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<p>We're just over halfway through the regular season and after checking in with players by year, it's time to start preparing for our end of year awards. We're not sure exactly how, but we want to have a fan-voted element to this year's Player of the Year lists. That will come next month. For now, we wanted to give people an idea of where we stand with these awards.</p>
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<p>While this list won't be exhaustive, there's a good chance our 2A Defensive Player of the Year comes from this list. Here are some guys we think could take home the award.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Top 2A Defensive Player of the Year Candidates</h2>
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<p>As a note here, while Prep Redzone typically focuses more on college potential than high school stats, this is a notable exception. We're not simply giving the award to the highest-ranked player in the class and will instead seek to give it to the player who has the biggest impact on the game in each class.</p>
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<p>Accordingly, there will be high-profile players who don't even make our check-ins and watch lists and there might be some players on the lists that don't end up gaining much traction on the recruiting trail. That being said, these players are some of the best in their class and deserve to be recognized.</p>
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<p class="text-gray-700">One of the best two-way players in the state, Young has five interceptions for Monroe this season, in addition to a fumble recovery and six pass deflections. Young's athleticism is off the charts, but he does an excellent job of mirroring receivers in coverage as well. Young has 17 interceptions in his career and has helped Monroe out to an 8-0 record and will look to help take them to a championship game.</p>
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<p class="text-gray-700">After a strong sophomore campaign, Roberts has taken his game to another level as a junior. He's leading the class with 11 sacks and he's really improved his quickness off the edge. Roberts has 19 tackles for loss and he's done most of his damage behind the line. Though he has experience both inside and outside, he's at his best off the edge.</p>
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<p class="text-gray-700">While we have him as a linebacker in the Prep Redzone system, Hall plays off the edge for Greene Central and has helped the Rams to a 6-4 record so far. He has nine sacks and nearly 100 tackles through 10 games and he's causing tons of havoc for opposing offenses. He's a productive player who has really stepped up as a senior.</p>
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<p class="text-gray-700">Allsbrook is an old-school thumper of a linebacker with great size, and his speed might surprise some. Allsbrook has the ability to work through traffic and make tackles inside and brings the boom when moving downhill. That's led to 104 tackles and two fumble recoveries this season. He also has an interception and seven sacks so far this year.</p>
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<p class="text-gray-700">On a team known for its toughness, Stanley is one of the toughest. He's a big hitter who still wraps up and creates big plays for the defense while still making the routine ones. Stanley has 18 tackles for loss and four sacks. He's been a big part of West Stokes' strong start to the season.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Other 2A Defensive Player of the Year Candidates</h2>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='1543812' first='Camereon' last='Cartlidge'], LB, Walkertown</h3>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='1196002' first='Traquin' last='Watson'], Edge, North Johnston</h3>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='1104790' first='Johnniyus' last='Sharpe'], Reidsville</h3>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Brady Collins, LB, Providence Grove</h3>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='1398025' first='Thomas' last='Kieffer'], LB, Pine Lake Prep</h3>
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We're just over halfway through the regular season and after checking in with players by year, it's time to start preparing for our end of year awards. We're not sure exactly how, but we want to have a fan-voted element to this year's Player of the Year lists. That will come next month. For now, we wanted to give people an idea of where we stand with these awards.
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6'0"
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165
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CLASS
2025
State:
North Carolina
School:
Monroe
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WEIGHT
230
POS
EDGE/DL
CLASS
2026
State:
North Carolina
School:
St. Pauls
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HEIGHT
5'11"
WEIGHT
170
POS
LB
CLASS
2025
State:
North Carolina
School:
Greene Central
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HEIGHT
5'11"
WEIGHT
235
POS
LB
CLASS
2025
State:
North Carolina
School:
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HEIGHT
6'0"
WEIGHT
200
POS
LB
CLASS
2025
State:
North Carolina
School:
West Stokes
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