ALL-OHIO FOOTBALL Valley gets 4 on the 1st team

Newton Falls, Springfield, Mineral Ridge and Lowellville highlighted the Divisions V-VI team.
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COLUMBUS -- Senior offensive linemen Tim Frey of Newton Falls and Tim Kawecki of Springfield Local, Mineral Ridge placekicker Brian Palmer and Lowellville runner Andy Peterson head the list of honored players on the 2002 Associated Press Divisions V and VI All-Ohio high school football teams announced Wednesday.
All four earned first-team honors by the AP.
Frey is a 6-foot, 305-pound lineman for Newton Falls, while Kawecki (6-3, 267) blocked for Springfield.
Palmer, a 5-11, 170 junior, kicked for the Rams, while Peterson, a 6-2, 200-pound senior, helped the Rockets run to the second round of the playoffs.
Div. VI's best
Mogadore running back Tommy Lee was selected as the Division VI offensive player of the year, based on the recommendations of a state media panel.
Lee, a 6-foot-2, 230-pound senior, rushed for 1,651 yards on 204 carries during the regular season, scoring 23 touchdowns.
He will lead Mogadore (13-1) into Friday afternoon's Division VI state title game against Dola Hardin Northern (14-0) at Canton's Fawcett Stadium.
The defensive players of the year in Division VI are Sycamore Mohawk linebacker Chad Sowers and linebacker Kyle Fleck of Maria Stein Marion Local.
The coaches of the year are Skip Davis of Marion Catholic and Cory-Rawson's Tim Hale, both of whom supervised dramatic turnarounds.
In Division V, Johnstown-Monroe running back Mick Reilly and Chris Wisecup of Lees Creek East Clinton shared the top offensive award.
Splitting the defensive honors are Gabe Gordon of Woodsfield Monroe Central and Chris Younge of Bainbridge Paint Valley.
The coaches of the year are Keith Schrock of Smithville, the aptly named Eric Cardinal of Middlefield Cardinal and Randy Thompson of Old Washington Buckeye Trail.
Schrock's Smithville team (14-0) takes on Marion Pleasant (14-0) in Saturday morning's Division V state title game at Fawcett Stadium.
Team leaders
Lee, a repeat first-team All-Ohio player, is a big back who also has the speed to turn a short gain into a long touchdown.
Mohawk's Sowers was an enforcer on defense who gained 1,100 yards as a running back on offense. Fleck piled up six sacks and was a rock on defense for the state poll champions from Marion Local.
While ending a 34-game losing skid, Davis led Marion Catholic to a 6-4 record -- its first winning season since 1990 and its second in the last 17 years. Hale transformed a down-and-out Cory-Rawson team into a solid performer.
In Division V, the 5-11, 185-pound Reilly carried 235 times for 1,934 yards and 25 touchdowns while also starring on defense. Wisecup, a 6-1, 195-pound senior, racked up 2,370 rushing yards and 31 touchdowns.
Gordon intercepted five passes in addition to running for 600 yards and seven touchdowns on a 10-0 team. Younge, a 6-6, 185-pound senior, had six interceptions. As a receiver, he had 43 catches for 679 yards and 12 touchdowns -- including six in one game.