The Pennsylvania Football Writers named their top players today in Class 3A. North Schuylkill led the way with three players and Pine Grove had two.
North Schuylkill’s Quarterback Jake Hall completed 104 of 191 passes for 1,783 yards and 25 touchdowns. He rushed for nine touchdowns and his team won the District 11 3A District title. His team finished 8-0.
Josh Chowansky rushed for 1,260 yards on 137 carries and 11 touchdowns. He had three touchdowns receiving. He may have saved the best for last rushing for 252 yards in the District 11 semifinal game. He had 266 yards and four touchdowns in the District finals.
Offensive Tackle Dustin Wallace was the leader on the offensive line that produced 1,944 yards rushing and 3,371 total yards.
Pine Grove’s duo led the way for the Cardinals. Shea Morgan led the Schuylkill League in receiving with 64 receptions for 1,019 yards and 12 touchdowns in 10 games. He was also the Cardinal’s kicker, booting 19 conversion kicks and one field goal, scoring 108 points on season. As the punter, he averaged 33.8 per kick. Morgan finished as the school record-holder for receptions in a game (10), receptions in a season (64), career receptions (117) and receiving yards in a season (1,019).
On defense, Brody Robinson led the way. This Senior standout was everywhere on the field this season, racking up school-record 144 tackles and three sacks in 10 games. Had a school-record 26 tackles in game and another with 24.
Notre Dame Green Pond’s Matt Frauen Jr. was a beast at running back. He rushed for 1,313 yards and 21 touchdowns in eight games. This is the third consecutive year of 1,000 plus rushing yards. He also had three receiving touchdowns.
Salisbury’s Chad Parton set five school records (career catches, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns; season catches and receiving touchdowns), finished third in the state with 1,052 receiving yards on 58 catches (12 TD’s). He returned a kick for a TD, ran for a score, threw for a score, ran for four two-point conversions, had 51 tackles, five INTs (1 returned for TD) and one fumble recovery in eight games.
OFFENSE
Quarterback
Michael Henwood, Hickory — 6-2, 175 senior
K.J. Riley, Danville — 6-1, 195 senior
Jeff Hoenstine, Central Martinsburg — 5-10, 171 sophomore
Jake Hall, North Schuylkill — 6-0, 215 junior
Ameer Dudley, Central Valley — 6-2, 196 senior
Running Back
Zane Janiszewski, Western Wayne — 5-11, 195 senior
Matt Frauen, Notre Dame-Green Pond — 6-1, 190 senior
Rocco Pulizzi, Montoursville — 6-0, 190 junior
Josh Chowansky, North Schuylkill — 5-8, 170 junior
Landon Alexander, Central Valley — 5-11, 181 junior
Wide Receiver
Ramarion Whitehead, Hickory — 6-1, 165 junior
Damon Gripp, Tyrone — 6-3, 185 senior
Chad Parton, Salisbury — 5-11, 180 senior
Carson Persing, Danville — 5-8, 155 sophomore
Tight End
CJ Dippre, Lakeland — 6-5, 250 senior
Offensive Line
Dustin Wallace, North Schuylkill — 6-0, 235 senior
Ian Wright, Athens — 6-6, 302 senior
Hunter Hanna, Montoursville — 6-2, 220 junior
Eli Podgorski, South Park — 6-3, 263 senior
Garrett Bauer, St. Mary’s — 6-1, 268 senior
Jack Feightner, Wyomissing — 6-2, 200 senior
Athlete
Mercury Swaim, Bedford — 6-0, 190 junior
Shea Morgan, Pine Grove — 5-10, 155 senior
DEFENSE
Defensive Line
Chase Whatton, Elizabeth-Forward — 6-4, 235 senior
Devin Atkinson, Lancaster Catholic — 6-0, 215 senior
Aeden Holler, Loyalsock — 6-4, 220 senior
Steven Olexy, Wyomissing — 6-0, 240 senior
Sean Fitzsimmons, Central Valley — 6-3, 275 junior
Linebacker
Mason Raup, Danville — 5-11, 175 sophomore
Darren Brunner, Wyomissing — 6-1, 195 senior
Brody Robinson, Pine Grove — 5-10, 210 senior
Dylan Bennett, Montoursville — 6-4, 220 senior
Evan Niedrowski, Wyomissing — 6-2, 240 senior
Jackson Pryts, Hickory — 6-4, 205 junior
Defensive Back
Zach Zechman, Wyomissing — 6-0, 175 senior
Myles Walker, Central Valley — 5-10, 158 senior
Steven Ressler, Bedford — 6-0, 185 senior
Stephon Hall, Central Valley — 6-2, 177 senior
Specialist
Aidan Cirulli, Wyomissing — 5-11, 175 senior
Athlete
Jordan Auman, Wyomissing — 5-11, 170 senior
Dillon Young, Montoursville — 6-1, 170 senior
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Ameer Dudley, Central Valley
COACH OF THE YEAR: Mark Lyons, Central Valley
