The 2026 Southwest District All-Star football teams were announced Thursday afternoon by the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association, recognizing some of the top high school football players across the region.
The teams are selected by a media panel representing the Southwest District, including members from the Greater Cincinnati and Dayton areas.
Several area schools were represented across Divisions III, IV, V and VII, with players earning First Team, Second Team and Honorable Mention selections. Indian Lake, Urbana, Graham, Riverside, Bellefontaine, and Benjamin Logan all had athletes recognized.
Below is the full breakdown of local award winners:
Player and Coach of the Year Awards
Division IV
- Co-Offensive Players of the Year: Grady Lantz, QB – Urbana, and David Dupee, QB – Cincinnati Wyoming
Division V
- Offensive Player of the Year: Danny Hoke, RB – Graham
- Defensive Player of the Year: Aaron Rapp, DL – Indian Lake
- Coach of the Year: Rich Clark – Graham
First Team Selections
Division III
- Aven Caudill, LB – Bellefontaine
Division IV
- Grady Lantz, QB – Urbana
- Carter Houseman, WR – Urbana
Division V
- Brady Golliday, QB – Indian Lake
- Danny Hoke, RB – Graham
- Brodey Reisinger, WR – Indian Lake
- Drew Clark, OL – Graham
- Aaron Rapp, DL – Indian Lake
- Luis Romero, DB – Graham
Division VII
- Gunner Carpenter, RB – Riverside
- Dylan Trimble, RB – Riverside
- Jace Lemly, OL – Riverside
- Drew Wilson, OL – Riverside
- Liam Shoe, LB – Riverside
- Gabe Steineman, DB – Riverside
Second Team Selections
Division III
- Dillon Jones, WR – Bellefontaine
Division IV
- Hayden Hites, LB – Benjamin Logan
- Justus Rose, LB – Urbana
- Carson Stokes, DB – Urbana
Division V
- Logan Whitman, OL – Graham
- Gavin McWhinney, DL – Graham
- Donovan Corwin, LB – Graham
Division VII
- Blayk Thomas, QB – Triad
- Wyatt Smith, WR – Triad
- Waylin Holtsberry, K – Triad
- Brody Orsborne, DB – Riverside
Honorable Mention
Division IV
- Colton Roberts – Urbana
- Ethan Carpenter – Benjamin Logan
Division V
- Case Teepe – Graham
- Brody Jenkins – Graham
- Jakob Hoke – Graham
- Emerson Snapp – Indian Lake
