Local football players named AP All-SE District
The Hillsboro Indians, McClain Tigers and Paint Valley Bearcats all had players selected to the 2015 Associated Press All-Southeastern District team, chosen by members of the media for their play during the 2015 high school football season.
In all, 10 players were selected between the two Highland County teams and one Ross County team, all within a 22-mile radius of each other.
For the Bearcats of Paint Valley, in all they totaled seven players to the list, including Division VI SE District Player of the Year for Offense, Anthony McFadden, as he was also selected first-team All-District as a quarterback.
McFadden for the regular season was 88-of-147 for 1,355 yards, 18 touchdowns, and three interceptions. Rushing the football, McFadden had 80 carries for 646 yards and seven touchdowns.
Others for the Bearcats named first-team AP All-District were wide receiver Tony Hatfield, running back Teagan McFadden, linebacker Drake Stanforth, defensive back Austen Blevins and punter Caleb Johnson. Of the first-team selections for the Bearcats, all but Blevins are seniors, as Blevins is a junior.
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Also for the Bearcats, senior lineman Josh Krech was named special mention in Division VI.
The Bearcats also had head coach Pete Hollon named the SE District Division VI Coach of the Year, as this was his 20th season as the Bearcats’ head coach. Paint Valley finished 10-2 overall this season, losing their games by a combined eight points, as they reached the Region 21 Division VI Regional Semifinals in the OHSAA Playoffs this season.
In Division III, the Indians had a total of two players named to the All-District list, as wide receiver Ryan Hagan was selected to the first-team and named special mention was lineman J.J. Goldick.
The McClain Tigers had defensive back Alex Hollar named first-team on the Division IV team.
For the complete AP All-District list, click here.
AP All-Ohio teams for all seven divisions will be announced at a later date.