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Thursday, January 24, 2013

BTN: Cincy POY Finalists

By Greg Shoemaker | Featured Analyst

Kings' Brady Vanover is a finalist for the TSF Cincy Defensive Player of the Year for the second straight season.

Game breakers would be the best way to describe the 2012 finalists for our Cincinnati Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year. At any given moment these players could turn the tide of a game and that is what makes this group so special.

A fun fact about this crew is that Brady Vanover joins an elite cast becoming just the fourth defensive player to be named a finalist in back-to-back years. He joins Adolphus Washington (Taft/Ohio State), Joel Heath (Mount Healthy/ Michigan State) and Jordan Hicks (Lakota West/Texas) as members.

In this edition of By The Numbers we take a look at some outstanding candidates for our Player of the Year finalists on both sides of the ball in the Queen City.

OFFENSE

Tyree Elliott (Mount Healthy)
DII 1st Team All-Ohio & SW District Offensive POY
2012 (JR): 8G, 1,145 RuYds, 10.9/carry, 5 rec., 80 ReYds, 1 ReTD, 102 PaYds, 1 PaTD, 208 TotRetYds, 1 PuRetTD, 19 TotTds & 1,433 APYds
2011 (SO): DNP
2010 (FR): 18 carries, 305 RuYds, 4 RuTDs 118 TotRetYds & 1 KORetTD
Career: 1,450 RuYds, 21 RuTDs, 24 TotTDs & 1,856 APYds

Austin Ernst (McNicholas)
2nd Team All-SW District & GCL Central Offensive POY
2012 (SR): 2,819 PaYds, 28 PaTDs, 9 Ints, 491 RuYds & 9 RuTDs
2011 (JR): 892 Pa Yds, 5 PaTDs, 152 RuYds & 3 RuTDs
Career: 3,745 PaYds, 33 PaTDs, 695 RuYds & 14 RuTDs

Connor Jansen (Turpin)
DII 2nd Team All-Ohio
2012 (SR): 1,809 PaYds, 18 PaTDs, 942 RuYds & 18 RuTDs
2011 (JR): 1,578 PaYds, 18 PaTDs, 722 RuYds & 14 RuTDs
2010 (SO): 406 PaYds, 3 PaTDs, 4 Ints, 126 RuYds, 1 RuTD, 2 Ints, 76 Int Ret Yds & 1.0 sacks
Career: 1,43 RuYds, 33 RuTDs, 3,793 PaYds & 39 PaTDs

Alfred Ramsby (Colerain)
DI 1st Team All-Ohio & Southwest District Offensive POY
2012 (SR): 1,649 PaYds, 16 PaTDs, 4 Ints, 1,510 RuYds & 18 RuTDs
2011 (JR): 4G, 155 PaYds, 3 PaTDs & 246 RuYds
2010 (SO): 427 RuYds, 4 RuTDs, 3 rec., 18 ReYds & 61 TotRetYds @ Lakota West
Career: Career: 2,183 RuYds, 22 RuTDs, 1,804 PaYds, 19 PaTDs & 2,262 APYds

Chris Schroer (Elder)
DI 2nd Team All-SW District
2012 (JR): 1,491 RuYds, 25 RuTDs, 17 rec., 131 ReYds, 31 KoRetYds & 1,653 APYds

Greg Simpson (Sycamore)
DI Honorable Mention All-Southwest District & GMC Offensive POY
2012 (JR): 1,915 RuYds, 28 RuTDs, 1,024 PaYds & 13 PaTDs
2011 (SO): 93 PaYds, 1 PaTD, 647 RuYds, 5 RuTDs, 13 rec., 259 ReYds, 1 ReTD, 400 KoRetYds & 1,306
Career: 2,562 RuYds, 30 RuTDs, 1,117 PaYds, 14 PaTDs & 3,221 APYds

Keith Watkins (Moeller)
DI Special Mention All-Ohio, 1st Team All-SW District & GCL South Offensive POY
2012 (SR): 2,146 RuYds, 25 RuTDs, 42 rec., 499 ReYds, 3 ReTDs & 2,645 APYds
2011 (JR): 687 RuYds, 9 RuTD, 24 rec., 168 ReYds, 4 ReTDs, 280 KORetYds, 1,169 APYds & 1 KORetTD, 14 TotTDs
2010 (SO): 211 RuYds, 1 RuTD, 5 rec., 33 ReYds, 1 ReTD, 370 KORetYds, 614 APYds & 1 KORetTD
Career: 3,044 RuYds, 35 RuTDs, 71 rec., 700 ReYds, 8 ReTD, 650 KORetYds, 4,428 APYds, 45 TotTDs & 2 KORetTD

DEFENSE

Michael Barwick Jr. (Summit Country Day)
DVI 1st Team All-Ohio & Southwest District Defensive POY
2012 (JR): 79 TotTkls. 6.0 sacks, 2 FFs & 5 FRs
2011 (SO): 47 TotTkls, 3.0 sacks, 1 FR, 77 RuYds, 1 RuTD, 2 rec. & 6 ReYds
Career: 126 TotTkls. 9.0 sacks, 2 FFs & 6 FRs

Daniel Cage (Winton Woods)
DII Honorable Mention All-Ohio & 1st Team All-Southwest District
2012 (JR): 51 TotTkls, 3.5 sacks & 1 Int
2011 (SO): 42 TotTkls
Career: 93 TotTkls, 1 Int & 3.5 sacks

Nick Isaacs (Withrow)
DI 1st Team All-Ohio
2012 (SR): 81 TotTkls & 9 RuYds
2011 (JR): 94 TotTkls, 2.0 sacls, 2 FFs, 1 Int, 6 RuYds & 1 RuTD
2010 (SO): 18 TotTkls & 1.0 sacks
Career: 193 TotTkls & 3.0 sacks

Shane Jones (Moeller)
DI Ohio Defensive Player of the Year
2012 (SR): 130 TotTkls, 2,5 sacks, 1 FF, 2 FRs & 1 Int
2011 (JR): 103 TotTkls, 2.0 sacks, 1 FF, 1 FR, 2 Ints, 56 IntRetYds
2010 (SO): 14 TotTkls
Career: 247 TotTkls, 4.5 sacks, 2 FFs, 3 FRs, 3 Ints & 56 IntRetYds

Marcus Oliver (Hamilton)
DI 3rd Team All-Ohio & GMC Defensive POY
2012 (SR): 8G, 135 TotTkls, 4 FFs, 3 FRs, 1 FRRetTD, 2.0 sacks, 10 TFLs, 1 BLK, 3 rec., 27 ReYds, 587 RuYds & 6 RuTDs
2011 (JR): 97 TotTkls, 4.0 sacks, 3 FFs, 2 FRs, 1 Int, IntRetTD, 77 RuYds & 1 RuTD
2010 (SO): 44 TotTkls, 2.5 sacks & 2 FRs
Career: 276 TotTkls, 8.5 sacks, 7 FRs & 7 FFs, 664 RuYds & 7 RuTDs

Brady Vanover (Kings)
DII 2nd Team All-Ohio (2011-12), ECC Defensive POY / DII 3rd Team All-Ohio (2010)
2012 (SR): 58 TotTkls, 8.5 sacks, 1 FF, 221 RuYds & 2 RuTDs
2011 (JR): 53 TotTkls, 17.0 sacks, 4 FFs & 2 FRs
2010 (SO): 76 TotTkls & 1.5 sacks
Career: 199 TotTkls, 5 FFs & 27.0 sacks

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