It's always exciting to see a new class of players start to emerge as stars in high school football. And there have been plenty of newcomers make their mark in Ohio's prep football ranks this fall.
This is your chance to weigh in on who you think the most impressive newcomer is so far in Ohio's high school ranks. This is all about the freshmen in the Buckeye State, and we've dug through the available statistics to compile a ballot with the most deserving players for the title of The Sporting News Ohio Midseason Freshman of the Year.
We've included a list of those players below the ballot with key statistics. Vote as many times as you want until 11:59 p.m. ET on Saturday, October 11, and the winner will be announced next week.
Vote for SN's Midseason Ohio high school football freshman of the year
Vote now for midseason freshman of the year! Our full ballot includes 16 names from a loaded field of top performers.
Full list of nominees for Midseason Ohio freshman of the year
Anthony Adkins, Miller [Corning] Falcons
54 tackles with 2 tackles for loss in seven games
Masceo Boles, Lakeside [Ashtabula] Dragons
244 rushing yards on 51 attempts with 1 TD; 141 receiving yards on 22 receptions with 4 TDs
Suge Brown, Hamilton Township [Columbus] Rangers
207 rushing yards on 31 attempts with 3 TDS; 14 tackles with 5 tackles for loss in seven games
Abel Couch, St. Paul [Norwalk] Flyers
41 tackles with 7 tackles for loss and 1 sack in seven games
Dario D'Agostino, Mayfield Wildcats
932 passing yards on 71-of-150 attempts with 14 TDs and 9 INTs in seven games
Xavier Gammon, Kenton Wildcats
2,097 passing yards on 166-of-223 attempts with 13 TDs and 8 INTs; 325 rushing yards on 63 attempts with 5 TDs in seven games
Clayton Graley, Teays Valley [Ashville] Vikings
33 tackles with 10.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks in seven games
Chance Harvey, Valley Forge [Parma Heights] Patriots
407 rushing yards on 44 attempts (9.25 avg.) with 5 TDs in two games
RJ Higgenbotham, Conotton Valley [Bowerston] Rockets
404 receiving yards on 31 receptions with 3 TDs; 42 tackles with 1 tackle for loss in seven games
Mario Lipinski, Girard Indians
483 receiving yards on 18 receptions with 7 TDs in seven games
Edmund McAllister III, Pickerington Central Tigers
708 rushing yards on 83 attempts with 13 TDs in seven games
Connor Moore, Rock Hill [Ironton] Redmen
45 tackles (30 solo) with 4 tackles for loss; 45 tackles with 4 tackles for loss, 2 INTs and 4 passes defensed in seven games
Jonas Radebaugh, Chippewa [Doylestown] Chipps
70 tackles with 3 tackles for loss in seven games
Braxton Roberts, Ridgedale [Morral] Rockets
52 tackles with 7 tackles for loss and 3 sacks in seven games
Trevon Roberts, Washington [Washington Court House, OH] Blue Lions
34 tackles (22 solo) with 2 tackles for loss and 3 INTs in seven games
Wyatt Swick, Minford Falcons
568 receiving yards on 23 receptions with 5 TDs in six games
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