DARKE COUNTY – Arcanum senior Daniel O’Donnell was named the Cross County Conference back of the year by the league for the 2015 football season.
O’Donnell was Arcanum’s starting quarterback and led the Trojans with 1,234 rushing yards on 139 carries for an average of 8.9 yards per carry. He also ran for 15 touchdowns. The senior completed 25 passes for 295 yards and six touchdowns. He also punted, returned punts and made 39 tackles on defense.
Along with O’Donnell, three other Darke County athletes also were named first team all-CCC for the 2015 football season. Ansonia’s Nick Buckingham, Arcanum’s Brandon Kinney and Mississinawa Valley’s Dalton Geesy each earned first team all-conference honors.
Ansonia’s Dane Wentworth, Arcanum’s Cambell Gostomsky and Mississinawa Valley’s Nate Rammel all earned second team all-CCC honors.
Ansonia’s Ross Shook, Ansonia’s Max Wardrip, Arcanum’s Austin Baker, Arcanum’s Hunter Saunders, Mississinawa Valley’s JJ Howard and Mississinawa Valley’s Tyler Jenkinson each made the CCC’s special mention team.
Twin Valley South’s Aaron Deaton was named the CCC lineman of the year, earning top honors with O’Donnell.
Covington’s David Miller and Miami East’s Max Current shared the conference’s coach of the year honors.
Covington and Miami East were CCC co-champions as they both finished 7-1. Tri-County North finished third in the league with a 6-2 record, Twin Valley South finished fourth at 5-3, and Arcanum and Bethel tied for fifth at 4-4. National Trail finished seventh with a 2-6 record, Ansonia was eighth with a 1-7 record, and Mississinawa Valley was ninth at 0-8.
All-CCC football
First team
Nick Buckingham, Ansonia
Brandon Kinney, Arcanum
Daniel O’Donnell, Arcanum
Jacob Evans, Bethel
Josh Wills, Bethel
Zach Barnes, Covington
Ben Kuether, Covington
Brandon Magee, Covington
Coleman Ryan, Covington
Jared Williams, Covington
Kurt Brower, Miami East
Braxton Donaldson, Miami East
Ben Ferguson, Miami East
Caden Hellyer, Miami East
Michael Werling, Miami East
Dalton Geesy, Mississinawa Valley
Tyler Glander, National Trail
Ben Sullivan, National Trail
Tanner Booth, Tri-County North
Logan Elmore, Tri-County North
Lane Gunder, Tri-County North
Garrett Woodyard, Tri-County North
Aaron Deaton, Twin Valley South
JJ Utz, Twin Valley South
Back of the year: Daniel O’Donnell, Arcanum
Lineman of the year: Aaron Deaton, Twin Valley South
Coaches of the year: David Miller, Covington, and Max Current, Miami East
Second team
Dane Wentworth, Ansonia
Cambell Gostomsky, Arcanum
Hunter Shellay, Bethel
Logan Fields, Covington
Deron White, Covington
Aaron Adams, Miami East
Logan May, Miami East
Nate Rammel, Mississinawa Valley
Michael Bane, National Trail
Colton Scott, Tri-County North
Chad Ehler, Twin Valley South
Special mention team
Ross Shook, Ansonia
Max Wardrip, Ansonia
Austin Baker, Arcanum
Hunter Saunders, Arcanum
Tyler Massengale, Bethel
Nathan Blei, Covington
Lance Miller, Covington
Daniel Everett, Miami East
Kyle Maggert, Miami East
JJ Howard, Mississinawa Valley
Tyler Jenkinson, Mississinawa Valley
Trey Mann, National Trail
Michael Ray, National Trail
Jordan Overcash, Tri-County North
Gavin Overholtz, Tri-County North
Jacob Bassler, Twin Valley South
Sammy Shockey, Twin Valley South
