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To the victors go the spoils.

The Gallia Academy football team had a total of eight people — seven players and one coach — selected to the 2012 All-Southeastern Ohio Athletic League football squad, as voted on by each of the SEOAL coaches.

The Blue Devils (9-2) — who went unbeaten in league play at 5-0 and also serve as the lone playoff team from the SEOAL — had the most representatives of any team on the 2012 squad, including the top coach. Fourth-year frontman Mike Eddy won the award after leading GAHS to its first league crown since 2004 and first unbeaten SEOAL season since 2003.

Seniors Caleb Campbell, Austin Gragg and Cody Russell were named to the first team, as were juniors Wade Jarrell and Ty Warnimont. Seniors Nick Clagg and Justin Bailey were also chosen as honorable mention selections.

Seven of the eight GAHS honorees were first-time All-SEOAL winners in football, with the exception of Warnimont — a first team choice last fall.

Chillicothe and Jackson both landed six players apiece on the All-SEOAL squad, while Logan, Warren and Portsmouth each netted five players on the team.

Warren senior quarterback Dylan Leffingwell was named the 2012 Player of the Year. There were a total of six players that earned a repeat spot on the All-SEOAL squad this fall.

Logan Daily News sports editor Craig Dunn contributed to this report.

2012 All-SEOAL Football Team

Caleb Campbell, Gallipolis 12 6-3 250 OL/DL

Austin Gragg, Gallipolis 12 6-1 250 OL/DL

Wade Jarrell, Gallipolis 11 6-0 160 QB/DB

Cody Russell, Gallipolis 12 5-10 160 RB/DB

Ty Warnimont*, Gallipolis 11 5-9 170 RB/LB

Cayleb Holt, Chillicothe 11 6-0 168 OL/LB

Tyler Kelley, Chillicothe 11 6-0 200 OL/LB

Julius Lee, Chillicothe 11 6-0 186 RB/DB

Ryan Mathis#, Chillicothe 11 6-1 169 QB/DB

Brandon Gilliland, Jackson 12 6-4 290 OL/DL

Steven Kearns, Jackson 12 6-0 180 QB/DB

Morgan Landrum*, Jackson 12 6-0 220 RB/LB

Reagan Williams, Jackson 10 6-3 225 TE/LB

Nick Kost, Logan 11 5-8 160 RB/LB

Cory McCarty*, Logan 12 5-10 180 RB/LB

Reggie Wesselhoeft, Logan 11 6-4 290 OT/DT

Johnie Charles, Portsmouth 11 5-7 170 RB/LB

Alex Dickerson, Portsmouth 10 6-2 165 WR/DB

Brandon Wedebrook, Portsmouth 11 5-10 160 QB/DB

Austin Kuhn, Warren 12 5-8 150 RB/LB

Dylan Leffingwell*, Warren 12 6-2 215 QB/DB

Chas Miller, Warren 12 5-11 185 RB-K/LB

Player of the Year: Dylan Leffingwell, Warren

Coach of the Year: Mike Eddy, Gallipolis

Honorable mention: Justin Bailey (6-0, 175, senior) and Nick Clagg (5-9, 165, senior), Gallipolis; Tyler Howard (6-0, 279, junior) and Ryan Milliken (5-11, 183, junior), Chillicothe; Alec Osborne (5-9, 165, senior) and Ethan Quinn (6-7, 290, senior), Jackson; Dean Jordan (5-10, 165, sophomore) and Nick Maniskas (5-10, 155, junior), Logan; Levi Hall (5-9, 195, senior) and Isiaha Lisath (5-10, 165, junior), Portsmouth; Tanner Barrows# (6-0, 210, senior) and Andrew Vincent (6-2, 180, senior), Warren

*—Denotes previous All-SEOAL honors. #—Mathis and Barrows were honorable mention in 2011. Team was selected in a recent vote of league coaches. Each team received two automatic All-SEOAL honorable mention selections.