ASHLAND VARSITY FOOTBALL 2023
ROW 1
Gavin Hoffman, Lincoln Emery, Nolen LaRue, Joseph Isenhart, Isaac Stewart, Austin Downing,
Cayden Spotts, Owen Repp, Joshua Pancake, Cooper Smith, Michael Franz, Tyler Sauder
ROW 2
Joshua Ingani, Brantyn Long, Gabe Baith, Gunner Lacey, Nathan Bernhard, Jayden Goings,
Conner Crunkilton, Luca Portz, Gavin Burkhammer, Brandon Ford, Bransen Hall, Aiden Puckett
ROW 3
Hayden DiPuccio, Jacob Herrera, Ruger McQuillen, Dylan Wodzisz, Aiden Burkhammer, Jackson
Aber, August Rausch, Landon Briggs, Gavin Chambers, Liam Gertel, Tyler Holt
ROW 4
Mason Keener, Brendan Henderson, Gage Bowman, Blake McCarty, Landon Gunder, Talon
Boyd, Braden Donatini, Dakota Kruty, James Coffman, Kyle Kramer, Isaiah Puckett, Mateo
Stephenson
ROW 5
Coach Seth Shoemaker, Coach Jeff Cole, Coach Austin Yeater, Trey Reece, Brandon Briggs,
Skyler Radeff, Carson O’Brien, Coach AJ Beer, Coach Carl White, Coach Triton Schuster, Trainer-
Courtney Turner
ROW 6
Coach Rick Gough, Coach Brian Hennis, Coach Chris Schmidt, Coach Ryan Stackhouse, Coach Jim
Deppen, Coach Scott Valentine, Coach Scott Sauder, Coach Kevin Lacey, Coach Andrew Zirkle

Not Pictured: Tidus Collins, Kavantray Marsh, Brandon Briggs

SCORES

LINE UP:

Offense

Defense:

AHS

26

River Valley

20

WR

Michael Franz

DL

Joseph Isenhart

AHS

14

Marion Harding

6

WR

Gabe Baith

DL

Dylan Wodzisz

AHS

23

Buckeye Valley

27

OL

Conner Crunkilton

DL

Liam Gertel

AHS

0

New Philadelphia

28

OL

Nolen LaRue

OLB

Gavin Hoffman

AHS

31

Mount Vernon

14

OL

Brandon Briggs

MLB

Joshua Pancake

AHS

35

Madison Comprehensive

7

OL

Owen Repp

MLB

Gunner Lacey

AHS

6

Mansfield Senior

14

OL

Gavin Chambers

OLB

Austin Downing

AHS

6

West Holmes

20

WR

Austin Downing

CB

Isaac Stewart

AHS

34

Wooster

0

WR

Tyler Sauder

FS

Michael Franz

AHS

14

Lexington

24

RB

Cayden Spotts

R

Tyler Sauder

QB

Nathan Bernhard

CB

Joshua Ingani

FS

Jackson Aber

State Playoffs

PK

Carson O’Brien

ASH

21

Columbian

49

P

Dakota Kruty

2023

Ashland coaching legend Scott Valentine returned to lead the program
after previously guiding the Arrows from 2002 through 2018.

The team lost a large senior class after the 2022 campaign, but still
wrapped its regular season with a .500 record. That was largely led
by a defense that allowed the third-fewest points in a regular season
in nearly 20 years.

Keying that group were junior DB Tyler Sauder (100 tackles, 4 INTs)
and sophomore LB Gunner Lacey (112 tackles, 10 TFLs).

On offense, senior RB Cayden Spotts (949 yards, 7 TDs on the ground)
was the go-to performer, while budding star QB Nathan Bernhard was a
full-time starter for the first time (1,777 yards, 13 TDs passing).

All-OCC

First-team – Sr. Cayden Spotts, Jr. Tyler Sauder
Second-team – So. Gunner Lacey, So. Nathan Bernhard
Honorable mention – Jr. Michael Franz, Sr. Josh Pancake, Jr. Joey
Isenhart

All-NW District

Second-team – Cayden Spotts, Tyler Sauder

Honorable mention – Nathan Bernhard, Josh Pancake, Joey Isenhart,
Michael Franz

Written by Doug Haidet