Ohio High School Football '20: big school quarterbacks

By Eric Frantz Apr 7, 2020, 9:15am

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Mentor quarterback Ian Kipp (2021) was the OPSWA's Division I Co-Offensive Player of the Year last season.
Mentor quarterback Ian Kipp (2021) was the OPSWA's Division I Co-Offensive Player of the Year last season.
Photo by Scott Reed

Ohio HS Football '20: Big School Quarterbacks (Div. I-II)

Key names to know Fridays this fall.

Player, School, Ht, Wt, Graduating Class



Ian Kipp, Mentor, 6-2, 205, 2021
Judah Holtzclaw, Westerville Central, 6-6, 225, 2021
Owen Bainbridge, Stow-Munroe Falls, 6-4, 180, 2022
Elijah Wesley, McKinley (Canton), 6-2, 180, 2021
Connor Ashby, Hoover (North Canton), 6-1, 180, 2021
Brady Lichtenberg, St. John's Jesuit (Toledo), 6-2, 190, 2021

2019 Ohio HS Football Statewide Postseason Brackets

Shane Hamm, Archbishop Hoban (Akron), 5-11, 190, 2021
Joe Labas, Brecksville-Broadview Heights, 6-4, 190, 2021
Jacob Paltani, Hudson, 5-8, 140, 2021
Chase Harrison, Centerville, 6-2, 200, 2022
Zach Branum, La Salle (Cincinnati), 6-0, 200, 2021
Cam Fancher, Wayne (Huber Heights), 6-2, 175, 2021

2019 Ohio HS Football Statewide Statistics

Jackson Kuhn, Anderson (Cincinnati), 6-1, 195, 2021
Mi’Chale Wingfield, Winton Woods (Cincinnati), 6-3, 188, 2021
Bishop Vargas, Central Catholic (Toledo), 5-10, 165, 2021
Pat McQuaide, Solon, 5-11, 160, 2021
Michael Huss, Mayfield, 5-10, 175, 2021

2019 Ohio HS Football Pictures

Elijah Taylor, Harding (Warren), 6-1, 195, 2021
Devin Sherwood, Austintown-Fitch (Youngstown), 5-10, 174, 2022
Blake Eiland, Hayes (Delaware), 5-10, 180, 2021
Ryan Miller, Dublin Jerome, 6-2, 185, 2021
Jagger Barnett, Big Walnut (Sunbury), 6-3, 185, 2021
Brandon Alexander, Alliance, 6-3, 215, 2021



Archbishop Hoban (Akron) quarterback Shane Hamm (2021) has led the Knights to two state titles.
Archbishop Hoban (Akron) quarterback Shane Hamm (2021) has led the Knights to two state titles.
Photo by Scott Reed