Tri-County West all-conference: Aliquippa’s Devonshire, Moreland earn MVP honors
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Sunday, November 18, 2018 | 11:12 PM
Aliquippa teammates MJ Devonshire and Solvauhn Moreland, two-way standouts for the WPIAL champion, swept conference MVP honors in the Tri-County West.
Devonshire earned the award for offense, Moreland was named the top defender and each received first-team all-conference recognition on both sides of the ball.
In all, the Quips earned eight first-team all-conference spots.
First-year Aliquippa coach Mike Warfield shared coach of the year honors with Beaver Falls’ Nick Nardone.
First team offense
Ryan Jackovic, Quaker Valley, TE, senior
Deoveon Crute, Aliquippa, WR, senior
William Gipson, Aliquippa, WR, senior
Anthony Mendicino, Central Valley, WR, senior
CJ Morrow, Keystone Oaks, WR, senior
Elijah Mike, Aliquippa, OT, junior
Gavin Harris, Keystone Oaks, OT, senior
Solvauhn Moreland, Aliquippa, G, senior
Reed Fitzsimmons, Central Valley, G, junior
Jared Miles, Beaver Falls, C, senior
Logan Shrubb, Keystone Oaks, QB, sophomore
Avante McKenzie, Aliquippa, RB, senior
Michael Daure, Keystone Oaks, RB, senior
Rudy Mihoces, South Park, RB, junior
Garrett Nicol, Hopewell, FB, senior
MJ Devonshire, Aliquippa, athlete, senior
Gio Valforte, Keystone Oaks, K, senior
Offensive MVP: MJ Devonshire, Aliquippa
First team defense
Andre Thompson, Beaver Falls, DE, senior
Luke Garda, Keystone Oaks, DE, senior
Solevauhn Moreland, Aliquippa, DT, senior
Jon Blackburn, South Park, DT, junior
Gavin Harris, Keystone Oaks, DT, senior
Rudy Mihoces, South Park, OLB, junior
Brandon Goldbach, South Park, OLB, senior
Nick Whittington, Keystone Oaks, ILB, junior
Isaac Guss, Quaker Valley, ILB, senior
MJ Devonshire, Aliquippa, DB, senior
Amen Cottrill, Beaver Falls, DB, senior
Dayln Brickner, Beaver Falls, DB, senior
Anthony Mendicino, Central Valley, DB, senior
Ryan Jackovic, Quaker Valley, DB, senior
Ethan Moore, Quaker Valley, P, senior
Defensive MVP: Solvauhn Moreland, Aliquippa
Coaches of the Year: Mike Warfield, Aliquippa; Nick Nardone, Beaver Falls
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, Central Valley, Hopewell, Keystone Oaks, Quaker Valley, South Park, Waynesburg, Waynesburg Central
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