PRZ WV Class A All-State Team: Defense

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p id="block-32896c7d-e14b-42fd-9249-e04a7ae8bf4f"><strong><em>Get 30% Off Your Subscription with Code PRZWV30 at Checkout!</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>16 weeks of West Virginia high school football have come and gone in the blink of an eye, but who were the best players of the 2025 season? PRZ WV has been following along all season, attending games, watching film, tracking stats, and writing about standout performers. Without further ado, here is the PRZ WV Class A Defense All-State team!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>CLASS A DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1137698' first='Braden' last='Ponceroff'] - 2026 Clay-Battelle DB</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":2079882,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepredzone.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/12/sspXHdwn_400x400.jpg?w=400" alt="" class="wp-image-2079882" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>CLASS A FIRST TEAM ALL-STATE DEFENSE</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL: Maddox Stillion - Wheeling Central</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL: [player_tooltip player_id='1137048' first='Troy' last='Mortakis'] - Wheeling Central</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL: [player_tooltip player_id='1693727' first='Josh' last='Crossland'] - Tucker County</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL: [player_tooltip player_id='2005994' first='Eli' last='Wilson'] - St. Marys</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB: [player_tooltip player_id='894721' first='Kaiden' last='Sims'] - Meadow Bridge</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB: [player_tooltip player_id='1154892' first='Marshall' last='Holland'] - Cameron</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB: [player_tooltip player_id='1139382' first='Dawson' last='Green'] - Sherman</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB: Carter Paczweski - Cameron</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB: [player_tooltip player_id='2005997' first='Cooper' last='Payton'] - Clay-Battelle</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB: [player_tooltip player_id='1137698' first='Braden' last='Ponceroff'] - Clay-Battelle</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB: [player_tooltip player_id='894624' first='Bryson' last='Elia'] - Tug Valley</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB: [player_tooltip player_id='1693748' first='Treyvon' last='Bearhs'] - Wahama</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB: [player_tooltip player_id='1272608' first='Eli' last='Pauley'] - Sherman</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>ATH: [player_tooltip player_id='1137709' first='Chase' last='Owens'] - Pendleton County</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>ATH: [player_tooltip player_id='1473308' first='Max' last='Olejasz'] - Wheeling Central</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>CLASS A SECOND TEAM ALL-STATE DEFENSE</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL: [player_tooltip player_id='1583907' first='Talen' last='Brown'] - Cameron</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL: [player_tooltip player_id='1697679' first='Ty' last='Heavner'] - Pendleton County</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL: Austin Chadwell - Wahama</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL: Easton Wyer - Wirt County</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB: [player_tooltip player_id='1154924' first='Bow' last='Wykle'] - Meadow Bridge</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB: [player_tooltip player_id='1316520' first='Jake' last='Roberts'] - Wahama</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB: [player_tooltip player_id='1697685' first='Jeremiah' last='DeMoss'] - St. Marys</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB: [player_tooltip player_id='1905668' first='Jake' last='Moore'] - Wirt County</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB: [player_tooltip player_id='1155296' first='Cane' last='Thompson'] - Tug Valley</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB: [player_tooltip player_id='1145831' first='Cameron' last='Slone'] - Tug Valley</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB: [player_tooltip player_id='895002' first='Joey' last='Hall'] - Wheeling Central</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB: Cody Slovis - Clay-Battelle</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB: Colby Atkins - Sherman</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/12/prz-wv-class-aa-all-state-team-defense/">ATH:</a> [player_tooltip player_id='894634' first='Kason' last='Angel'] - Cameron</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>CLASS A HONORABLE MENTION ALL-STATE DEFENSE</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL: Aiden Phares - Tygarts Valley</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL: [player_tooltip player_id='2005992' first='Jace' last='Larsen'] - St. Marys</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL: Chase Thompson - Tolsia</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB: [player_tooltip player_id='1052387' first='Garrett' last='VanMeter'] - East Hardy</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB: [player_tooltip player_id='2006003' first='Emory' last='Sanford'] - Greenbrier West</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB: Aiden Compton - Ritchie County</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB: Corey Minter - Richwood</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB: [player_tooltip player_id='895003' first='Wyatt' last='Brady'] - Wheeling Central</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB: [player_tooltip player_id='1155318' first='Trent' last='Roles'] - Meadow Bridge</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB: <a href="https://www.maxpreps.com/wv/hambleton/tucker-county-mountain-lions/athletes/keelyn-eichelberger/?careerid=r7destam77hcc" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"></a><a href="https://www.maxpreps.com/wv/hambleton/tucker-county-mountain-lions/athletes/keelyn-eichelberger/?careerid=r7destam77hcc" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Keelyn Eichelberger</a> - Tucker County</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB: Chase Schoolcraft - Calhoun County</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB: [player_tooltip player_id='2067954' first='Soier' last='Reed'] - Cameron</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB: [player_tooltip player_id='1139005' first='Finn' last='Loy'] - Magnolia</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>ATH: [player_tooltip player_id='1624346' first='Isaiah' last='Cutlip'] - Webster County</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>ATH: [player_tooltip player_id='862706' first='Lucas' last='Barb'] - Tucker County</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->