Who are the best high school athletes in central Ohio this fall? Read our season previews
It feels like we just put the finishing touches on 2022-23, but a new school year has arrived — and so has the fall sports season.
On this page you'll find our fall previews, which focus on the top central Ohio athletes in all the sports we cover. These are the athletes you'll want to go see, and several of them — and their teams — will be the focus of feature stories later on.
Cross country
Boys:Westerville North's Gabelman, Dublin Jerome's Ricchiuti among top runners to watch
Girls:Dublin Jerome, Dublin Scioto, Hilliard Davidson duos among top runners to watch
Football
The top 23 Ohio high school football players in 2023
12 Columbus-area quarterback to watch
12 Columbus-area running backs to watch
12 Columbus-area wide receivers and tight ends to watch
12 Columbus-area offensive linemen to watch
12 Columbus-area defensive linemen to watch
12 Columbus-area linebackers to watch
12 Columbus-area defensive backs to watch
12 Columbus-area kickers and punters to watch
Field hockey
Four players from defending state champion Thomas Worthington among those to watch
Golf
Boys:Division I state runner-up Vaughn Harber of DeSales among top golfers to watch
Girls:New Albany phenom Mia Hammond among top golfers to watch
Soccer
The top 23 Ohio high school girls soccer players in 2023
The top 23 Ohio high school boys soccer players in 2023
12 Columbus-area high school girls soccer players to watch
12 Columbus-area high school boys soccer players to watch
Girls tennis
Defending Division II state singles champion Amiya Bowles of Bexley leads players to watch
Girls volleyball
The top 23 Ohio high school volleyball players in 2023
Dublin Scioto's Alec Rothe to play for USA Volleyball in Women’s U21 World Championship
12 Columbus-area high school girls volleyball players to watch
Water polo
12 Columbus-area high school water polo players to watch
The Columbus Dispatch's high school sports staff
Reporter Frank DiRenna: fdirenna@dispatch.com; @DispatchFrank
Reporter Dave Purpura: dpurpura@dispatch.com; @dp_dispatch
Editor Andy Resnik:aresnik@dispatch.com; @DispatchPreps
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