Franklin comes up big in DIII

It was one of the more memorable season in Franklin football history. The Wildcats finished the regular season 10-0, grabbed the No 1 seed in the Region 12 playoffs and posted a school record 11 victories. For that effort Brad Childers was named Southwest District coach of the year. His prized pupil, Ryan Montgomery was named the Southwest District offensive player of the year.

Franklin ATH Ryan Montgomery (photo by Dusty Waltz/TriStateFootball.com)

Montgomery was out of this world good. The junior threw for 397 yards with three scoring strikes, ran for 1,609 yards, caught 27 passes for 426 yards, amassed 2,348 all-purpose yards, had three games of 260 or more yards rushing three times in the last six Franklin games and scored 33 touchdowns (30 rushing) during the regular season. His teammates, Noah Kremer and Trenten Scott join him as first team All-District members.

New Richmond linebacker Jacob Cyrus the school’s all-time leader in tackles was named the District’s defensive player of the year. Cyrus led the Lions to one of its best defensive performances the program has ever had and he did all playing on a torn ACL all season long.

Here is a look at the 2016 AP Division III All-Southwest District Team:

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The 2016 Associated Press Southwest All-District football teams, as selected by a media panel from the district:

DIVISION III
First Team
Offense
Ends-Noah Kremer, Franklin, 6-foot-4, 180 pounds, senior; Ghye Wilson, Eaton, 5-10, 166, sr.; Greg Jackson, Cincinnati Northwest. Linemen-Justin Clark, Cincinnati Mount Healthy, 6-4, 270, sr.; Nate Monnin, Piqua, 6-5, 267, sr.; Connor Barton, Wilmington, 6-2, 280, jr.; Dan Troxell, New Richmond, 6-3, 280, jr. Quarterback-Brandon Shelton, Cincinnati Northwest, 6-0, 190, sr.; Josh Anderson, New Richmond, 5-9, 172, so. Backs-Ryan Montgomery, Franklin, 5-11, 185, jr.; Raveion Hargrove, Trotwood-Madison, 5-7, 165, jr. Kicker-Cole Carmosino, Cincinnati Archbishop McNicholas, 5-10, 180, sr.

Piqua DL Tristen Cox (photo by Greg Shoemaker/TriStateFootball.com)

Defense
Linemen-Tristen Cox, Piqua, 6-4, 294, sr.; Lamont Harris, Dayton Carroll, 6-3, 225, sr.; Devon Smith, Trotwood-Madison, 6-0, 197, sr.; Lonnie Phelps, Cincinnati Mount Healthy, 6-0, 205, so. Linebackers-Trayvon Wilburn, Cincinnati Mount Healthy, 6-2, 190, sr.; Logan Eldridge, Greenville, 5-10, 195, sr.; Kobe Vinegar, Trotwood-Madison, 5-10, 170, sr.; Jacob Cyrus, New Richmond, 5-10, 185, sr. Backs-Trenten Scott, Franklin, 5-9, 175, sr.; Ethan Gundler, New Richmond, 6-1, 175, sr.; Dawson Martin, Dayton Belmont, 5-11, 180, jr. Punter-Alex Story, Dayton Carroll, 6-0, 185, sr.

Offensive player of the year: Ryan Montgomery, Franklin.
Defensive player of the year: Jacob Cyrus, New Richmond.
Coach of the year: Brad Childers, Franklin.

Second Team
Offense
Ends-Dylan Beaugard, Wilmington, 5-10, 170, jr.; Hayden Nease, Bellefontaine, 6-2, 210, sr.; Gage Kramer, New Richmond, 6-4, 230, sr. Linemen-Nate Glossip, Franklin, 6-1, 225, sr.; James Williams, Trotwood-Madison, 6-3, 240, sr.; Tanner Orona, Oxford Talawanda, 6-4, 280, sr.; Dalton Kopelic, Greenville, 6-3, 280, sr. Quarterback-Braden White, Franklin, 6-3, 205, jr.; Dezmin Lyburtus, Bellefontaine, 6-0, 175, jr. Backs-Allen Schrubb, Piqua, 6-1, 237, sr.; Cole Barhorst, Tipp City Tippecanoe, 5-8, 181, jr. Kicker-Caiden Smith, Tipp City Tippecanoe, 6-0, 157, jr.

Defense
Linemen-Drew Ashurst, Bellbrook, 6-2, 240, jr.; Andrew O’Donnel, Oxford Talawanda, 6-4, 230, sr.; Peyton Schweickart, New Richmond, 6-2, 205, sr.; Michael Carter, Cincinnati Northwest, 6-2, 225, sr. Linebackers-Tyler Long, Cincinnati Hughes, 6-1, 215, jr.; Justin Havens, Bellbrook, 6-0, 205, sr.; Ben Schmiesing, Piqua, 6-2, 203, jr.; Mikey’ion Hunter, Trotwood-Madison, 5-11, 212, sr. Backs-Cade Rogers, Tipp City Tippecanoe, 5-9, 165, sr.; Dylan Cole, Piqua, 6-1, 193, sr.; Cam Voelker, Cincinnati Archbishop McNicholas, 6-0, 175, sr. Punter-Aaron Hughes, Tipp City Tippecanoe, 6-0, 174, sr.

Honorable Mention
Corey Bozic, Clayton Farmer, Nick Sanchez, New Richmond; Tony Buckley, DeMario Johnson, Kevon Cephas, Terrell Sparks, De’Zion Coleman, Cincinnati Hughes; Deedgar Cooks, Shawn Young, Xavier Henry, Jamil Freeman, Derek Black, Dayton Ponitz Tech; Wyatt Fischer, Seth Becker, Zach Stacy, Noah Hill, Mount Orab Western Brown; Caleb Johnson, Markell Stephens-Peppers, Daylon Duverglas, James Parker, Trotwood-Madison; Ollohjuwon Wellington, Matt Goodman, Norwood; Wyatt Hillard, Matt Schneider, Matt Centers, Franklin; Melech Hutchison, Cole Braun, Jerome Smith, Bellefontaine; Andrew Reenan, Cincinnati Northwest; Brady Evans, Wilmington;
Cam Haynes, Matt Isemann, Zach Woodke, Cincinnati Archbishop McNicholas; Elijah Malcolm, Jadon Furlow, Dayton Belmont; Jimmy Strunk, Goshen; Chandler Wren, Bellbrook; Zach Anro, Joe Valentine, Hamilton Ross; Nick Riley, Dayton Carroll; Matt Garber, Austin Subler, Quenten Williams, Tipp City Tippecanoe; Trae Wood, Greenville; Bryan Cook, Derell Williams, Justice Waller, Robert Corbin, Cincinnati Mount Healthy.

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