2023 PRZ WV Class AA Defense All-State Team

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>15 weeks of West Virginia high school football has come and gone in a blink of an eye but who were the best players of the 2023 season. PRZ WV has been following along all season attending games, watching film, tracking stats, and writing about standout performers every week. Without further ado, here is the PRZ WV Class AA Defense All-State team!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Defensive Player of the Year</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='370355' first='Dylan' last='Ours'] - Fairmont Senior '24 ATH</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":951009,"width":"337px","height":"auto","sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img src="https://prepredzone.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/08/Dylan-Ours.png?w=400" alt="" class="wp-image-951009" style="width:337px;height:auto" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Class AA First Team All-State Defense</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL: [player_tooltip player_id='487106' first='Trevor' last='Bigelow'] - Fairmont Senior</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL: [player_tooltip player_id='891267' first='Jamie' last='Riedel'] - Linsly</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL: [player_tooltip player_id='450991' first='Jaden' last='Francisco'] - Bluefield</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL: [player_tooltip player_id='891262' first='Caleb' last='Kuhl'] - Winfield</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB: [player_tooltip player_id='370355' first='Dylan' last='Ours'] - Fairmont Senior </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB: [player_tooltip player_id='892313' first='Raymond' last='Kovalesky'] - Linsly</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB: [player_tooltip player_id='370356' first='Casey' last='Minor'] - North Marion</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB: [player_tooltip player_id='908993' first='David' last='Fennessy'] - Scott</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB: [player_tooltip player_id='892320' first='Derrick' last='Hypes'] - Independence</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB: [player_tooltip player_id='907233' first='Cannon' last='Dinger'] - Fairmont Senior</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB: [player_tooltip player_id='882818' first='Brayden' last='Edgell'] - Lincoln</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB: [player_tooltip player_id='938592' first='Tre' last='Tanner'] - Winfield</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB: [player_tooltip player_id='884034' first='Landon' last='Frey'] - North Marion</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB: [player_tooltip player_id='893388' first='Brandon' last='Richardson'] - Roane County</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>K/P: [player_tooltip player_id='909091' first='Alex' last='Shrader'] - Point Pleasant</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>UTIL: [player_tooltip player_id='370367' first='Trey' last='Bowers'] - Independence</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Class AA Second Team All-State Defense</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL: [player_tooltip player_id='1106018' first='Jeffrey' last='Cowger'] - North Marion</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL: [player_tooltip player_id='1106024' first='Micah' last='Osborne'] - Clay County</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL: [player_tooltip player_id='884082' first='Ashton' last='Reed'] - Westside</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL: [player_tooltip player_id='940669' first='Hayden' last='Nester'] - Frankfort</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL: [player_tooltip player_id='1020899' first='Alex' last='Muncy'] - Mingo Central</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB: [player_tooltip player_id='908619' first='Ty' last='Mitchell'] - Scott</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB: [player_tooltip player_id='884068' first='Brayden' last='Carder'] - Lewis County</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB: [player_tooltip player_id='892318' first='Xiomar' last='Henry'] - Nitro</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB: [player_tooltip player_id='933118' first='Nate' last='Hulver'] - Philip Barbour</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB: [player_tooltip player_id='907799' first='Gavin' last='Davis'] - Shady Spring</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB: [player_tooltip player_id='1039808' first='Zaevyon' last='Dickerson'] - Nitro</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB: [player_tooltip player_id='909078' first='Damani' last='Johnson'] - Fairmont Senior</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB: [player_tooltip player_id='630208' first='Isaiah' last='Bush'] - Scott</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB: [player_tooltip player_id='926948' first='Malaki' last='Sheppard'] - Mingo Central</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB: [player_tooltip player_id='894932' first='Jack' last='McClanahan'] - Poca</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>UTIL: [player_tooltip player_id='866512' first='Amellio' last='Miller'] - Nitro</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Class AA Honorable Mention All-State Defense</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL: [player_tooltip player_id='894671' first='Aaron' last='Blankenship'] - Independence</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL: [player_tooltip player_id='908978' first='Maddox' last='Gillespie'] - Lewis County</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL: [player_tooltip player_id='370382' first='Jaxson' last='Damron'] - Wayne</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL: [player_tooltip player_id='908606' first='Braxton' last='Lovejoy'] - Nitro</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL: [player_tooltip player_id='908622' first='Dom' last='Wise'] - Nitro</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB: [player_tooltip player_id='1106035' first='Lane' last='Watson'] - Roane County</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB: [player_tooltip player_id='908991' first='Jullian' last='Pattison'] - Keyser</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB: [player_tooltip player_id='1106039' first='Neri' last='Weiner'] - Linsly</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB: [player_tooltip player_id='892317' first='Gerrard' last='Wade'] - Bluefield</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB: [player_tooltip player_id='1106045' first='Jaxon' last='Morriston'] - Nicholas County</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB: [player_tooltip player_id='1015071' first='Preston' last='Bonnett'] - Poca</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB: [player_tooltip player_id='1106047' first='Colton' last='Mathis'] - Wayne</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB: [player_tooltip player_id='982063' first='Sencere' last='Fields'] - Bluefield</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB: [player_tooltip player_id='934392' first='Drew' last='Cayton'] - Lewis County</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>UTIL: [player_tooltip player_id='893403' first='Jack' last='Stanislawczyk'] - Keyser</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>UTIL: [player_tooltip player_id='908000' first='Aidan' last='Burke'] - Mingo Central</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><em>Check out all of our 2023 All-State Teams </em></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class A Offense: <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2023/12/2023-prz-wv-class-a-offense-all-state-team-2/">Link</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class A Defense:</strong> <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2023/12/2023-prz-wv-class-a-defense-all-state-team/"><strong>Link</strong></a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class AA Offense: <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2023/12/2023-prz-wv-class-aa-offense-all-state-team/">Link</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class AA Defense: <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2023/12/2023-prz-wv-class-aa-defense-all-state-team/">Link</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->