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Pickerington, Ohio - Ashland quarterback Taylor Housewright (Ashland, Ohio) along with Central State linebacker Darius Wilson (Matteson, Ill.) were named 2012 All-Ohio Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year for FCS/DII by OhioCollegeFootball.com.

Ashland head coach Lee Owens was named OCF All-Ohio Coach of the Year for FCS/DII.

Housewright, who was named the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic (GLIAC) Conference Offensive Player of the Year, led the Eagles to an 11-1 record and their first GLIAC football championship in school history while advancing to the first round of the NCAA Division II playoffs. In 2012, the senior completed 241-of-358 passes (67.3 percent) for 3,071 yards and 32 touchdowns.

During his career, Housewright threw for 7,259 yards with 71 touchdowns passes. He is second at Ashland in career pass attempts, completions, passing yards and touchdown passes.

Wilson, who was named the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Defensive Player of the Year, is the NCAA Division II leader with 135 tackles and was the conference's top tackler nearly every week as he recorded 17 or more hits in a game on four separate occasions in 2012. He posted NCAA single-game highs for the season with 16 solo stops and 22 total tackles against Saint Joseph's on September 22. Wilson also led the Marauders with 15.5 tackles for a loss and five sacks.

In 2012, Owens guided Ashland to an 11-1 slate which included an unblemished 11-0 regular season mark. The Eagles became just the fourth team in school history to finish the regular season without a loss. The 2012 team is the second in school history to win 10 or more games in a campaign. In nine years at Ashland, Owens sports a 66-34 record.

OhioCollegeFootball.com will honor these players and coaches at the Ohio vs. Michigan Senior Bowl Kickoff and Awards banquet on Friday, April 19 at the McKinley Grand Hotel in Canton, Ohio on the eve of the Senior Bowl.

Offensive Player of the Year:Taylor Housewright (QB), Ashland
Defensive Player of the Year: Darius Wilson (LB), Central State
Coach of the Year: Lee Owens, Ashland

First Team Offense
QB - Taylor Housewright, Ashland (Sr.)
RB - Monterae Williams, Findlay (Sr.)
RB - Anthony Taylor, Ashland (So.)
WR - Anthony Capasso, Ashland (Sr.)
WR -Joe Webb, Urbana (Jr.)
WR - Obadiah Dykes, Tiffin (Sr.)
TE - Jaryd Brown, Findlay (Jr.)
OL - Scott Dearwester, Findlay (Sr.)
OL - Tyler White, Ohio Dominican (Sr.)
OL - Ethan Oakley, Urbana (Sr.)
OL - Zach Vermillion, Ashland (Jr.)
OL - Bill Petraiulolo, Dayton (Sr.)
K - Brent Wahle, Ohio Dominican (Fr.)

Second Team Offense
QB - D.J. Mendenhall, Urbana (Jr.)
RB - Jeffvon Gill, Urbana (Sr.)
RB - Pedro Powell, Notre Dame (Jr.)
WR - Seth White, Findlay (Jr.)
WR - Justin McLean, Malone (Sr.)
WR - Anthony Schrock, Walsh (So.)
TE - Ray Brown, Notre Dame (So.)
OL - Owen Elger, Dayton (Sr.)
OL - Justin Music, Findlay (Jr.)
OL - Andrew Carpenter, Ohio Dominican (Sr.)
OL - Mike McElligot, Lake Erie (Sr.)
OL - Andrew Minda, Urbana (Sr.)
K - Sam Marcotte, Lake Erie (Sr.)

First Team Defense
DL - Pat Dowd, Dayton (Jr.)
DL - Eli Kovach, Ohio Dominican (Sr.)
DL - Jamie Meder, Ashland (Jr.)
DL - Perry Jenkins, Urbana (Sr.)
LB - Darius Wilson, Central State (Sr.)
LB - Cody Bloom, Ashland (Jr.)
LB - Brandon Butler, Findlay (Sr.)
LB - Colin Monnier, Dayton (Sr.)
DB - Brian Gamble, Ashland (Jr.)
DB - Daniel Goodrum, Urbana (Jr.)
DB - Justin Bell, Ohio Dominican (Jr.)
DB - Mike McMillian, Ashland (Sr.)
P - Clay Lust, Urbana (Sr.)

Second Team Defense
DL - Richard Sumlin, Findlay (Sr.)
DL - Andrew Roy, Walsh (Jr.)
DL - Frank McCormick, Malone (Sr.)
DL - Christopher Clady, Central State (Sr.)
LB - Domi-on Combs, Ashland (So.)
LB - Drew Underwood, Urbana (Sr.)
LB - Antonio Scassa, Malone (Sr.)
LB - Tanner Wells, Lake Erie (So.)
DB - Ray Ballard, Findlay (Jr.)
DB - Sir Taylor, Walsh (Sr.)
DB - Eisen Hardy, Ohio Dominican (Sr.)
DB - Kyle Sebetic, Dayton (Sr.)
P - Seth White - Findlay (Sr.)