All-TSF: Defensive Linemen Primer

This is one outstanding group of “speed rushers” and “lane cloggers” who are nominated for the 2016 All-TSF team at the defensive linemen position. There is a wealthy of talent among our nominations and it is distributed fairly even between the seniors, juniors and sophomores who made the list.

Moeller DL Aeneas Hawkins (photo by Mike Noyes/TriStateFootball.com)

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Here is a look at the defensive lineman nominee’s for the 2016 postseason All-TriStateFootball.com team:

NOMINEES: Drew Ashurst (Bellbrook); Tyler Bentley (Lakota West); Andrew Bissmeyer (Summit Country Day); Spencer Bono (Elder); Roy Bowers (Dixie Heights); Jowon Briggs (Walnut Hills); Jerron Cage (Winton Woods); Dylan Cain (Greensburg); Donta Carter (Taft); Michael Carter (Northwest); Maurice Champman (Winton Woods); Andy Combs (Reading); Tyler Courtright (Milton-Union); Tristen Cox (Piqua); Stone Day (Valley View); Joel Dixon (Benjamin Logan); Max Evans (Madison Senior); Steven Faucheux (Lakota West); Matt Gelhaus (Madeira); Brian Gerbus (Badin); Zaid Hamdan (Mason); AJ Hammonds (North College Hill); Aeneas Hawkins (Moeller); Jevon Henderson (Centerville); Jamal Hines (Princeton); Reece Human (Carlisle); Alex King (Mason); Gavin Kohler (Butler); Jake Kunkel (Covington Catholic); Tanner Lawrence (Campbell County); Keaton Luocous (Milton-Union); Josh Malone (Wyoming); Torraye Martin (CCPA); Xavier Martin (Lakota East); Jeremy Meiser (Moeller); Damien Mentzer (Fairborn); Chris Meyers (Miamisburg); Sam Myres (Turpin); Austin Neff (NewCath); Gabe Newburg (Northmont); Nate Obringer (Lebanon); Lonnie Phelps (Mount Healthy); Alex Reigelsperger (Wayne); Devan Rogers (Sidney); Josh Sandman (Ryle); Joah Schricker (Troy); Peyton Schweickart (New Richmond); Tyler Selm (Franklin County); Dan Sichterman (Kings); Austin Silcox (Harrison); Devon Smith (Trotwood-Madison); Jerome Smith (Bellefontaine); Kawantay Staley (Colerain); Leonard Taylor (Springfield); Trey Uetrecht (Clinton-Massie); Sam Vance (Centerville); Malik Vann (Fairfield); Mazon Walker (Wayne).

Wayne DE Alex Riegelsperger (photo by Greg Shoemaker/TriStateFootball.com)

REIGELSPERGER IN RARE COMPANY: Reigelsperger is one of just four returning defensive players and the only one that was a sophomore elected First Team All-TSF a year ago.

THREE’S A CHARM: This is the third nomination for Cage, Hines and King. In ’15, Cage was a Second Team All-TSF selection. Hines and King were Third Team All-TSF selections. All three will play Division I football next fall.

ENCORE PERFORMANCE: Making their second straight nomination are – Michael Carter, Cox, Human, King, Toraye Martin, Reigelsperger, Rogers, Sichterman, Vann and Walker. Sichterman recorded 15.0 sacks this season for Kings. It was his second straight season of 10 or more sacks.

THE NEWBIES: Seven sophomores are making their debut nomination and ironically none of them are from the same conference – Bono (GCL), Briggs (ECC), Evans (SWBL), Faucheux (GMC), Lawrence (NKY), Newburg (GWOC) and Phelps (SWOC).

A VERSATILE CREW: Making their second straight nomination but a different position from a year ago are – Hammonds (LB in ’15), Selm (OL) and Taylor (TE). Hammonds was Miami Valley Conference defensive player of the year. It capped a wonderful career that saw him make 386 total tackle register 52.0 sacks and recover 10 fumbles in a North College Hill uniform.

THE BMOC’s IN ‘17: Of the 58 nominees, 20 are juniors. The Class of 2018 – Ashurst, Bentley, Combs, Courtright, Day, Gelhaus, Hamdan, Hawkins, Henderson, Malone, Mentzer, Reigelsperger, Rogers, Schricker, Silcox, J. Smith, Taylor, Uetrecht, Vance and Vann.

Mason DE Alex King (photo by Mike Noyes/TriStateFootball.com)

COMMITTED: Several nominees have already made their verbal commitments to college: Cage – Ohio State; Hines – Cincinnati; King – Kentucky; Meiser – Old Dominion; Sichterman – Iowa State; Walker – Lehigh.

UNDERCLASSMEN OFFERS: No less than seven juniors have Division I FBS offers. Vann – Cincinnati, Duke, Iowa, Iowa State, Kentucky, Louisville, Maryland, Miami (OH), Michigan State, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pittsburgh, Purdue, Rutgers, Tennessee, Toledo, West Virginia and Wisconsin; Taylor – Cincinnati, Kentucky, Louisville, Michigan, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Rutgers and Tennessee; Hawkins – Cincinnati, Eastern Michigan, Florida, Florida State, Iowa State, Kentucky, Louisville, Notre Dame, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Tennessee and Toledo; Reigelsperger – Kentucky, Purdue, Rutgers and Western Michigan; Rogers – Bowling Green and Iowa State; Bentley – Kentucky; Henderson – Northwestern.

Sophomore’s Briggs and Faucheux are hot commodities. Briggs’ offers include Cincinnati, Iowa State, Miami (OH), Michigan, Ohio State and Wisconsin. Faucheuxhas offers from Cincinnati, Kentucky and Tulane.

Join us as we recognize Offensive & Defensive Player of the Year finalists and winners from Northern Kentucky, Indiana, Dayton and Cincinnati, Team of the year winners from all of those areas and members of the 2016 Postseason All-TSF squad at our upcoming TSF Year in Review Show on Monday, February 20th, 2017, 6:30 p.m. at the Holy Grail-Banks in Cincinnati.

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