Here are 10 players to watch during the 2024 high school football season in the Lima area.
MATTHEW QUATMAN
LIMA CENTRAL CATHOLIC
RUNNING BACK/DEFENSIVE BACK
5-10, 175 lbs., SENIOR
Quatman splits time between running back and slot receiver on offense. He caught 32 balls for 590 yards and six touchdowns as an all-state receiver and ran for an additional 690 yards and nine touchdowns on 114 carries in his junior season. On defense, he recorded 64 total tackles and two interceptions.
CADEN FALKE
LIMA CENTRAL CATHOLIC
TIGHT END/LINEBACKER
6-1, 210 lbs., JUNIOR
Falke was a first-team Northwest District and third-team all-state linebacker as a sophomore. He made 113.5 total tackles with 1.5 sacks during his sophomore season. 59 of his tackles were solo and 13 went for a loss.
JA’NIAUS HALL
LIMA SENIOR
QUARTERBACK
6-1, 165 lbs., JUNIOR
In his first season as Lima Senior’s starting quarterback, Hall was third-team all-state and the Toledo City Athletic League Player of the Year after throwing for 3,932 yards and 46 touchdowns. He added 357 yards and three touchdowns on the ground as a sophomore.
MIKEY HALE
BATH
RUNNING BACK
5-8, 150 lbs., JUNIOR
Hale ran for 1,040 yards and five touchdowns last season on 175 carries. He finished second on the team in total yards and accounted for 66% of Bath’s rushing offense, earning him a spot on the WBL’s second team as a sophomore.
TRENTON BARRAZA
COLUMBUS GROVE
RUNNING BACK/DEFENSIVE BACK
6-1, 190 lbs., SENIOR
Barraza topped 1,900 yards with 21 touchdowns on the ground last year. He was the Northwest Conference Offensive Player of the Year and named first-team all-state in Division VI as a junior.
LANDEN WORCESTER
BLUFFTON
RUNNING BACK/LINEBACKER
5-11, 201 lbs., SENIOR
Worcester was an all-state linebacker after recording his third straight season with at least 100 tackles. On offense, he rushed for more than 1,700 yards and 26 touchdowns as a junior.
PARKER CRIM
ELIDA
DEFENSIVE END
6-3, 235 lbs., JUNIOR
Crim was a force on Elida’s defense as a sophomore, recording 73 tackles (20 for loss), 10.5 sacks, two forced fumbles with one recovery and two blocked punts. Those numbers earned him a spot on the WBL’s first team.
CALEB MOYER
WAPAKONETA
QUARTERBACK/DEFENSIVE BACK
6-2, 190 lbs., JUNIOR
Moyer passed for 1,812 yards and 14 touchdowns and ran for 464 yards and 10 touchdowns as a sophomore. He was an all-state honorable mention and a member of the WBL’s first team.
GRANT HOUSER
WAPAKONETA
TIGHT END/DEFENSIVE END
6-5, 235 lbs., SENIOR
Houser committed to the University of Louisville in the offseason. He played an important role as a blocker during his junior year and finished with seven catches for 75 yards, earning a WBL honorable mention on offense.
COLTON MABRY
ST. MARYS
RUNNING BACK
5-10, 200 lbs., SENIOR
Mabry rushed for 1,456 yards and 19 touchdowns on 221 carries during his junior season out of the Roughriders’ Wing-T offense. He was a WBL first-teamer in 2023 and he’s set to earn his fourth varsity letter this fall.
