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2024 TSF Dayton OPOY Finalists

Xenia RB Deaunte White (phot by: Shelby Frieszell/TriStateFootball.com)

Winners would be the best word to describe the six seniors and two juniors who are the eight finalists for the 2024 TriState Football Dayton Offensive Player of the Year. This is a group that elevated their teams to the upper echelon this past fall.

This is the second finalist nomination for Garrett Lundy. He becomes just the 11th player in the 16 years of the TSF Dayton OPOY award to be nominated at least twice. Raveion Hargrove (Trotwood-Madison, 2015-’17) and Jacob Harrison (Chaminade Julienne/Centerville, 2010-’12) were three-time finalists.

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 17th, 2025 at the Holy Grail-Banks – RSVP 2024 TSF Year In Review Show

Here is a look at our finalists for the 2024 TriState Football Dayton Offensive Player of the Year.

Alex Amburgy, Waynesville, Sr, QB – Was named OPSMA Division V First Team All-Ohio, OPSMA Division V Southwest District OPOY and SWBL Buckeye Co-OPOY. What a senior campaign it was for Amburgy who threw for 2,615 yards, ran for 953 yards and accounted for 45 touchdowns (28 pass, 16 rush, one rec) as Waynesville (9-4) made the regional sem-finals for a second straight year. The Spartans have won seven playoff games in school history, Amburgy has been the starting quarterback in five of those victories. He finished his career with 5,662 yards passing, 1,650 yards rushing, 1,835 all-purpose yards and 83 touchdowns accounted for (54 pass, 24 rush, four rec, one int ret). Amburgy has committed to play at Taylor University.

Waynesville QB Alex Amburgy (photo from X: @WaynesvilleFB)

Brock Baker, Fairmont, Sr, QB – Was named OPSMA Division I Second Team All-Ohio and GWOC OPOY. The heart and soul of Fairmont’s first ever GWOC Championship Team. “The things Brock does for our team can not adequately be measured through stats alone however. Brock is the unquestioned leader of our offense and football team in general. He manages our offense without question even though playing for us definitely limits the stats he is capable of putting up in other offenses that feature the quarterback,” Firebirds head coach Dave Miller, Jr. states about his star player. Baker threw for 460 yards, ran for 429 yards with four rushing and three passing touchdowns as a senior.

Shane Cole, Centerville, Sr, QB – OPSMA Division I Honorable Mention All-Southwest District. Cole emerged as a legitimate dual-threat signal-caller in his first year as a starter. He helped guide Centerville (11-4) to its first regional title since 1991 throwing for 1,460 yards, running for 857 yards and accounting for 23 touchdowns (13 pass, 10 rush).

Centerville QB Shane Cole (photo by: Shelby Frieszell/TriStateFootball.com)

Jackson Davis, Tippecanoe, Sr, WR – Was named OPSMA Division III First Team All-Ohio. The speedy Davis rewrote the Tippecanoe receiving record books with MVL bests of 73 receptions, 1,153 receiving yards and 20 touchdown catches helping the Red Devils to an undefeated regular season and 11-1 finish. Davis also amassed 1,614 all-purpose yards, averaged 38.2 yards on 12 kickoff returns and returned two for scores.

Tyrell Lewis, Wayne, Sr, QB – Was named OPSMA Division I Third Team All-Ohio. Despite missing almost all of the first five games with an injury, Lewis still managed to lead the GWOC in passing yards with 1,906 and passing touchdowns with 21. He also ran for 273 yards and three scores. Wayne went 9-2 with Lewis as the starter and 0-4 without him under center.  A four-year starter, Lewis ended his Warriors career with 7,588 yards passing, 1,074 yards rushing, 67 touchdown passes and 20 rushing touchdowns. He has verbally committed to Arkansas State University.

Wayne QB Tyrell Lewis (photo by Shelby Frieszell/TriStateFootball.com)

Garrett Lundy, Waynesville, Sr, RB/WR – Was named OPSMA Division V First Team All-Ohio (RB), SWBL Buckeye Co-POY and First Team All-TSF (ATH). Pound-for-pound and inch-for-inch no player in Ohio gets more production out of their body than the 5-foot-8, 165-pound Lundy. As a senior, he ran for 1,244 yards (7.0 yards/carry), caught 64 balls for 1,113 yards (17.4 yards/rec), amassed 2,889 all-purpose yards (532 ret) and found the end zone 32 times (19 rush, 11 rec, one KR, one IR). On defense, Lundy had 101 tackles, two-and-a-half sacks, five-and-a-half tackles for losses, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, four pass breakups, three interceptions and a pick-six. An amazing career saw Lundy rack up 6,534 all-purpose yards, 4,111 yards rushing, 133 receptions for 1,799 yards, 1,965 kickoff/punt, fumble, interception return yards, 49 rushing touchdowns, 19 receiving touchdowns, four kickoff return touchdowns, one scoop-and-scor, one pick-six, one passing touchdown, 332 tackles, three-and-a-half sacks, 19.5 tackles for losses, five forced fumbles, 12 pass breakups and 14 takeaways (seven FRs, seven INTs).   

Emory Severance, Ross, Sr, QB –  Was named OPSMA Division III Honorable Mention All-Ohio and SWBL Southwestern OPOY. Severance ran for a SWBL best 1,509 yards, threw for 333 yards, amassed 1,773 all-purpose yards and accounted for 20 touchdowns (15 rush, five rush) as Ross made the playoffs for the fifth time in the last six seasons. He finished his career at Ross with 3,108 yards rushing, 3,600 all-purpose yards, 808 yards passing, 33 rushing touchdowns and 11 touchdown passes.

Ross QB Emory Severance (photo from X: @Emory Severance)

Deaunte White, Xenia, Jr, RB – Was named OPSMA Division II First Team All-Ohio and MVL OPOY. The true definition of a workhorse. White ran for a school record 1,969 yards, with a school record 32 rushing touchdowns (including another school record seven at Sidney), churned out 2,030 all-purpose yards and had a receiving score. He averaged 7.0 yards per carry and had 32 or more rushing attempts on five occasions as the Buccaneers went 10-2.

Past TSF Dayton DPOY finalists (players of the year in bold)
2023
Preston Barr (Miamisburg), Connor Berrey (Waynesville), Caden Henson (Valley View), Cael Liette (Tippecanoe), Garrett Lundy (Waynesville), Jayvin Norman (Springfield), Alex Ritzie (Badin) and Jahari Ward (Troy).
2022
Anthony Brown (Springfield), Nic Bruder (Centerville), Jacob Clark (Valley View), RJ Mukes III (Wayne), Liam Poronsky (Tippecanoe), Evan Ruzzo (Springboro), Trei’Shaun Sanders (Xenia), Bryce Schondelmyer (Springfield) and Brock Short (Greenville).
2021
Seth Borondy (Bellbrook), Chase Harrison (Centerville), Elijah Jackson (Monroe), Jed Martin (Eaton), Jasiah Medley (Piqua), Te’Sean Smoot (Springfield), Carson Vanhoose (Clinton-Massie) and Jack Walsh (Badin).
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) and Braden Woods (Franklin).
2018
Connor Bazelak (Alter), Jaydon Culp-Bishop (Troy), Jesse Deglow (Fairmont), Jack Fessler (Fenwick), Miles Johnson (Northmont), Sincere Wells (Xenia) and 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) and 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) and Fred Pitts (Wayne).
2015
Elijah Cunningham (Springboro), Danny Davis (Springfield), Jayden Davis (Kenton Ridge), Messiah DeWeaver (Wayne), Raveion Hargrove (Trotwood-Madison), Jacob Harrison (Centerville) and 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) and 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) and Trent Yeomans (Piqua)
2012
Frank Catrine (Bishop Fenwick), Isreal Green (Trotwood-Madison), Chris Hymer (Franklin), Luke Morgan (Lebanon), Bayle Wolf (Clinton-Massie) and 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) and Malik Zaire (Alter).
2010
Antwan Gilbert (Trotwood-Madison), Joe Londergan (Carroll), Braxton Miller (Wayne), Joey Robertson (Fenwick), Tim Szabo (Chaminade-Julienne), Joe Thunney (Alter) and George Walker (Springfield).
2009
Michael Bennett (Centerville), Antoin Campbell (Springboro), Chase Cochran (Lebanon), Antwan Gilbert (Trotwood-Madison), Sam Keegan (Fenwick) and Braxton Miller (Wayne).

 

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