As announced last month, ThisWeek Community News has merged its fall and spring banquets into one Central Ohio All Star Preps gala.
CORRECTIONS: Girls water polo athlete Izzy Thomas attends Thomas Worthington High School, not Worthington Kilbourne. An earlier version of this story listed the wrong school. Also, Hilliard Davidson girls cross country player Sydney Petersen's last name was misspelled.
As announced last month, ThisWeek Community News has merged its fall and spring banquets into one Central Ohio All Star Preps gala.
In the first of three announcements, ThisWeek has named the finalists for our Athlete of the Year in the 12 fall sports.
In another change from previous banquets, we have expanded the finalists in most of the sports. Football will remain a Super 25 team, as will the Super 12 teams for boys soccer and girls soccer.
Super teams have expanded to 12 for boys cross country, girls cross country, boys golf, girls golf, girls tennis and girls volleyball. Field hockey will have eight first-teamers and boys and girls water polo both will have five.
In addition to honoring an Athlete of the Year in each sport, ThisWeek also will name a Coach of the Year for each.
The banquet is Tuesday, May 26, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center, 400 N. High St., Columbus. Ryan Shazier, a former linebacker with Ohio State and the Pittsburgh Steelers, will be our guest speaker.
The event is sponsored by Nationwide Children’s Hospital Sports Medicine, Raising Cane’s and Branch Insurance.
Here are the fall sports finalists:
FOOTBALL
Stephan Byrd, Canal Winchester
Demeatric Crenshaw, Pickerington Central
Luchene Davis, Centennial
Reece Dunham, Olentangy Orange
Te-Rah Edwards, Groveport Madison
Reed Hall, New Albany
Ty Hamilton, Pickerington Central
Zeke Healy, Westerville Central
Zach Hill, Olentangy Orange
Jalan January, Hartley
Connor Jones, Hilliard Darby
Luke Lachey, Grandview Heights
Trent Maddox, Olentangy
Marshawn Mankins, Walnut Ridge
Michael Mansaray, Westerville South
Dom Marasco, Pickerington Central
Dominic Nardone, Dublin Jerome
Quintell Quinn, DeSales
Jasiyah Robinson, Groveport Madison
Nick Sands, Hilliard Davidson
Jack Sawyer, Pickerington North
Mason Sawyer, Hartley
Chris Scott, Pickerington North
Bryon Threats, Dublin Coffman
Kaden Tong, Olentangy Liberty
BOYS SOCCER
Reece Albaugh, Pickerington North
Jaggar Brooker, Olentangy Liberty
Will Byorth, St. Charles
Blake Collins, Olentangy Liberty
Connor DesRoches, Dublin Coffman
Eli Dulle, Wellington
Carter Ely, Hilliard Davidson
Jack Francisco, DeSales
Freddie Lin, Wellington
Chris Guerra, Worthington Kilbourne
Sam Massick, Columbus Academy
Zack McQuade, Dublin Scioto
GIRLS SOCCER
Emma Barthel, Dublin Coffman
Kylee Beinecke, Olentangy
Kelis Brown, New Albany
Isabella Ginocchi, Watterson
Emily Keck, Hilliard Bradley
Riley Mullady, Dublin Jerome
Sarah Neltner, Columbus Academy
Mikayla Parry, Westerville North
Grace Poorbaugh, Olentangy Orange
Simone Rivard-Roberts, Dublin Coffman
Keely Snode, Canal Winchester
Katie Stafford, Gahanna Lincoln
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Hanna Borer, Olentangy Orange
Emma Brown, DeSales
Madyson Chitty, Olentangy
London Davis, Olentangy Orange
Bella D'Amico, DeSales
Claranne Fechter, Olentangy Liberty
Allie Holland, Hilliard Bradley
Molly Michalak, Grove City
Sarah Morbitzer, Hamilton Township
Karleigh Rothe, Dublin Scioto
Colleen Sweeney, Hartley
Sydney Taylor, Watterson
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
Connor Ackley, Hilliard Davidson
Derek Amicon, Grandview Heights
Sean Carney, Hilliard Darby
Elliott Cook, Dublin Jerome
Alex Dediu, Dublin Coffman
Matt Duvall, Pickerington North
Jack Humenay, Olentangy Liberty
Riley Jackson, Gahanna Lincoln
Owen Karas, St. Charles
Harper Moore, Pickerington North
Sam Thomas, Dublin Scioto
Tanner Williams, Worthington Kilbourne
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
Audrey Bannister, Dublin Scioto
Sasha Bomser, Worthington Kilbourne
Colbi Borland, Big Walnut
Keagan Gehring, Hilliard Davidson
Sophia Hoersten, Hilliard Davidson
Caitlyn Jones, Hilliard Bradley
Claire MacDonald, Bexley
Lydia Miller, Thomas Worthington
Carina Napoleon, Thomas Worthington
Sydney Petersen, Hilliard Davidson
Daniella Santos, Hilliard Darby
Lindsay Stull, Hilliard Davidson
BOYS GOLF
Carson Bellish, Pickerington North
Zach Burton, Hilliard Davidson
Matthew Cammeyer, Columbus Academy
Tyler Groomes, Dublin Jerome
Jacob Hazen, Dublin Coffman
Griffin Mitchell, Columbus Academy
Josh Qian, Westerville Central
Bryce Reed, Olentangy Berlin
Aidan Schumer, Wellington
Grant Smeltzer, Olentangy Liberty
Ethan Snyder, Dublin Jerome
Mitchell Soma, Gahanna Lincoln
GIRLS GOLF
Ash Abhang, Dublin Jerome
Anna Coccia, New Albany
Hayley Dye, Delaware Hayes
Kary Hollenbaugh, New Albany
Emily Hummer, Upper Arlington
Annika Manjunath, Dublin Coffman
Julia Rabadam, Upper Arlington
Leila Raines, Olentangy Berlin
Anna Ritter, New Albany
Lizzie Saur, Grove City
Madison Spiess, New Albany
Cassie Tasney, Pickerington North
GIRLS TENNIS
Cassie Alcala, Pickerington North
Maddie Atway, Olentangy Liberty
Arya Dudipala, Dublin Jerome
Ella Hazelbaker, Upper Arlington
Lalasa Nagireddy, Dublin Jerome
Sydni Ratliff, Columbus Academy
Kortney Reed, Olentangy Orange
Reagan Resor, Dublin Jerome
Dani Schoenly, Olentangy Liberty
Wendy Shi, Upper Arlington
Erin Storrer, Olentangy Orange
Katherine Wang, Dublin Jerome
FIELD HOCKEY
Bella Avila, Thomas Worthington
Regan Cornelius, Columbus Academy
Faith DiMantova, Olentangy Liberty
Mollie Estepp, Thomas Worthington
Brooke Mason, New Albany
Alex Picolo, Watterson
Lauren Scott, Worthington Kilbourne
Kiersten Thomassey, Columbus Academy
BOYS WATER POLO
Jacob Carver, Thomas Worthington
Thomas Lennox, St. Charles
Seth Miller, St. Charles
Avery Voss, Upper Arlington
Andrew Winget, Worthington Kilbourne
GIRLS WATER POLO
Caroline Columbo, Upper Arlington
Melanie Fisher, Worthington Kilbourne
Lydia Muldoon, Upper Arlington
Izzy Thomas, Thomas Worthingto
Adrienne Wachtman, Upper Arlington
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