Call them the tackling trio.

You didn’t have to leave the city limits of Monroe to find three defensive players who rang up nearly 300 tackles between them last fall.

All are back for 2025.

Monroe’s Tanner Collett was the top tackler for Monroe County Region schools with 109 stops last season. Not far behind were the St. Mary Catholic Central duo of Brock Cousino (85) and Brady Hines (80).

Mason DeBarr, who racked up 80 tackles last year for Whiteford, also returns, meaning four of the Region’s top 10 tackling machines in 2024 will be causing havoc for opposing offenses this season.

Who will be the Region’s top defender for 2025? You can cast your vote.

A list of some of the contenders follows.

Alternate positions are listed in parenthesis. All quotes are from the players’ head coac

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