By Tom Nader

Publisher and Editor

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

2025 ALL-METRO ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Buddy Willig, Norton, senior

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Markus Brown, Norton, senior

LINEMAN OF THE YEAR

Arthur Scott III, Streetsboro, senior

COACH OF THE YEAR

Glen Kruger, Norton

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE

Trey Kersten, Norton, quarterback, junior

Dominic Nau, Cloverleaf, lineman, senior

Arthur Scott III, Streetsboro, lineman, senior

Dominic Higgins, Norton, lineman, senior

Cooper Richmond, Streetsboro, lineman, senior

Caden Hochtrasser, Norton, lineman, sophomore

Tyler Kertis, Streetsboro, lineman, senior

Janiere Cook, Streetsboro, running back, senior

Jason Beverly, Norton, running back, junior

Johnathan Tyree, Woodridge, running back, sophomore

Isaac Hunter, Norton, wide receiver, senior

Buddy Willig, Norton, wide receiver, senior

Kellen Morr, Woodridge, wide receiver, junior

LaDarian Askew, Ravenna, wide receiver, senior

Carter Maxa, Woodridge, tight end, sophomore

Kellen Price, Cloverleaf, at-large, junior

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE

Mason Hitti, Norton, lineman, senior

Elliot Jordan, Cloverleaf, lineman, sophomore

Everett Norton, Woodridge, lineman, senior

Keon Fortson, Ravenna, lineman, senior

Victor Links, Streetsboro, lineman, senior

Markus Brown, Norton, linebacker, senior

Ayden Knuebel, Streetsboro, linebacker, senior

Nicolas Mull, Woodridge, linebacker, senior

Aidan Williams, Norton, linebacker, senior

Blake Dunderman, Field, linebacker, senior

Victor Brown, Field, defensive back, senior

Marcus Council, Streetsboro, defensive back, junior

Alex Meinen, Norton, defensive back, junior

Ashton Gray, Cloverleaf, defensive back, junior

Adam Gray, Cloverleaf, at-large, junior

FIRST TEAM SPECIAL TEAMS

Brady McCracken, Coventry, punter, senior

Logan Sadowski, Streetsboro, kicker, junior

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE

Curtis Ross, Ravenna, quarterback, senior

Austin Sprankle, Cloverleaf, lineman, senior

Ian Starling, Norton, lineman, junior

Bradley Davis, Ravenna, lineman, junior

Daniel Hudson, Field, lineman, senior

Alan Podboy, Streetsboro, lineman, sophomore

Brady Taylor, Woodridge, lineman, senior

Asygh Gaines, Ravenna, running back, junior

Ethan Gray, Cloverleaf, running back, senior

Lamar Taylor, Coventry, running back, senior

Jimmy Tolley, Cloverleaf, wide receiver, junior

Alex Williams, Field, wide receiver, sophomore

Neo Moton, Field, wide receiver, sophomore

Kyle Giacomo, Streetsboro, tight end, junior

Isaac Smith, Cloverleaf, at-large, junior

SECOND TEAM DEFENSE

Jamere Johnson, Cloverleaf, lineman, sophomore

Skylor McLaughlin, Springfield, lineman, senior

Rayneir Moore, Woodridge, lineman, sophomore

Parker Pearce, Norton, lineman, sophomore

Braylan Rufener, Field, lineman, sophomore

Brady Beier, Cloverleaf, linebacker, junior

Jerry Benci, Streetsboro, linebacker, junior

Jaxson Ford, Norton, linebacker, sophomore

Martin Thurston, Springfield, linebacker, senior

Dallas Morris, Streetsboro, defensive back, sophomore

Mark Miller, Ravenna, defensive back, junior

Sean Thompson, Woodridge, defensive back, junior

Rylan West, Woodridge, defensive back, sophomore

Dominic Dunlap, Woodridge, at-large, senior

SECOND TEAM SPECIAL TEAMS

Ethan Martin, Cloverleaf, punter, senior

Jose Carpenter, Ravenna, kicker, senior

HONORABLE MENTION

Coventry: Jaydon Stover, sr.; Evan Owen, sr.

Cloverleaf: Kaiden Stone, soph.; Zayne Trent, fresh.

Field: Casey Tate, jr.; Andrew Phillip, jr.

Norton: Anderson Gross, jr.; Zavier Penny, soph.

Ravenna: Jontez Williams, sr.; Demere Tatum, jr.

Springfield: Barron Lang, sr.; Elijah Mainor, sr.

Streetsboro: Colton Cox, jr.; Adrian Monroe, jr.

Woodridge: Rory Johnston, sr.; Freddie Pettit, soph.