5 Central Valley teammates voted all-state; Ameer Dudley named top player in 3A
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Tuesday, December 22, 2020 | 2:00 PM
Central Valley’s Ameer Dudley carries past Wyomissing Area’s Jordan Auman during the fourth quarter of the PIAA Class 3A state championship game on Friday, Nov. 27, 2020, at Hersheypark Stadium.
Undefeated Central Valley was unmatched this season, a dominance that was rewarded in all-state voting Tuesday.
Warriors quarterback Ameer Dudley was named the state’s Player of the Year in Class 3A, four teammates earned all-state honors and Mark Lyons was named Coach of the Year in a vote of Pennsylvania football writers.
Joining Dudley on the all-state team were teammates Landon Alexander, Stephon Hall, Myles Walker and Sean FitzSimmons. Combined, they went 12-0 winning WPIAL and PIAA titles.
The team’s first 11 wins came by way of the mercy rule.
Dudley, a Harvard recruit, passed for 1,297 yards and 16 touchdowns. His stats came largely in the first half of games since Central Valley often had a big lead by the third quarter. The Warriors outscored conference opponents 207-22.
Also earning all-state honors were Elizabeth Forward’s Chase Whatton and South Park’s Eli Podgorski.
The all-state teams for Class A, 2A and 3A were announced Tuesday. All other classifications are scheduled Wednesday.
2020 Pa. Football Writers All-State Team
Class 3A
OFFENSE
Quarterback
Michael Henwood, Hickory, 6-2, 175, sr.
K.J. Riley, Danville, 6-1, 195, sr.
Jeff Hoenstine, Central Martinsburg, 5-10, 171, so.
Jake Hall, North Schuylkill, 6-0, 215, jr.
Ameer Dudley, Central Valley, 6-2, 196, sr.
Running back
Zane Janiszewski, Western Wayne, 5-11, 195, sr.
Matt Frauen, Notre Dame Green Pond, 6-1, 190, sr.
Rocco Pulizzi, Montoursville, 6-0, 190, jr.
Josh Chowansky, North Schuylkill, 5-8, 170, jr.
Landon Alexander, Central Valley, 5-11, 181, jr.
Wide receiver
Ramarion Whitehead, Hickory, 6-1, 165, jr.
Damon Gripp, Tyrone, 6-3, 185, sr.
Chad Parton, Salisbury, 5-11, 180, sr.
Carson Persing, Danville, 5-8, 155, so.
Tight end
CJ Dippre, Lakeland, 6-5, 250, sr.
Offensive line
Dustin Wallace, North Schuylkill, 6-0, 235, sr.
Ian Wright, Athens, 6-6, 302, sr.
Hunter Hanna, Montoursville, 6-2, 220, jr.
Eli Podgorski, South Park, 6-3, 263, sr.
Garrett Bauer, St. Mary’s, 6-1, 268, sr.
Jack Feightner, Wyomissing, 6-2, 200, sr.
Athlete
Mercury Swaim, Bedford, 6-0, 190, jr.
Shea Morgan, Pine Grove, 5-10, 155, sr.
DEFENSE
Defensive line
Chase Whatton, Elizabeth Forward, 6-4, 235, sr.
Devin Atkinson, Lancaster Catholic, 6-0, 215, sr.
Aeden Holler, Loyalsock, 6-4, 220, sr.
Steven Olexy, Wyomissing, 6-0, 240, sr.
Sean FitzSimmons, Central Valley, 6-3, 275, jr.
Linebacker
Mason Raup, Danville, 5-11, 175, so.
Darren Brunner, Wyomissing, 6-1, 195, sr.
Brody Robinson, Pine Grove, 5-10, 210, sr.
Dylan Bennett, Montoursville, 6-4, 220, sr.
Evan Niedrowski, Wyomissing, 6-2, 240, sr.
Jackson Pryts, Hickory, 6-4, 205, jr.
Defensive back
Zach Zechman, Wyomissing, 6-0, 175, sr.
Myles Walker, Central Valley, 5-10, 158, sr.
Steven Ressler, Bedford, 6-0, 185, sr.
Stephon Hall, Central Valley, 6-2, 177, sr.
Specialist
Aidan Cirulli, Wyomissing, 5-11, 175, sr.
Athlete
Jordan Auman, Wyomissing, 5-11, 170, sr.
Dillon Young, Montoursville, 6-1, 170, sr.
Player of the Year
Ameer Dudley, Central Valley
Coach of the Year
Mark Lyons, Central Valley
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: Central Valley, Elizabeth Forward, South Park
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