MARION — These are the guys who threw the passes, caught the balls, blocked the opponents and scored the touchdowns.
They all had great seasons in their younger years. Now, a year older, a year bigger, a year faster, a year stronger and a year wiser, we can expect even greater things from these 13 players who will be back on the football field in 2023 after being named All-Marion Star on offense.
The list is arranged alphabetically by job group.
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● Quarterback, AJ Bower, Northmor, senior, 1.85 m, 79 kg: 155-255 passes, 2,545 yards, 36 touchdowns, 14 interceptions.
● Quarterback, Chase Ebert, River Valley, Sr., 6-1, 195: 206-361 passes, 2,176 yards, 18 touchdowns, 7 interceptions, 148 rushes, 780 yards, 9 touchdowns.
● Quarterback, Owen Lowry, Pleasant, Sr., 6-2, 195: 152-279 passes, 1,910 yards, 16 touchdowns, 10 interceptions, 146 rushes, 490 yards, 11 touchdowns.
● Quarterback, Kolton Stover, Highland, Sr., 6-3, 194: 119-235 passes, 1,772 yards, 12 touchdowns, 11 interceptions, 73 rushes, 281 yards, 6 touchdowns.
● Receiver, Bo Landin, Northmor, Sr., 6-0, 165: 37 pass catches, 772 yards, 12 touchdowns.
● Recipient, Kadyn Reidenbach, Highland, Sr., 6-4, 175: 35 pass catches, 849 yards, 8 touchdowns.
● Receiver, Jax Wenger, Northmor, Sr., 6-2, 185: 48 pass catches, 908 yards, 16 touchdowns.
● Running back, Wyatt Denney, Cardington, Jr., 5-8, 185: 151 carries, 960 yards, 5 touchdowns, 11 catches, 168 yards.
● Running back, Quinten Harrison, Elgin, Sr., 5-10, 175: 139 runs, 1,101 yards, 19 touchdowns.
● Running back, Ray J. Scott Harbolt, Marion Harding, Jr., 6-0, 200: Slot receiver last year, 49 receptions, 620 yards, 5 touchdowns.
● Offensive Line, Nicholas Armrose, Northmor, Sr., 6-0, 225: 90 percent blocking in the guard position.
● Offensive Line, Brady Henry, Pleasant, Sr., 6-2, 290: No sacks are allowed during tackling.
● Kicker, Malin Fichtner, Highland, Sr., 5-7, 155: 3 field goals, 37 extra points.
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