Wauseon’s Jonas Tester with a catch and run during the first game of the season against Fairview back in August. Tester was named first team NWOAL offense, first team All-NWOAL defense, and first team All-NWOAL specialist after the season.
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Archbold quarterback DJ Newman runs for a positive gain in a game at Delta this season. He was selected NWOAL Offensive Player of the Year.
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Josh Tresnan-Reighard runs for Delta in a non-league matchup with Paulding this season. He was first team all-league offense and first team all-league defense.
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Swanton’s Cole Mitchey breaks free on a run against Evergreen this season. Mitchey garnered first team all-league honors as a specialist.
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The Northwest Ohio Athletic League recently released its all-league football teams and many locals received high honors on the gridiron.
Of course, outright league champion Archbold was well represented. Quarterback DJ Newman was picked as the NWOAL Offensive Player of the Year, while David Dominique was the league’s coach of the year for the second straight season.
Liberty Center linebacker Owen Johnson was the league’s defensive player of the year.
Also garnering first team all-league offense for the Blue Streaks were running back Carson Dominique, receiver Gavin Bailey, tackle Hayden Dickman, and center Brian Burrowes.
First team all-league defense for Archbold were defensive end Devon Morris, linebacker Cayden Alvarado, and defensive back Karter Behnfeldt.
Josh Tresnan-Reighard of Delta was a first team all-league running back and first team all-league linebacker.
Guard Zane Shindorf was also first team all-league offense. Austin Kohlhofer, a defensive lineman for the Panthers, notched first team all-league honors.
For Evergreen, Landen Vance made the first team as a specialist. Cole Mitchey of Swanton was first team all-league specialist as well.
Leading Wauseon was Jonas Tester, a first team all-league offensive selection at receiver, first team all-league on defense at defensive back, and on special teams as a return man.
Furthermore, Jude Armstrong of Wauseon joined Tester as a first team all-league defensive back. Wauseon’s Matt Shaw was a first team all-league defensive lineman.
Offense
First team
Quarterback- DJ Newman, sr., Archbold. Backs- Carson Dominique, jr., Archbold; Josh Tresnan-Reighard, sr., Delta; Korbin Shepherd, sr., Bryan. Receivers- Jonas Tester, sr., Wauseon; Gavin Bailey, sr., Archbold; Landon Johnson, soph., Patrick Henry. Tackles- Hayden Dickman, jr., Archbold; Owen Box, jr., Liberty Center. Guards- Owen Johnson, sr., Liberty Center; Zane Shindorf, sr., Delta; Center- Brian Burrowes, soph., Archbold.
Player of the Year: DJ Newman, sr., Archbold.
Coach of the Year: David Dominique, Archbold.
Second team
Quarterbacks- Elijah McLeod, soph., Wauseon; Nash Meyer, soph., Patrick Henry. Backs- Matthew Orr, jr., Liberty Center; Jerremiah Wolford, jr., Delta; Bryson Stump, sr., Wauseon. Receivers- Evan Conrad, sr., Liberty Center; Sam Smith, jr., Wauseon; Landen Vance, sr., Evergreen. Tackles- Zain Bell, jr., Bryan; Landen Wensink, jr., Patrick Henry. Guards- Parker Vollmer, jr., Bryan; Chase Santiago, sr., Wauseon. Centers- Kyle Moore, sr., Wauseon; Drew Rosengarten, jr., Patrick Henry.
Defense
First team
Ends- Devon Morris, jr., Archbold; Will Seedorf, sr., Patrick Henry. Linemen- Owen Box, jr., Liberty Center; Austin Kohlhofer, sr., Delta; Nick Herold, sr., Bryan; Matt Shaw, sr., Wauseon. Linebackers- Owen Johnson, sr., Liberty Center; Cayden Alvarado, sr., Archbold; Josh Tresnan-Reighard, sr., Delta. Defensive backs- Karter Behnfeldt, jr., Archbold; Owen Long, sr., Liberty Center; Jonas Tester, sr., Wauseon; Jude Armstrong, sr., Wauseon; Kaden Rosebrook, jr., Patrick Henry.
Defensive Player of the Year: Owen Johnson, sr., Liberty Center.
Second team
Ends- Camren Foster, sr., Liberty Center; Conor Brown, sr., Bryan. Linemen- Diesil Stoykoff, soph., Evergreen; Spencer Simon, sr., Archbold; Bryce Marvin, sr., Swanton. Linebackers- Ayden Pelz, jr., Bryan; Logan Carroll, jr., Wauseon; Houston Miranda, soph., Patrick Henry. Defensive backs- James Ruple, jr., Delta; Jack Hurst, soph., Archbold; Payton Boucher, sr., Evergreen; Zane Zeiter, jr., Liberty Center; Timmy Johnson, sr., Patrick Henry.
Specialty
First team
Landen Vance, sr., Evergreen; Wes Wymer, sr., Liberty Center; Cole Mitchey, jr., Swanton; Jonas Tester, sr., Wauseon.
Second team
DJ Davis, sr., Delta; Krayton Kern, jr., Archbold; Chase Miller, soph., Archbold.
Honorable mention
Archbold: Charlie Krieger, Hunter Cullen-Lemley, Mason Siegel, Wyat Ripke, Lance Bauer, Gabe Chapa, Stephen Diller.
Delta: Bryar Knapp, Maverick Mercer, Holden Barnes, Ethan Funk, Shawn Cook, Evan Perry, Kalvin Tenney, Phil Smithers.
Evergreen: Payton Boucher, Connor Hewson, Riley Dunbar, Cody Sheller, Robert Pennington, Sam Worline, Hunter Vaculik, Grant Richardson.
Swanton: Kayden Davis, Aaron Thomas, Cameron Kirtz, Kamon Molina, Trenton Eitniear, Austyn Gossett, Ethan Hensley.
Wauseon: Jude Armstrong, Tucker Dulaney, Teren Garcia, Chance Snow, Justin Duncan, Bryson Stump, Zaidan Kessler, Tyson Rodriguez.
