2025 WPIAL All-Conference Football Team: Western Hills
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Saturday, December 13, 2025 | 11:30 PM
Avonworth’s Luca Neal scores his third touchdown against Northwestern Lehigh during the PIAA Class 3A state championship game on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, at Cumberland Valley. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Western Hills Conference
Offense
Player, School, Pos., Ht., Wt., Year
Joey Felitsky, North Catholic, QB, 6-1, 175, sr.
Dmitri Velisaris, Avonworth, RB, 5-7, 175, jr.
Nasir Wade, Hopewell, RB, 5-10, 170, so.
Ethan Shearer, Central Valley, RB, 6-2, 220, sr.
Bryce Metz, Avonworth, HB, 6-1, 205, jr.
Junior Marino, Beaver, WR, 6-1, 185, sr.
Aaron Lawson, Central Valley, WR, 5-9, 170, sr.
Luca Neal, Avonworth, WR, 5-10, 190, sr.
Lukas Gerovac, Central Valley, TE, 6-3, 225, sr.
Brad Hines, Avonworth, C, 5-11, 250, jr.
Tyler Hanny, Avonworth, G, 5-11, 255, sr.
Nolan O’Neill, Central Valley, G, 6-0, 225 sr.
Pete Bonnet, Avonworth, OT, 6-6, 300, sr.
J.T. Pashuta, Beaver, OT, 6-3, 250, sr.
James Armstrong, Hopewell, ATH, 6-3, 220, so.
Rocco Marcantonio, Hopewell, K, 5-10, 170, sr.
Defense
Player, School, Pos., Ht., Wt., Year
Jonah Justice, Beaver, DE, 6-1, 215, sr.
Lukas Gerovac, Central Valley, DE, 6-3, 225, sr.
Brendan Alexander, Central Valley, DL, 6-4, 225, sr.
Max Lindner, North Catholic, DL, 5-11, 240, sr.
Bryce Metz, Avonworth, ILB, 6-1, 205, jr.
Ethan Shearer, Central Valley, ILB, 6-2, 220, sr.
Luca Neal, Avonworth, OLB, 5-10, 190, sr.
Tom Arth, North Catholic, OLB, 6-3, 205, sr.
Cooper Scharding, Avonworth, DB, 5-10, 200, sr.
Junior Marino, Beaver, DB, 6-1, 185, sr.
Aaron Lawson, Central Valley, DB, 5-9, 170, sr.
Ben McHenry, Quaker Valley, DB, 5-10, 180, jr.
Logan Benedict, Quaker Valley, ATH, 5-9, 175, sr.
Kingston Krotec, Hopewell, P, 6-0, 165, sr.
Tony Rabatin, Beaver, LS, 6-0, 225, sr.
Most Valuable Offensive Player
Luca Neal, Avonworth
Most Valuable Offensive Lineman
Pete Bonnet, Avonworth
Most Valuable Defensive Player
Ethan Shearer, Central Valley
Most Valuable Defensive Lineman
Brendan Alexander, Central Valley
Coach of the Year
Thomas Eshenbaugh, Quaker Valley
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Chris Harlan is a TribLive reporter covering sports. He joined the Trib in 2009 after seven years as a reporter at the Beaver County Times. He can be reached at charlan@triblive.com.
Tags: Avonworth, Beaver, Central Valley, Hopewell, McGuffey, Quaker Valley
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