Pine-Richland quarterback Phil Jurkovec named Pennsylvania player of the year
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Monday, December 11, 2017 | 10:45 AM
Two days after Phil Jurkovec led Pine-Richland to a PIAA championship, Gatorade named the Notre Dame-bound quarterback as the state’s player of the year.
The 6-foot-5, 215-pound senior passes for 3,969 yards and 39 touchdowns this season, while also rushing for 1,211 and 24 more scores. He rushed for four touchdowns and threw a fifth Saturday when Pine-Richland defeated St. Joseph’s Prep, 41-21, in the PIAA Class 6A championship at Hersheypark Stadium.
Congrats to Phil Jurkovec, @pjurkovec, the 2017-18 Gatorade Pennsylvania Player of the Year! Couldn’t be more proud!!#GatoradePOY @PRRamsFootball pic.twitter.com/BrSfHK59On
— Eric Kasperowicz (@CoachKasper) December 11, 2017
Tags: Pine-Richland
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