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Clear Fork's Kaden Riddle named Division IV Northwest District Lineman of the Year

jake furr, mansfield news journal
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Clear Fork's Kaden Riddle was named Division IV Northwest District Lineman of the Year.
Clear Fork's Kaden Riddle was named Division IV Northwest District Lineman of the Year.

FINDLAY — He helped pave the way for the Clear Fork Colts to pile up a historic offense.

The Colts ran for 3,053 yards and threw for 1,615 more in large part to senior offensive lineman Kaden Riddle as he was honored by the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association as the Division IV Northwest District co-Lineman of the Year sharing the honor with Caleb Stoner of Napoleon.

Riddle graded out as the top offensive lineman in the Northwest District as he headlines 13 Colts who took home honors. Junior kicker Adam Vanausdle was a first team selection after going 52-for-56 on extra points and 3-for-3 on field goal attempts for 61 total points.

Junior linebacker Luke Schlosser was a first team selection on defense after recording 80 tackles, two sacks and a fumble recovery.

Ross Wine, Victor Skoog and Pawie Ault were second team selections while Ty Sellers, Hunter Weirich, Erick Hicks, Milo Burgholder, Logan Anderson, Mason Pipes, and Trystyn Robison were honorable mentions.

Clear Fork's Luke Schlosser was named first team All-Northwest District as a linebacker in Division IV.
Clear Fork's Luke Schlosser was named first team All-Northwest District as a linebacker in Division IV.

Shelby's Issaiah Ramsey was a first team selection at wide receiver for the Whippets. He caught 50 passes for 1,047 yards and seven touchdowns during the regular season for an average of 104 yards a game.

Freshman quarterback Brayden DeVito was a second team selection while Mason Vent took second team as a defensive lineman and Casey Lantz was a second team punter. Kasper Marten, Cam Cline and Grayson Heydinger were honorable mentions.

Clear Fork's Dave Carroll was named the Division IV Northwest District Coach of the Year after leading the Colts to a 9-1 regular season where they won the outright Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference. The Colts finished 10-2 giving them their fourth 10-win season since 2010.

Here is the complete list of Division IV All-Northwest District teams.

Division IV All-Northwest District

First team

Offense

Ends-Ty Ray, Bellevue, 5-11, 145, Sr.; Garett Gunter, Van Wert, 6-0, 185, Sr.; Issaiah, Ramsey, Shelby, 6-3, 190, Jr.; Jude Armstrong, Wauseon, 6-0, 180, Sr.; Jake Morrison, Rossford, 6-5, 185, Sr.

Tight end-Maddix Crutchfield, Van Wert, 6-1, 220, Sr.

Linemen-Trent Wycuff, St. Marys Memorial, 6-1, 165, Sr.; Logan Dotson, Van Wert, 6-5, 250, Sr.; Kaden Riddle, Bellville Clear Fork, 6-4, 270, Sr.; Tyler Spisak, Bryan, 6-0, 245, Sr.; Austin Yoakum, Sandusky Perkins, 6-1, 240, Sr.

Backs-Aiden Hinkle, St. Marys Memorial, 6-0, 210, Sr.; Brylen Parker, Van Wert, 5-11, 190, Jr.; Gabe Ivy, Galion, 5-9, 150, Jr.

Quarterbacks-Aiden Pratt, Van Wert, 6-4, 205, Sr.; Logan Lesch, Sandusky Perkins, 6-2, 180, Jr.; Alex Williams, Rossford, 6-0, 205, Sr.; Kaden Holman, Upper Sandusky, 6-1, 175, Jr.

Kickers-Adam Vanausdle, Bellville Clear Fork, 6-1, 190, Jr.; Jon Normington-Slay, Sandusky Perkins, 6-4, 170, Sr.

Defense

Linemen-Jace Schaefer, St. Marys Memorial, 6-4, 200, Sr.; Jayden Rowe, Sandusky Perkins, 6-5, 192, Sr.; Landon Kurtzman, Galion, 6-1, 217, Sr.; Caleb Stoner, Napoleon, 6-4, 225, Sr.

Linebackers-Carson Frankhouse, Galion, 5-10, 190, Jr.; Luke Schlosser, Bellville Clear Fork, 5-8, 160, Jr.; Levi Allen, Upper Sandusky, 6-0, 185, Sr.; Mikey Young, Sandusky Perkins, 6-1, 200, So.

Backs-Keegan Sharpe, St. Marys Memorial, 5-9, 165, Sr.; Ashton Baer, Van Wert, 5-9, 155, Sr.; Tyson Rodriguez, Wauseon, 6-0, 175, Jr.; Gavin Frey, Upper Sandusky, 5-7, 140, Jr.

Punter-Landon Campbell, Galion, 6-1, 195, Jr.

Offensive Player of the Year-Aiden Pratt, Van Wert.

Defensive Player of the Year-Landon Kurtzman, Galion.

Lineman of the Year-Kaden Riddle, Bellville Clear Fork; Caleb Stoner, Napoleon.

Coach of the Year-Dave Carroll, Bellville Clear Fork.

Second team

Offense

Ends-Braylon Collier, Sandusky Perkins, 5-11, 155, So.; Connor Campbell, Van Wert, 6-0, 185, Sr.; Sam Smith, Wauseon, 6-4, 210, Sr.; Evan Hill, Upper Sandusky, 5-11, 155; Sr.

Tight end-Kaiden Nixon, Sandusky Perkins, 6-1, 180, Jr.

Linemen-Caleb Miller, St. Marys Memorial, 6-5, 260, Sr.; Holden Hunter, Galion, 6-3, 297, Jr.; Ross Wine, Bellville Clear Fork, 5-11, 205, Jr.; Collin Bils, Upper Sandusky, 6-0, 295, Sr.

Backs-Pawie Ault Bellville Clear Fork, 5-8, 155, Sr.; Andrew Williams, Napoleon, 5-11, 175, Sr.

Quarterbacks-Victor Skoog, Bellville Clear Fork, 5-11, 163, Sr.; Brayden DeVito, Shelby, 5-9, 150, Fr.

Kicker-Jonah Shafer, Rossford, 5-8, 165, Sr.

Defense

Linemen-Jackson Jones, Van Wert, 6-1, 240, Sr.; Mac Bauer, Bellevue, 6-1, 195, Sr.; Mason Vent, Shelby, 5-11, 200, Jr.; Justin Duncan, Wauseon, 6-3, 200, Sr.; Parker Vollmer, Bryan, 6-0, 235, Sr.; Henry Eggers, Napoleon, 6-1, 178, Jr.

Linebackers-Austin Kovar, Wauseon, 6-0, 195, Jr.; Jacob Aguilar, Napoleon, 6-0, 164, Jr.; Seth Bova, Bellevue, 5-6, 151, Jr.; Sam Sturzinger, Sandusky Perkins, Sr.

Backs-Ethan Borton, Wauseon, 6-0, 160, Sr.; Lamar Everett, Sandusky Perkins, 6-1, 165, Sr.; Jax Lapata, Bellevue, 5-10, 177, Jr.

Punter-Casey Lantz, Shelby, 6-4, 160, Jr.

Honorable mention

Jamal Kessler, St. Marys Memorial; Braden Saeler, St. Marys Memorial; Greg Felver, St. Marys Memorial; Kasper Marten, Shelby; Cam Cline, Shelby; Grayson Heydinger, Shelby; Ty Sellers, Bellville Clear Fork; Hunter Weirich, Bellville Clear Fork; Erick Hicks, Bellville Clear Fork; Milo Burgholder, Bellville Clear Fork; Logan Anderson, Bellville Clear Fork; Mason Pipes, Bellville Clear Fork; Trystyn Robison, Bellville Clear Fork; Kaden Kirkman, Rossford; Zayne Claus, Bellevue; Brody Horn, Bellevue; Weston Sturzinger, Sandusky Perkins; Luke Leffler, Kenton; Luke Hardy, Napoleon.

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