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College football: LCC grad Moore adds to honors


Lima Central Catholic graduate Rossy Moore has been named to D3football.com’s All-America Second Team.

The Mount Union linebacker had previously been named to the 2022 Associated Press Division III All-America First Team.

He led the Purple Raiders in sacks with 10.5 and finished second in tackles for a loss at 19.5.

He also was named the D3football.com All-Region 4 Defensive Player of the Year and the Ohio Athletic Conference’s Gene Slaughter Linebacker of the Year.

Moore’s accomplishments while at Lima Central Catholic included being named first team all-Ohio and earning a spot on The Lima News Dream Team.

Mount Union fell 28-21 to North Central (Ill.) in the Division III national championship game Friday night.

Mike Purdy began his stint as The Lima News sports content editor in September 2013. Since graduating from Ball State University in 1983, the Celina native has held a variety of reporter, editor and online positions at the Greensburg Daily News and Logansport Pharos Tribune in Indiana and The News-Press in Southwest Florida. He can be reached at [email protected] or 567-242-0451.





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