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TSF 2021 Dayton OPOY Finalists

Monroe RB Elijah Jackson (photo by AJ Fullam/6sphoto.com)

There are eight finalists for the 2021 TriState Football Dayton Offensive Player of the Year. Seven nominees are seniors. Elijah Jackson the only junior. This is the second nomination for Te’Sean Smoot and Carson Vanhoose.

The members of the All-TSF Teams, the TSF Teams of the Year, Players of the Year and finalists from Indiana, Dayton, Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati as well as the Mella Windows Players of the Week will be recognized at the TriState Football Year In Review Awards Show on Monday, February 21st, 2022 at the Holy Grail-Banks – RSVP 2021 TSF Year In Review Show

Here is a look at our finalists:

Seth Borondy (Bellbrook) – OPSWA Division III First Team All-Ohio and SWBL East Co-OPOY. Led the area with 2,613 yards rushing with 31 touchdowns on the ground. Borondy became just the 34th player in Ohio history to run for 2,600 yards or more in a season. He had games of 356, 290, 287, 270, 244, 235 and 212 yards rushing and they all came over the Golden Eagles last nine contests. Borondy also had 3,206 all-purpose yards, 17 receptions for 333 yards and a pair of touchdown catches.

Chase Harrison (Centerville) – OPSWA Division I Second Team All-Ohio. A model of consistency for four years as the Elks starter under center. Harrison threw for 2,333 yards, ran for 335 yards, and accounted for 30 touchdowns (25 pass, five rush). He leaves as the school’s all-time leader in passing yards (7,858) and passing touchdowns (76). Harrison has signed with Marshall.

Elijah Jackson (Monroe) – OPSWA Division III Second Team All-Ohio and SWBL East Co-OPOY. The gas that fueled the Hornets offensive engine. Jackson ran for 1,941 yards and 20 touchdowns. His 403 yards on the ground versus Western Brown made him just the 61st player in Ohio history to run for more than 400 yards in a game.

Josh Martin (Eaton) – OPSWA Division IV First Team All-Ohio (WR) and SWBL West OPOY. A shifty player who did it all for an Eaton (11-2) team that had its first winning season since 2013. Martin amassed 1,751 all-purpose yards, had 65 receptions for 870 yards, averaged 24.9 yards per kickoff return, averaged 16.0 yards per punt return, recorded 36 total tackles, picked off five passes and found the end zone 11 times (eight rec, one KR, one PR, one IR).

Jasiah Medley (Piqua) – OPSWA Division II First Team All-Ohio, OPSWA Southwest District OPOY and MVL OPOY. The senior helped the Indians to a 13-1 record and a regional runner-up finish, running for 1,959 yards with 35 rushing touchdowns. Medley averaged 163 yards per game on the ground. He has signed with Youngstown State.

Te’Sean Smoot (Springfield) – Ohio Mr. Football Finalist, OPSWA Division I Co-OPOY, OPSWA Division I First Team All-Ohio, OPSWA Southwest District OPOY and GWOC OPOY (for a second straight year). The catalyst for the state runner-up Wildcats. Smoot threw for 3,006 yards, ran for 973 yards and accounted 44 touchdowns (21 pass, 23 rush). Over the past three seasons, Springfield finished 11-3 in the playoffs and three regional championships with Smoot as its starting quarterback. He finished his career with 7,835 yards passing, 67 touchdown tosses, 1,789 yards rushing and 38 scores on the ground. Smoot offers include Air Force, Akron, UAB, Army, Ball State, Bowling Green, Eastern Michigan, Fordham, Kent State, Kentucky, Marshall, UMass, Miami (OH), Navy, Ohio, Toledo and Western Michigan.

Carson Vanhoose (Clinton-Massie) – OPSWA Division III First Team All-Ohio (for a second straight year). A dynamic player who can change a game in a heartbeat. Vanhoose broke loose for 1,949 yards and 28 touchdowns rushing for the state champion Falcons. He only carried the ball more than 20 times twice in 15 games. Vanhoose has an offer from Heidelberg.

Jack Walsh (Badin) – OPSWA Division III First Team All-Ohio and GCL Co-ed Co-OPOY. The heart-and-soul of the state runner-up Rams offense. Walsh had a breakout campaign running for 1,919 yards and 19 touchdowns. He averaged 140.3 yards rushing in Badin’s six playoff games.

Past TSF Dayton OPOY finalists:
2020
Markus Allen (Northmont), Titan Case (Springboro), Ca’Ron Coleman (Piqua), Branden McDonald (Alter), Kenyon Owens (Chaminade Julienne), Cade Rice (Northmont), Te’Sean Smoot (Springfield) and Carson Vanhoose (Clinton-Massie).
2019
Quincy Johnson Jr. (Chaminade Julienne), Keaton Kesling (Northmont), Brendan Lamb (Clinton-Massie), AJ Lovin (Milton-Union), Brayden Siler (Troy), Larry Stephens (Springfield), Jeff Tolliver (Springfield) & Braden Woods (Franklin).
2018
Connor Bazelak (Alter), Jaydon Culp-Bishop (Troy), Jesse Deglow (Fairmont), Jack Fessler (Fenwick), Miles Johnson (Northmont), Sincere Wells (Xenia) & Mason Whiteman (Madison Senior).
2017
John Bivens III (Alter), Isaiah Bowser (Sidney), Alec Grandin (Centerville), Raveion Hargrove (Trotwood-Madison), Devin Kenerly (Northmont), L’Christian “Blue” Smith (Wayne), Markell Stephens-Peppers (Trotwood-Madison) & Tavion Thomas (Dunbar).
2016
Dakota Allen (Lebanon), Danny Davis (Springfield), Raveion Hargrove (Trotwood-Madison), Hayden Kotwica (Troy), Nick Kovacs (Springboro), Ryan Montgomery (Franklin), Josh Myers (Miamisburg) & Fred Pitts (Wayne).
2015 
Elijah Cunningham (Springboro), Danny Davis (Springfield), Jayden Davis (Kenton Ridge), Messiah DeWeaver (Wayne), Raveion Hargrove (Trotwood-Madison), Jacob Harrison (Centerville) & Daryl McCleskey (Wayne).
2014 
Jacob Harrison (Chaminade Julienne), Dusty Hayes (Alter), DL Knock (Springboro), D’Mitrik Trice (Wayne), Will Vance (Centerville), Chayse Wolf (Clinton-Massie) & Trent Yeomans (Piqua).
2013
Jacob Harrison (Chaminade Julienne), Luke Kennard (Franklin), Jacob Hall (Tippecanoe), D’Mitrik Trice (Wayne), Damian Popp (Centerville), Bayle Wolf (Clinton-Massie) & Trent Yeomans (Piqua)
2012
Frank Catrine (Bishop Fenwick), Isreal Green (Trotwood-Madison), Chris Hymer (Franklin), Luke Morgan (Lebanon), Bayle Wolf (Clinton-Massie) & Malik Zaire (Alter).
2011
Aaron Abbott (Lebanon), Taylor Decker (Butler), Cole French (Eaton), Israel Green (Trotwood-Madison), Javon Harrison (Wayne), Mike Simpson (Trotwood-Madison), Kendrick Williams (Fairborn) & Malik Zaire (Alter).
2010
Antwan Gilbert (Trotwood-Madison), Joe Londergan (Carroll), Braxton Miller (Wayne), Joey Robertson (Fenwick), Tim Szabo (Chaminade-Julienne), Joe Thunney (Alter) & George Walker (Springfield).
2009
Michael Bennett (Centerville), Antoin Campbell (Springboro), Chase Cochran (Lebanon), Antwan Gilbert (Trotwood-Madison), Sam Keegan (Fenwick) & Braxton Miller (Wayne).

 

 

 

 

 

 

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