A total of 79 players representing 38 different schools from 17 conferences, leagues, and districts make up the 16th annual Postseason All-TSF Teams.

Moeller leads the way with six selections, while Anderson, St. Xavier and Cooper each finished with four selections. Schools with three All-TSF selections include Elder, Lakota West, Middletown, Princeton, Winton Woods, East Central, and Highlands.

One of the primary goals of the All-TSF nomination and voting process is to spotlight the incredible seasons these student-athletes delivered within their local communities and across the entire Tri-State area. With more than 140 schools covered by TriStateFootball.com, the process is designed to recognize outstanding performance, impact, and consistency across a wide range of conferences and competitive levels.

Repeat First Team Honorees

Four players were named First Team All-TSF for a second straight year:

Matt Ponatoski (Moeller)
Max Merz (Highlands)
Jacob Savage (Ryle)
Kobe Clapper (St. Xavier)

Several First Team selections also earned All-TSF honors in previous seasons. First Team defensive standouts Brady Ballart (South Dearborn), Jamarcus Whyce (Trotwood-Madison), and Ace Alston (Anderson) were Second Team honorees in 2024. First Team members Daniel Vollmer (St. Xavier), Jamier Averette-Brown (Wayne), Kofi Adubofuor (Lakota West), D.J. Singletary (Middletown), Derrick Uran (Elder), and Brayden Reilly (St. Xavier) were Third Team selections in 2024.

Selection Process & Voting

Nominees were selected based on multiple criteria, including:

2025 OPSMA All-Ohio selections (First Team, Second Team, Third Team, and Honorable Mention across all seven divisions)
OPSMA First Team All–Southwest District (coach nominations)
First and Second Team All-NKY
NKFCA Top 28
IFCA Top 50
IFCA Junior and Senior All-State Teams
Select members from EIAC Class 3A and Class 4A teams
Wild-card selections based on TSF staff evaluations from game coverage throughout the season

Fan voting for the Second and Third All-TSF Teams accounted for 30 percent of a player’s final ranking, with the remaining 70 percent determined by TSF staff and coach rankings. A total of 73,012 votes were cast.

Top Vote Getters by Position

QB – Levi Guttman (Cincinnati Country Day)
RB – Eddie Bivens (Newport Central Catholic)
WR – Noah Bilinski (Springboro)
OL – Carson Eshelman (Beechwood)
ATH – Luke Richards (Carlisle)
K – Gabe Miyahara (Badin)
DL – Chase McDaniel (Beechwood)
LB – Chase McCracken (East Central)
DB – Alijah Griffin (Lloyd Memorial)
P – Ben Sakach (Badin)
RS – James Brink (Badin)

Awards Recognition

Members of the All-TSF Teams (First, Second and Third Teams), TSF Teams of the Year, Players of the Year Finalists, Mella Window and Carpet Cleaning Players of the Week, and regional finalists from Indiana, Dayton, Northern Kentucky, and Cincinnati will be recognized at the annual TSF Year in Review Show on Monday, February 16, 2026, at the Holy Grail–Banks.

2025 Postseason All-TSF Team

FIRST TEAM

OFFENSE
QB: Matt Ponatoski (Moeller)
RB: Ryder Hooks (Lakota East)
RB: Lance Cantrell (Talawanda)
WR: Jamier Brown (Wayne)
WR: Tysin Weaver (Anderson)
WR: Tyler Fryman (Beechwood)
OL: Will Sandfoss (Newport Central Catholic)
OL: Max Merz (Highlands)
OL: Patrick O’Brien (Moeller)
OL: Tyrell Scott (Elder)
OL: Jonny Lind (Covington Catholic)
ATH: Daniel Vollmer (St. Xavier)
K: Kofi Adubofuor (Lakota West)

DEFENSE
DL: Derrick Singletary (Middletown)
DL: Royce Rogers (Springfield)
DL: Jamarcus Whyce (Trotwood-Madison)
LB: Brady Ballart (South Dearborn)
LB: Derek Uran (Elder)
LB: Brady Kuhn (Anderson)
LB: Jacob Savage (Ryle)
LB: Kobe Clapper (St. Xavier)
LB: Aden Reeder (St. Xavier)
DB: Brayden Reilly (St. Xavier)
DB: Rihyael Kelley (Winton Woods)
DB: Darius Dennis (Trotwood-Madison)
RET: Jordan Vann (Middletown)
P: Jon Hewitt (Eaton)

SECOND TEAM

OFFENSE
QB: Cameron O’Hara (Cooper)
RB: Deaunte White (Xenia)
RB: Drew Cripps (Alter)
WR/TE: Tayden Lorenzen (Highlands)
WR/TE: Landen Miree (Princeton)
WR/TE: Cooper McCutchan (Moeller)
OL: Marquis Myers (Springfield)
OL: Camden Kaiser (Batesville)
OL: Jack Harper (Springboro)
OL: Noah Brown (East Central)
OL: Paxton Tengesdahl (Wayne)
ATH: Charles Oglesby (Holy Cross)
K: Jack Mallabar (Moeller)

DEFENSE
DL: Christian Harris (Moeller)
DL: Reilly Newman (Lakota West)
DL: Antoine Higgins (Anderson)
LB: Evan Weinberg (Springboro)
LB: Max Rhodes (Oak Hills)
LB: Adam Kirtley (Taft)
LB: Collin Isaac (Tippecanoe)
DB: Ryker Campbell (Cooper)
DB: Ace Alston (Anderon)
DB: Andrew Wells (Princeton)
DB: Ben Markarian (Harrison)
P: Ben Sakach (Badin)
RET: James Brink (Badin)

THIRD TEAM

OFFENSE
QB: Kaden Estep (Elder)
RB: Keagan Maher (Cooper)
RB: Eddie Bivens (Newport Central Catholic)
WR/TE: P.J. McFarlane (Lakota East)
WR/TE: Nick Lautar (Lebanon)
WR/TE: Will Strong (Tippecanoe)
OL: Jace Montgomery (Moeller)
OL: Danny Fortson Jr. (Princeton)
OL: Noah Reichel (Cooper)
OL: Max Kief (La Salle)
OL:Gavin Osterman (East Central)
ATH: Isaiah Williams (Lawrenceburg)
K: Drew Seinen (Indian Hill)

DEFENSE
DL: Bo Gay (Ryle)
DL: Chase McDaniel (Beechwood)
DL: Bryce Brewster (Taft)
LB: Cam Thomas (Lakota West)
LB: Chase McCracken (East Central)
LB: C.J. Bryant (Middletown)
LB: Lincoln Tomlinson (Lloyd Memorial)
DB: Chris Bradley (Lakota West)
DB: Kavonte Whipple (Alter)
DB: Gabe Williams (Highlands)
DB: Nate Dawson (Winton Woods)
P: Logan Lane (Lebanon)
RET: Corbin Thackery (North Decatur)

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HONORABLE MENTIONS

QUARTERBACKS: Wyatt Bowling (Franklin County), Bryshawn Brown (Winton Woods), Lucas Cannady (St. Bernard-Elmwood Place), Devlan Daniel (Indian Hill), Kaleb Evans (Lloyd Memorial), Luke Faler (Lebanon), Mason Fields (Dixie Heights), Crue Gilmour (Lawrenceburg), Kye Graham (Wayne), Levi Guttman (Cincinnati Country Day), Cash Harney (Covington Catholic), Aiden Kirkpatrick (Troy), Brian McGrady (Shroder), Kolby Morgerson (Carlisle), Grant Nurre (Kings), Emmett Queen (Beechwood), Griffin Ridner Richard (CHCA), Owen Scalf (Anderson), Larkin Thomas (Tippecanoe) and Monsanna Torbert (Taft).

RUNNING BACKS: Andre Bailey (Hamilton), Ayden Basham (Blanchester), Tommy Becker (Elder), Alex Collins (Carlisle), Gage Croley (Goshen), Jordan Davis (Anderson), Nehemiah Engleman (Hughes), Preston Flick (Harrison), Dylan Gaiser (Covington Catholic), Lem Grayson (Badin), Parker Johnson (Centerville), Tyler Joselyn (Moeller), Malachi Kennedy (Dayton), Deontre Long (Springfield), Andre McConnell (Stebbins), Xavier Melton (Tippecanoe), Kenyon Norman (Lakota West), Marlan Robertson (CCPA), Easton Schrimpf (Taylor), Isaiah Thompson (Wayne) and Tristen Trampler (Clinton-Massie).

WIDE RECEIVERS/TIGHT ENDS: Charles Alexander Jr. (Withrow), Cordell Ball (Oak Hills), Colten Barger (Lloyd Memorial), Noah Bilinski (Springboro), Morgan Brown (Deer Park), Reggie Gardner (Belmont), Troy Harris (Williamsburg), Grayson Harris (Simon Kenton), Thomas Huckleby Cincinnati Country Day), Marcus Hughbanks (Batavia), Max Hunt (Holy Cross), Cooper Kathman (Anderson), Sherrod Lay Jr. (Springfield), Andrew Lyman (Kings), Aaron McFarland (Oak Hills), Keaten McGrath (Lawrenceburg), Lorenzo McMullen (Taft), Zion Neal (Princeton), Armani Rogers (Trotwood-Madison), Landen Schultian (Bethel-Tate), Jon’ir Travis (Winton Woods), Anthony Valenti (Valley View) and Michael Woeste (Oakwood).

OFFENSIVE LINEMEN: Lenin Aguilar (Mason), Bradan Bailey (Hamilton), Eli Caldwell (Ryle), Lucas Donahue (Cincinnati Country Day), Jordan Ellis (Talawanda), Carson Eshelman (Beechwood), Mason Howard (Highlands), Jeffrey Martin (Tippecanoe), Beckett Meersman (Bishop Brossart), Pete Pendergest (Badin) and Drew Roeder (Indian Hill).

ATHLETES: Dameyn Anness (Ryle), Nijia Hill (Taft), Jackson Kauffman (Bishop Fenwick), Grant Langferman (Milan), Jaylen Lilly (Northwest), Ulysses Porter (Dunbar), Luke Richards (Carlisle), Naseer Salaam (La Salle), Brady Schmidt (Clermont Northeastern) and Camden Telinda (Goshen).

KICKERS: Owen Davidson (St. Xavier) and Gabe Miyahara (Badin)

DEFENSIVE LINEMEN: Bariyus Allen (Belmont), Cooper Benke (Highlands), Griffin Benke (Highlands), Jaden Blackshear (Butler), Eckley Bridges (Hamilton), Dakota Daniels (Boone County), James Hall (St. Bernard-Elmwood Place), Jonathan Hendrix (Mason), Mason Holbrook (Hamilton), Sean Hurry (Newport), Terrence Jones (Princeton), Calvin Lorek (Loveland), Griffin Lyons (St. Xavier), Chayse Mack (Taft), Matthew Maher (Batesville), Ty Martin (Clinton-Massie), Sir Michael Miller (CCPA), Nolan Ogburn (Alter), Brayden Reich (Brookville), Caillou Robinson (West Clermont), Sefa Sackey (Deer Park), Jack Simpson (Mariemont) and Jameer Whyce (Trotwood-Madison).

LINEBACKERS: Brody Aylor (Beechwood), Owen Clary (CHCA), Austin Cruz (Greensburg), Conner Cuozzo (Moeller), Luke Czarnecki (Williamsburg), Jahmiere Daniels-Portis (Springfield), Jamier Johnson (Clark Montessori), Jesse Keith (Wilmington), Max Labin (CHCA), Windon Lowe (Talawanda), Cash Myers (Covington Catholic), Brody Nickerson (Turpin), Alex Pate (Badin), Josiah Pouncy (Taft), Evan Riggs (Indian Hill), Brad Roaden (Dixie Heights), Riley Seibert (Butler) and Colin Wooldridge (La Salle).

DEFENSIVE BACKS: Ziere Alston (Centerville), Max Deckard (Tippecanoe), Jack Denier (Harrison), Nyden Euson (East Central), Aidan Gorman (Troy), Alijah Griffin (Lloyd Memorial), Dylan Hartman (Indian Hill), Jaycee Houston (Withrow), Hezikiah Kelley (Northwest), Evan Kincaid (Ryle), Dylan Lee (Ryle), Marino Middleton (Moeller), Ashton Pelfrey (Carlisle), Gabe Ross (Fairfield), Troy Sebastian (East Central) and David Svoboda (Beavercreek).

PUNTERS: Henry Feltman (Turpin) and Parker Seibel (Northwest).

RETURN SPECIALISTS: Nathan Pabst (Beechwood), Mark Madden (Anderson) and Reggie Watson (Moeller).

BREAKING IT DOWN

NOMINATIONS BY POSITION (503)
QB – 39
RB – 40
WR/TE – 60
OL – 66
DL – 66
LB – 82
DB – 69
ATH – 24
K – 26
P – 15
RS – 16

MOST NOMINATIONS BY SCHOOL (143 schools)
10 – Anderson, Highlands, Ryle, Taft
9 – Beechwood, Covington Catholic, Moeller, Tippecanoe
8 – Badin, Harrison, Lloyd, Springfield
7 – Carlisle, CCPA, CHCA, Elder, Indian Hill, Lakota West, Winton Woods
6 – Cincinnati Country Day, Clinton-Massie, Cooper, East Central, Holy Cross, Kings, Mason, Middletown, Princeton, Springboro, St. Xavier, Wayne