Central Ohio athletes heading to next level
Here is a list of the central Ohio football players who signed letters of intent this week. Names were submitted by high school athletic departments:
Joseph Abbiw, Pickerington North/ashland
The defensive lineman had 19.5 tackles and 1.5 sacks for the Panthers.
Abemekezi Akih, Westerville Central/west Virginia State
Akih finished with 75 tackles playing outside linebacker.
Collin Ansel, Upper Arlington/dayton
Ansel had 25 tackles — 6.5 for loss — despite the linebacker missing three games because of illness.
Logan Baker, Grandview Heights/denison
The 6-0, 166-pound quarterback threw for 1,414 yards and 12 touchdowns in 12 games as a starter the past two seasons before his senior season was cut short by a foot injury in the third game of 2022.
Maddox Baker, Grandview Heights/denison
The 5-10, 170-pound twin brother of Logan, Maddox rushed for 377 yards and five touchdowns on 76 carries and caught 22 passes for 231 yards and a score.
Buba Bangura, Westerville Central/tiffin
Bangura played linebacker and led Central in tackles with 99.5.
Chase Balser, Olentangy Orange/olivet Nazarene
Balser handled long-snapping duties for Orange.
Terrion Barbour, Hartley/west Virginia State
The 6-5, 175-pound wide receiver and safety has been clocked at 4.41 seconds in the 40-yard dash.
Colton Baumann, Dublin Jerome/washington and Lee
Baumann started at right tackle the past two seasons.
Carson Bopp, Westerville North/findlay
Bopp is moving to safety in college after playing linebacker for the Warriors, recording a team-leading 60 tackles last fall.
Ian Browning, Delaware/ohio Dominican
A 6-7, 320-pound offensive tackle and nose guard, Browning helped pave the way for an offense that averaged 25.4 points and 269.1 yards per game.
Tyler Cain, Worthington Kilbourne/tiffin
Cain had 35 carries for 215 yards and a touchdown; 28 catches for 325 yards and two scores as a versatile offensive weapon; and two interceptions at safety.
Jakivion Calip, Olentangy Orange/central Michigan
Calip rushed for 764 yards and nine touchdowns on 156 carries, and added a team-high 42 receptions for 324 yards.
Elijah Carter, Pickerington Central/ashland
Carter, a linebacker, made 78 tackles this season as the Tigers won the Occbuckeye championship and advanced to a Region 3 semifinal.
Will Cooper, Thomas Worthington/tiffin
The 5-9, 180-pound quarterback and first-team all-state honoree in Division I completed 228 of 338 passes for 3,147 yards and 34 touchdowns with eight interceptions,
Isaiah Crozier, Pickerington Central/youngstown State
A two-year starting defensive back for the Tigers.
Tanner Domyanich, Buckeye Valley/wittenberg
Domyanich caught 15 passes for 172 yards and a touchdown in 2022 at tight end and at linebacker had 56 tackles, including 23 solo, and two interceptions.
Kaedyn Dunbar-white, Pickerington North/walsh
As a safety and outside linebacker, Dunbar-white made 34 tackles — 27 solo — six stops for loss and two interceptions.
Ivan Ermlich, Pickerington North/ohio Dominican
Ermlich averaged 34.2 yards per punt, placing 11 of 35 kicks inside the 20-yard line, and made 27 extra points and five field goals.
Mason Fry, Canal Winchester/ Ohio Dominican
The 6-3. 280-pound center was a threeyear starter.
Marcus Gipson, Worthington Kilbourne/ohio Dominican
A fullback and linebacker, Gipson rushed 33 times for 146 yards and a touchdown, caught four passes for 81 yards and a score and had two tackles for loss, despite being hampered by turf toe.
Grant Glaser, Westerville Central/tiffin
Glaser saw time at quarterback and linebacker for the Warhawks, passing for 130 yards and two touchdowns.
Josh Goldman, Gahanna/ashland
Goldman will be a long snapper for the Eagles after helping the Lions win their first regional championship in 40 years as well as the OCC-OHIO title.
Jordan Hall, KIPP Columbus/uab
The 6-8, 335-pound lineman is a threestar recruit, according to On3, and reportedly fielded double-digit offers before becoming a part of new coach Trent Dilfer's first recruiting class for the Blazers.
Jacob Harris, Westerville Central/bowling Green
Harris split time at tight end and wide receiver, leading Central in receiving with 46 receptions for 659 yards and 12 touchdowns.
Brayden Hatcher, Olentangy Orange/west Virginia State
At 6-4 and 242 pounds, Hatcher split time at tight end and on the defensive line for Orange. Defensively, he recorded 12 tackles.
Asher Hayles, Desales/ashland
The 6-3, 220-pound defensive lineman recorded 27 tackles for loss as a senior.
Jace Henry, Watkins Memorial/bowling Green
Henry did a little of everything for the Warriors, catching 28 passes for 382 yards and three touchdowns while making six interceptions at defensive back. He also blocked five punts and two field goals.
Justin Henry, Olentangy Berlin/ashland
The 6-5, 295-pound Henry was firstteam all-state as an anchor for Berlin's offensive line.
Alonte Hewston, London/ohio Dominican
Hewston anchored the offensive line for the Red Raiders (8-4), who advanced to the second round of the Division III, Region 11 playoffs.
Derek Hole, Dublin Jerome/findlay
An offensive and defensive lineman and linebacker, Hole had 78 tackles.
Kyle Jackowski, Olentangy Berlin/ashland
Jackowski recorded 81.5 tackles, including eight for loss, and two sacks.
Sean Johns, London/ashland
The linebacker had 90 tackles last fall, including 57 solo, 6 1⁄2 sacks, a forced fumble and two fumble recoveries as the Red Raiders won their second consecutive Central Buckeye Conference championship.
Griffin Johnson, Marysville/columbia
The running back led Marysville with 1,404 rushing yards and eight touchdowns on 211 carries and added 14 catches for 245 yards and three touchdowns.
Kyler Larosa, Dublin Jerome/walsh
A 6-3, 290-pound stalwart offensive and defensive lineman.
Caden Lockwood, Dublin Jerome/ohio University
Lockwood, a defensive end, finished with 93 tackles.
Davvion Long, Watkins Memorial/notre Dame College
He ran for 1,029 yards and 11 touchdowns, caught 24 passes for 160 yards and a score and added a punt return for a touchdown.
Christian Manville, New Albany/limestone
Manville amassed 1,904 yards and a single-season program-record 29 touchdowns; and he finished with 3,008 career rushing yards and 45 touchdowns.
Kendrick Mensah, Pickerington Central/ashland
A linebacker in high school who is expected to play defensive end in college, Mensah totaled 50 tackles as a senior.
Elijah Mitchell, London/ashland
Mitchell ran for more than 1,000 yards in high school and is projected to be a receiver in college.
Jerijah Moore, Dublin Scioto/walsh
A key contributor at wide receiver and defensive back, Moore led Scioto in receiving with 22 catches for 334 yards and three touchdowns. Defensively, he had 67 tackles and two interceptions.
Anthony Murphy II, Hartley/howard
The linebacker amassed 141 tackles, 10 sacks, three forced fumbles and six pass breakups.
Philip Murray Jr., Hartley/wheeling
A key member of the defensive line and contributor at offensive tackle.
Bobby Ogles, Olentangy Orange/ohio Dominican
The running back had 555 yards and six touchdowns on 112 carries and caught 20 passes for 227 yards and two scores.
Brody Parsley, Grandview Heights/wilmington
Parsley played virtually the entire season at quarterback, throwing for 456 yards and two touchdowns in the Bobcats' run-heavy offense.
Gabe Pence, Olentangy Liberty/ohio Dominican
As a linebacker, Pence had eight sacks and 14 tackles for loss among his 89.5 total stops.
Langston Ragland, Westerville Central/akron
A 6-6, 210-pound defensive end, Ragland registered 15 tackles this past season.
Saimir Refatllari, Hilliard Bradley/tiffin
A lineman on both sides of the ball, defensively Refatllari had 44.5 tackles.
Jack Rickert, Grandview Heights/case Western Reserve
The 6-0, 220-pound offensive lineman and linebacker provided stability on both sides of the ball for the Bobcats.
Brady Ridder, Buckeye Valley/wittenberg
Ridder caught 23 passes for 387 yards and a score on offense and made 65 tackles at free safety with two interceptions, one of which he returned 72 yards for a touchdown.
Dylan Rosser, New Albany/wheeling
The second-leading rusher in the Eagles' wing-t attack, Rosser ran for 1,150 yards and nine touchdowns on 212 carries.
Brayden Sanders, Gahanna/ohio Dominican
Sanders caught 23 passes for 272 yards and three touchdowns en route to the Division I state semifinals.
Dillon Schaub, New Albany/wheeling
Schaub had 97 tackles, four sacks, four forced fumbles and an interception while breaking up five passes as a linebacker.
Trevor Schuler, Hilliard Bradley/wittenberg
A three-year starter, Schuler rushed for 1,580 yards and 10 touchdowns and added 43 receptions for 357 yards and two scores for his career.
Brady Sestili, Dublin Jerome/ohio University
Sestili was a key player linebacker who led the Celtics in tackles with 152 and added four sacks and two interceptions. He was first-team all-state.
Ethan Shipps, Dublin Scioto/ohio Wesleyan
The kicker and punter led Scioto in scoring with five field goals and 26 extra points for 41 points.
Robert Snyder, Hilliard Bradley/ashland
Snyder contributed on both sides of the ball at offensive tackle and nose guard. He was a three-year starter.
Ty Staples, Gahanna/limestone
The wide receiver recorded 14 catches for 239 yards and three touchdowns.
Zane Swackhammer, Worthington Kilbourne/ashland
The 6-3, 235-pound offensive guard also played defensive end.
C.J. Swanson, East/ Notre Dame College
Swanson was recruited as a tight end but earned first-team all-district and honorable mention all-state in Division IV as a defensive end after helping lead the Tigers (10-2) to the program's first playoff win and a Region 15 semifinal.
Dylan Taynor, Dublin Scioto/lawrence Tech
Taynor, a 6-4, 240-pound left tackle, helped Scioto rush for 1,463 yards and 13 touchdowns on 355 carries.
E.J. Teah, Hilliard Bradley/ashland
As a hybrid linebacker/defensive back, he had 96 tackles and two interceptions. At running back, he rushed for 210 yards on 33 carries with two touchdowns and added seven catches for 98 yards and one score.
Zakk Tschirhart, Dublin Jerome/findlay
The quarterback completed 238 of 360 passes for 2,428 yards with 20 touchdowns and five interceptions.
Armond Vickers, Beechcroft/ West Virginia State
Vickers had 12 sacks as a defensive end and 25 pancake blocks on the offensive line as a senior.
Jalen Wheeler, Westerville South/wheeling
The wide receiver/defensive back caught 38 passes for 521 yards and four touchdowns, returned one of his three interceptions for a touchdown and broke up seven passes.
Ridge Webb, Buckeye Valley/otterbein
A two-year starting center, Webb also started at defensive end and long snapper.
Romearo Wells, Gahanna/ Notre Dame College
A multipurpose threat at defensive back and sometime receiver, the 5-11, 170-pound Wells led the Lions defense with three interceptions.
Isaiah Wills-jackson, Gahanna/notre Dame College
Wills-jackson had two interceptions as a senior as well as a sack and tackle for loss in the fall.
Ashton Wilson, Dublin Scioto/mercyhurst
Wilson, a tight end, had 17 catches for 179 yards and two touchdowns.
Alex Wong, Olentangy Orange/wheeling
The 5-10, 180-pound Wong recorded 14.5 tackles.
Joey Zalewski, Thomas Worthington/tiffin
The 6-3, 200-pound first-team all-state honoree had 64 receptions for 1,188 yards and 17 touchdowns.