Ohio High School Football '20: small school running backs

By Eric Frantz Apr 13, 2020, 10:30am

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Ohio HS Football '20: Small School Running Backs (Div. I-II)

Key names to know Fridays this fall.



Player, School, Ht, Wt, Graduating Class

Marquael Parks, Orrville, 5-9, 160, 2021
Mason Sullivan, Kirtland, 6-0, 203, 2021
Kaleb Wright, Southeast (Ravenna), 5-9, 165, 2021
Trevor Moran, North Union (Richwood), 6-0, 205, 2021
Wes Myers, Johnstown-Monroe, 5-8, 165, 2021
Joe Governale, Columbia (Columbia Station), 5-10, 175, 2021
Chandler Keener, Smithville, 5-10, 195, 2022
Shaun Thomas, Lima Central Catholic, 6-0, 182, 2021
Jaydon Harris, Oberlin, 5-11, 170, 2021

2019 Ohio HS Football Statewide Postseason Brackets

Briar Portman, Shenandoah (Sarahsville), 6-0, 180, 2021                           
Wyatt Reiman, Shadyside, 5-11, 170, 2022                                 
Kyle Zygmunt, Independence, 6-0, 160, 2022
Blake Newland, Eastern (Reedsville), 5-7, 170, 2021
Josh Ferguson, Symmes Valley (Willow Wood), 5-10, 175, 2021
Sean Lengyel, Jackson-Milton (North Jackson), 5-11, 175, 2021
Noah Barnhart, Frontier (New Matamoras), 5-10, 195, 2021                       
Owen Wetherill, Hardin Northern (Dola), 5-11, 155, 2021
Seth Green, Mariemont (Cincinnati), 5-9, 172, 2021

2019 Ohio HS Football Statewide Statistics

Brayden Campbell, Northwest (McDermott), 5-8, 165, 2022
Dylan Dominguez, South Range (Canfield), 5-10, 180, 2022
Hunter Jester, Fayetteville-Perry, 5-10, 168, 2021
Chayse Propst, Mechanicsburg, 5-11, 185, 2021
Austin Stapleton, Dawson-Bryant (Coal Grove), 5-10, 225, 2021
Nate Throckmorton, Adena (Frankfort), 5-7, 160, 2021
Devin Carter, LaBrae (Leavittsburg), 5-10, 175, 2022
Donnell Marshall, Centerburg, 5-11, 160, 2021
Reece Stammen, Ansonia, 5-11, 205, 2021

2019 Ohio HS Football Pictures



Steven Fitzgerald, Eastern (Reedsville), 5-10, 205, 2021
Marco Ferry, Leetonia, 5-10, 180, 2021
Jesse Likens, John F. Kennedy Catholic (Warren), 5-8, 165, 2021
Jaylen Jennings, Harvest Prep (Canal Winchester), 5-9, 170, 2022
Christian Lautenschleger, Grove City Christian, 5-8, 180, 2021
Michael Johnson, River (Hannibal), 5-10, 150, 2021
Garrett Dozier, Toronto, 5-10, 168, 2021
Alex Kilburn, Monroe Central (Woodsfield), 5-11, 215, 2021

Ansonia's Reece Stammen was named OPSWA Division VII All-Ohio last year.
Ansonia's Reece Stammen was named OPSWA Division VII All-Ohio last year.
Photo by David Pence