Sandusky's Johnson named special mention all-Ohio

COLUMBUS — The 2026 Divisions I, II and III boys basketball All-Ohio teams were announced Thursday by the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association. The All-Ohio teams are based on nominations from the seven districts of the OPSMA from regular-season accomplishments. Sandusky senior Dale Johnson was named special mention all-Ohio in Division III. Johnson averaged 15.5 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game for the Blue Streaks (14-8), who shared the Sandusky Bay Conference Lake Division title with Perkins. The league title was Sandusky's fifth in a row. Player of the Year honors in Division III went to Garfield Heights' Marcus Johnson. The two-time Mr. Basketball award winner contributed 28.5 points, 6.8 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game for the Bulldogs (18-7). Steubenville coach Mike Haney was named Coach of the Year. The Big Red finished 26-2, losing in the state championship game by a point to Trotwood-Madison. Brunswick's Trey Drexler was named Player of the Year in Division I. The senior averaged 26.5 points per game for the Blue Devils (21-4). Coach of the Year honors in Division I went to Lewis Center Olentangy's John Feasel. The Braves went 21-3, falling in a regional semifinal to eventual state runner-up Hilliard Bradley. Elijah McCree from Westerville North was Player of the Year in Division II. The senior averaged 20.7 points per game for the Warriors (26-2), who lost in overtime in the state championship game. McCree and Westerville North lost in the title game to Josh Hose of Massillon Washington, who was named Coach of the Year. The Tigers finished 27-1, winning the program's first-ever state championship. For the full all-Ohio lists, go to www.sanduskyregister.com. Division I Player of the Year: Trey Drexler, Brunswick Coach of the Year: John Feasel, Lewis Center Olentangy First team Bryce Curry, West Chester Lakota West, 6-4, jr., 13.0; Amire Gill, Cincinnati Princeton, 6-3, jr., 17.9; Josh Tyson, West Chester Lakota West, 6-3. jr., 17.0; Landon Evans, Pickerington Central, 6-5, jr., 19.0; Xavier McKinney, Reynoldsburg, 6-4, sr., 18.4; Jake Quackenbush, Newark, 6-5, sr.,19.0; Trey Drexler, Brunswick, 6-0, sr., 26.5; Bryan Vlosich, Lakewood St. Edward, 6-5, sr., 19.2. Second team Jayden McGraw, Kettering Fairmont, 6-3, jr., 20.3; JR Bates, Pickerington North, 5-11 sr., 23.4; Jordie Bowens, Reynoldsburg, 6-6, sr., 16.0; Kypton Norris, Hilliard Bradley, 6-3, so., 17.2; Ty Walburn, Lewis Center Olentangy, 6-3, jr., 16.9; Sean Barnett, Brunswick, 6-5, sr., 17.6; Nick Reece, Berea-Midpark, 6-0, jr, 22.5; Ben Pamer, Perrysburg, 5-11, jr., 15.0. Third team Bubba Donald, Cincinnati Moeller 6-1, so., 11.7; Carson Duke, Batavia West Clermont, 5-10, sr., 19.6; Rognny Santiago, Cincinnati Princeton, 6-1, sr., 13.6; Ben Mirgon, Hilliard Bradley, 6-0, jr., 16.0; Anthony Chavers, Canton McKinley, 6-4, sr., 15.5; Kaiden Loy, Massillon Jackson, 5-11, sr., 18.3; Jack Kennedy, Mentor, 5-9, so., 18.7; R.J. Jones, Cleveland St. Ignatius, 6-6, sr., 15.2. Special mention Issa White, Canton GlenOak, 6-1, sr., 17.9; Marcus Bishop, Findlay, 6-1, fr., 11.0; Andre Young III, Toledo Whitmer, 6-3, sr., 14.5; Jayden Davis, Cincinnati Moeller, 6-2, fr., 9.8; Avery Pence, Milford, 6-5, sr., 16.8; Trey Sam, Centerville, 6-3, jr., 13.0; Thomas Cochran, Dublin Coffman, 6-8, jr., 19.0; J.T. Kelsheimer, Lakewood St. Edward, 6-0, sr., 11.9; Alex Mack, Cleveland St. Ignatius, 6-4, sr., 14.1; Tyson Clay, Berea-Midpark, 5-10, jr., 17.4; Braylon Foster, Perrysburg, 6-4, jr., 10.5. Honorable mention Jamar Keyes, Canton McKinley, 6-8, jr., 13.3; Chase Maurer, Massillon Jackson, 5-11, jr., 10.6; Adin Evert, Brunswick, 6-4, jr., 10.1; Garrett Myers, Medina, 6-6, sr., 13.5; Jashawn Coffey, Lebanon, 6-0, so., 16.2; Roman Combs, West Chester Lakota West, 6-6, jr., 10.0; A.J. Dean, Cincinnati Oak Hills, 5-11, sr., 16.4; Brady Gutmann, Springboro, 6-3, sr., 13.0; Isaiah Hill, Cincinnati Sycamore, 6-1, fr., 17.5; Brycen Johnson, Mason, 6-0, sr., 17.0; Liam McGeady, Cincinnati St. Xavier, 6-5, jr., 12.0; Kameron Mercer, Cincinnati Princeton, 6-5, so., 15.9; Elijah Rice, Springfield, 6-4, sr., 17.1; Isaiah Thompson, Huber Heights Wayne, 6-0, sr., 12.4; Cordell Ball, Cincinnati Oak Hills, 6-3, so., 13.0; Brady Bowman, Liberty Township Lakota East, 6-1, so., 14.0; Dontay Chivers, Huber Heights Wayne, 5-10, so., 11.6; Keith Daniels, Middletown, 6-0, sr., 12.8; Kaden Estep, Cincinnati Elder, 6-0, jr., 9.8; Jack Haskins, Beavercreek, 6-0, jr., 17.2; Jordon Johnson-Perdomo, Hamilton, 5-11, so., 15.8; Sam Keely, Centerville, 6-5, jr., 12.5; Danny Kelly, Cincinnati Moeller, 6-5 sr., 9.7; Ty Rohrer, Centerville, 6-2, jr., 10.2; Noah Bruns, Delaware Olentangy Berlin, 6-3, jr., 21.2; Ty Gilbert, Newark, 5-11, sr., 16.0; Kade Romine, Hilliard Darby, 6-2, sr., 19.7; Jacob Saxton, Grove City, 5-10, so., 18.6; Treyton Schroeder, Olentangy Orange, 5-9, sr., 12.4; Cole Brewer, Marysville, 6-4, sr., 18.7; Breaker Heller, Galloway Westland, 5-11, jr., 13.4; Grant Miller, Lewis Center Olentangy Orange, 6-8, jr., 14.0; Luke Mitchell, Upper Arlington, 6-1, jr., 12.7; Parker Van Engelenhoven, Powell Olentangy Liberty, 6-5, sr., 15.1; Ryan Washington, Gahanna Lincoln, 6-1, sr., 13.5; Drew Whitlatch, Lancaster, 6-0, sr., 17.4; Kendyll Compton, Elyria, 6-5, sr., 14.0; Tony Katava, Mentor, 6-7, sr., 17.5; Zymir Knox, Lakewood St. Edward, 6-3, sr.; Jamell Stephens, Cleveland Heights, 6-5, sr., 12.9; Jhayce Boyd, Cleveland Heights, 6-0, sr., 10.9; Matthew Heffke, Strongsville, 6-2, sr., 17.0; Jermiah Daniels, Elyria, 6-1, sr., 13.6. Division II Player of the Year: Elijah McCree, Westerville North Coach of the Year: Josh Hose, Massillon Washington First team Isaiah Mack-Russell, Cincinnati Winton Woods, 6-4, jr., 22.5; Elijah McCree, Westerville North, 6-0, sr., 20.7; Hunter Hershberger, North Canton Hoover, 6-1, jr., 19.0; Xavier Williams, Massillon Washington, 6-0, jr., 17.0; Steven Skaljac, Brecksville-Broadview Heights, 6-2, sr., 21.8; Willie Foster, Lima Senior, 6-2, sr., 15.5; Race Kowalczyk, Toledo St. John's 6-6, sr., 19.3; Shawn Foster, Lima Senior, 6-2, jr., 21.1. Second team Chase Martin, Loveland, 6-0, sr., 20.6; Chris Washington Jr., Cincinnati Aiken, 5-11, jr., 19.6; Xavier Jones, Westerville South, 6-3, so., 19.1; Marco Mattucci, New Albany, 6-4, sr., 20.0; Carson Scholl, Sunbury Big Walnut, 6-8, jr., 18.5; Braylon Gamble, Massillon Washington, 6-2, jr., 14.1; Paxon Ediger, Ashland, 6-0, sr., 23.6. Third team Tony Cornett, Westerville North, 6-5, jr., 16.0; Brody Fields, Asheville Teays Valley, 6-3, sr., 18.0; Nate Lovinsky, Pataskala Licking Heights, 6-6, sr., 13.5; Nathan Judy, Hudson, 6-4, sr., 16.8; Mekhi Asberry, Euclid, 5-11, so., 17.2; Jahavi Dye, Cleveland Rhodes, 6-0, sr., 18.2; Mason Cerovac, Olmsted Falls, 6-3, jr., 16.9; Kye Owens, Euclid, 6-8, sr., 14.4; Alan Horton, Toledo St. Francis de Sales, 6-9, sr., 14.7. Special mention Joshua Butcher, Medina Highland, 6-4, sr., 17.8; EJ Giles, Austintown Fitch, 6-5, sr., 14.5; Hudson Edwards, Logan, 6-2, so., 19.4; Tyson Daley, Trenton Edgewood, 6-5, sr., 15.8; Nate Dawson, Cincinnati Winton Woods, 6-2, sr., 12.0; Kaleb Kelly, Clayton Northmont, 6-5, so., 12.8; Joey Ziegler, Avon, 6-3, jr., 15.0; Ben Mehendale, Brecksville-Broadview Heights, 6-8, sr., 12.2; Ethan James, Toledo St. John's, 6-1, jr., 13.1; Gabe Baith, Ashland, 5-8, sr., 15.8. Honorable mention Myles Miller, Warren Harding, 6-6, sr., 13.5; Cameron Suggs, Twinsburg, 6-4, sr., 17.3; Anthony Spain, Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit, 6-1, sr., 16.5; Nico Martelli, Massillon Perry, 6-6, sr., 12.4; Jadyce Thigpen, Massillon Washington, 6-1, sr., 15.1; Giorgio Jackson Jr., Massillon Washington, 6-4, jr., 15.6; Eddie Norman, Stow-Munroe Falls, sr., 13.1; Jayden Carlton, Hudson, 6-3, sr., 13.1; Vernon Reynolds, Barberton, 5-10, so., 16.6; Dasai Bronson, Cincinnati Winton Woods, 6-0, sr., 10.3.; DeAndre Carr-Short, Cincinnati Aiken, 6-7, jr., 15.9; Brady Lawhon, Harrison, 6-0, jr., 11.7; Kale Reynolds, Trenton Edgewood, 6-4, sr., 11.5; Toby Strausbaugh, Cincinnati Anderson, 6-3, sr., 17.1; Tysin Weaver, Cincinnati Anderson, 6-0, jr., 14.6; Corey Brightwell, Miamisburg, 6-5, sr., 10.1; Malakyi Hall, Troy, 6-0, so., 10.0; Chisom Ibe, Clayton Northmont, 6-5, sr., 11.6; Kaleb Lee, Sidney, 6-1, jr., 14.0; Sammy Shuler, Kings Mill Kings, 6-1, sr., 10.9; Keegan Sullivan, Trenton Edgewood, 6-4, sr., 14.1; Laith Alsadi, Dublin Scioto, 5-11, sr., 17.3; Elijah Dunn, Canal Winchester, 5-10, sr., 14.8; Diante James, Northland, 5-10, sr., 16.2; Charlie Koesters, Columbus St. Charles, 6-3, sr., 15.3; Tyson Perkins, Westerville North, 5-9, jr., 10.5; Eli Stumpf, Sunbury Big Walnut, 6-5, jr., 17.5; Trenton Wells, Mount Vernon, 6-0, sr., 18.3; Myles Jarrett, Columbus Mifflin, 5-5, jr., 13.4; Eli Jessup, Watkins Memorial, 6-2, jr., 16.4; Caden Kistner, New Albany, 6-2, sr., 9.0; Evan Murfield, New Albany, 6-6, sr., 10.0; Luke Page, Worthington Kilbourne, 5-10, sr., 13.3; Vandell Slade, Columbus Northland, 6-3, so., 13.0; Ta'Vyon Wright, Pataskala Licking Heights, 5-8, sr., 12.0; Luke Rowe, North Ridgeville, 6-2, sr., 14.9; Jack Coleman, Amherst Steele, 6-0, so., 17.6; Liam Besaw, Avon Lake, 6-0, so., 18.0; Drew Brown, Painesville Riverside, 6-4, sr., 17.0; Antonio Escano, North Royalton, 6-0, sr., 16.4; D.J. Jenkins, Euclid, 6-3, jr., 14.7; Izzy Austin, Mayfield Village Mayfield, 6-4, sr.; Chris Tenn, Olmsted Falls, 6-3, sr., 16.2; Dillon Slaughter-Vaden, Shaker Heights, 11.1; Lincoln Lee, North Royalton, 5-11, jr., 13.2; Ryan Durkin, Parma Normandy, 5-7, fr., 11.0; Alex Valentin-Rivera, Parma Normandy, 5-11, sr., 13.3; David Seibert, Painesville Riverside, 6-4, jr., 13.5; Aarav Ganore, Mayfield Village Mayfield, 6-2, sr., 14.0; Noah Simpson, Lima Senior, 6-2, jr., 13.3; Amari Addy, Lima Senior, 6-0, sr., 10.5; Chris Poellnitz III, Toledo St. Francis de Sales, 6-3, so., 15.5; Jacob Rowland, Sylvania Northview, 6-2, so., 12.9; Cole Gast, Whitehouse Anthony Wayne, 6-5, jr., 14.0; J'Khai Jefferson, Toledo Start, 6-0, sr., 16.9. Division III Player of the Year: Marcus Johnson, Garfield Heights Coach of the Year: Mike Haney, Steubenville First team C.J. Bailey, Tipp City Tippecanoe, 6-2 sr., 15.1; Angelo Diedalis, Columbus Centennial, 6-6, sr., 23.2; Jakhi Calloway, Columbus Bishop Hartley, 6-0, sr., 16.2; JR Jackson, Alliance, 6-0, sr., 19.1; Jaylen Gunther, Youngstown Ursuline, 6-1, jr., 29.0; Austin Brown, Youngstown Chaney, 5-9, jr., 17.3; Marcus Johnson, Garfield Heights, 6-2, sr., 30.1; Santino Haney, Steubenville, 5-11 junior, 22.8; Kaylen Brooks, Mansfield Senior, 6-0, so., 22.3; Beckett Bertke, Lima Shawnee, 6-6, sr., 20.7; Manny Johnson, Toledo Central Catholic, 6-3, sr., 13.9; Adam Guthrie, Washington Court House Miami Trace, 6-8, sr., 15.0. Second team Colt Howard, Monroe, 6-1, so., 20.0; Je'Carious Reaves, Trotwood-Madison, 6-0, sr., 19.1; Eli Stroud, Hamilton Badin, 6-0, sr., 15.1; Lee'Sean Saunders, Columbus Walnut Ridge, 6-3, sr., 20.6; Noah Bell, Youngstown Ursuline, 6-3, so., 24.8; DeCarlo Prince, Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary, 6-4, sr., 17.0; John Johnson, Akron Hoban, 6-4, jr., 16.7; Chad Rusinko, Tallmadge, 6-0, jr., 25.5; Kevin Woodgett III, Bedford, 5-10, sr., 20.0. Third team Connor Gulley, Mt. Orab Western Brown, 6-4, sr., 17.0; Joseph Ingram, West Carrollton, 6-7, sr., 14.5; Ricky Robertson, Cincinnati La Salle, 6-3, sr., 13.2; Reuben Holmes, Columbus Beechcroft, 6-5, sr., 21.1; Brody Durham, Gates Mills Gilmour Academy, 6-1, jr., 24.1; Ryan Lamonica, Dresden Tri-Valley, 6-4 sr., 21.0; Trevick Bertke, Lima Shawnee, 6-7, jr., 18.8; Jaron Witcher, Sylvania Southview, 6-5, sr., 18.0; Logan Gooding, Tiffin Columbian, 6-1, jr., 22.0; Jack Howland, Hillsboro, 5-10, Jr., 25.4. Special mention Cole Bowers, Steubenville, 6-1, senior, 14.6; Owen Riley, Marietta, 6-3, sr., 17.0; Jackson Perdue, Vincent Warren, 5-11, so., 15.3; Caydon Cox, Chillicothe, 6-3, Jr., 14.2; Bodhi Wolford, Jackson, 6-2, sr., 15.2; Tyler Owens, Goshen, 6-10, sr., 16.4; Carter Bellisari, Columbus Bishop Watterson, 6-3, sr., 13.3; Keon Bonner, Columbus Centennial, 6-5, jr., 19.2; Caleb O'Neil, Columbus Bishop Hartley, 6-2, sr., 18.5; Dante Kimble III, Akron Ellet, 6-5, jr., 18.4; Connor Gray, Cuyahoga Falls CVCA, 6-5, sr., 13.4; Caden Proy, Geneva, 6-2, sr., 21.9; Jarez Osborne, Ashtabula Lakeside, 6-3, jr., 20.0; Greg Price, Gates Mills Hawken, 6-1, sr., 15.9; Ryan Turk, Westlake, 6-2, sr., 18.2; Armani Hall, Painesville Harvey, 6-0, sr., 14.0; Rob Copple, Dover, 6-0, sr.,15.0; Lucca Wood, Zanesville, 6-0 jr. 17.0; Reid Wells, New Philadelphia, 5-8, sr., 11.0; Dale Johnson, Sandusky, 6-6, sr., 15.5; Justin McCraney, Mansfield Madison, 6-3, sr., 15.2; Dantrell Hughes, Lexington, 6-2, sr., 14.6; Grant Oberdick, Oregon Clay, 6-3, sr., 12.7. Honorable mention Jason Janosek, Macedonia Nordonia, 6-1, sr., 17.7; Turner Dolata, Medina Buckeye, 6-5, sr., 17.6; Andrew McKnight, Copley, 6-1, sr., 13.7; Hayden Johnson, Cuyahoga Falls, 6-1, sr., 16.0; Gavin Peeps, Kent Roosevelt, 6-5, sr., 11.4; Leigh Cotton, Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary, 6-6, sr., 12.0; Arri Caporaletti, Akron Hoban, 6-1, jr., 10.6; Terion Chapman, Akron Garfield, 6-7, sr., 11.3; Tyler Hysolli, Cuyahoga Falls CVCA, 6-2, sr., 12.0; Allen Hill, Youngstown Chaney, 6-5, sr., 10.6; Daveon Arnold, Trotwood-Madison, 5-9, sr., 13.2; Le'Shawn Hill, Cincinnati Hughes, 6-0 so., 19.6; Jayceon Kibler, Wilmington, 6-3, sr., 19.2; Carson Lowe, Hamilton Badin, 6-4, sr., 12.2; Bryton Otto, Tipp City Tippecanoe, 6-7, sr., 14.2; Kendol Roberts, Franklin, 6-0, jr., 18.2; Shamari Scales, Cincinnati La Salle, 6-7, jr., 11.1; Grant Waters, Cincinnati McNicholas, 6-2, jr., 14.6; Ethan Fuersich, Hamilton Ross, 6-9, jr., 15.0; Carson Harris, Batavia, 6-0, sr., 13.2; Bryce Lively, Cincinnati Woodward, 6-5, sr., 16.0; Deng Majack, Dayton Chaminade Julienne, 6-2, sr., 13.2; Ty Perkins, Monroe, 6-2, so., 14.0; Graham Roark, Goshen, 5-11, so., 14.8; Julius Rusk, Vandalia Butler, 6-4 sr., 14.1; Noah Wentz, Cleves Taylor, 6-3, sr., 17.7; Daevyn Amankwaah, Columbus St. Francis DeSales, 6-3, sr., 11.3; Noah Holsinger, Columbus Bishop Watterson, 6-3, sr., 9.9; Lucas King, Hamilton Township, 6-5, sr., 14.9; Marquis Lucas, Columbus Walnut Ridge, 6-2, sr., 17.1; Cayden Strasser, Granville, 6-5, sr., 16.4; Emmanuel Towns, Columbus Linden-McKinley, 5-11, sr., 16.8; Neko Tuff, Columbus South, 5-11, jr., 15.0; Luke Galfidi, Chardon, 6-1, jr., 18.3; Kahlil Hinton, Chagrin Falls Kenston, 6-4, so., 11.9; Matisse Williams, Elyria Catholic, 6-3, jr., 16.8; Jacob Radcliffe, Rocky River, 6-2, sr., 17.4; Xavier Young, Grafton Midview, 6-5, sr., 16.8; Prince-Ryleigh Johnson, Lyndhurst Brush, 6-2, sr., 14.0; Antione Wooten, Parma Padua Franciscan, 6-1, jr., 17.2; Jaevon Hairston, Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph, 6-1, jr., 16.6; Aditya Nalla, Hunting Valley University School, 6-3, sr., 17.6; Tylar Robinson, Hunting Valley University School, 6-1, jr., 17.2; A.J. McGuinea, Bedford, 6-3, jr., 17.0; Ice Taylor, Gates Mills Hawken, 6-1, so., 16.1; Luis Flores, Ashtabula Lakeside, 6-0, jr., 12.0; Chase Kuszmaul, Rocky River Lutheran West, 6-3, jr., 12.5; Tre'Von Wiggins, Steubenville, 5-11, sr., 12.9; Dieter Weber, Dover, 6-2, so.,12.5; Aidan Mushrush, New Philadelphia, 6-4, sr.; Troy Patterson, Dresden Tri-Valley, 6-0, sr., 10.9; Ceejay Whitfield, Zanesville, 5-11 sr., 12.0; Josiah Schlatter, Defiance, 5-11, jr., 17.8; Damien Clay, Sylvania Southview, 6-2, sr., 15.0; Cayden Kynard, Toledo Central Catholic, 6-0, jr. 16.3; O.J. Waller, Toledo Rogers, 5-8, so., 15.6; Kaeden Carruthers, Toledo Central Catholic, 6-7, sr., 9.0; Kiptyn Shank, Bowling Green, 6-4, so., 15.5; Gavin Wicker, Celina, 6-1, jr., 17.2; Rashad Reed Jr., Mansfield Senior, 6-0, sr., 11.5; Tray Booker, Toledo Rogers, 6-1, sr., 16.9; Cam Jackson, Holland Springfield, 5-9, jr., 15.3; Zaiden Wittekind, Marietta, 6-3, sr., 14.4; Cooper Stoneking, Chillicothe, 6-2, sr., 13.8; Charlie Woodard, Jackson, 6-3, sr., 9.5; Collin Chapman, Athens, 5-9, so., 16.6; Colin Mallernee, Sherdian, 6-4, jr., 12.1; Owen Cains, Sheridan, 5-11, jr., 12.1; Gage Bowers, Miami Trace, 6-1, so., 14.8.