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Lake Catholic's John Stepec Earns All-State Honors
Junior defensive lineman leads a group of Cougars receiving recognition
junior defensive lineman John Stepec was named to the first team of the 2011 Associated Press Division III All-Ohio high school football team.
Stepec, who had 80 tackles and a team-high 12 sacks, also recently won the Division III for the AP Northeast Lakes All-District football team.
Stepec led a group of seven players who were recognized on the team. Senior linebacker earned second team defensive honors and senior offensive lineman Bill Sowers earned third team recognition.
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Seniors Steven Freiberg and Ryan Fyffe and juniors Evan Grosel and Justin Kravchuck received nods in the special mention category.