West Greene record-setter Ben Jackson leads Tri-County South all-conference
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Wednesday, November 27, 2019 | 2:54 AM
West Greene’s Ben Jackson (34) runs along the sideline against California on Oct. 4, 2019, at West Greene.
West Greene running back Ben Jackson, who became the first WPIAL rusher to top 3,000 yards in a season, was among the players recognized by coaches in the Class A Tri-County South.
Conference coaches didn’t choose a traditional all-conference team but instead selected a list of 44 players.
Jackson finished the year with a single-season rushing record of 3,076 yards.
Avella
Blaze Allen, OL-DL-LB, 5-11, 245, jr.
Robbie West, OL-DL, 6-3, 220, jr.
Bentworth
Shawn Dziak, QB, 6-0, 160, sr.
Trevor Richardson, K, 6-0, 220, jr.
Owen Petrisek, RB-LB, 5-7, 175, jr.
Trent Cavanaugh, LB-RB, 5-10, 200, jr.
California
Lucas Qualk, RB-OLB, 5-8, 180, sr.
Cochise Ryan, QB-S, 5-11, 188, sr.
Malik Ramsey, WR-C, 6-3, 182, sr.
Seth Rerricha, TE-OLB, 5-10, 175, jr.
Colton Lusk , RB-C, 5-11, 165, sr.
Colin Tyhonas, G-DT, 6-1, 258, sr.
Christian McKinley, OT-DT, 5-11, 270, sr.
Sam Thomas, G-LB, 6-2, 250, sr.
Chartiers-Houston
Anthony Lento, QB, 5-11, 175, sr.
Tyler Blumen, WR, 6-1, 175, sr.
Lane Camden, LB, 5-10, 155, so.
Shawn Wheeler, LB, 5-9, 165, sr.
Joey Christy, C, 5-11, 185, sr.
Julian Miller, DT, 6-0, 275, sr.
Austin Kuslock, DE, 5-11, 200, jr.
Jefferson-Morgan
Dalton Heath, RB-LB, 6-0, 160, fr.
Austin Geho, RB-DB, 5-8, 150, sr.
Owen Maddich, WR-DE, 6-5, 180, jr.
Jonathan Wolfe, RB-LB, 5-11, 220, jr.
Mason McNett, OL-LB, 6-0, 215, so.
Mapletown
Landan Stevenson, RB-DB-LB, 5-9, 160, fr.
Max Vanata, QB-DB-LB, 6-1, 160, so.
Cohen Stout, RB-DL, 6-0, 220, fr.
Monessen
Marquel Smith, WR-DB, 6-3, 151, sr.
Jalen Brice, QB-LB, 5-9, 205, sr.
Darius Stevenson, WR-DB, 5-9, 150, sr.
Isaiah Beltram, QB-LB, 5-7, 155, jr.
Desmond Short, DL, 5-9, 185, sr.
Mark Mizerak Jr., OL-DL, 6-4, 305, jr.
West Greene
Kevin Thompson, K, 5-8, 150, fr.
Gavin Scott, WR-DB, 6-1, 185, sr.
Austin Crouse, WR-DB, 5-9, 155, sr.
Benjamin Jackson, RB-LB, 6-1, 220, sr.
Kolin Walker, RB-LB, 6-1, 209, sr.
Corey Wise, TE-LB, 5-11, 195, so.
Andrew Litton, LB, 6-0, 190, sr.
Gregory Staggers, OL-DL, 6-5, 285, sr.
Brock Bedilion, OL-DL, 6-0, 290, sr.
Coach of the Year: Terry Fetsko, Chartiers-Houston
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2019 WPIAL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS
Big East Conference (5A)
Big East Conference (3A)
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: Avella, Bentworth, California, Chartiers-Houston, Jefferson-Morgan, Mapletown, Monessen, West Greene
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