NW Ohio: First Team Preseason Defense

Football Friday’s are back, simple as that! In Northwest Ohio, football has become one of the most important areas in the State when it comes to talented college prospects. Today I will take you to the defensive side of the ball where I will breakdown the top players to watch heading into week one, shall we? Let us begin! &nbsp; <h4><strong>Defensive Line: </strong></h4> &nbsp; <strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id="34499" first="Luke" last="Montgomery"] - Findlay -2023</em></strong> <em><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="34223" first="Aidan" last="Swartz"] - Northview - 2021</strong></em> <strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id="34320" first="Charlie" last="Morehead"] - St Francis de Sales - 2021 </em></strong> <strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id="34336" first="John" last="Madden"] - St John’s Jesuit - 2021 </em></strong> <strong><em>Cade Zimmerly - Perrysburg -2021 </em></strong> <h4><strong>Linebackers: </strong></h4> &nbsp; <strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id="34244" first="Jalen" last="Rivens"] - Toledo Central Catholic - 2021 </em></strong> <strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id="34341" first="Adam" last="Miller"] - Anthony Wayne - 2021 </em></strong> <strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id="34349" first="Jack" last="Higgins"] - Perrysburg - 2021 </em></strong> <strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id="34357" first="Nick" last="Harshman"] - Southview - 2021 </em></strong> <h4><strong>Defensive backs: </strong></h4> &nbsp; <em><strong>Leroy Watson - Toledo Central Catholic - 2021 </strong></em> <em><strong>Da’shun Tanner - Toledo Central Catholic - 2021 </strong></em> <em><strong>Dwayne Morehead - Cardinal Stritch - 2021 </strong></em> <em><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="34372" first="Darryn" last="Williams"] - Whitmer - 2021 </strong></em> &nbsp; &nbsp; As the season continues, we will give out weekly awards to the top players and as always, good luck week 1! &nbsp; &nbsp;