ASHLAND VARSITY FOOTBALL 2024
FRONT ROW
Liam Gertel, Gavin Hoffman, Tyler Holt, Joshua Ingani, Jacob Herrera, Dylan Wodzisz, Aiden Burkhammer, Brantyn Long, Joey Isenhart, Tyer Sauder, Michael Franz, Cooper Smith, Gavin Chambers, August Rausch, Hayden DiPuccio, Landon Briggs, Nolen LaRue, Jackson Aber, Jayden Goings
SECOND ROW
Isaiah Puckett, Drayston "Buddha" Martin, Gage Bowman, Brendan Henderson, Brandon Briggs, Gunner Lacey, Braden Donatini, Carson O’Brien, Nathan Bernhard, Mason Keener, Gabe Baith, Harley O’Brien, Tidus Collins, Trey Reece, James Coffman, Kyle Kramer, Mateo Stephenson, Dakota Kruty
THIRD ROW
Greyson Blough, Anthony Gambino, Logan McGhee, Jackson Moore, Landon Flint, Ryan Kruman, JJ Beverly, Leland Summerfield, Robert Laing, Hunter Rickett, Dylan Karper, Nathan Booth, Brennan James, Parker Oney, Killian O’Brien, Landen Cooke, Jeff Hickey, Grayson Baith
BACK ROW
Coach Rick Gough, Coach AJ Beer, Coach Stiles O’Brien, Coach Scott Sauder, Coach Ryan Stackhouse, Coach Andrew Zirkle, Coach Owen Reef, Coach Austin Yeater, Head Coach Scott Valentine, Coach Chris Schmidt, Coach Brian Hennis, Coach Jim Deppen, Coach Kevin Lacey, Coach Jeff Cole, Coach Carl White, Courtney Turner-Trainer
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2024
Simply put, the 118th season of Ashland football was one of the greatest in program history.
The 2024 Arrows won their first 12 games, a feat accomplished just once before (2006), as the team put together just the fifth undefeated regular season in AHS history. They captured their first outright OCC title since 2011 in the process.
Ashland collected one of its biggest home wins ever when it knocked off traditional Ohio powerhouse St. Francis DeSales in the second round of the playoffs. The Arrows’ offense – led by the greatest junior season of any quarterback in program history from Nathan Bernhard – also scored their second-most points in a season (440, 33.8 per game).
Bernhard was named a first-team All-Ohioan, throwing for 2,895 yards and 24 TDs (and only 4 INTs), while also running for 1,221 yards and 22 TDs. His performance at West Holmes (522 total yards of offense and 8 total TDs) may have been the best single-game outing ever by an AHS quarterback.
With junior LB Gunner Lacey (140 tackles, 29 TFLs, 9 sacks) also named first-team All-Ohio and senior DB Tyler Sauder (129 tackles, 4 INTs) named second-team, it marked the first time since 2009 that the Arrows had three players named either first- or second-team All-Ohio.
All-OCC
Offensive Player of the Year – Nathan Bernhard
Defensive Player of the Year – Tyler Sauder
Special Teams Player of the Year – Carson O’Brien
Coach of the Year – Scott Valentine
First-team – Killian O’Brien, Gunner Lacey, Joey Isenhart, Brandon Briggs, Josh Ingani, Gavin Hoffman
Second-team – Gabe Baith, Cooper Smith, Nolan LaRue, Dakota Kruty, Jayden Goings, Grayson Baith
Honorable mention – Tyler Holt, Gavin Chambers, Greyson Blough
All-NW District
Co-Offensive Player of the Year – Nathan Bernhard
Defensive Player of the Year – Tyler Sauder
Coach of the Year – Scott Valentine
First-team – Brandon Briggs, Cooper Smith, Gunner Lacey
Second team – Killian O’Brien, Gabe Baith, Carson O’Brien, Joey Isenhart, Josh Ingani, Dakota Kruty
Honorable mention – Dylan Wodzisz, Michael Franz, Gavin Hoffman
Written by Doug Haidet
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