OHSFCA North-South Classic Rosters announced (and stacked)

The Ohio High School Football Coaches Association moved its annual North-South Classic to April 23 this year for a couple reasons but one glaring one – it wanted more talented rosters. It got it.

Having gone head-to-head with the Big 33 game the last couple years, the North-South Classic – the nation’s longest running high school all-star game – is now the day before Ohio State’s annual Scarlet & Gray spring game. And fittingly four future Buckeyes will play in the game, as will a lengthy list of Division I recruits.

The rosters were released Thursday.

Ohio State recruits Darryl Baldwin (Solon), J.T. Moore (Boardman), Tyronne Williams (Shaw) and Verlon Reed (Marion-Franklin) will headline a group of 13 future Big Ten players, including five headed for Michigan and three going to Wisconsin.

Other colleges represented in the game include Notre Dame, Pitt, West Virginia and a slew of MAC schools.

Five future Cincinnati players will suit up as well.

No time has been set, but the organization is looking at the potential of having the game kick-off at 7 p.m. Usually the game is played during the day.

The last couple years, since the North-South game and the Big 33 game have been played on the same day, most of Ohio’s top tier talent has gone to Hershey to compete against Pennsylvania’s best. Not this year.

The Big 33 game also won't be contested until June 19, so there is no conflict.

Here are the rosters:

OHIO NORTH SOUTH CLASSIC

Friday April 23, Time TBD

Ohio Stadium

NORTH ROSTER

Head coach

Tom Lombardo (Medina Highland)

Assistant coaches

Mike Bell (Mentor Lake Catholic)

Tom Gibbons (Euclid)

Mike Kopachy (Salem)

Jim Lunardi (Ravenna)

Rick Rios (Toledo Rogers).

No., Player, Pos., Ht., Wt., High School, College

Latwan Anderson, DB, 5-9, 180, Clev. Glenville, West Virginia

Courtney Avery, DB, 5-10, 170, Lexington, Michigan

Darryl Baldwin, DL, 6-7, 265, Solon, Ohio State

Christian Bryant, DB, 5-10, 185, Clev. Glenville, Undecided

Isiah Byler, OL, 6-5, 280, Elyria, Bowling Green

Brendan Carrazoni, TE, 6-4, 220, Clev. St. Ignatius, Pittsburg

Andre Cliff, OLB, 5-9, 210, Euclid, Undecided

Michael Dennis, OL, 6-7, 270, Carey, Michigan State

Teven Eatmon, DL, 6-7, 295, Bucyrus Wynford, Kentucky

Jayronne Elliott, OLB, 6-3, 210, Clev. Glenville, Undecided

Ben Eisel, WR, 5-11, 165, Salem, Undecided

Eric Franklin, OL, 6-7, 310, Young. Mooney, Undecided

Tyson Gulley, RB, 5-9, 175, Akron Garfield, Syracuse

Chase Hammond, WR, 6-5, 210, Young. Boardman, Wisconsin

Erick Howard, RB, 5-11, 217, N. Canton Hoover, Undecided

Kelton Keller, DL, 6-4, 240, Medina Buckeye, Eastern Michigan

Antonio Kinard, LB, 6-3, 220, Young. Liberty, Michigan

Zach Larson, OL, 6-2, 290, Young. Mooney, Undecided

Aaron Maslowski, RB, 5-10, 185, Medina Highland, Undecided,

J.T. Moore, DL, 6-3, 220, Young. Boardman, Ohio State

Jeff Myers, C, 6-3, 275, Massillon, Toledo

Cameron Ontko, LB, 6-0, 218, Walsh Jesuit, Wisconsin

Matt Rotherman, OL, 6-6, 295, North Olmsted, Pittsburgh

Jerrod Ronyak, QB, 6-3, 210, Mentor Lake Catholic, Undecided

Josh Russ, OLB, 6-6, 205, Elyria Catholic, Cincinnati

Jake Ryan, LB, 6-3, 225, Clev. St. Ignatius, Michigan

Dan Schneider, TE, 6-4, 240, Avon Lake, Pittsburgh

Anthony Schrock, WR, 6-3, 200, Wadsworth, Akron

Jacob Schwertner, OL, 6-3, 265, Lake. St. Edward, Penn

Jewone Snow, LB, 6-3, 230, Canton McKinley, West Virginia

Carey Spear, K, 5-11, 175, Mayfield, Michigan

Anthony Stryffeler, DL, 6-4, 220, Padua, Ball State

Parnell Taylor, WR, 5-10, 185, Ravenna

E.J. Tucker, QB, 6-3, 207, Toledo Rogers, Toledo

Tyronne Williams, WR, 6-7, 215, Cleveland Shaw, Ohio State

Luke Wollet, DB, 6-1, 185, Poland, Kent State

SOUTH ROSTER

Head coach

Mark Crabtree (Dublin Coffman)

Assistant coaches

Greg Bailie (Lakota East)

Rudy Vavrock (Bridgeport)

Marty Arganbright (Coshocton)

Todd Schulte (Delphos St. John’s)

Sean Arno (Alexander).

Player, Pos., Ht., Wt., High School, College

Patrick Angle, QB, 6-1, 205, Logan, Undecided

Jibreel Black, DL, 6-2, 255, Cin. Wyoming, Cincinnati

Preston Brown, LB, 6-2, 220, Cin. Northwest, Cincinnati

C.J. Bryant, DB, 6-0, 170, Gahanna, Northwestern

Brett Buehler, LB, 6-1, 218, Dublin Coffman, Undecided

Nathan Carpenter, RB, 5-10, 197, Lancaster, Undecided

Arryn Chenault, DB, 6-2, 200, Fairfield, Cincinnati

Kyle Clinton, K, 6-1, 185, Dublin Coffman, Undecided

Avery Cunningham, DB, 5-11, 190, Cin. Winton Woods, Undecided

Lamar Davenport, WR, 6-4, 185, Springfield, Undecided

Mark Fackler, DE, 6-4, 235, Kenton, Kent State

Jerry Gates, DB, 6-0, 192, Middletown, Undecided

Josh Harrison, LB, 6-0, 216, Huber Hgts. Wayne, Wisconsin

Josh Hendershot, OL, 6-4, 275, Newark Catholic, Toledo

Phil Huff, OL, 6-3, 245, Hilliard Davidson, Undecided

Heath Jackson, WR, 6-1, 180, Ada, Bowling Green

Marcus Johnston, RB, 6-0, 205, Coshocton, Undecided,

Andrew Jomantas, OL, 6-7, 265, Dayton C-J, North Carolina St.

John Lloyd, P, 6-3, 224, Cin. Hills C.A., Undecided

Greg Mancz, OL, 6-5, 275, Cin. Anderson, Undecided

Corey Mason, LB, 6-3, 225, Cin. Elder, Undecided

Nick McKnight, WR, 6-3, 200, Middletown, Bowling Green

Austin Mercer, WR, 6-2, 185, S. Charleston SE, Undecided

Roosevelt Nix, DL, 6-0, 250, Reynoldsburg, Kent State

Dylan Potts, DB, 6-0, 195, River, Akron

Verlon Reed, QB, 6-2, 190, Cols. Marion-Franklin, Ohio State

Zac Rosenbauer, LB, 6-3, 250, Lima Shawnee, Toledo

Kevin Schloemer, OL, 6-6, 270, Lakota West, Cincinnati

Harrison Scott, DL, 6-3, 248, New Albany, Indiana

Justin Stumph, OL, 6-4, 260, Col. St. Charles, Miami

Terrance Talbott, DB, 5-10, 175, Huber Hgts. Wayne, Michigan

Terry Talbott, DL, 6-4, 265, Huber Hgts. Wayne, Michigan

Jefffrey Tanner, OL, 6-4, 280, Cin. Moeller, Miami (Ohio)

Jack Tomlinson, WR, 5-9, 160, Westerville South, Ball State

Alex Welch, TE, 6-5, 235, Cin. Elder, Notre Dame

Tavion Wright, RB, 5-10, 185, Day. Thur. Marshall, Undecided