WOAC 2024 Football All-Conference

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Week nine clash between Ansonia and Preble Shawnee decided the 2024 WOAC Conference Championship that the Tigers won 24-13. These two teams would lead the list of WOAC All-Conference Honors as well in 2024. (Dale Barger Photo)

The Western Ohio Athletic Conference All-Conference Selections have been named for the 2024 Football campaign.

First Team All-WOAC Offense

Ansonia: Peyton Kelch, Sr., OL – Asher Shives, Sr., OL – Zane Henderson, Sr., RB

Arcanum: Marcus Rayburn, Jr., OL – MJ Macy, So., RB

Dixie: JR Bemis, Sr., Kicker

National Trail: James Baker, Sr., OL – Zack Creager, Sr., RB

Preble Shawnee: Brody Lynch, Sr., OL – Cooper Shrout, Jr., OL – Brody Morton, Jr., QB – Lane Lovely, Sr., RB – Isaac Blankenship, Sr., WR – Reece Smith, Sr., WR

Tri-Village: Dom Black, So., OL – Trey Sagester, Jr., QB – Griffin Richards, So., WR

First Team All-WOAC Defense

Ansonia: Cainan Robinson, Jr., DB – Peyton Kelch, Sr., DL – Zane Henderson, Sr., LB – Asher Shives, Sr., LB

Arcanum: Lukeus Midlam, Sr., DB & Returner  – Lucas Miller, So., DB – Truman Knaus, Sr., DL

Bradford: Owen Canan, Sr., DB

Preble Shawnee: Isaac Blankenship, Sr., DB – Cooper Shrout, Jr., DL – Lane Lovely, Sr., LB Brody Lynch, Sr., LB

Tri-Village: Lane Bierly, Sr., DB – Dom Black, So., DL – Kaeden Lipps, Sr., LB

Twin Valley South: Griffin Roell, Sr., Punter

Second Team All-WOAC Offense

Ansonia: Jacob Schmitmeyer, So., RB

Arcanum: Brayden Freeman, Jr., OL – Lucas Miller, So., WR

Bradford: Owen Canan, Sr., QB

Dixie: Spencer Butler, Sr., OL

Preble Shawnee: Landen Lovely, Sr., OL

Tri-County North: Franklin Filbrun, Jr., RB

Tri-Village: Levi Farmer, Jr., OL – Lane Bierly, Sr., WR

Twin Valley South: Owen McKee, So., OL – Conner Mowell, Sr., RB

Second Team All-WOAC Defense

Arcanum: Quigney Kolton, Jr., LB

Dixie: Parker Butler, Sr., DL

National Trail: Talon Bousman, Fr., DB – Zach Lawson, Sr., DL

Preble Shawnee: Reece Smith, Sr., DB – Bryson Doran, Jr., DL

Tri-Village: Colt Camacho, Fr., DB

Twin Valley South: Griff Roell, Sr., DB – Conner Mowell, Sr., DL – Carson Hurst, Sr., LB – Owen McKee, So., LB

Special Mention All-WOAC

School First Name Last Name Grade
ANS Lander Shives 10
ANS Layne Bowman 11
ARC Connor Rogers 10
ARC Landon Wagner 12
BRAD Grifffin Trevino 12
BRAD John Trexel 12
DIXIE Trustin Miller 12
DIXIE Zach Wright 12
MV Ty Houser 10
MV Kyle Wehrkamp 11
NT Jonah Brinkley 10
NT Christian Miears 10
PS Nolan Earles 12
PS Kaden Taylor 12
TCN Peyton Fannin 10
TCN Aiden Richie 11
TV Zeke Hopkins 12
TV Mason Weathington 12
TVS Caden Bishop 12
TVS Mason Crews 12
Preble Shawnee’s Brody Lynch is the 2024 WOAC Defensive Player of the Year.

Brody had 104 tackles in the regular season for the 9-1 Arrows who finished runner-up in the Western Ohio Athletic Conference this year.  Brody also had 16 tackles for loss and had 3 fumble recoveries from his linebacker position.
Preble Shawnee beat Marian Pleasant in their 1st round DV Region 20 Playoff game and will host Indian Lake in the 2nd round this Friday.

Ansonia’s Zane Henderson is the 2024 WOAC Offensive Player of the Year.

Zane rushed for 1,608 yards a little of 160 yards per game and had 24 rushing TDs during the regular season.  He helped lead the Tigers to an undefeated 9-0 record in the league and become the WOAC Champions for the 3rd straight year in football.

Ansonia defeated Twin Valley South in their 1st round DVII Region 28 playoff game and they will take on Sidney Lehman Catholic in the 2nd round.

Ansonia’s Adam Hall is the 2024 WOAC Coach of the Year.

Ansonia football coach Adam Hall now in his 3rd season coaching at his alma mater he helped direct his team from an opening season loss to Riverside to run the table in the WOAC going 9-0 winning the 2024 league championship.

It was a 3-Peat for the Tigers winning their 3rd straight football title and 3rd straight WOAC Coach of the Year for Adam Hall.

Congratulations to all the athletes and coaches who earned recognition in 2024.
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