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Jack Snowball (Wadsworth), TraVon Chapman (Kent Roosevelt), Deon'Tae Moore (Kenmore) and coaches Ron Wright (Hudson) and John Nemec (Kent Roosevelt) received special district football honors.
Medina County’s all-time single-season rushing leader Jack Snowball and Kent Roosevelt’s dual-threat junior quarterback TraVon Chapman are the Northeast Ohio Inland District Division I and Division II Offensive Players of the Year, respectively.
Snowball, a senior, rushed for nearly 2,600 yards in leading the Wadsworth Grizzlies to the Region 2 Championship football game and a final season record of 11-2. His more than 3,000 all-purpose yards included 31 touchdowns.
Chapman rolled up almost 3,000 yards of total offense and paced the Rough Riders to a Portage Trail Conference Metro Division championship, the school’s first state playoff victory and a final season mark of 10-2.
Chapman’s coach, John Nemec, is the District Division II Coach of the Year. Having completed his 27th at Kent Roosevelt and with more than 200 career coaching victories, Nemec guided the Riders to a 30-21 playoff victory over Warren Howland – the first in school history.
First-year Hudson leader Ron Wright is the District Division I Coach of the Year. Wright directed the Explorers to an NOC River Division Championship (5-0), a berth in the region semifinals and a season record of 10-2.
The District Division II Defensive Player of the Year is Kenmore junior Deon’Tae Moore. The Cardinals were one of the pleasant surprise teams in 2011, with a 6-4 finish, and Moore was a mainstay for coach Ed Peltz. The standout outside linebacker accumulated 30 tackles for loss (14 quarterback sacks) and forced five fumbles and blocked three kicks.
The Northeast Ohio Inland Div. I and II All-District Teams
DIVISION I
First Team
OL Nick Tavanello (Wadsworth)
OL Seamus McDonald (Medina)
OL Quaison Osbourne (Hudson)
QB Jalen Washington (Twinsburg)
RB Jack Snowball (Wadsworth)
RB John Barton (Twinsburg)
DL Adam Coberly (Hudson)
LB Ben Gedeon (Hudson)
LB Myles Campbell (Twinsburg)
DB Michael Baker (Twinsburg)
Div. I Offensive Player of the Year: Jack Snowball (Wadsworth)
Div. I Coach of the Year: Ron Wright (Hudson)
Second Team
WR Andrew Pratt (Green)
OL Tom Delegram (Twinsburg)
OL Dan Dunn (Stow-Munroe Falls)
RB Nick Roberts (Brunswick)
RB Nick Mutaali (Stow-Munore Falls)
LB Bret Baughman (Wadsworth)
LB Alex Harris (Medina)
DB Tre Jones (Twinsburg)
DB Scott Suren (Brunswick)
P Chester Foth (Wadsworth)
Honorable Mention
Will Hiteshue (Medina)
Ben Cunningham (Medina)
Brandon Palidar (Wadsworth)
C.J. Edwards (Wadsworth)
Nick Seme (Wadsworth)
Tyler Perry (Wadsworth)
Daryk Maki (Wadsworth)
Brad Darlington (Brunswick)
Keith Yohman (Brunswick)
Quentin Chambers (Twinsburg)
London Carter (Twinsburg)
Jordan Bray (Twinsburg)
Nick Oblisk (Stow-Monroe Falls)
Mike Waggoner (Stow-Monroe Falls)
Mark Zimmerman (Green)
Kyle Finch (Green)
Drew Gardner (Cuyahoga Falls)
Chris Harris (Cuyahoga Falls)
DIVISION II
First Team
WR Robby Buckwald (Cloverleaf)
WR Trei Thomas (Kent Roosevelt)
WR Tucker Linder (Tallmadge)
OL Jacob Justik (Highland)
OL Jon Cipa (Tallmadge)
QB TraVon Chapman (Kent Roosevelt)
QB Jerry Scholle (Highland)
RB Aaron Male (Ellet)
RB Aregeros Turner (Copley)
RB Brock Jones (Walsh Jesuit)
K Ross Martin (Walsh Jesuit)
DL Chris Beal (Tallmadge)
DL Joshmere Dawson (Akron East)
LB Deon’tae Moore (Kenmore)
LB Matt Sommers (Kent Roosevelt)
LB Dillon Headrick (Coventry)
DB Rich Graves (Kent Roosevelt)
DB Stefan Willis (Firestone)
DB Ronnie Jones (Kent Roosevelt)
Div. II Offensive Player of the Year: TraVon Chapman (Kent Roosevelt)
Div. II Defensive Player of the Year: Deon’tae Moore (Kenmore)
Div. II Coach of the Year: John Nemec (Kent Roosevelt)
Second Team
WR Kevin Enright (Walsh Jesuit)
OL Trent Donald (Walsh Jesuit)
OL Dane O’Driscoll (Walsh Jesuit)
QB Anthony Gotto (Tallmadge)
RB Shakeel Howard (Kent Roosevelt)
RB Tyrin Williams (Tallmadge)
RB Dillon Matthews (Springfield)
DL Kyle Jenkin (Cloverleaf)
DL Alex Hayden (Kent Roosevelt)
DL Antoine Smith (Walsh Jesuit)
LB Steven Vinson (Kenmore)
P Ben Tisdale (Revere)
Honorable Mention
Josh Palko (Cloverleaf)
Brian Livingstone (Cloverleaf)
Brandon Carpenter (Highland)
Joe Simonis (Highland)
Eli Kepner (Kent Roosevelt)
Curtis Black (Kent Roosevelt)
Tony Britt (Kent Roosevelt)
Zach Galloway (Kent Roosevelt)
Nick Wargo (Walsh Jesuit)
Crissean Caver (Walsh Jesuit)
Doug Lewis (Walsh Jesuit)
Ryan Jun (Walsh Jesuit)
Dylan Getz (Tallmadge)
Bryon Cook (Tallmadge)
Logan Banks (Tallmadge)
Brad Cullen (Springfield)
Justin Bergh (Revere)
Tyler Butler (Coventry)
Darnell Vickers (Kenmore)
Kevin Gladney (Firestone)
Jerome Lane (Firestone)
Joshua Brebant (Firestone)
D.J. Phillips (Barberton)
Sean Conner (Barberton)
Rayshawn Nevins (Akron Garfield)
Andrew Crawford (Ellet)
Timonte Anderson (Ellet)
Devon Myers (Akron East)
Richard Fields (Akron East)
Ben Gulley (Kenmore)