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Groveport's Keishaun Calhoun wins fan vote for top high school football DL in central Ohio
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Groveport senior Keishaun Calhoun is the fans' choice for the top high school football defensive lineman in central Ohio. He finished first in a Dispatch poll that accompanied our look at the top 10 DLs in the Columbus area .
Only 131 votes separated Calhoun and runner-up Ty Neubert of DeSales. Calhoun received 12,242 of 28,784 votes (42.53%) and Neubert received 12,111 votes (42.08%). Calhoun's teammate, Jalen Joyce, finished in third place with 2,114 votes (7.34%).
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The 6-foot-4, 245-pound Calhoun has committed to Indiana. He was first-team all-district last season, finishing with 42 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 5 ½ sacks, two defensive touchdowns, three forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries.
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Groveport's Keishaun Calhoun is the best defensive lineman in central Ohio, according to the results of a Dispatch reader online poll.
Groveport, which went 6-5 last season, opens Friday against visiting Hilliard Bradley, last year's Division I, Region 3 champion. The Cruisers then visit Gahanna Lincoln, the 2022 Region 3 champion, on Aug. 30.
The remainder of Groveport's schedule is: Sept. 6 at Big Walnut, Sept. 13 vs. Newark, Sept. 20 at Lancaster, Sept. 27 at Teays Valley, Oct. 4 vs. Reynoldsburg, Oct. 11 at Pickerington Central, Oct. 18 vs. Logan and Oct. 25 at Canal Winchester.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Groveport's Keishaun Calhoun wins fan vote for top DL in central Ohio
