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Olentangy Orange football player Levi Davis was selected by Dispatch.com readers as the high school boys Athlete of the Year for 2025-26.
Davis led Orange to its first state title, passing for 2,270 yards and 16 touchdowns and rushing for 1,114 yards and 19 scores. He was a finalist for Ohio Mr. Football and Division I district and state co-Offensive Player of the Year.
Davis received 74.3% of the vote and was followed by New Albany baseball player Bryson Gittins, who received 20.4%.
Also nominated were Watterson football player and wrestler Michael Boyle, Columbus Academy basketball player Jason Singleton, Dublin Jerome golfer Brady Barnum, Olentangy Liberty baseball player Parker Van Engelenhoven, Westerville North basketball player Elijah McCree, St. Charles swimmer Jake Lloyd and Big Walnut track and field athlete Jamier Brown.
Gittins, the runner-up, went 10-0 with a 0.86 ERA, 67 strikeouts and 22 walks in 57⅓ innings, helping the Eagles win the Division II state title. He was first-team all-state and district Player of the Year.
Boyle went 38-0 and captured his third consecutive wrestling state title, helping Watterson repeat as Division II team champion. He also was an all-state defensive lineman for the football team, which captured its second straight Division III state title.
Singleton, an Ohio Mr. Basketball finalist, led the Vikings to their second consecutive Division V state final. He averaged 21.9 points, 6.2 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 3.7 steals to earn Central Buckeye League, district and state Player of the Year honors.
Barnum earned medalist honors in the Division I state tournament, leading the Celtics to their 10th state title. Barnum also was OCC-Cardinal Golfer of the Year (66.75 average).
Van Engelenhoven was named Division I state and OCC-Central Player of the Year and district co-Player of the Year after going 6-3 with a 1.72 ERA, 78 strikeouts and 16 walks in 53 innings and batting .396 with eight doubles, one triple, eight home runs and 31 RBIs.
McCree led the Warriors to a Division II state runner-up finish. He averaged 20.0 points, 3.8 assists, 3.3 steals and 2.5 rebounds to earn OCC-Capital, district and state Player of the Year honors.
Lloyd set or was a part of four state or state-meet records, winning the 50 freestyle and 100 breaststroke and swimming on the winning 200 free and 200 medley relays as the Cardinals repeated as Division I state champions.
Brown won the 100 and 200 meters and anchored the first-place 400 relay as the Golden Eagles shared the Division II state title with New Philadelphia. Brown’s 200 time and the 400 relay set OHSAA Division II and Division II state-meet records.
Have any questions? Email sports editor Brian White at [email protected].
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Olentangy Orange's Levi Davis voted boys Athlete of the Year by Dispatch readers
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Davis led Orange to its first state title, passing for 2,270 yards and 16 touchdowns and rushing for 1,114 yards and 19 scores. He was a finalist for Ohio Mr. Football and Division I district and state co-Offensive Player of the Year.
Davis received 74.3% of the vote and was followed by New Albany baseball player Bryson Gittins, who received 20.4%.
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Also nominated were Watterson football player and wrestler Michael Boyle, Columbus Academy basketball player Jason Singleton, Dublin Jerome golfer Brady Barnum, Olentangy Liberty baseball player Parker Van Engelenhoven, Westerville North basketball player Elijah McCree, St. Charles swimmer Jake Lloyd and Big Walnut track and field athlete Jamier Brown.
Gittins, the runner-up, went 10-0 with a 0.86 ERA, 67 strikeouts and 22 walks in 57⅓ innings, helping the Eagles win the Division II state title. He was first-team all-state and district Player of the Year.
Boyle went 38-0 and captured his third consecutive wrestling state title, helping Watterson repeat as Division II team champion. He also was an all-state defensive lineman for the football team, which captured its second straight Division III state title.
Singleton, an Ohio Mr. Basketball finalist, led the Vikings to their second consecutive Division V state final. He averaged 21.9 points, 6.2 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 3.7 steals to earn Central Buckeye League, district and state Player of the Year honors.
Barnum earned medalist honors in the Division I state tournament, leading the Celtics to their 10th state title. Barnum also was OCC-Cardinal Golfer of the Year (66.75 average).
Van Engelenhoven was named Division I state and OCC-Central Player of the Year and district co-Player of the Year after going 6-3 with a 1.72 ERA, 78 strikeouts and 16 walks in 53 innings and batting .396 with eight doubles, one triple, eight home runs and 31 RBIs.
McCree led the Warriors to a Division II state runner-up finish. He averaged 20.0 points, 3.8 assists, 3.3 steals and 2.5 rebounds to earn OCC-Capital, district and state Player of the Year honors.
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Lloyd set or was a part of four state or state-meet records, winning the 50 freestyle and 100 breaststroke and swimming on the winning 200 free and 200 medley relays as the Cardinals repeated as Division I state champions.
Brown won the 100 and 200 meters and anchored the first-place 400 relay as the Golden Eagles shared the Division II state title with New Philadelphia. Brown’s 200 time and the 400 relay set OHSAA Division II and Division II state-meet records.
Have any questions? Email sports editor Brian White at [email protected].
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Olentangy Orange's Levi Davis voted boys Athlete of the Year by Dispatch readers
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