Area gridders earn Central Buckeye Conference honors for 2026 season
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November 12, 2026

Area gridders earn Central Buckeye Conference honors for 2026 season

By Tim Miller 

The Central Buckeye Conference has named its Kenton Trail and Mad River Division football teams for the 2026 season.

Both divisions include several local high school gridders.

Those athletes are as follows:

Kenton Trail Division

First team

-Ben McCain, Jonathan Alder senior wide receiver;

-Ben Petzinger, ...

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