The 80th annual North South Classic all-star high school football game will be played April 26 in Massillon at historic Paul Brown Tiger Stadium. Thursday, the Ohio High School Football Coaches Association announced the rosters for the two-game event that features seniors in Divisions 1 through 3 and Division 4 through 7.
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Pro Football Hall of Famers Larry Csonka (Stowe-Munroe Falls HS), Len Dawson (Alliance HS), Jack Lambert (Crestwood HS), Alan Page (Canton Central Catholic HS), Roger Staubach (Purcell Marian HS) and Paul Warfield (Warren G. Harding HS) have played in the game.
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The North D1-3 head coach is DJ Dota of Boardman. the South D1-3 squad will be coached by John Sansbury, who led Olentangy Liberty to the state’s Division I title last year. The Patriots finished No. 57 in the High School Football America 300 national rankings, powered by NFL Play Football.
Below are the Division 1-3 rosters:
North D1-3
| POS | FIRST NAME | LAST NAME | HT | WT | SCHOOL |
| QB | Zach | Haus | 5’11 | 180 | Boardman |
| LB | Joseph | Seney | 5’11 | 195 | Perrysburg |
| LB | John | Frangos | 5’10 | 195 | Ursuline |
| LB | Mylen | Lenix | 5’10 | 200 | Massillon |
| LB | AJ | Fortunato | 6′ | 215 | Green |
| LB | Jason | Baines | 6′ | 195 | Copley |
| DB | Daylan | Pringle | 6 | 170 | Mass Washington |
| K/P | Anthony | Ruggles | 5’9 | 175 | Austintown Fitch |
| DB | Tyler | Sauder | 6 | 183 | Ashland |
| G/T | Nate | Garito | 6’4″ | 275 | Brecksville-Broadview Heights |
| C/G | Josh | Jones | 6′ | 280 | Stow-Munroe Falls |
| DB | Antione | Martin | 5’11 | 175 | Green |
| C | Archer | Sohls | 6’2 | 300 | St. Edwards |
| OT | Joe | McNulty | 6’4 | 280 | Avon Lake |
| DL | Jordan | Jackson | 6’2 | 240 | Nordonia |
| DL | Eric | Bush | 5’11 | 285 | Perrysburg |
| DL | Landon | Ristoff | 6’3 | 235 | Mass Perry |
| G/T | Phil | Bowser | 6’6″ | 278 | Ursuline |
| RB | Jario | Williams | 5’7 | 160 | Lorain |
| RB | Khylan | Osbey | 5’11 | 190 | Nordonia |
| QB | Gabe | Mansel | 6’1 | 185 | Copley |
| DB | Vince | Tomasic | 6’2 | 165 | Perry |
| TE | Hudson | Byers | 6’4 | 230 | Clay |
| G | Malcolm | Dudley | 6’1″ | 300 | North Canton Hoover |
| WR | Hayden | Swarm | 6’1 | 180 | Brunswick |
| WR | Noah | Colando | 6’2 | 200 | Mass Jackson |
| WR | DC | Ferrell | 5’10 | 160 | Ursuline |
| DB | Amir | Aaron | 5’11 | 165 | Sandusky |
| DL | Sam | Meeks | 6’1 | 225 | Kenston |
| DL | Yon | German Jr | 6 | 215 | St. Edwards |
| DL | Jaden | Woods | 6′ | 275 | St. Edward |
| WR | Trey | Hazuda | 6′ | 185 | Clay |
| OT | JD | Radway | 6’4 | 300 | North Ridgeville |
| WR | Roderick | Love | 5’8 | 180 | Padua Franciscan |
| DB | Blake | Allen | 5’10 | 175 | Nordonia |
| WR | Charles | Steinmetz | 6’1 | 200 | North Ridgeville |
Assistant Coaches – Scott Valentine, Zach Slates, John Kromlic, Bob Gecewich, Todd Petersen
South D1-3
| POS | FIRST NAME | LAST NAME | HT | WT | SCHOOL |
| DL | Jalen | Joyce | 6’0 | 255 | Groveport Madison |
| DL | Ben | Thompson | 6’2 | 260 | Pickerington North |
| DL | Royce | Rachel | 6’0 | 230 | Badin |
| DL | TJ | Arnold | 6’2 | 250 | Dover |
| DL | Mason | Keely | 6’2 | 230 | Centerville |
| DL | Tyreek | Lewis | 6’0 | 190 | Northland |
| DL | Caden | Walker | 6’5 | 230 | Kings |
| QB | Justice | Burnam | 6’0 | 190 | Anderson |
| QB | Ethan | Thanthanavong | 6’0 | 195 | Bloom-Carroll |
| RB | Gracen | Goldsmith | 5’10 | 208 | Hamilton |
| RB | Tyler | George | 5’8 | 185 | Fairfield |
| K | Sean | Leonard | 6’3 | 215 | Xenia |
| TE | Michael | Stevenson | 6’5 | 230 | Bloom-Carroll |
| WR | Trace | Jallick | 6’3 | 185 | Anderson |
| WR | Nate | Lyman | 6’1 | 190 | Kings |
| WR | RJ | Shepherd | 6 | 175 | Hamilton |
| WR | Drayson | Peterson | 6 | 180 | Newark |
| WR | Jackson | Davis | 6’2 | 185 | Tipp City |
| OL | Gunnar | Stephan | 6’2 | 280 | Xenia |
| OL | Gavin | Spiker | 6’5 | 270 | TriValley |
| OL | Liam | Davidson | 6’3 | 295 | Mason |
| OL | Carson | Scott | 6’2 | 280 | Fairfield |
| OL | Jimmy | Bogle | 6’4 | 300 | Watkins |
| OL | Boston | Crowell | 6’5 | 285 | New Phila |
| OL | Jeremy | McDowell | 6’3 | 280 | Gahanna |
| LB | Easton | Hill | 6’0 | 215 | Hamilton Township |
| LB | Sawyer | Muchmore | 6’3 | 210 | Loveland |
| LB | Jack | Schneider | 6’2 | 221 | Westerville Central |
| LB | Ky’leigh | Hopkins | 5’8 | 180 | Steubenville |
| DB | Taizaun | Burns | 5’10 | 170 | Gahanna |
| DB | Jayonn | Saunders | 5’10 | 180 | Anderson |
| DB | Trimonde | Henry | 6’1 | 175 | Xenia |
| DB | Kam | Walker | 6’2 | 180 | Licking Valey |
| DB | Carter | Isaacs | 6′ | 185 | Hamilton |
| DB | Jeremiah | Moore | 6’3 | 175 | Groveport |
| DB | Aiden “Rocky” | Jones | 5’8 | 170 | Westland |
Assistant Coaches – Bo Frye, Heath Hinton, Jeremy McKinney, Justin Roden, Maurice Harden
Tim Cooper of West Branch is the head coach North D4-7 stars. Former Finneytown head coach Armand Tatum is the South HC. He resigned from Finneytown in January to become an assistant at Archbishop Moeller.
Below are the Division 4-7 rosters:
North D4-7
| POS | FIRST NAME | LAST NAME | HT | WT | SCHOOL |
| WR | Joey | Jackson | 5’10 | 170 | West Branch |
| WR | JR | Beato | 6’0 | 190 | Fairview |
| QB | Chase | Badger | 5’10 | 160 | Northwest |
| RB | Trenton | Barraza | 6’1 | 190 | Columbus Grove |
| WR | Dylan | Smith | 6’0 | 175 | Norwayne |
| DB | Carson | Cunningham | 6’0 | 185 | Springfield |
| LB | Carson | Ridener | 5’11 | 195 | Oak Harbor |
| WR | Braylon | Martinez | 5’10 | 175 | Hopewell Loudon |
| DB | Isaiah | Garcia | 5’11 | 150 | Clearview |
| QB | Cohen | Klimak | 5’9 | 175 | Streetsboro |
| DB | Blaise | Donatelli | 5’10 | 185 | Akron Manchester |
| DB | Kameron | Shortridge | 5’10 | 165 | Clyde |
| DB | Cam | Kahle | 5’8 | 155 | Liberty Center |
| DB | Jackson | Gula | 6’2 | 180 | Streetsboro |
| WR | Tristan | Toy | 5’9 | 170 | South Range |
| DL | Robert | Melzer | 6’5 | 220 | Ravenna |
| DL/LB | Cy | Finnen | 6’1 | 215 | Edison |
| RB | Waylon | Rentz | 5’10 | 180 | Liberty Center |
| LB | Alex | Hess | 5’11 | 180 | Dalton |
| RB | Boston | Mulinix | 5’8 | 200 | West Branch |
| K | Kaleb | Wayt | 6’0 | 160 | Orrville |
| TE | Drexal | McAmis | 6’3 | 250 | Field |
| LB | Jayce | Mauger | 5’10 | 190 | Akron Manchester |
| DL | Jonnell | George Jr. | 6’2 | 235 | Glenville |
| LB | Casey | Carkhuff | 6’1 | 205 | Kirtland |
| OL | Jaxson | Hedrick | 6’6 | 245 | Monroeville |
| LB | Luke | Starkey | 6’0 | 215 | South Range |
| DL | Isaac | Burnett | 6’3 | 245 | Western Reserve |
| DL | Matt | Heatwole | 6’4 | 205 | Dalton |
| DL | Jacob | Ridener | 6’0 | 215 | Oak Harbor |
| OL | Chase | Voge | 6’3 | 275 | Columbia |
| OL | Johnathan | Stangl | 6’8 | 320 | Canton Central Catholic |
| OL | Will | Nutter | 6’3 | 260 | Hopewell Loudon |
| OL | Isaiah | Switzer | 6’5 | 295 | Glenville |
| OL | David | Manges | 6’3 | 275 | Salem |
| OL | Vince | Boila | 6’4 | 300 | Struthers |
Assistant Coaches – Dave Rach, Eric Daniel, Andy Schafer, Ray Leek, Kevin Stacy
South D4-7
| POS | FIRST NAME | LAST NAME | HT | WT | SCHOOL |
| QB | Isaiah | Stephens | 6’1 | 185 | New Lexington |
| QB | Jared | Witherow | 6’5 | 185 | Malvern |
| WR | JaDynn | Martin | 6’4 | 205 | Dayton Northridge |
| WR | Aiden | Hopewell | 6’1 | 180 | Madeira |
| WR | Rodney | Smith | 6’2 | 165 | Malvern |
| WR | Damien | Dawson | 5’10 | 185 | St Bernard-Elmwood Place |
| WR | Trent | Davis | 5’11 | 185 | Waynesville |
| TE | Alex | Reese | 6’5 | 220 | Martins Ferry |
| OT | Ben | Rader | 6’2″ | 315 | Johnstown |
| OG, OT | Evan | Steimle | 6’4″ | 270 | Finneytown |
| OT | Landon | Evans | 6’5″ | 300 | Wheelersburg |
| C | Trevor | Whitney | 6’4″ | 280 | Spencerville |
| OG, OT | Nehemiah | Simpson | 6’5″ | 280 | Valley View |
| OT | Bowen | Gossett | 6’3″ | 270 | Ironton |
| OT | Mitchell | George | 6’6″ | 285 | Meadowbrook |
| RB | Nana | Owusu | 5’7″ | 160 | Johnstown |
| RB | Demico | Harris | 5’6″ | 200 | St.Bernard-Elmwood Place |
| RB | Teon | Hill | 5’6″ | 150 | Dayton Northridge |
| K/P | Carter | Rummer | 6’0″ | 165 | Wyoming |
| KR/DB | Jaelen | Griffin | 5’11 | 170 | CCPA |
| DB | Jayce | Wallick | 5’11 | 205 | Garaway |
| DB | Bentley | Hanson | 5’10 | 165 | New Lexington |
| DB | Jake | Anton | 6’3 | 175 | West Muskingum |
| DB | Silas | Jacob | 5’9 | 165 | New Richmond |
| DB | Brady | Schafer | 6’1 | 185 | St. Clairsville |
| DL | Marshall | Meade | 6’1″ | 235 | Barnesville |
| DL | Antonio | Theodoropoulos | 5’10” | 200 | Northridge |
| DL | Marquez | Colvin | 6’3″ | 240 | Harvest Prep |
| DL | Shane | Carpenter | 6’4″ | 250 | Mt. Gilead |
| DL | Talil | Spikes | 6’2″ | 270 | Africentric |
| DL | Peyton | Rauch | 6’2″ | 250 | Steubenville Catholic Central |
| LB | Landen | Worcester | 5’11” | 205 | Bluffton |
| LB | Brody | Lynch | 5’10” | 230 | Preble Shawnee |
| LB | Wes | Houston | 6’2″ | 240 | West Muskingum |
| LB | Logan | Evans | 6’1″ | 225 | Wheelersburg |
| LB | Michael | Balgo | 6’3″ | 215 | St. Clairsville |
| DB | Aiden “Rocky” | Jones | 5’8 | 170 | Westland |
Assistant Coaches – Kevin Board, Jeff Richards, Mike Carter, Dave Maddox, Matt Chiurco
