Seniors Karter Koester of Toledo Christian, Kaidyn Hutton of Otsego, Jake Gerken of Liberty-Benton, and Ryan Adelsperger of Old Fort all led their teams to league championships this season, and each received first team honors in their respective divisions on the 2025 All-Ohio boys basketball teams released Wednesday by the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association.

Koester, a 6-3 guard and four-year starter for TC, was named to the Division VI first team. He averaged 25.6 points and 9.8 rebounds per game during the regular season while leading the Eagles (15-9, 8-2) to a Toledo Area Athletic Conference championship.

Koester scored a program-record 1,691 career points, and was also a key member of Toledo Christian's top-ranked 26-2 team in 2024 as a junior. Earlier this month he was named Northwest District D-VI co-player of the year.

Hutton, a 6-4 guard, led a huge one-year turnaround for Otsego (22-3, 13-1), which captured its first Northern Buckeye Conference title since 2013. The Knights were 12-12, 5-9 (NBC) last season.

Hutton averaged 22.8 points and 5.0 rebounds per game, and was earlier named Northwest District D-IV co-player of the year.

Gerken, a 6-7 guard who led Liberty-Benton (21-3, 8-0) to a Blanchard Valley Conference championship, was named to the Division V first team. He averaged 22.4 points and 6.1 rebounds for L-B's Eagles, and was previously named Northwest District co-player of the year in D-V.

Adelsperger, a 6-4 guard who averaged 20.2 points and 6.8 rebounds for Old Fort, was named to the Division VII first team. He led the Stockaders (23-3, 18-0) to a Sandusky Bay Conference River Division title.

Also receiving state honors were Otsego's 6-3 junior Devin Silva (16.6 points, 5.7 rebounds), who was named to the D-IV third team; Swanton's 6-9 senior Charlie Wood (20.0 points, 10.9 rebounds), who was picked to the D-V second team; Delta's 6-1 sophomore Tyson Bower (26.2 points), who was selected to the D-V third team; Patrick Henry's 6-6 junior Mack Hieber (17.8 points, 8.1 rebounds), who was chosen to the D-VI third team; and Pettisville's 6-2 junior Jack Leppelmeier (21.1 points, 7.2 rebounds), who was named to the Division VII second team.

First Published March 26, 2025, 8:49 p.m.