22 WPIAL football players picked for Big School East-West all-star game
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Saturday, February 18, 2023 | 12:28 PM
Pine-Richland teammates Ryan Palmieri, Jake Beam, John Rottinghaus and Matt Nicely, who won a state title together in December, were among 22 WPIAL football players chosen for the Big School East-West all-star game.
The East-West event consists of two games May 21 at Bishop McDevitt in Harrisburg. The big school game for Class 4A-6A players starts at 5 p.m., with a small school game at noon for classes A-3A.
Two WPIAL schools had three players selected for the big school West roster. Aliquippa teammates Naquan Crowder, Jason McBride and Donovan Walker were picked, along with Mt. Lebanon’s Grayson Dee, Kade Capristo and Will Hartung.
Also selected were Plum’s Eryck Moore-Watkins, Bethel Park’s Aidan Currie, Hampton’s Benny Haselrig, Canon-McMillan’s Andrew Kocan and Kent McMahon, North Allegheny’s Abdullah Daud, Central Catholic’s Andrew Fontana, Franklin Regional’s Maxwell Leven, Gateway’s Anez Jordan, Woodland Hills’ Cruz McMillan and Central Valley’s Rylan Jeter and Jayvin Thompson.
Big School West roster
Pos., Name, School
QB, Finn Furmanek, State College
QB, Isaac Sines, Cumberland Valley
RB, Artis Simmons, McDowell
RB, Eryck Moore-Watkins, Plum
TE/HB, Grayson Dee, Mt. Lebanon
TE/HB, Aidan Currie, Bethel Park
ATH, Ryan Palmieri, Pine-Richland
WR, Wakeem Page, Cathedral Prep
WR, Benny Haselrig, Hampton
WR, Parker Hines, Central York
OL, Andrew Kocan, Canon-McMillan
OL, Abdullah Daud, North Allegheny
OL, Jake Beam, Pine-Richland
OL, Kade Capristo, Mt. Lebanon
OL, Andrew Fontana, Central Catholic
OL, Maxwell Leven, Franklin Regional
OL, Layton Schmick, Carlisle Area
DT, Thomas Nelson, Carlisle Area
DT, Naquan Crowder, Aliquippa
DT, Jason McBride, Aliquippa
DE, John Rottinghaus, Pine-Richland
DE, Manny Miller, Altoona
DE, Cruz McMillan, Woodland Hills
ILB, Kent McMahon, Canon-McMillan
ILB, Will Hartung, Mt. Lebanon
OLB, Ez Thomas, Carlisle Area
OLB, Will Stone, State College
CB, Donovan Walker, Aliquippa
CB, Rylan Jeter, Central Valley
CB, Anez Jordan, Gateway
CB, Ray Jackson, McDowell
S, Jayvin Thompson, Central Valley
S, Andrew Osmun, Spring Grove
P/K, Ian Brandt, State College
P/K, Derek Witmer, Cedar Cliff
LS, Matt Nicely, Pine-Richland
Head coach
Matt Lintal, State College
Assistant coaches
Christopher Grube, Kennard-Dale
Eric Foust, Shippensburg
Jason Dressler, Mifflinburg
Kurt Condo, Juniata
Ryan Linn, Moon
Big School East roster
Pos., Name, School
QB, Jake Fotta, Emmaus
QB, Harrison Susi, Coatesville
RB, Ethan Shine, Central Bucks East
RB, Andre Weidman, Ephrata
WR, Connor Shamany, Hazleton Area
WR, Asir Moore, Imhotep Charter
WR, Shaun Purvy, Souderton Area
WR, Braden Cummings, Elizabethtown
ATH, Matthew Cusatis, Hazleton Area
ATH, Nico Bossi, Abington Heights
OL, Anthony Caccese, Exeter Township
OL, Liam Powers, Central Bucks East
OL, Ethan Speece, Wyoming Area
OL, John Jones, Crestwood
OL, Luke Zlogar, Central Dauphin
OL, Sean Wilson, Easton Area
OL, Brian Cherry, Cheltenham
DT, Kyree Butler, Upper Dublin
DT, Jabree Davis, Chester
DT, David Nguyen, Frankford
DE, Kion Wright, Cheltenham
DE, Chuckie Drain, Cocalico
DE, Riley Hackett, Upper Dublin
ILB, Rocco Daugherty, Manheim Central
ILB, Kade Werner, Bishop McDevitt
OLB, Zach Zollers, Spring-Ford
OLB, Razay Bowles, Susquehanna Township
CB, Jalen Fletcher, Freedom
CB, Ian Amegatcher, Central Dauphin East
CB, Nakhi Bullock, Parkland
CB, Corey Wright-Downing, Imhotep Charter
S, Daimon Jacobs, West Chester Rustin
S, Alexie Sangster Jr., Freedom
K/P, Ty Quintois, Souderton Area
K/P, Gryffin Mitstifer, Parkland
LS, Chris Smolenak, Crestwood
Head coach
Matt Ortega, Coatesville
Assistant coaches
Tom Hetrick, Central Bucks South
John Lorchak, Muhlenberg
Matt Senneca, Whitehall
Shawn Daignault, Bethlehem Liberty
Paul Russick, Honesdale
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.
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