Telegraph-Forum Football Players of the Year

BUCYRUS – Football season has officially wrapped up with state champions crowned and All-Ohioans named.

And with the All-Telegraph-Forum teams having been announced, it’s time to award Player of the Year honors. For the first time we’ve decided to do an offensive, defensive and special teams player of the year along with lineman of the year.

As expected, it was a very difficult decision for each honor and a few will be split between two very deserving players.

Let’s meet the Telegraph-Forum Football Players of the Year.

Galion’s Gabe Ivy sheds a tackler.

Offensive Players of the Year

A pair of senior running backs stood out above the rest this season and helped their teams to memorable seasons. Galion’s Gabe Ivy and Wynford’s Kaiden Blair were dynamic with the ball in their hands and also more than capable of catching out of the backfield and making defenders miss.

Ivy led the county with 1,476 yards rushing and 14 touchdowns on 196 carries in nine games having been sidelined for three weeks midseason. His standout performance of the season came in Week 3 against Upper Sandusky setting a new school record with 372 yards rushing and four touchdowns on 20 carries while sitting most of the fourth quarter. Ivy finished his career second all-time rushing at Galion earning third team All-Ohio and first team Northwest District honors in Division IV along with being named first team All-Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference.

Wynford’s Kaiden Blair looks for a gap in the line.

Blair was part of a two-headed rushing attack at Wynford that combined for 2,565 yards and 29 touchdowns. He accounted for 1,324 of those and 19 touchdowns on 201 carries in 12 games. His eye-popping performance against Bucyrus caught the eyes of everyone when he rushed for 149 yards and five touchdowns on just 12 carries. Blair was a big part of the Royals turning a…

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Publish date : 2023-12-10 10:17:12

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