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Celina's Caleb Schlater (9) was named the Western Buckeye League's Defensive Lineman of the Year and helped the Bulldogs finish 9-1.
Celina's Caleb Schlater took home the Western Buckeye's League Defensive Lineman of the Year as the league announced its All-League football teams Thursday.
Schlater was also named to the first-team offensive skill list as a part of a Celina team that finished 9-1 (8-1 in WBL) and had the second most players named to the all-league teams with 10, while league champion Ottawa-Glandorf led with 15. Cash Patrick was named alongside Schlater on the defensive line first-team, with Patrick also earning first-team offensive line honors.
Adam Jacob and Matt Eicher represent Celina on the first-team defensive skill list, with teammate Charlie Fisher named to the second team. Jacob was second in the WBL with 111 total tackles, while Eicher finished with 78 and three sacks.
Alongside Patrick on the first-team offensive line list was Landon Black, with Cason Dorsten named to the second team. Sophomore quarterback Jett Warner joined Schlater on the first-team offensive skill players list after he threw for 1,321 yards with 22 touchdowns with 65% completion.
St. Marys had three players make the all-league teams after a 7-3 regular season and 6-3 mark in the league.
Dyllan Fink, who ran for 1,453 yards and 12 touchdowns in the regular season, was named to the first-team offensive skill list, while Keylan Baker earned second-team offensive line honors.
Taylor Compton, who won the WBL defensive skill player of the year last season, was named to the second team defensive skill list.
The league's other top honors included Ottawa-Glandorf's Ben Kaufman winning Coach of the Year in his first season after turning the Titans around from an 0-10 record last season to a 10-0 mark and league title this year. The Titans also saw Zach Horstman being named Offensive Lineman of the Year with teammate Jordan Schumaker splitting Defensive Skill Player of the Year with Wapakoneta's Daren Houser.
The Redskins had kicker Elliott Block win Special Teams Player of the Year. Block led the league with an average of 39.9 yards-per-punt with 837 total punting yards. Van Wert's Xavier Kelly was Offensive Skill Player of the Year after rushing for 1,111 yards and 21 touchdowns in the regular season.
Celina's Brodee Schulte-Arnold, Noah Talmadge, Zane Boley and Brenner Hinkle were named honorable mentions. St. Marys was represented on the honorable mention list by Brody Tomberlin, Cooper Glass, LJ Ruane and Tyler Holsinger.
Offensive Lineman of the Year: Zach Horstman (Ottawa-Glandorf)
Offensive Skill Player of the Year: Xavier Kelly (Van Wert)
Defensive Lineman of the Year: Caleb Schlater (Celina)
Co-Defensive Players of the Year: Jordan Schumaker (Ottawa-Glandorf) and Daron Houser (Wapakoneta).
Special Teams Player of the Year: Elliott Block (Wapakoneta).
Coach of the Year: Ben Kaufman (Ottawa-Glandorf)
Offensive Line
Zach Horstman (Ottawa-Glandorf); Cash Patrick (Celina); Hudson Graymire (Ottawa-Glandorf); Ethan Becher (Wapakoenta); Landon Black (Celina).
Offensive Skill
Xavier Kelly (Van Wert); Dyllan Fink (St. Marys); Jarin Bagley (Shawnee); Caleb Schlater (Celina); Tanner Vogt (Ottawa-Glandorf); Deegan Miller (Ottawa-Glandorf); Jett Warner (Celina).
Defensive Line
Caleb Schlater (Celina); Noah Baker (Wapakoneta); Cash Patrick (Celina); Cayden Warnecke (Ottawa-Glandorf).
Defensive Skill
Daren Houser (Wapakoneta); Gage Bellman (Ottawa-Glandorf); Jordan Schumaker (Ottawa-Glandorf); Matt Eicher (Celina); Micah Cowan (Van Wert); Isaac Bishop (Wapakoneta); Adam Jacob (Celina); Riley Trombley (Ottawa-Glandorf).
Offensive Line
Keylan Baker (St. Marys); Owen Verhoff (Ottawa-Glandorf); Cason Dorsten (Celina); Jackson Becker (Defiance); Evan Brady (Ottawa-Glandorf).
Offensive Skill
Daron Houser (Wapakoneta); Oscar Salsburey (Ottawa-Glandorf); Zach Crummey (Van Wert); Daniel Cole (Bath); Josiah Clark (Bath); Blake Rogers (Wapakoneta)
Defensive Line
Zach Horstman (Ottawa-Glandorf); Yamann Turjman (Shawnee); Zach Crummey (Van Wert); Hudson Graymire (Ottawa-Glandorf).
Defensive Skill
Taylor Compton (St. Marys); Shane Goebel (Elida); Channing Miller (Wapakoneta); Ayden Klausing (Ottawa-Glandorf); Keaaton Welch (Van Wert); Charlie Fisher (Celina); Carson Yaeger (Ottawa-Glandorf).
Bath: Clayton Rex, Isiah Clark, Connor Scrinka, Alex Walls. Celina: Brodee Schulte-Arnold, Noah Talmadge, Zane Boley, Brenner Hinkle. Defiance: Marcello Rohda, Jack Heinze, Reid Rowlison, Owen Frey. Elida: Jonan Snyder, Tommy Etzkorn, Larry Smith, Kayleb Elling. Kenton: Jayden Mustain, Xavier Gammon, Lincoln Hijma, Maddux McFarlin. Shawnee: Cam Barker, Yammen Treen, Luke Menke, Dayruis Stigger Jr. St. Marys: Brody Tomberlin, Cooper Glass, LJ Ruane, Tyler Holsinger. Ottawa-Glandorf: Colton Gulker, Tucker Alt, Asher Rump, Kavin Paniagua. Van Wert: Cohen Bragg, Ashton Rager, Evan Keuneke, Easton Putman. Wapakoneta: Matthew Kine, Gage Vaughn, Braeden Bowersock, Caleb Wachauf.
