Marlington junior defensive back Dymonte Thomas is ranked the nation’s No. 77 player in the 2013 class, according to the first 2013 class rankings by Rivals.com today.

Thomas averaged 7.1 yards per carry and scored 13 touchdowns on offense and had 102 tackles on defense last season, according to Rivals.com. He is verbally committed to Michigan.

GlenOak senior offensie lineman Brenson Ennis has committed to play at Malone, according to ScoutingOhio.com.

Ennis is 6 feet 4 and 310 pounds, according to the website.

Our Lady of the Elms senior Kaitlin Morse has signed a letter of intent to attend Northern Kentucky University and to play Division I softball.

St. Vincent-St. Mary senior first baseman Tyler Cetnarowski has signed a national letter of intent to continue his academic and baseball careers at Shawnee State.

“On and off the field, Tyler deserves everything that he has earned up to this point,” St. V-M coach Anthony Boarman said. “He is a dedicated student in the classroom and one of my hardest workers in the baseball program. He is unselfish and understands the important of faith, family, and sacrifice. I know he we will successful at the next level academically and athletically because of these unique qualities that he possesses.”

Senior Sachem Wilson of Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy has signed a national letter of intent to continue his academic and soccer careers at Liberty University.

Kent Roosevelt junior quarterback Tra Chapman has reportedly added a scholarship offer from Northwestern, according to ScoutingOhio.com.

Chapman, who is 6-foot-1 and 195 pounds, also has an offer from Kent State.

Ohio State has reportedly offered a scholarship to Hudson junior linebacker Ben Gedeon, according to ScoutingOhio.com.

Gedeon, who is 6-foot-3 and 220 pounds, also has offers from Michigan, Penn State, Tennessee, Boston College, Michigan State, Purdue, Stanford, Duke and Virginia, according to the recruiting website.

Ravenna senior running back D.J. Jones said Thursday he will attend the University of the Akron and play football.

Jones and Ravens coach Jim Lunardi each confirmed that Zips coach Terry Bowden and running back coach Trent Boykin recruited the 5-foot-9 and 190-pound standout to UA.

“I am going as a preferred walk-on for a year and then I get a guaranteed scholarship after that,” Jones said. “I took my official visit to Akron and I like it a lot. I like the facilities, the coaching staff and the academics. It seemed like the best fit for me and it is close to home.”

Jones, a three-year starter for Ravenna, said he plans to major in sports management.

“They have talked about taking it slow and building a good program,” Jones said. “I feel like that is a good approach.”

Lunardi said Kent State and Buffalo were other Division I schools that showed an interest, and that Walsh University and a lot of other Division II schools expressed an interest.

“I am just happy that he will have an opportunity,” Lunardi said. “The kid is a football player. He is one of the best of the players I have coached in the 16 years I have been here.

“He never had negative yards, he never went backwards. He never had a negative carry as a senior. He never saw the inside of the training room and he never missed a practice. That says something about D.J.”

Other Ravenna football news

Lunardi said that 10 of his seniors will play college football next year. Some have made a decision, while others are still mulling over their offers.

Here is a breakdown of where they are at right now:

- D.J. Jones, RB, is going to Akron.
- Eddie Ramsdell, OT, is going to Hiram.
- Korey Briggs, DT, is going to Muskingum.
- Chris Sanders, TE-DE, is considering Case Western Reserve, Rose Hulman and Dakota State for computer science studies. He got a 31 on his ACT and is among Ravenna’s valedictorians with senior teammates Matt Thomas, who plans to attend Walsh University as a student and study physical therapy, and Dan Coleman, who plans to Kent State and study to be a doctor of pediatrics.
- Dylan Tirpak, FB-MLB, is considering Ohio Northern, Dayton and Marietta to play and also study engineering.
- Auston Reaser, OT-DT, is going to play at Ohio Northern and study either to work in a pharmacy or be an eye doctor.
- Brandon Holt, QB-LB, is considering taking a scholarship for baseball at Lourdes College or going to Baldwin-Wallace to play baseball and football.
- Matt Benson, OG-DT, is considering Muskingum and Thiel.
- Niquoli Harris, DT, is considering Denison and Wilmington.
- Mark VanHoose, PK, is considering Baldwin-Wallace and Hiram.

Norwayne senior Adam Wallace has signed to play football and continue his academic studies at Ashland University.

Wallace, a 6-foot-3 and 205-pound quarterback-linebacker, guided the Bobcats to the Division IV state title over Kenton on Dec. 3 at Paul Brown Tiger Stadium in Massillon.

Copley senior defensive back CJ Chatman, has signed to play football Walsh University.

Chatman is 5-foot-9 and 170 pounds.