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2023 Class 5A All-EasternPAFootball.com Team

Written by: on Tuesday, January 9th, 2024. Follow David Mika on Twitter.

The 2023 edition of the EasternPAFootball.com Class 5A postseason team consists of players from schools of Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 11, 12, and Independent teams. There is a First and Second Team and Honorable Mention for this postseason team.

1st TEAM OFFENSE:

Tight End (TE):
Sr. Aiden Black, Delaware Valley 6’3 220

Wide receivers (WR):
Sr. Brennan Holmes, New Oxford 6’1 180
Sr. Josh Smith, Mechanicsburg 6’1 170

Offensive lineman (OL):
Sr. Michael Hershey, Spring Grove 6’4 250
Soph. Tyler Duell, West Chester East 6’6 275
Sr. Danny Aselton, Phoenixville 6’4 245
Sr. Peter Jones, Malvern Prep 6’5 300
Sr. Billy Brown, Strath Haven 6’5 310
Jr. Khalil Matthews, West Philadelphia 6’2 305

Quarterback (QB):
Sr. Kye Harting, Garden Spot 5’10 185
Sr. Mikal Davis, Imhotep Charter 6’1 210
Sr. Sam McCracken, Ephrata 6’1 215

Running Back (RB):
Sr. Cole Bartram, Northern York 5’9 215
Jr. Jabree Wallace-Coleman, Imhotep Charter 6’ 200
Sr. Angel Cabrera, Hershey 6’ 225
Jr. Jayden Zandier, Exeter 6’1 165

Specialist (SP-O):
Sr. Aaryn Longenecker, Cocalico 5’10 175

Kicker (K):
Sr. Todd Becker, Cocalico 5’10 157

1st TEAM DEFENSE:

Defensive Lineman (DL):
Sr. Ayden Wysocki, South Western 6’2 250
Sr. Jahsear Whittington, Imhotep Charter 6’2 280
Sr. Mason Grear, West Chester East 6’1 245

Linebackers (LB):
Soph. Jerrell Palmer, Chester 5’10 215
Sr. Quintin Pfautz, Ephrata 6’3 215
Sr. Justin Kalitsnik, Delaware Valley 6’2 180
Jr. Khalid Bueno, Martin Luther King 6’2 215

Defensive Backs (DB):
Jr. Ken Woseley, Imhotep Charter 5’11 185
Sr. Ryder Machado, Delaware Valley 6’1 175
Sr. Jeremiah Knowles, Ephrata 5’9 160
Sr. Jah Jah Boyd, Roman Catholic 5’11 175

Punter (P):
Sr. Jack Ploszay, Malvern Prep 6’3 190

Specialist (SP-D):
Soph. Kyle Keefe, West Chester East 6’ 170
Sr. Nathan Lusk, Cedar Cliff 6’1 190

2nd TEAM OFFENSE:

Tight End (TE):
Sr. Johann Hennigan, Imhotep Charter 6’ 225
Sr. Zach Zandier, Exeter 6’5 220

Wide receivers (WR):
Jr. Andrew Olesh, Southern Lehigh 6’5 210
Sr. Mason Fedor, Abington Heights 6’4 190
Sr. Tyseer Denmark, Imhotep Charter 5’11 180

Offensive lineman (OL):
Sr. Andrew Kirlin, Marple Newtown 6’6 305
Sr. Brock Cummings, West Chester Rustin 6’7 275
Sr. Demetrius Jones, Martin Luther King 6’4 265
Sr. Devin Johnson, Roman Catholic 6’3 270
Sr. Gavin Cox, Solanco 6’2 275
Sr. Logan Demchyk, Malvern Prep 6’3 275
Sr. Soren Stolzfus, Conestoga Valley 6’2 285
Sr. Zafir Stewart, Imhotep Charter 6’4 320
Sr. Jacob Albaugh, Delaware Valley 6’6 275

Quarterback (QB):
Soph. Jalen Harris, Chester 6’1 175
Soph. Semaj Beals, Roman Catholic 6’ 155

Running Back (RB):
Jr. Chase Hatton, West Chester Rustin 5’10 185
Jr. James Fisher, Strath Haven 5’10 170
Sr. Michael Turner, Springfield-Delco 5’11 175
Sr. Sam Steffey, Cocalico 5’10 190

Specialist (SP-O):
Sr. Trey Dogmanits, Whitehall 5’10 160
Sr. Tyler Wileczek, West Chester East 5’9 165

Kicker (K):
Sr. William Maurek, Fleetwood 6’2 175
Soph. Evan Honberger, Ephrata 5’8 140

2nd TEAM DEFENSE:

Defensive Lineman (DL):
DL Jr. Carter Faubel, Delaware Valley
DE Sr. Dominic Toy, Chester 6’5 225

Linebackers (LB):
Jr. Jake Bauer, Malvern Prep 6’1 220
Sr. Raheem Reid, Imhotep Charter 6’3 225
Jr. Seth Morgan, Conestoga Valley 5’10 190
Jr. Carter Troxell, Whitehall 5’11 215

Defensive Backs (DB):
Jr. Saimire Locks, Imhotep Charter 6’1 170
Sr. Nate Pashley, Exeter 6’1 170
Soph. Willie Norris, Imhotep Charter 5’9 165

Specialist (SP-D):
Jr. Dane Bollinger, Cocalico 5’7 175
Sr. Marco Kaufman, Strath Haven 6’1 180

Punter (P):
Sr. Evan Ziegler, Cedar Cliff 5’10 170

HONORABLE MENTION:

District 1 Players:
DL Sr. Colin Riley, West Chester Rustin
DL Jr. Jahi Curtis, Strath Haven
DL Sr. Mike Miller, Springfield-Delco
DB Sr. Christopher Kohlbrenner, Upper Dublin
LB Jr. Fenton Kulp, West Chester East
LB Jr. Kevin Hegarty, Plymouth Whitemarsh
LB Jr. Nate Romano, Springfield-Delco
LB Sr. Matt Malley, Penncrest
DB Sr. DJ Ballinger, Methacton
DB Sr. Paul Defruscio, Marple Newtown
P Sr. Cyrus Palladino, Upper Merion
ATH Soph. Daron Harris, Chester
OL Jr. David Kostyukov, Oxford Area
OL Sr. Jamie Gray, Phoenixville
OL Sr. Gus Bryan, Springfield-Delco
OL Sr. Jack McGowan, Marple Newtown
OL Sr. Steven Bernard, West Chester Rustin
QB Sr. Braeden Melia, Great Valley
QB Sr. Braeden O’Connell, West Chester Henderson
QB Sr. David Bertoline, Marple Newtown
TE Soph. Larry Hughes, Upper Moreland
RB Jr. Brian Box, Marple Newtown
RB Sr. Dayshon Jackson, Chester
RB Jr. Deacon Williams, Phoenixville
RB Sr. Nazye Boggs, Plymouth-Whitemarsh
RB Sr. Noah Griffin, Sun Valley
RB Jr. Shane Green, Strath Haven
RB Sr. Shyne Roberts, Upper Dublin

District 2 Players:
DL Sr. Javon James, Scranton
DB Sr. Billy Maloney, Scranton
QB Soph. Nick Bradley, Abington Heights
WR Fr. Lucas Lopresto, Pittston Area

District 3 Players:
DE Sr. Reed Gruber, Garden Spot
DL Sr. Charlie Lydamore, Ephrata
DL Sr. Cory Schaffer, Hershey
DL Jr. Logan Wegman, Exeter
DL Sr. Parker Funk, Greencastle-Antrim
LB Sr. Brayden Zirkle, Dover
LB Sr. Jarret Bitzer, New Oxford
LB Sr. Kadin Jones, Palmyra
LB Sr. Michael Jones, Cedar Cliff
OLB Sr. Montgomery Sensenig, Ephrata
DB Jr. A.J. Hurst, Garden Spot
DB Sr. Cade Baumgarder, South Western
DB Soph. Cam Sweeney, Hershey
DB Sr. Kaden Shope, Shippensburg
DB Jr. Reese Hohl, Governor Mifflin
DB Jr. Wes Heagy, Lower Dauphin
ATH Sr. Angel Collazo, Ephrata
C Sr. Matt McConnell, Exeter
OG Sr. Hunter Frable, Cocalico
OL Gabe Trostle, Gettysburg
OL Guner Hiller, Cedar Cliff
OT Sr. Logan Brubaker, Cocalico
QB Jr. Bennett Secrest, Cedar Cliff
RB Jr. Austin Rollman, South Western
RB Jr. Jayden Johnson, Conestoga Valley
WR Jr. Jace Conrad, Garden Spot
WR Sr. Thomas Smyser, Dover
WR Jr. Trenton Hoober, Garden Spot
Fr. Zachary Martin, Garden Spot

District 11 Players:
DE Sr. Brandon Stiehler, Pocono Mountian West
LB Jr. Carter Troxel, Whitehall
RB Sr. Alex Ecker, Pleasant Valley
RB Sr. Cade Sawyer, Southern Lehigh
RB Jr. Nate Gray, East Stroudsburg South
K Jack Inglis, Southern Lehigh

District 12 Players:
DL Jr. Jaasai Simmons, Roman Catholic
DL Sa’iyd Harper-Haines, West Philadelphia
DT Sr. David Johnson, Imhotep Charter
DT Soph. Joseph Sondah, Imhotep Charter
DB Jr. Sameer Keith, Martin Luther King
ATH Sr. Dazhaun Hopkins, Roman Catholic
ATH Fr. Hyneef Thomas, Simon Gratz
ATH Jr. Makhai Robinson, Martin Luther King
OT Soph. Brian Moore, Imhotep Charter
TE Sr. Luke Van Brill, Roman Catholic
RB Soph. Syeer Coleman, Imhotep Charter
K Sr. Miguel Gomez, Mastery North Charter

Non-PIAA:
S. Jr. Andrew Pellicciotta, Malvern Prep

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