Derrick Webb, Staff Writer
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CHILLICOTHE — The Scioto Valley Conference has released its all-league football honors and two talented names headline the list.
Unioto’s Newton Hoops has been named the league’s Offensive Back of the Year while Paint Valley’s Braylon Robertson has earned Defensive Back of the Year honors.
Hoops had a historic season, leading the Shermans to their first Gold Ball since 1981 while breaking nearly every passing record in the books. He threw for 2,562 yards and 32 touchdowns while completing 62.7 percent of his attempts.
Meanwhile, Robertson helped his Bearcats earn a playoff spot, and win, with 2,025 rushing yards alongside 32 touchdowns. He’s also tallied over 100 tackles.
Defensive Lineman of the Year honors were earned by Zane Trace’s Spencer Brower, Unioto’s Jordan Perkins and Paint Valley’s Peyton Bell earned co-Offensive Lineman of the Year accolades, and Unioto’s Ashton Crace was the Special Teams Player of the Year.
Unioto’s Matt Hoops is the SVC’s Coach of the Year after his Tanks finished 9-2.
Also earning first-team all-SVC honors is Unioto’s Will Fleck, Ethan Summar, Blake Hoops, KB Perkins and Caden Cutright, Zane Trace’s Blake Phillips, Riley Hartsaugh, JT Jenkins, Silas Stewart and Aaden Dunn, Paint Valley’s Carson Free, Hunter Freeman and Colton Yoakum, Westfall’s Bryce Wickline, Trent Walters, Tanner Scheel and Nate Smith, Piketon’s Gabe Lamerson, Zane Brownfield and Buddy Wilson, Adena’s Austin Magill, Jackson Hicks and Lucas King, Huntington’s Noah Potter and DJ Crocker, and Southeastern’s Joey Pfeifer and Gage Cheadle.
Honorable mention selections are as follows: Adena’s Nate Dreitzler, Chuck Saxour, Reed Hines and Luke Preston, Huntington’s Morgan Breniser, Jayden Jackson, Isaac Taylor, and Kayden Curtiss, Paint Valley’s Preston Fauber, Caleb Saunders, Gavin Kingrey and Justin Pence, Piketon’s Brent McGuire, Wayde Fout, Luke Gullion and Mason Thacker, Southeastern’s Jacob Sheets, Caleb Cutright, Ryan Peters and Corbin Leasure, Unioto’s Connor Dollison, Jake Howard, Marcel James and David Long, Westfall’s Joey Wright, Jaden Towler, John Siders and Conor Geer, and Zane Trace’s Brice Johnson, Carter Langley, Gunnar McCullough and Lukas Oiler.