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Batavia’s Stacy named Division III District Coach of the Year

Batavia Head Coach Wayne Stacy (photo by: Greg Shoemaker/TriStateFootball.com)

The Batavia Bulldogs (8-3) were one of the feel good stories of 2024. The program collected its first winning season since 2018. The Bulldogs eight wins were two more than they accrued in the five years prior (from 2019 to 2023). Leading the turnaround was Wayne Stacy who was tabbed as the Southwest District Coach of the Year for his work.

Here is a look at the 2024 Ohio Prep Sports Media Association Division III All-Southwest District football teams, as selected by a media panel from the district:

DIVISION III
First Team Offense
Backfield: Carson Harris, Batavia, 5-11, 165, jr., QB; Cale Leitch, Oxford Talawanda, 6-1, 190, Caleb Naumann, Cincinnati McNicholas, 6-0, 200, jr., RB; Emory Severance, Hamilton Ross, 5-11, 180, sr., QB; Tavien St. Clair, Bellefontaine, 6-4, 228, sr, QB; Larkin Thomas, Tipp City Tippecanoe, 5-10, 188, so., QB.

Receivers: Jackson Davis, Tipp City Tippecanoe, 6-0, 185, sr.; Marcus Hughbanks, Batavia, 6-3, 190, jr.; Max Mehlman, Batavia, 6-2, 190, sr.; Demetrius Morris-Williams, Oxford Talawanda, 5-10, 175, jr.; Braylon Newcomb, Bellefontaine, 5-9, 175, sr.; Silas Scott, Cincinnati Hughes, 5-8, 160, sr.

Linemen: Brody Boy, Bellefontaine, 6-0, 185, sr.; Landon Coffey, Oxford Talawanda, 6-6, 295, AJ Graves, Batavia, 6-1, 280, jr.; Blake Holmes, Hamilton Ross, 6-2, 270, sr.; Alex Shellhammer, Tippecanoe, 5-10, 202, sr.; Taylor Turner, Bellbrook, 6-2, 225, sr.

Kicker: Riley Ferrin, Bellbrook, 5-11, 170, sr.

First Team Defense
Linemen: Malachi Cumberland, Wilmington, 6-5, 275, sr.; Max Howard, Tipp City Tippecanoe, 6-4, 212, sr.; Jude Omiatek, Bellbrook, 6-2, 215, Bo Tobin, Cincinnati McNicholas, 5-11, 210, sr.

Linebackers: Vontay Calloway, Batavia, 5-11, 195, jr.; ,Collin Isaac, Tipp City Tippecanoe, 5-10, 195, jr; Jesse Keith, Wilmington, 6-3, 215, jr; Preston Pettit, Bellbrook, 5-10,180, sr.; Jayden Temple, Bellefontaine, 6-2, 200, sr.; Kellan Wright, Hamilton Ross, 6-5, 235, sr.

Secondary: Nate Colyer, Cincinnati McNicholas, 5-10, 170, sr.; Andrew Cooke, Franklin, 5-7, 160, jr.; Riley Nicholls, Tipp City Tippecanoe, 6-2, 188, sr.; Eli Stewart, Wilmington, 5-9, 160, jr.; Gavin Thobe, Bellbrook, 6-3, 190, sr.

Punter: Dawson Fitzpatrick, Franklin, 5-9, 165, sr.

Offensive player of the year: Tavien St. Clair, Bellefontaine
Defensive player of the year: Collin Isaac, Tipp City Tippecanoe
Coach of the year: Wayne Stacy, Batavia

Second Team Offense
Backfield: Braden BoBo, Cincinnati McNicholas, 5-9, 175 sr., QB; Jordan Brown, Dayton Meadowdale, 6-1, jr., QB; Lance Cantrell, Oxford Talawanda, 5-11, 185, jr., RB;  Elijah Engleman, Cincinnati Hughes, 5-11, 180, sr., QB; Vincent Epifano, Bellbrook, 5-10, 175, jr., RB; Aiden Lowery, Dayton Chaminade Julienne, sr., RB.

Receivers: AJ Gundler, Cincinnati McNicholas,, 5-10, 175, sr.; Cade Havill, Tipp City Tippecanoe, 6-1, 206, so.; Connor Powderly, Cincinnati McNicholas, 6-1, 185, so.; Lucas Powell, Mount Orab Western Brown, 6-0, 210, sr.;  Will Strong, Tipp City Tippecanoe, 6-1, 190, jr.

Linemen: Ian Bickert, Tipp City Tippecanoe, 6-2, 241, sr.; Emmanuel Gibbs, Mount Orab Western Brown, 6-1, 235, so.; Grant Herndon, Goshen, 6-0, 190, sr.; Austin Hurst, Franklin, 5-11, 230, jr.; Joe Mulvey, Cincinnati McNicholas, 6-2, 262, jr.

Kicker: Rollie Gabriel, Cincinnati McNicholas, 5-9, 175, sr.

Second Team Defense
Linemen: Ayden Clary, Bellefontaine, 6-3, 210, sr.; Aarionte Crooks, Cincinnati Hughes, 6-6, 220, jr.;  Joe Hudson, Chaminade Julienne, 6-3, 190, sr. Chris Preece, Tippecanoe, 5-8, 171, sr; Tristain Sparks, Batavia, 6-3, 210, sr.

Linebackers: Carter Caudill, Bellefontaine, 5-9, 200, jr.; Dearonn Daniel, Dayton Meadowdale, 6-1, 186, fr.; Braydon Isaacs, Franklin, 6-1, 210, jr.; 2. Ulysses Porter, Dayton Dunbar, 5-10, 180, jr.; Bryson Schutte, Wilmington, 6-0, 215, sr.; Tye Spaulding, Mount Orab Western Brown, 6-1, 205, jr.; Blaize Voleker, Cincinnati McNicholas, 6-0, 180, sr.

Secondary: Noah Barrios, Bellbrook, 6-1, 170, jr.; Max Deckard, Tipp City Tippecanoe, 5-10, 160, jr.; Derrick Hardy, Dayton Dunbar, 6-0, 180, jr.; William Wilson, Dayton Dunbar, 5-9, 170, jr.; Ryan Wright, Oxford Talawanda, 6-0, 190, sr.

Honorable Mention
Xavier Ison, Batavia; Xavier Melton, Tipp City Tippecanoe; Ethan Stacy, Dayton Chaminade Julienne; Brady Sutton, Mount Orab Western Brown; William Wilson, Dayton Dunbar; Nydrell Wright, Dayton Chaminade Julienne; Griffin Childress, Batavia; Dylan Groves, Wilmington; Owen Baileys, Tipp City Tippecanoe; Luke Achterman, Wilmington; Gavin Newburg, Tipp City Tippecanoe; 

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