Indian Lake’s Clay Jacobs and Nathan Reichert made a major impact on the football field and the rest of the league took notice.
Both Laker standouts earned co-player of the year honors on offense and defense on the recently released all-Central Buckeye Conference team.
A total of 26 area players received all-league honors, including 11 first-team selections between the Mad River and Kenton Trail divisions.
Jacobs, who racked up 1,400 passing yards and 1,358 rushing yards, was named the Mad River division co-offensive player of the year along with North Union’s Trevor Moran.
Indian Lake also saw Reichert earn the Mad River division co-defensive player of the year award with North Union’s Zach Millard. The Wildcats won the MR division crown with a 5-0 record.
Earning first-team spots for Indian Lake in the Mad River division were Jacobs at quarerback, Austin Parker at wide receiver, Brandan Rettig at offensive line, Reichert at defensive line and Lane Mefford at linebacker.
Receiving first-team Mad River division honors for Benjamin Logan were Steele Boysel at linebacker and Blake Peterson at defensive back.
Second-team honors for the Mad River division went to Indian Lake’s Elijah Slagle at running back and Logan Evans at offensive line and Ben Logan’s Aiden Neeley at defensive line, Taggert Beaty at linebacker, Gavin Danner at offensive line, Kainan Stoner at running back and Tanner Perkins at quarterback.
Receiving special mention awards in the Mad River division were the Lakers’ Luke Jackson and the Raiders’ Gabe Hemmelgarn.
Indian Lake’s Dustin Franks and Ben Logan’s Cole Harbour received sportsmanship awards.
Making up the rest of the Mad River division first team were North Union’s Moran, Kane Bletz, Harley Day, Trevyn Feasel, Ricky Weigand, Zach Millard, Luke Dunn, Jaxon Harrah and Preston Crabtree, Northwestern’s Korbin Spencer, Ben VanNoord, Devin Current and Matthew Hart, Urbana’s Austin Fisher and Logan Johnson and Graham’s Brady King.
Rounding out the Mad River second-team selections were North Union’s Koldan Wiley, Crabtree, Hez Hudson, Feasel and Ethan Mouser, Northwestern’s Alex Temple, Gavin Thomas, Evan Hager, Colton Knapp, Nathan Dewey and Cain Voorhees, Graham’s Zack Vanscoy, Jason Howard, and Ryan Turner and Urbana’s Trey Williams.
Other special mention picks in the Mad River division went to North Union’s Jacob Florio, Northwestern’s Joe Emory, Graham’s Tyler Bailey and Urbana’s Rayvon Rogan.
Jonathan Alder won the Kenton Trail division championship with a 5-0 mark. Springfield Shawnee’s Robie Glass was the offensive player of the year and London’s Jayvion Stevens was named the defensive player of the year.
Bellefontaine was represented on the Kenton Trail first team by Garrett Gross at running back, Ryan Pool at offensive line, Jacob Kidwell at defensive line and Grant Smith at punter.
The Chiefs’ Ethan Moore was a second-team selection at wide receiver and Anthony Snapp was a second-team pick as a defensive lineman, while Ty Leeper received an honorable mention spot.
Bellefontaine’s Quinton Bible was given the sportsmanship award.
Filling out the Kenton Trail first team were Alder’s Garret Proxmire, J.T. Keith, Dylan Moore, Connor Morgan, Brayden Blain, Jackson Izzard and Jacob Fenik, London’s Richie Geib, Thaddeus Huffman, Caleb Sollars, Thad Huff, Jayvion Stevens and Xavier Manville, Shawnee’s Glass, Josh Lange, Matt Guyer, Jonah Hay, Jaden Hall and Rudy Scanlon, Kenton Ridge’s Calvin Dibert and Dylan Lemen and Tecumseh’s Braden Berner.
The KT second team consisted of Alder’s Blake Caldwell, Logan Shafley, Chase Maynard and Cade Keaton, London’s Josh Buchanan, Isaiah Jones, Dalton White, Darian Huff, Jackson Jones and Noah McClintock, Shawnee’s Cain Gonzalez, Drew Mitch, Wes Schuler, Corbin Owens and Luke Myers, Kenton Ridge’s Colby McHenry, Matt Wichael, Braden Holt and Seth Anderson and Tecumseh’s Hayden Palmer, Cyle Wells and Josh Brents.
Rounding out the special mention selections in the Kenton Trail division were Alder’s Drew Begin, Kenton Ridge’s Carson Jones, London’s Juane Gardner, Shawnee’s Ty Mercer and Tecumseh’s Cam Sherman.