Greater Akron-Canton High School Sports Awards: Meet the defensive football player of the year nominees

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The Greater Akron-Canton High School Sports Awards show is part of the USA TODAY High School Sports Awards, the largest high school sports recognition program in the country.
The Greater Akron-Canton High School Sports Awards show is part of the USA TODAY High School Sports Awards, the largest high school sports recognition program in the country.

The Greater Akron-Canton High School Sports Awards, presented by Akron Children’s Hospital, is proud to announce the nominees for Defensive Football Player of the Year. The winner will be announced during the live show on June 22 at Akron Civic Theatre. The show, which combines what was previously three separate shows (Akron, Canton and Portage County), is produced with the support of Meijer.

During the live show, these nominees will be honored, along with the athletes of the year in 26 other sport. Nominated athletes can receive a free ticket to the event thanks to sponsors by RSVPing here. Additional tickets may be purchased on the show’s website.

The Greater Akron-Canton High School Sports Awards show is part of the USA TODAY High School Sports Awards, the largest high school sports recognition program in the country. Last year’s show can still be viewed online at this link. This year, one school from the area will win a $1,000 donation to its school’s athletic department. More details on that are coming soon.

Here are all the athlete of the year nominees for defensive football player:

Roosevelt Andrews, Barberton High School — SR

Colten Arnold, Jackson High School — SR

Will Butler, Lake High School — SR

Tysen Campbell, Archbishop Hoban High School — JR

Teddy Gregory, Stow-Munroe Falls High School — SR

Creed Hill, Highland High School — SR

Jermaine James, Buchtel High School — SR

Jason Martin, III Archbishop Hoban High School — SR

Marcus Moore, Jr. Massillon — SR

Dorian Pringle, Massillon — JR

Jordan Pritchard-Sewell, Archbishop Hoban High School — JR

Keegan Sell, Garrettsville Garfield — JR

Dylan Snyder, Lake High School — SR

Kyle Snider, Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy — SR

Lukas Stiles, Highland High School — SR

Jack Talkington, Canton Central Catholic High School — SR

Andrew Tatulinski, Highland High School — SR

Mason Williams, Mogadore High School — SR

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY NETWORK: Greater Akron-Canton High School Sports Awards: Defensive football nominees