(1-14-23) Marion Local‘s Darren Meier (6’4 280lb Sr) was named to the Defense 2nd team of the 2023 MaxPreps Small Town All-American Team as a linebacker.
Meier was a two-way starter for the D VI Ohio State Championship Flyers and was named the OHSAA D VI Defensive Player of the Year and in the Midwest Athletic Athletic Conference. In the MAC he was also named a 2nd team running back.
Players on the MaxPreps Small Town All-America Team come from schools that have an enrollment of less than 1,000 students in towns that have a population of less than 10,000 people.
Other players from Ohio to be named to the team include:
2nd Team Offense
RB — Connor Smith, Gibsonburg (Ohio)
Height: 5-8 | Weight: 180 | Year: Senior
RB — Chase Hall, Dawson-Bryant (Coal Grove, Ohio)
Height: 6-2 | Weight: 215 | Year: Senior
2nd Team Defense
LB — Philip Laverde, Kirtland (Ohio)
Height: 5-11 | Weight: 195 | Year: Senior
COMPLETE LIST – MaxPreps Small Town All-America Football Team
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