Aliquippa’s Devonshire, Warfield take top individual honors on Class 3A all-state team
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Friday, December 28, 2018 | 1:24 PM
Aliquippa’s state championship football team has another reason to celebrate.
The Quips placed six players on the Class 3A all-state team, senior MJ Devonshire was named as the state’s top player and Mike Warfield earned coach of the year.
Also recognized were senior quarterback Eli Kosanovich, senior running back Avante McKenzie, senior wide receiver Will Gipson, senior defensive lineman Solvauhn Moreland and junior defensive lineman Elijah Mike.
Beaver Falls senior athlete Dayln Brickner and Derry senior linebacker Dom DeLuca also were selected.
2018 PENNSYLVANIA FOOTBALL WRITERS ALL-STATE TEAM
OFFENSE
Quarterback
Lane Voytik, Sharon – 6-1, 200 senior
Cole DeFranco, Notre Dame-Green Pond – 5-11, 190 senior
Eli Kosanovich, Aliquippa – 6-2, 200 senior
Leo O’Boyle, Scranton Prep – 6-8, 225 senior
Adam Cecere, Forest Hills – 6-4, 240 senior
Running Back
Avante McKenzie, Aliquippa – 5-8, 187 senior
Patrick Garwo, Conwell-Egan – 5-9, 210 senior
Jose Lopez, Middletown – 5-11, 190 junior
Max Moyers, Lewisburg – 5-10, 185 sophomore
Jordan Wilson, Sharon – 5-9, 230 senior
Zack Helsley, Mercyhurst Prep – 6-0, 185 senior
Wide Receiver
Logan Lutz, Grove City – 6-0, 180 senior
Will Gipson, Aliquippa – 6-1, 145 senior
David Sanders, Notre Dame-Green Pond – 6-4, 190 senior
Gerald Ross, Loyalsock – 6-2, 175 senior
C.J. Parchman, Sharon – 6-3, 215 junior
Tight End
Shane Kozick, Danville – 6-0, 170 senior
Offensive Line
Dylan Schley, Mercyhurst Prep – 6-4, 285 junior
Austin Weisser, Lewisburg – 6-5, 290 senior
Jack Kempsey, North Schuylkill – 6-5, 275 senior
Ethan Miller, Middletown – 6-2, 205 senior
Justin Kopko, Hanover Area – 6-4, 315 senior
Dorian Jefferson, Sharon – 6-2, 270 senior
Athlete
Nate Boyle, Tamaqua – 5-9, 169 junior
Dayln Brickner, Beaver Falls – 6-1, 170 senior
Specialist
Sam Scarton, Hickory – 6-1, 180 senior
Defensive Line
Solvauhn Moreland, Aliquippa – 6-3, 305 senior
Dylan Dailey, Jim Thorpe – 6-1, 215 senior
Cole Senior, Middletown – 6-0, 220 senior
Dwayne Majors, Conwell-Egan – 5-10, 250 senior
Elijah Mike, Aliquippa – 6-1, 305 junior
Cameron Wood, Montoursville – 6-4, 235 junior
Linebacker
Tyler Elsdon, North Schuylkill – 6-2, 215 junior
Tucker Johnson, Scranton Prep – 6-1, 175 junior
Gage Radabaugh, Middletown – 5-10, 180 senior
Dom DeLuca, Derry – 6-5, 225 senior
Kael Gardner, Bald Eagle Area – 6-0, 200 junior
Denver Light, Tyrone – 6-2, 215 senior
Blake Roberts, Bald Eagle Area – 6-2, 190 senior
Defensive Back
M.J. Devonshire, Aliquippa – 5-11, 180 senior
Tysheem Johnson, Neumann-Goretti – 5-11, 180 sophomore
Thomas Pidgeon, Lakeland – 6-0, 165 senior
Steve Smith, Mercyhurst Prep – 6-1, 175 sophomore
Player of the Year: M.J. Devonshire, Aliquippa
Coach of the Year: Mike Warfield, Aliquippa
Chris Harlan is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can contact Chris at charlan@tribweb.com or via Twitter @CHarlan_Trib.
Tags: Aliquippa, Beaver Falls, Derry Area
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