2004 WHBC All-Stark County Football team,

as chosen by the County's coaches.

Thursday, November 11, 2004

Canton Repository

Defense

Ladrekus Burford, Massillon, DL, 5-11, 222, Sr.; John Hart, Lake, DL, 5-11, 205, Sr.; Mike Kirksey, McKinley, DL, 5-10, 195, Jr.; Luke Kolic, Perry, DL, 6-4, 210, Sr.; Rocco Leno, Central, DL, 6-0, 220, Sr.; Brandon Long, GlenOak, DL, 6-3, 230, Sr.; Dustin Tichon, Northwest, DL, 6-6, 315, Sr.; Steve Anderson, Central, LB, 6-2, 220, Sr.; Jay Bednar, GlenOak, LB, 5-10, 210, Sr.; Theo Goodright, McKinley, LB, 5-10, 175, Sr.; Austin Power, Louisville, LB, 5-11, 210, Jr.; Jon Shockey, Fairless, LB, 5-10, 190, Sr.; Adam Campbell, Lake, DB, 5-11, 180, Sr.; Haywood Freeman, Timken, DB, 5-10, 175, Sr.; Corey Irwin, Jackson, DB, 6-0, 155, Sr.; Brian Williams, Tuslaw, DB, 6-2, 190, Sr.; John Rutan, Lake, P, 5-11, 195, Sr.; Jon Thoma, Aquinas, P, 6-3, 185, Sr.

Offense

Josh Lowery, Northwest, TE, 6-4, 220, Sr.; Chris Banks, Alliance, WR, 6-2, 190, Sr.; Drew Kuhn, Louisville, WR, 6-0, 175, Jr.; Bryan Arena, McKinley, T, 6-1, 282, Sr.; Chris Arick, Canton South, T, 6-4, 245, Sr.; Mark Kurzen, Tuslaw, G, 6-0, 225, Sr.; Ryan Palmer, GlenOak, G, 6-7, 280, Jr.; Andrew Henry, Northwest, C, 6-2, 220, Sr.; Bill Jones, McKinley, C, 5-10, 280, Sr.; Kevin Stacy, Northwest, QB, 5-10, 160, Sr.; Ryan Brinson, McKinley, RB, 5-9, 175, Sr.; Kendell Davis, Alliance, RB, 6-0, 195, Sr.; Scott Weber, Northwest, RB, 6-1, 215, Jr.; A.J. Workman, Lake, RB, 5-11, 185, Sr.; Adam Richards, Perry, K, 5-10, 260, Sr.

Player of the Year: Ryan Brinson, McKinley

Coach of the Year: Vic Whiting, Northwest

Jim Muzzy Scholastic Achievement Award: Steve Anderson, Central CatholiC

High school football: Brinson gains MVP honor

Another Most Valuable Player award, another piece of hardware for McKinley running back Ryan Brinson.

Brinson, who holds almost every major rushing record at McKinley, was presented the WHBC Stark County High School Football Most Valuable Player award during the annual all-star banquet Wednesday at the Mariott McKinley Grand.

He already has earned Federal League Player of the Year honors and will likely be receiving more accolades in the coming weeks as all-district and All-Ohio teams are announced.

Northwest’s Vic Whiting was the county Coach of the Year, while Central Catholic’s Steve Anderson received the Jim Muzzy Scholastic Achievement Award.

Joining Brinson at running back on the all-county team offense were Alliance’s Kendell Davis, Northwest’s Scott Weber and Lake’s A.J. Workman. Northwest’s Josh Lowery was the tight end and Kevin Stacy was the quarterback.

Louisville’s Drew Kuhn and Alliance’s Chris Banks were the wide receivers.

The offensive line consisted of McKinley’s Bryan Arena and Canton South’s Chris Arick at tackle, Tuslaw’s Mark Kurzen and GlenOak’s Ryan Palmer at guard, and Northwest’s Andrew Henry and McKinley’s Bill Jones at center.

The kicker was Adam Richards of Perry.

The all-county defense included linemen Ladrekus Buford of Massillon, Lake’s John Hart, McKinley’s Mike Kirksey, Perry’s Luke Kolic, Central’s Rocco Leno, Glen-Oak’s Brandon Long and Northwest’s Dustin Tichon.

The linebackers were Anderson, GlenOak’s Jay Bednar, McKinley’s Theo Goodright, Louisville’s Austin Power and Fairless’ Jon Shockey.

The defensive backs were Lake’s Adam Campbell, Timken’s Haywood Freeman, Jackson’s Corey Irwin and Tuslaw’s Brian Williams.

Lake’s John Rutan and St. Thomas Aquinas’ Jon Thoma were the punters.

Team MVP's

Hoover: Nathan Logan, DB.

Alliance: Josh Baker, LB. McKinley: Ryan Brinson, RB. Timken: Carl Cole, RB. Canton South: DeVon Torrence, RB. Central Catholic: Curtis Shepherd, QB. East Canton: Sam Cartwright, LB. Fairless: Jon Shockey, LB. GlenOak: Nick Roman, LB. Jackson: Matt Harmon, LB. Lake: Matt Kapas, LB. Louisville: Kyle Sankbeil, DL. Marlington: Angelo Runco, DB. Massillon: D’Angelo McClendon, DL. Minerva: Jeb Ford, RB. Northwest: James deGuia, DB. Perry: Jeff Tallman, RB. Aquinas: Corey Sanchez, OL. Sandy Valley: Steve Nixon, LB. Tuslaw: Travis Rossiter, LB.

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