2019 PENNSYLVANIA FOOTBALL WRITERS’
CLASS 3A ALL-STATE TEAM
Here are the players selected to the 2019 Class 3A all-state team by the Pennsylvania Football Writers.
OFFENSE
QUARTERBACK
Dom DeLuca, Wyoming Area – 6-2, 200 senior
- Led team to Class 3A state title. Threw for 1,692 yards and 22 touchdowns. Rushed for 982 yards and 13 touchdowns. Averaged 6.3 yards per carry. Recorded 87 tackles with 49 solo. Received preferred walk-on status from Pitt, Penn State and UMass. Accounted for 3 TDs in comeback win in PIAA finals. Was 3 rd on team with 87 tackles, 4 INTs. Also punted.
Lane Voytik, Sharon – 6-1, 210 senior
Kamal Gray, Pope John Paul II – 6-0, 190 senior
Brayden Knoblauch, Tamaqua – 5-11, 172 senior
Ameer Dudley, Central Valley – 6-1, 170 junior
RUNNING BACK
Nate Boyle, Tamaqua – 5-8, 178 senior
Jose Lopez, Middletown – 5-10, 195 senior
Justin Huss, Derry Area – 5-9, 155 senior
Tysheem Johnson, Neumann-Goretti – 5-10, 170 junior
Max Hurleman, Wyomissing – 5-11, 180 senior
WIDE RECEIVER
Ty Eilam, Sharon – 5-10, 170 senior
Rees Watkins, Loyalsock – 6-2, 185 senior
Matt Kistler, Tamaqua – 5-10, 152 senior
Jake Reddick, Grove City – 6-3, 190 senior
TIGHT END
Dylan Walker, Pope John Paull II – 6-5, 235 senior
OFFENSIVE LINE
Will Carson, Montoursville – 6-4, 285 senior
Dylan Schley, Mercyhurst Prep – 6-4, 275 senior
Cobe Frycklund, Jim Thorpe – 6-3, 275 senior
Bronson Strouse, Tamaqua – 6-0, 244 senior
Trey Wells, Lancaster Catholic – 6-5, 265 senior
Lance Craig, Grove City – 6-1, 270 senior
ATHLETE
Jaden Leiby, North Schuylkill – 5-11, 165 senior
Riley Daubert, Warrior Run – 5-7, 165 senior
DEFENSE
DEFENSIVE LINE
Cameron Wood, Montoursville – 6-4, 240 senior
Sean FitzSimmons, Central Valley – 6-3, 274 sophomore
Dayon Hayes, Westinghouse – 6-4, 237 senior
Elijah Mike, Aliquippa – 6-1, 305 senior
Sammy Solomon, Wyoming Area – 6-4, 295 senior
- Recorded 97 tackles, 45 of them solo. Holds six Division 1 offers from Bowling Green, Rutgers, Syracuse, Boston College, Virginia, Western Michigan. Had 7.5 sacks and 17 quarterback hurries. Also had a rushing and receiving touchdown this year.
Jake Green, North Schuylkill – 6-1, 280 senior
LINEBACKER
Zuriah Fisher, Aliquippa – 6-3, 235 senior
Tyler Elsdon, North Schuylkill – 6-2, 228 senior
Justin Mitala, Pope John Paul II – 6-2, 210 senior
Reed FitzSimmons, Central Valley – 6-1, 217 senior
Tucker Johnson, Scranton Prep – 6-2, 210 senior
- Returning Class 3A all-state linebacker. Had 144 tackles which included 5 sacks with 12 tackles for loss, 4 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries, 2 interceptions and 4 passes broken up. Also contributed 427 yards and 3 touchdowns rushing and 242 yards and 2 touchdowns receiving as a fullback. Finished career with 396 tackles and 8.5 sacks while leading Scranton Prep to 35-6 record as a starter.
Aiden Gair, Loyalsock – 6-3, 210 senior
DEFENSIVE BACK
Stephon Hall, Central Valley – 6-1, 165 junior
Gage McClenahan, Bald Eagle Area – 5-8, 160 senior
Ronald Holmes, Neumann-Goretti – 6-1, 180 senior
SPECIALIST
Mac Plummer, Annville-Cleona – 5-9, 160 junior
Ian Plankenhorn, Montoursville – 5-10, 155 senior
ATHLETE
Steve Smith, Mercyhurst Prep – 6-1, 185 junior
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Dom DeLuca, QB, Wyoming Area
COACH OF THE YEAR
Randy Spencer, Wyoming Area
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