HARRISBURG – On Saturday afternoon, at the Country Club of Harrisburg, the award winners were announced. The votes were determined by fans and media members.
The awards are sponsored by SportsRecruiters.com and owner Wayde Marsico.
The night got started with the announcement of the Three Star award to Lower Dauphin’s Charlie Fortney. He is heading to Shippensburg.
The 2022 “Mickey Minnich” Legendary Coach Award went to Wyomissing Area’s Bob Wolfrum.
The Lineman awards for the 2022 season went to J’Ven Williams and Riley Robell. Williams is already enrolled in Penn State and was named Mr. PA Small School (1A-3A) lineman of the year.
Robell was named Big School (4A-6A) lineman of the year. He had 68 tackles, 36 for loss, and three sacks last season. He has committed to James Madison.
He is a two-time heavyweight wrestling champion in 2A.
The Michael Payton Memorial Quarterback Award winner for the 2022 season was Samaj Jones of St. Joseph’s Prep.
Jones led his team to the 6A PIAA State title. He threw for 2,526 yards and 32 touchdowns.
The Big School (4A-6A) winner was picked between So. QB Stone Saunders of Bishop McDevitt, Jr. QB Samaj Jones of St. Joseph’s Prep, Sr. RB/S Abubakarr Kamara of Interboro, Sr. RB/LB Jaheim White of York High and Sr. QB/S Ryan Palmieri of Pine-Richland.
The 2022 winner was sophomore quarterback Stone Saunders. Saunders passed for 3,583 yards and 54 touchdowns leading McDevitt to the 2022 Class 4A State title. He threw for 168 yards and 5 touchdowns in a win over Aliquippa.
Stone couldn’t be there last night because he was visiting Notre Dame. His mother accepted the award on his behalf.
The Small School (1A-3A) winner was picked between Sr. QB/S Jeff Hoenstine of Central, Jr. QB Alex Erby of Steelton-Highspire (3), Sr. RB/QB Braeden Wisloski of Southern Columbia, Sr. QB/S Karson Kiesewetter of Bishop Guilfoyle, Jr. RB/S Quinton Martin of Belle Vernon and Sr. OT/OG/DT J’Ven Williams of Wyomissing Area.
The 2022 winner was record-setting quarterback Jeff Hoenstine of Central. Hoenstine is a three-time All-State selection and in 2022 threw for 3,996 yards and 57 touchdowns. At quarterback, he led his team to a 34-4 record as a starter.
Past Mr. PA Football winners are:
Class 4A-6A
2010 Rushel Shell – Hopewell High School & West Virginia
2011* Rushel Shell – Hopewell High School & West Virginia
2011* Noah Spence – Bishop McDevitt High School & Ohio State
2012 Robert Foster – Central Valley High School & University of Alabama
2013 Andrew Ford – Cedar Cliff High School & Virginia Tech
2014 Saquon Barkley – Whitehall High School & Penn State
2015 Miles Sanders – Woodland Hills High School & Penn State
2016 D’Andre Swift – St. Joseph’s Prep & Georgia
2017 Philip Jurkovec – Pine-Richland High School & Notre Dame
2018 Daequan Hardy – Penn Hills High School & Penn State
2019 Evan Simon – Manheim Central High School & Rutgers
2020 Kyle McCord – St. Joseph’s Prep & Ohio State
2021 Nicholas Singleton – Governor Mifflin High School & Penn State
Class 1A-3A
2010 Desimon Green – Clairton High School & Texas Tech/California (Pa.)
2011 Tyler Boyd – Clairton High School & Pittsburgh
2012 Tyler Boyd – Clairton High School & Pittsburgh
2013 DeAndre Scott – Imhotep Charter High School & Arizona State
2014 Dominick Bragalone – South Williamsport High School & Lehigh
2015 Michael Shuster – Camp Hill High School & Penn State
2016 Lamont Wade – Clairton High School & Penn State
2017 Robert Kennedy – Jeannette High School & Lackawanna College
2018 Julian Fleming – Southern Columbia High School & Ohio State
2019 Julian Fleming – Southern Columbia High School & Ohio State University
2020 Josh Hough – Beaver Falls High School & Syracuse University
2021 Gavin Garcia – Southern Columbia High School & Kent State University
Past Mr. PA Football Lineman winners are:
Class 4A-6A
2016 Joshua Lugg – North Allegheny & Notre Dame
2017 Micah Parsons – Harrisburg & Penn State
2018 Andrew Kristofic – Pine-Richland & Notre Dame
2019 Nicholas Dawkins – Parkland & Penn State
2020 Nolan Rucci – Warwick & Wisconsin
2021 Enai White – Imhotep Charter & Texas A&M
Class 1A-3A
2016 Donovan Jeter – Beaver Falls & Michigan
2017 Justin Johnson – Neumann-Goretti & Oregan
2018 Ja Quay Hubbard – Sharpsville & West Virginia
2019 Dayon Hayes – Westinghouse & Notre Dame
2020 CJ Dippre – Lakeland & Maryland
2021 Sean FitzSimmons – Central Valley & Pittsburgh
Past Michael Payton Memorial Quarterback winners are:
2018 Kane Everson – Harrisburg & William & Mary
2019 Ricky Ortega – Coatesville & Villanova
2020 Ameer Dudley – Central Valley & Harvard
2021 Beau Pribula – Central York & Penn State
