READING – Daniel Boone’s Jon Monteiro threw for 155 yards in the first half to pace the West all-stars to a 34-19 win over the East all-stars in the 12 the annual Voices Berks Senior Football Classic Sunday at Albright’s Shirk Stadium.
In the first half the East all-stars led 19-14 behind a pair of touchdowns by Reading High’s Yamil Echavarria. The East defense shut down the West running game and forced them to pass. The West managed negative rushing yards in the first half and just 19 total yards rushing for the game. West
head coach Alan Moyer said, ”We had to change things, we had to throw it around a little bit.”
Monteiro’s big first half helped keep the West close in the first half. He would end up being the West MVP, completing 8 of 13 for 197 yards passing. Monteiro gave the West all-stars the lead in the second quarter when he found Wilson’s Johnny Morgan for a 58-yard touchdown. West led 12-7. Monteiro talked about staying in the pocket, “I’ve taken hits all my career, it didn’t bother me.”
The West took advantage of some East mistakes. In the second half a bad snapped to the punter Butz went for a 34-yard loss. The West took over at the 21. Wilson’s Kriss Brown went in for the one-yard score to give the West a 20-9 lead. The big play of the drive was a Montero’s 16-yard strike to Wilson’s Calvin Panghulan. On the East’s next possession, Governor Mifflin’s Dave Gurtkowski sacked West’s Estock and forced a fumble. Patrick Walker of Hamburg recovered the ball on the East 22 yard line. Governor Mifflin’s Eric Wertz scored on a fourth and goal from the seven-yard line to give the West a commanding 26-19 lead.
Turnovers by the East all-stars gave the West short playing field in the second half. They took over in East territory all five times in the half that lead to three scores inside the 30. East coach Jeff Chillot of Schuylkill Valley said, “When you fumble a punt snap and give them the ball and the quarterback fumbles, they’re gonna take advantage of it.” Hershey Walton of Reading High was named the East’s Most Valuable Player. The West All-Stars lead the series 9-2-1.
