Former WPIAL star recruits Montour lineman George Padezanin to Lehigh

By: Chris Harlan
Saturday, January 25, 2020 | 5:25 PM

Montour lineman George Padezanin committed Saturday to Lehigh, recruited to the Patriot League school by a former WPIAL football standout.

Lehigh’s recruiting coordinator is Anthony DiMichele, a 2007 Sto-Rox graduate.

Padezanin, a 6-foot-4, 285-pound tackle, earned all-conference honors on both sides of the football this past fall. He listed more than a dozen Division I offers.

Lehigh gave Padezanin one of his first offers last April. His list grew to include Akron, Albany, Brown, Bucknell, Colgate, Cornell, Dartmouth, Delaware State, Holy Cross, Lafayette, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Richmond, Robert Morris, St. Francis and Yale.

Padezanin joins North Allegheny defensive end Sam Sheridan, who committed to Lehigh in December.

The Mountain Hawks went 4-7 overall last season, 3-3 in the Patriot League under first-year coach Tom Gilmore.

Thanks to my parents, coaches, friends, and teammates, I am 100% committed to Lehigh University!!!⛰⛰⛰???????????? pic.twitter.com/PkuRkksMvq

— George Padezanin (@georgepadezanin) January 25, 2020

❗️Thank You Montour❗️
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— George Padezanin (@georgepadezanin) December 2, 2019

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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