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Southeast running back Tylor Brokaw (3) and Mogadore's Jake Cramer (24) were both named to the All-Portage Trail Conference coaches first team.

The Southeast Pirates took the Portage Trail Conference County Division by storm running off a perfect 10-0 regular season to make the Division III playoffs before being turned back by the Metro Division’s Ravenna in the Regional Quarterfinals.  Kent Roosevelt coach John Nemec guided the Rough Riders through a season filled with trials and tribulations to recapture the Metro Division title and the first playoff win in school history, 30-21 over Warren Howland.

Both Kent Roosevelt and Southeast were rewarded for their efforts when the league’s coaches recently announced the All-PTC football teams.

Nemec was named the Metro Division coach of the year, and senior defensive back Ronnie Jones earned defensive player of the year honors.  Jones, one of 14 Rough Riders named to the first or second team, interecepted seven passess and racked up nearly 40 yards per return and two touchdowns.

Southeast running back Tylor Brokaw and defensive back/quarterback Noah Kainrad were also honored as the County Division offensive and defensive players of the year, respectively.  Brokaw rushed for over 1,100 yards and scored 14 touchdowns for the Pirates.  Kainrad split the defensive award with defensive lineman Zack Williams from Waterloo.

Waterloo coach Mike Bohley was honored as the coach of the year for guiding the Vikings (7-3) to their first winning season since 2003. 

Finally, Field senior running back Pat Boggs earned offensive player of the year honors in the Metro Division after amassing more than 2,000 yards rushing for the second straight season.  Boggs gained 2,272 yards and scored 26 touchdowns to beat out other Metro Division standouts like Ravenna senior running back D.J. Jones and Kent Roosevelt junior quarterback TraVon Chapman.

County Division Honorees:

First Team

Southeast – Tylor Brokaw, senior, running back; Nathaniel Devers, sophomore, offensive lineman; Matt Trecarichi, senior, offensive lineman; Eric Stone, junior, defensive lineman; Bryant Lavigna, senior, linebacker; Noah Kainrad, senior, defensive back.

Mogadore – Joe Calihan, junior, offensive lineman; Kasey Beard, junior, wide receiver; Gary Strain, junior, running back; Alex Roebken, senior, punter; Scot Hower, junior, defensive lineman; Jake Cramer, junior, defensive back.

Waterloo – Bill Krager, senior, offensive lineman; Tommy Saviers, junior, running back; Khristian Youngblood, junior, defensive lineman; Zack Williams, senior, linebacker; J.J. Diven, junior, defensive back.

Woodridge – Brett Schroeder, junior, wide receiver; Sean McCoy, junior, quarterback; Hunter Niswander, junior, kicker; David Beach, senior, defensive lineman; Keione Artice, senior, linebacker.

Garrettsville Garfield – Howie Moore, senior, offensive lineman; Bob Bright, senior, running back; Tyler Covey, junior, defensive back.

Rootstown – Danny Lashley, junior, H-Back; Josh Lane, senior, defensive lineman; Tyler Rowe, junior, linebacker.

East Canton – Duke Taylor, senior, linebacker.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Tylor Brokaw, Southeast

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Noah Kainrad, Southeast

COACH OF THE YEAR – Mike Bohley, Waterloo

Second Team

Southeast – Charlie Hostetler, senior, offensive lineman; Brandon Olson, junior, running back; Greg Miller, senior, kicker; Garrett Barrera, senior, defensive lineman; Branden Oringer, senior, linebacker; Trevor Norquest, junior, defensive back.

Waterloo –Robbie Vicen, senior, running back; Zach Morgan, senior, punter; Brady Jones, senior, defensive lineman; Nick Hermann, senior, linebacker.

Woodridge – Aaron Fink, senior, offensive lineman; Dan Rice, senior, wide receiver; Mason Neff, junior, defensive lineman; Tyler Freeman, junior, linebacker.

Mogadore – Michael Duma, senior, offensive lineman; Zach Heigelmann, senior, running back; Austin Pierce, junior defensive back.

Rootstown – David Paliscak, junior , offensive lineman; Ryan Herman, senior, H-Back; Jason Croasmun, senior, linebacker.

Garrettsville Garfield – Sebastian Neikirk, senior, quarterback; Alex Gerez, senior, defensive lineman.

East Canton – Jessie Tilton, senior, offensive lineman; Sam Elseser, senior, wide receiver.

Windham – Brad Rininger, junior, defensive lineman; Matt Knight, junior, defensive back.

Honorable Mention

Southeast – Zack Lewis, senior; Zack Sallaz, senior.

Waterloo – Adam Zelina, junior; Parker Gibson, junior.

Mogadore – Anthony Ricci, sophomore; Conner Fay, senior.

Garrettsville Garfield – Josh Tyburski, junior; Tanner Bontrager, sophomore.

Woodridge – Dan Fay, senior; Matt Mencer, senior.

Rootstown – Rich King, junior; Dylan Baldwin, junior.

East Canton – Aaron Kennedy, senior; Kyle Jensen, senior.

Windham – Tyler Pennington, junior; Parker Rickey, freshman.

Metro Division Honorees:

First Team

Kent Roosevelt – Eli Kepner, senior, offensive lineman; Trei Thomas, junior, wide receiver; Tony Britt, senior, wide receiver; Shakeel Howard, senior, H-Back; TraVon Chapman, junior, quarterback; Alex Hayden, senior, defensive lineman; Zach Galloway, senior, defensive lineman; Matt Sommers, sophomore, linebacker; Ronnie Jones, senior, defensive back; Rich Graves, senior, defensive back.

Ravenna – Matt Benson, senior, offensive lineman; Auston Reaser, senior, offensive lineman; D.J. Jones, senior, running back; Kyle Harris, junior, punter; Mark Van Hoose, senior, kicker; Mark Rodriguez, senior, defensive lineman; Dylan Tirpak, senior, linebacker; Matt Thomas, senior, defensive back.  

Streetsboro – Alex Todd, senior, offensive lineman; Dorian Williams, junior, running back; Bubba Baker, senior, defensive lineman; Brandon Gency, junior, linebacker.

Field – Ryan Stormer, senior, offensive lineman; Pat Boggs, senior, running back.

Crestwood – Garrett Gerardi, junior, defensive lineman; Josh Kulesza, senior, defensive back.

Coventry – Dillon Headrick, junior, linebacker.

Springfield – Dillon Matthews, senior, running back.

Norton – Matt McGlone, junior, wide receiver.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Pat Boggs, Field

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Ronnie Jones, Kent Roosevelt

COACH OF THE YEAR – John Nemec, Kent Roosevelt

Second Team

Field – Kody Lowden, senior, wide receiver; Kal Abukhaled, junior, running back; Mitch Kisamore, junior, defensive lineman; Zach Adelman, senior, linebacker; Jake Kruse, senior, defensive back.

Kent Roosevelt – Curtis Black, senior, offensive lineman; Sterling Alexander, senior, defensive lineman; Steven Henderson, senior, linebacker; Kardell Jackson, sophomore, defensive back.

Ravenna – Cory Gibson, senior, offensive lineman; Brandon Holt, senior, quarterback; Kyle Spellman, junior, defensive lineman; Niqoli Harris, senior, defensive lineman.

Springfield – Brad Cullen, senior, offensive lineman; Ryan Warner, senior, H-Back; Brody Westover, junior, kicker; Dylan Harris, senior, linebacker.

Streetsboro – Zach Rosser, senior, offensive lineman; Chris Lahm, senior, running back; Devin Adams, senior, defensive back.

Crestwood – Matt Monroe, junior, offensive lineman; Micky Cook, junior, punter; Nick Fejedelem, senior, kicker.

Coventry – Donald Allen, senior, running back; Tyler Butler, junior defensive lineman.

Norton – Joel Gregory, senior, wide receiver; Logan Garrett, senior, linebacker.

Honorable Mention

Kent Roosevelt – Austine Mastrione, junior; Grant Mercer, junior.

Ravenna – Kyle Kornbau, junior; Chris Sanders, senior.

Field – Jacob Lawhorn, junior, Zach Ladich, sophomore.

Streetsboro – Tyler Dixon, senior; Cody Simpkins, senior.

Coventry – George Jacpbs, junior; Brian Little, junior.

Crestwood – Sean Keefe, senior; Mike Skocdopole, junior.

Springfield – Andrew Hofer, senior; Chad Gallegly, senior.

Norton – Cameron Sheppard, junior; Cody Meade, junior.