Bloom-Carroll's Ethan Thanthanavong wins fan vote for top high school QB in central Ohio

Bloom-Carroll senior Ethan Thanthanavong is the fans' choice for the top high school football quarterback in central Ohio. He finished first in a Dispatch poll that accompanied our look at the top 10 quarterbacks in the Columbus area .

Thanthanavong received 8,468 of 17,776 votes (47.64%), outdistancing Pickerington Central junior Rocco Williams (20.53%). West Jefferson junior Austin Buescher (15.32%) and Westerville Central senior Jaystin Gwinn (10.72%) were the only other players to earn at least 10% of the vote.

Entering his third year as a starter , Thanthanavong passed for 3,388 yards and 33 touchdowns the past two seasons, including 2,153 yards and 23 scores a year ago in earning third-team all-state in Division III .

Bloom-Carroll went 10-3 last season, falling to eventual state runner-up Watterson 20-10 in a Region 11 semifinal. In 2022, Thanthanavong helped the Bulldogs reach the state final, which they lost 35-14 to Canfield to finish 14-2.

Region 11 figures to be a gauntlet again this fall, with Hartley, Watterson, Licking Valley and Bloom-Carroll's MSL-Buckeye rival, Hamilton Township, among the teams hoping for postseason success.

Here is the Bulldogs' 2024 schedule: Aug. 23 at Chillicothe, Aug. 30 vs. Teays Valley, Sept. 6 vs. Jonathan Alder, Sept. 13 vs. Amanda-Clearcreek, Sept. 20 at Liberty Union, Sept. 27 at Fairfield Union, Oct. 4 vs. Logan Elm, Oct. 11 at Hartley, Oct. 18 vs. Hamilton Township and Oct. 25 at Circleville.

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