Local players named to All-Ohio

STAFF/WIRE REPORT

Cardinal Mooney High’s Ishmaai’ly Kitchen was named defensive player of the year on The Associated Press Division IV All-Ohio football team.

And quarterback Dan McCarthy of the Cardinals was named co-offensive player of the year.

The Cardinals, who play Jonathon Alder in the state championship game Friday, had two other players named to the first team — offensive lineman Mike Madsen and linebacker Michael Zordich.

Running back Matt Yarab of Ursuline was named to the second team and several players — Mooney’s Demetrius Fambro, Taylor Hill and Dom Scarnecchia; Ursuline’s Maurice Jones and Ross Revella; Kevin Mankin and Kyle Stadelmyer of Girard; Garrett McMullin of Brookfield; Joe Cvengros of Champion; and Jordan Wrask of United — were selected special mention.

In Div. III, running back Nate Ganyard of Niles, defensive lineman Dan Havalo and linebacker Joel Younkins, both of Hubbard, and West Branch offensive lineman Nathan Sharp, were named second team.

Selected as special mention were Marc Kanetsky and Steve Cinicola of Hubbard, Mark Barnhart of Poland, Mike Maurer and Ryan Gillium of Liberty, Patrick Stecker of West Branch, and Kyle Reeder, Luke Neville and Ethan Russell of Beaver Local.

Justin Buttermore, a graduate of West Branch who played on the 1994 state championship team, was named Div. III co-coach of the year after leading Dresden Tri-Valley to an 8-2 record and a berth in the playoffs.

Ben Maxwell, a 6-1, 205-pound linebacker from Kettering Alter, was named Div. III defensive player of the year.

Steubenville quarterback Zach Collaros shared the offensive award with Cambridge running back Stephen Ford.

McCarthy shared Div. IV offensive honors with Orrville quarterback Kyle Simmons and Columbus Eastmoor Academy running back Isaiah Pead.

The other coach of the year in Div. III was Steubenville’s Reno Saccocia, who guided his team to a perfect record and its fourth consecutive AP poll title.

In Div. IV, the coaches honored were John Magistro, who led Bellaire to a 10-0 season in his final year before retiring, and Mike Elder, a graduate of Mount Union College and Southeast High, who guided Perry to an 8-2 mark and the playoffs a year after a 4-6 record.