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2023 Class 5A Football All-Section Teams
ALLEGHENY SIX FIRST TEAM OFFENSE | | | |
NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
Brian Crawford | Moon | Center | Senior |
Franco Muscatello | Peters Township | Guard | Junior |
Nate Stohl | Upper St. Clair | Guard | Junior |
Marco Carone | Upper St. Clair | Tackle | Senior |
Jake D’Aniello | Moon | Tackle | Junior |
Mickey Vaccarello | Peters Township | Tight End | Junior |
Nolan Dilucia | Peters Township | Quarterback | Sophomore |
Andrew Sharp | Baldwin | Running Back | Senior |
Nate Deanes | South Fayette | Running Back | Senior |
Carter Shanafelt | Peters Township | Receiver | Senior |
Michael Gimigliano | South Fayette | Receiver | Senior |
Julian Dahlem | Upper St. Clair | At-Large | Junior |
Ryan Petras | Bethel Park | At-Large | Junior |
Bennett Henderson | Upper St. Clair | Kicker | Senior |
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ALLEGHENY SIX FIRST TEAM DEFENSE | | | |
NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
Clancy Orie | Bethel Park | Defensive End | Junior |
Nate Stohl | Upper St. Clair | Defensive End | Junior |
Franco Muscatello | Peters Township | Defensive Tackle | Junior |
Jake Velgich | Peters Township | Defensive Tackle | Senior |
Nick Courie | Peters Township | Linebacker | Junior |
Van Hellmann | Upper St. Clair | Linebacker | Junior |
Mickey Vaccarello | Peters Township | Linebacker | Junior |
Josh Bladel | Moon | Linebacker | Senior |
Eliot Schratz | Peters Township | Defensive Back | Senior |
Justin Tornatore | Peters Township | Defensive Back | Senior |
Nick McCullough | Peters Township | Defensive Back | Junior |
Nate Deanes | South Fayette | Defensive Back | Senior |
John Kozar | Baldwin | At-Large | Senior |
Hayden Boland | Moon | Punter | Senior |
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COACH OF THE YEAR | | | |
TJ Plack | Peters Township | | |
ALLEGHENY SIX SECOND TEAM OFFENSE | | | |
NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
Hunter Goelz | Bethel Park | Center | Junior |
Dylan Prindle | Bethel Park | Guard | Senior |
Tanner Mindach | Peters Township | Guard | Senior |
Zach Stromock | Peters Township | Tackle | Junior |
Paris Fishell | Peters Township | Tackle | Senior |
Michael Albert | Upper St. Clair | Tight End | Junior |
Tanner Pfeuffer | Bethel Park | Quarterback | Junior |
Ja’Vaughn Moore | Bethel Park | Running Back | Junior |
Josh Bladel | Moon | Running Back | Senior |
Nate Miller | Peters Township | Receiver | Senior |
John Bruckner | Bethel Park | Receiver | Junior |
Braden Stuart | Moon | At-Large | Sophomore |
Paul Bronaugh | Moon | At-Large | Sophomore |
Hayden Boland | Moon | Kicker | Senior |
ALLEGHENY SIX SECOND TEAM DEFENSE | | | |
NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
Nick Clemens | Moon | Defensive End | Junior |
Brian Crawford | Moon | Defensive End | Senior |
Marco Carone | Upper St. Clair | Defensive Tackle | Senior |
Mitch Parisi | Moon | Defensive Tackle | Senior |
Keith Mincin | Baldwin | Linebacker | Senior |
Christian Davis | Bethel Park | Linebacker | Junior |
Jared Moyer | Moon | Linebacker | Sophomore |
Reston Lehman | Peters Township | Linebacker | Sophomore |
Mitch Paschl | Bethel Park | Defensive Back | Junior |
Kahanu’Ola Kuewa | Bethel Park | Defensive Back | Sophomore |
Nicky Prozzoly | Moon | Defensive Back | Junior |
Julian Dahlem | Upper St. Clair | Defensive Back | Junior |
Rocco Sinatra | Moon | At-Large | Senior |
Carter Shanafelt | Peters Township | Punter | Senior |
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ALLEGHENY SIX HONORABLE MENTION OFFENSE | | | |
NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
Mason Geyer | Upper St. Clair | Center | Senior |
Alex Klein | Peters Township | Center | Sophomore |
Cenzo Pacella | Baldwin | Center | Junior |
Matt Boyce | South Fayette | Guard | Senior |
Aiden Murphy | Baldwin | Guard | Junior |
Jake Brown | Bethel Park | Guard | Senior |
Xavier Moyer | Moon | Guard | Junior |
Brock Gillespie | Upper St. Clair | Guard | Junior |
Santino Lamolinare | Bethel Park | Tackle | Sophomore |
Ryan Lubitz | Moon | Tackle | Senior |
Tim Haviland | South Fayette | Tackle | Senior |
Bobby Fleckenstein | Upper St. Clair | Tackle | Junior |
Jovian Smith | Bethel Park | Tight End | Sophomore |
Nick Clemens | Moon | Tight End | Junior |
Nico Lamonde | South Fayette | Quarterback | Senior |
David Dennison | Bethel Park | Running Back | Sophomore |
Naz Brookins | Moon | Running Back | Junior |
Vinny Sarcone | Peters Township | Running Back | Senior |
Mason Chambers | Upper St. Clair | Running Back | Senior |
Charlie Bywalski | Upper St. Clair | Receiver | Junior |
Nick McCullough | Peters Township | Receiver | Junior |
Ethan Wertman | Peters Township | Receiver | Senior |
Thomas Aspinall | Peters Township | Receiver | Senior |
Dominic Monz | South Fayette | Receiver | Senior |
Carter Shanafelt | Peters Township | Kicker | Senior |
Tyler Nicholson | South Fayette | Kicker | Senior |
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ALLEGHENY SIX HONORABLE MENTION DEFENSE | | | |
NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
Dalon Brown | Baldwin | Defensive End | Junior |
Dante Recker | Peters Township | Defensive End | Senior |
Matt Boyce | South Fayette | Defensive End | Senior |
Adi Medar | Bethel Park | Defensive Tackle | Junior |
Paris Fishell | Peters Township | Defensive Tackle | Senior |
Tyler Ring | South Fayette | Defensive Tackle | Sophomore |
Michael Albert | Upper St. Clair | Defensive Tackle | Junior |
Talan Mizenko | South Fayette | Linebacker | Junior |
John Banbury | Upper St. Clair | Linebacker | Freshman |
Andrew Sharp | Baldwin | Linebacker | Senior |
Michael Gimigliano | South Fayette | Linebacker | Senior |
Cam Phillips | Upper St. Clair | Linebacker | Senior |
Noah Bauer | Moon | Defensive Back | Senior |
Ethan Wertman | Peters Township | Defensive Back | Senior |
Darius McMillon | Peters Township | Defensive Back | Junior |
Noah Knox | South Fayette | Defensive Back | Senior |
Nico Dorazio | Upper St. Clair | Defensive Back | Sophomore |
Tyler Nicholson | South Fayette | Punter | Senior |
Jacobo Echeverria | Upper St. Clair | Punter | Sophomore |
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BIG EAST FIRST TEAM OFFENSE | | | |
NAME
| SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
Ethan Septak | Penn-Trafford | Center | Junior |
Chase Gabriel | Gateway | Guard | Junior |
Riley McCaw | Penn-Trafford | Guard | Senior |
Kaiyen Mbandi | Gateway | Tackle | Sophomore |
Devin Curler | Plum | Tackle | Senior |
Mark Jollie | Penn-Trafford | Tight End | Senior |
Tristyn Tavares | Norwin | Quarterback | Sophomore |
Nick Odom | Plum | Running Back | Junior |
Tasso Whipple | Penn-Trafford | Running Back | Junior |
Ayden Hudock | Franklin Regional | Receiver | Senior |
Luke Denny | Norwin | Receiver | Senior |
Kyle Dupill | Franklin Regional | At-Large | Junior |
Ben Grabowski | Penn-Trafford | At-Large | Freshman |
Joseph Bayne | Franklin Regional | Kicker | Junior |
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BIG EAST FIRST TEAM DEFENSE | | | |
NAME
| SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
Aiden Pham | Norwin | Defensive End | Senior |
Matt Sarnowski | Penn-Trafford | Defensive End | Senior |
Andrew Devola | Franklin Regional | Defensive Tackle | Junior |
Zach Tomosovich | Penn-Trafford | Defensive Tackle | Senior |
Owen Sinclair | Franklin Regional | Linebacker | Senior |
Dom Beyer | Plum | Linebacker | Senior |
Steven Jenkins | Gateway | Linebacker | Senior |
Jack Tongel | Plum | Linebacker | Senior |
Kenny Lewis | Gateway | Defensive Back | Junior |
Keiran Lippmann | Hempfield | Defensive Back | Senior |
Jackson Pons | Norwin | Defensive Back | Senior |
Carmen Metcalfe | Penn-Trafford | Defensive Back | Senior |
Darian Nelson | Plum | At-Large | Junior |
Sean Franzi | Plum | Punter | Senior |
BIG EAST COACH OF THE YEAR | | | |
Don Holl | Gateway | | |
BIG EAST SECOND TEAM OFFENSE | | | |
NAME
| SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
Roberson Louis-Jeune | Gateway | Center | Sophomore |
Joe Dolinski | Hempfield | Guard | Senior |
Vito Scarcelli | Penn-Trafford | Guard | Senior |
Juliano Marion | Franklin Regional | Tackle | Senior |
Chase Schrock | Plum | Tackle | Junior |
Macalister Bresnahan | Franklin Regional | Tight End | Junior |
Brad Birch | Gateway | Quarterback | Senior |
Jude Gentile | Franklin Regional | Running Back | Junior |
Jaquon Reynolds | Gateway | Running Back | Senior |
Jake Knight | Norwin | Receiver | Sophomore |
Nick Ponko | Penn-Trafford | Receiver | Freshman |
Chase Lemke | Franklin Regional | At-Large | Junior |
Jonny Lovre | Penn-Trafford | At-Large | Junior |
Josh Reilly | Hempfield | Kicker | Senior |
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BIG EAST SECOND TEAM DEFENSE | | | |
NAME
| SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
Jake Santo | Gateway | Defensive End | Senior |
Darian Slaughter | Plum | Defensive End | Junior |
Nate Kondas | Plum | Defensive Tackle | Senior |
Evan Corrigan | Plum | Defensive Tackle | Sophomore |
Austin Kerns | Franklin Regional | Linebacker | Junior |
Paul Darragh | Penn-Trafford | Linebacker | Senior |
Antonio Rothrauff | Norwin | Linebacker | Senior |
Dom Smith | Penn-Trafford | Linebacker | Junior |
Heath Sliva | Franklin Regional | Defensive Back | Junior |
Owen Buchholtz | Hempfield | Defensive Back | Junior |
TJ Futules | Plum | Defensive Back | Junior |
Noah Odom | Plum | Defensive Back | Junior |
Lucas Moore | Hempfield | At-Large | Senior |
Even Pfiefer | Norwin | Punter | Sophomore |
BIG EAST HONORABLE MENTION OFFENSE | | | |
NAME
| SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
Nate Kondas | Plum | Center | Senior |
Dominic (Hunter) Reinhardt | Franklin Regional | Guard | Junior |
Logan Wiesenbach | Plum | Guard | Senior |
Mathew Pampalone | Franklin Regional | Tackle | Senior |
Dominic Detruf | Hempfield | Quarterback | Sophomore |
Zach Napierkowski | Plum | Receiver | Senior |
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BIG EAST HONORABLE MENTION DEFENSE | | | |
NAME
| SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
Brock Heisler | Hempfield | Defensive End | Sophomore |
Evan Archer | Norwin | Defensive End | Junior |
Matt Horvatic | Plum | Defensive End | Senior |
Marc Knight | Gateway | Linebacker | Junior |
Ahmad Harris | Gateway | Linebacker | Senior |
Gunner Perez | Franklin Regional | Linebacker | Senior |
Nicholas Marquis | Hempfield | Linebacker | Sophomore |
Carlos Diggs | Gateway | Defensive Back | Sophomore |
John Bailey | Norwin | Defensive Back | Freshman |
Vinny Febbararo | Plum | Defensive Back | Senior |
Michael Barr | Plum | Defensive Back | Senior |
Tyler Boss | Penn-Trafford | Defensive Back | Sophomore |
Jesse Lisbon | Penn-Trafford | Defensive Back | Junior |
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NORTHEAST FIRST TEAM OFFENSE | | | |
NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
Dominic Wilson | Woodland Hills | Center | Senior |
Ryan Cory | Pine-Richland | Guard | Senior |
Jon Smith | Pine-Richland | Guard | Senior |
Jake Messina | North Hills | Tackle | Senior |
Antonio Nash | Woodland Hills | Tackle | Senior |
Brandon London | Shaler | Tight End | Senior |
Julian Dugger | Penn Hills | Quarterback | Senior |
Amir Key | Penn Hills | Running Back | Senior |
Ethan Pillar | Pine-Richland | Running Back | Senior |
Joe Desabato | Shaler | Receiver | Senior |
Will “Scoop” Smith | Woodland Hills | Receiver | Sophomore |
Tyrese Samuels | Fox Chapel | At-Large | Senior |
Zykir Moore | Woodland Hills | At-Large | Sophomore |
Grant Argiro | Pine-Richland | Kicker | Junior |
NORTHEAST FIRST TEAM DEFENSE | | | |
NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
Hunter Petzuk | Pine-Richland | Defensive End | Senior |
Linair Butler | Woodland Hills | Defensive End | Junior |
Jamar Allen | North Hills | Defensive Tackle | Sophomore |
Carter Lance | Penn Hills | Defensive Tackle | Senior |
Naytel Mitchell | Penn Hills | Linebacker | Junior |
Andre Smith | Woodland Hills | Linebacker | Senior |
Tajuan Bandy | Penn Hills | Linebacker | Senior |
Evan Johnson | Pine-Richland | Linebacker | Senior |
Josiah Mathis | North Hills | Defensive Back | Sophomore |
Darrell Banks | Penn Hills | Defensive Back | Junior |
Julius Green | North Hills | Defensive Back | Junior |
Cameron Thomas | Penn Hills | Defensive Back | Senior |
Donovan Burnett | Penn Hills | At-Large | Junior |
Dan Dalton | North Hills | Punter | Senior |
COACH OF THE YEAR | | | |
Charles Morris | Penn Hills | | |
NORTHEAST SECOND TEAM OFFENSE | | | |
NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
Connor Dripps | Pine-Richland | Center | Senior |
Bernard Ndum | Penn Hills | Guard | Senior |
Nasir Neal | Woodland Hills | Guard | Junior |
Kelsey Hundley | Penn Hills | Tackle | Senior |
James Cardinali | Pine-Richland | Tackle | Senior |
Logan Johnson | North Hills | Tight End | Senior |
Keegan Smetanka | Shaler | Quarterback | Senior |
Jack Martin | North Hills | Running Back | Junior |
Talan Hill-Ressler | Pine-Richland | Running Back | Senior |
Martel Palmer | Penn Hills | Receiver | Junior |
Kaden Orga | Shaler | Receiver | Senior |
Tanner Cunningham | Pine-Richland | At-Large | Junior |
Giovanni Aiello | Pine-Richland | At-Large | Senior |
Jacob Mroz | Woodland Hills | Kicker | Sophomore |
NORTHEAST SECOND TEAM DEFENSE | | | |
NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
Ryan Carey | North Hills | Defensive End | Junior |
Connor Lunn | Shaler | Defensive End | Senior |
D’Angelo Hamilton | Fox Chapel | Defensive Tackle | Junior |
Dom Battaglia | Shaler | Defensive Tackle | Senior |
Sam Heckert | Pine-Richland | Linebacker | Junior |
George Hill | Woodland Hills | Linebacker | Junior |
Tory Susnak | Fox Chapel | Linebacker | Senior |
Jaymere Ellis | Penn Hills | Linebacker | Junior |
Amere Brown | Woodland Hills | Defensive Back | Junior |
Niko Andrews | Woodland Hills | Defensive Back | Junior |
D’Andre Cochran | Penn Hills | Defensive Back | Senior |
Vasile Balouris | Pine-Richland | Defensive Back | Senior |
Bradan Lenz | Pine-Richland | At-Large | Junior |
Riley Douglas | Shaler | Punter | Junior |
NORTHEAST HONORABLE MENTION OFFENSE | | | |
NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
Brett Fonzi | North Hills | Center | Junior |
Andrew Shepard | Fox Chapel | Guard | Senior |
Wes Taylor | North Hills | Guard | Junior |
Ben Yeckel | Shaler | Tackle | Sophomore |
Alex Cerminara | Pine-Richland | Tight End | Senior |
Cameron Walter | Woodland Hills | Quarterback | Sophomore |
Aaron Strader | Pine-Richland | Quarterback | Freshman |
Greg Venay | Penn Hills | Running Back | Senior |
Jack Scarsella | North Hills | Kicker | Junior |
Landon Hankey | Penn Hills | Kicker | Senior |
NORTHEAST HONORABLE MENTION DEFENSE | | | |
NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
Javar Curington | Penn Hills | Defensive End | Freshman |
Josh Nindl | Pine-Richland | Defensive Tackle | Junior |
Joey Lutz | North Hills | Linebacker | Sophomore |
Mason Miles | Fox Chapel | Linebacker | Senior |
Kevin Marcus | Penn Hills | Defensive Back | Junior |
Bryce O’Brien | Pine-Richland | Defensive Back | Senior |
Brandon Jones | Woodland Hills | Defensive Back | Senior |
Prince Tarrant | Woodland Hills | Defensive Back | Sophomore |
Joe Rispoli | Shaler | At-Large | Junior |
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