Dru DeShields, Mitchell Coffee of West Branch earn Division IV All-Ohio football honors
Six West Branch High School football players, led by senior quarterback Dru DeShields, earned spots on the All-Ohio team in Division IV. The All-Ohio football teams for Divisions IV and V were released Tuesday. DeShields made the first team along with teammate Mitchell Coffee.
The All-Ohio teams are sponsored by the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association and chosen by a panel of sports writers and broadcasters from across the state. The Ohio High School Athletic Association released the Division VI and VII teams Monday. The all-state teams in the remaining three divisions will be released Wednesday and Thursday.
West Branch enjoyed a 9-1 regular season and won an EBC title before reaching the regional finals led by DeShields, who accounted for 4,611 yards of total offense and 62 total TDs this season.
DeShields threw for 3,932 yards on 269-of-421 passing with 46 TDs and just three interceptions. He also rushed for 679 yards and 16 TDs on 106 carries. He was a Northeast Inland District Offensive Player of the Year.
Coffee joins him on the first team as an offensive lineman. The 6-foot-3, 245-pound senior helped West Branch average 45.6 points per game over his three years as a starter at right tackle.
Three West Branch players earned second-team All-Ohio — receiver Christian Martig, defensive lineman Thomas Egli and linebacker Michael Kanagy.
Martig caught 82 passes for 1,140 (13.9 average) with 15 TDs. Egli totaled more than 70 tackles up front, recovering two fumbles and making an interception. Michael Kanagy, a hybrid linebacker/safety, totaled more than 60 tackles, made two interceptions and stood out at receiver, too.
Defensive lineman Connor Mayle was selected honorable mention.
This article originally appeared on The Alliance Review: Dru DeShields, Mitchell Coffee of West Branch earn All-Ohio football
