Player Name: Matt Machalik
School: Palmerton Area High School
Class of: 2024
Primary Position: QB
Secondary Position: FS
Jersey Number: 2
Height: 6’0
Weight: 195
40-Yard Dash: 4.6
GPA: 3.49
Other Sports: Basketball
Starting Experience (Years): Freshman, Sophomore years
2021 Stats: Rushed for 1,539 yards on 150 carries; 10.3 AVG; (highest avg per carry in league) with 7 games of having 100 plus rushing this season. Matt set the single season school touchdown record for TD’s with 31 ( 29 rushing and 2 Int’s returned for TD’s)
Matt threw for 1,308 yards on the season and 9 TD’s. This year he had 1811 all-purpose yards on the season and tallied 201 points (single season record) for us.
Defensively: 70 total tackles, 41 solo; 29 assists; 2 tackles for loss, 7 interceptions (single season school record) 2 INT’s returned for touchdowns; 4 pass deflections, 1 fumble recovery
Honors:
2021 2A Sports Writers All State Team – Offensive Athlete
2021 2nd team QB Colonial League Football Coaches Association
2021 1st Team DB Colonial League Football Coaches Association
WNEP 16 Dream Team – Northeastern/Central PA Top 32 Football player
Blue Ridge 13 “FNF” Player of the year
Times News Newspaper – Week 1 player of the week
Blue Ridge 13 Male Athlete of the week – week 1
National Football Federation Lehigh Valley Chapter Player of the week – Week 7
Times News 2021 All Area Team – Offensive Player Of The Year; All Star Quarterback and All Star Defensive Back
Morning Call 2021 All Colonial Team – 1st Team Defensive Athlete
2021 PAFOOTBALLNEWS. COM Class 2A Coach’s Select All State Team – 2nd team Offensive Athlete
2021 All-EasternPAfootball.com – Class 2A Team 1st Team Offensive Specialist
2021 Lehigh Valley Live Newspaper Team 1st Team: Defensive Back
Twitter: @MachalikMatthew
Coaches comments: “Matt is an outstanding athlete on both sides of the ball and makes his presence known in all games by his play making ability.”
Photo Credit: Lynn Shupp
