealand Hodge, Franklin Heights
Scholar athlete
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Maxton Brunner, Canal Winchester
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Eion Pavlovich, Delaware Hayes
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Graham Brown, Worthington Kilbourne
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Giovanni Bobovnyk, Westerville North
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Tyler Heilbrunn, Westerville South
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Camron Tufford, Franklin Heights
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Alex Harpster, Big Walnut
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Israel Hernandez-Gomez, Dublin Scioto
Olentangy's Ethan Grunkemeyer was named first-team All-Ohio in Division I.
OCC-Cardinal
First team
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Olentangy Berlin:Aiden Eviston, Harrison Brewster, Ahmed Tounkara, Zach Caudill, Angelo Johnson, Dom Giannetto
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Olentangy:Ethan Grunkemeyer, Gavin Grover, Jackson Wiley, Daniel Stephens, Kaden Gebhardt
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Dublin Jerome: Braydon Alford, Kyle White
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Thomas Worthington:Aiden Llewllyn, Francis Brewu
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Hilliard Darby:Kaleb Dotson, Brendan Keener, Cole Horvath, Braden Kohl
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First-team kicker:Spencer Conrad, Olentangy Berlin
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First-team punter:Carter Holden, Dublin Jerome
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Offensive Players of the Year:Ethan Grunkemeyer, Olentangy; Harrison Brewster, Olentangy Berlin
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Defensive Player of the Year:Aiden Eviston, Olentangy Berlin
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Coach of the Year:Mark Nori, Olentangy Berlin
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National Football Foundation John H. McConnell/Worthington Industries Football Scholar-Athlete:Brady Faller, Dublin Jerome
Second team
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Olentangy Berlin:Alejandro Aguilar, Mason Ziegler, Parker McDaniels, Peyton Yonce
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Olentangy:Will Bartley, Will Beinecke, Andrew Leech, Chase Selhorst
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Dublin Jerome:Cole Saneholtz, Brady Faller, Arinze Ezirim
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Marysville:Matt Krutowskis, J.T. Hiltscher, Jamey Best, Eli Helmuth
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Thomas Worthington:Isaiah Bowers, Nick Zalweski, Alaric Lynch
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Hilliard Darby:Jessun Barnes, Kaden Seller, Kaden Molnar, Daniel Woodruff
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Second-team kicker:Maddox Laprad, Thomas Worthington
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Second-team punter:Caleb Boff, Hilliard Darby
Special mention
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Bennett Arend, Olentangy Berlin
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Andy Urda, Olentangy
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Zach Thomas, Dublin Jerome
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Brandon Dunn, Marysville
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Logan Gardner, Thomas Worthington
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Parker Schwandt, Hilliard Darby
Honorable mention
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Joe Beaumier, Olentangy Berlin
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Omar "J.J." Jah, Olentangy
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Aiden Lowery, Dublin Jerome
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Justin Tompkins, Marysville
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Colin Salise, Thomas Worthington
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Clay Blakely, Hilliard Darby
Scholar athlete
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Nathan Wardrip, Dublin Jerome
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Liam Wilder, Marysville
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Tyler Bindel, Thomas Worthington
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Brendan Keener, Hilliard Darby
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Josh Gavin, Olentangy Berlin
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Bryce Quisenberry, Olentangy
Hilliard Bradley quarterback Bradyn Fleharty, the Central District Offensive Player of the Year, expects to play in Friday's state semifinal despite injuring his left ankle while scoring the game-winning touchdown last week.
Central Division
First team
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Olentangy Liberty:Andrew Leonard, Jacob Biros, Austin Stamp
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Dublin Coffman:Kris Manu, Sammy Maloney, Carson Cox, Quinn Hart, Amari Valerio-Hudson
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Upper Arlington:Cole Compton, Cal Thrush, Zach Corna, Jake Braun, Connor McClellan
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Hilliard Davidson:Turner Schmidt
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Hilliard Bradley:Ethen Tebbetts, Bradyn Fleharty, Julian Dandridge, Jason Morbitzer, Nicolaj Kisin, Preston Wolfe
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Olentangy Orange:Levi Davis, Brock Fisher, Treyton Schroeder
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First-team kicker:Matt Schramm, Dublin Coffman
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First-team-punter:Hessel Kirk, Upper Arlington
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Offensive Player of the Year:Bradyn Fleharty, Hilliard Bradley
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Defensive Player of the Year:Ethen Tebbetts, Hilliard Bradley
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Coach of the Year:Mike LoParo, Hilliard Bradley
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National Football Foundation John H. McConnell/Worthington Industries Football Scholar-Athlete:Kris Manu, Dublin Coffman
Second team
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Olentangy Liberty:Toby Gage, Cam Cole , Jake Struck
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Dublin Coffman:Zack Beckman, Demetrius John, Chuck Mitchell, Christian Werling
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Upper Arlington:Cam Baker, George Gerber, Tommy Janowicz, Wally Swiney
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Hilliard Davidson:Caden Wilson, Paul Knapke
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Hilliard Bradley:Terris Dudley, Damon Bordner, Andrew Miller, Drew Williams
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Olentangy Orange:Kayden Arsalane, Alex Deschene, Will Musgrove
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Second-team kicker:Andrew Lewis, Hilliard Davidson
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Second-team punter:Azariah Thompson, Dublin Coffman
Special mention
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Wilson Roberts, Olentangy Liberty
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Josh Ballay, Dublin Coffman
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Trent Wolpert, Upper Arlington
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Conner Bullen, Hilliard Davidson
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Jordan Reed-Davis, Hilliard Bradley
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Justin Murray, Olentangy Orange
Honorable mention
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Landon Hunter, Olentangy Liberty
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Eli Losey, Dublin Coffman
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Cayden Bent, Upper Arlington
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Mikey Clark, Hilliard Davidson
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Joe LoParo, Hilliard Bradley
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Kobe Sharpe, Olentangy Orange
Scholar athlete
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Drew Vamos, Olentangy Liberty
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Kris Manu, Dublin Coffman
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Quinn Crotty, Upper Arlington
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James Tarantine, Hilliard Davidson
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Denis Shishlo, Hilliard Bradley
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Alex Deschene, Olentangy Orange
Gahanna Lincoln’s Diore Hubbard was named OCC-Ohio Offensive Player of the Year.
Ohio Division
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Westland:Emoni Smith
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Grove City:Matthew Papas, Gavin Dabo
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Gahanna Lincoln:Brennen Ward, Jalen Scott, Quan Rhodes-McKee, Cameron Frazier, Elijah King, Jake Grimm
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New Albany:Gabe Cofer, Braylen Nash, Tommy Roberts III, Elijah Lowden
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Pickerington North:A.J. Miller, Kelly Jackson, Rex Lahr, Peyton Schultz, Landon O'Connell
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Westerville Central:Jaystin Gwinn, Mario Williams, Andrew Kreakie
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First-team kicker:Kaedon Kline, Grove City
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First-team punter:Preston Bowman, Pickerington North
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Offensive Player of the Year:Diore Hubbard, Gahanna Lincoln
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Defensive Player of the Year:Angelo McCullom
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Coach of the Year:Bruce Ward, Gahanna Lincoln
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National Football Foundation John H. McConnell/Worthington Industries Football Scholar-Athlete:A.J. Miller, Pickerington North
Second team
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Westland: Jordan Matthews , David Dell
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Grove City:Jeremiah King, Cale Snyder, Easton Hill
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Gahanna Lincoln:Ben Morris, Daniel Opoku-Frimpong, Terrell Holcomb, Domiyon Jones
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New Albany:Clay Carr, Aidan Shipman, Joseph Owusu-Ansah, Kole Grady
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Pickerington North:Cam Butler-Woods, Kaiyin Lyles, Ben Thompson, Tank Washington
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Westerville Central:Jayden Gwinn, Elijah Harris
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Second-team kicker:Logan Clappier, New Albany
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Second-team punter:Max Huliba, Gahanna Lincoln
Special mention
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Mike Walker, Westland
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Braden Young, Grove City
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Amir Simmons, Gahanna Lincoln
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Will Olah, New Albany
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Dorian Hamilton, Pickerington North
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Zach Nelson, Westerville Central
Honorable mention
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Spencer Sanchez, Westland
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Jacob Slyh, Grove City
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Eddie Blunt, Gahanna Lincoln
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Abu Kebe, New Albany
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Derick Ross Jr., Pickerington North
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Jayden Steele, Westerville Central
Scholar athlete
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Nate Palaia, Grove City
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Jake Ryan, New Albany
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Evan Dailey, Gahanna Lincoln
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Nate Snedegar, Westerville Central
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Austin Taylor, Pickerington North
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Who earned all-league honors in Ohio Capital Conference football?
