All-Montgomery Media Football Team

By Andrew Marcus
Sportswriter for Montgomery Media

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The All-Montgomery Media team is picked by me and based on what I have seen and read. This is NOT an official Montco Media team. It is given the time of "All-Montgomery Media" based on the requirement of needing to be in the coverage area.

I am aware Council Rock South and Central Bucks South have had some stellar seasons from stellar athletes, but there are no Matt Johns, Dan Brown, Anthony Alimenti or Brian Donnelly on these teams.

Without further adieu...

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR:

FIRST TEAM QUARTERBACK: Corey Ernst (North Penn) - The 1,732 yards are impressive as is the 9-2 overall record (still alive in playoffs when writing this), but the 22 touchdowns to three interceptions is what screams Most Valuable Player this year. He also added 200 yards and three touchdowns on the ground. Ernst, a 22-4 record in his two years as a starter for the Knights, became more of a play-maker and less of a game manager when most people thought it would be vice-versa. Ernst clearly used all his tools North Penn gave him and became one of the top quarterbacks, and more so, top leaders in the area. His intangibles make him my offensive player of the year.



SECOND TEAM QUARTERBACK: David Cotellese (Pope John Paul II)
THIRD TEAM QUARTERBACK: Andrew Derr (Upper Dublin)
HONORABLE METION QUARTERBACK: Russhon Phillips (Plymouth-Whitemarsh)

FIRST TEAM HALFBACK: Keith Young (Bishop McDevitt)  - Young had one year to prove he was an elite runner and he did just that. As a sophomore and junior he was relegated to defense while all-stater Gary Postell took the carries. But in 2011, it was the Keith Young show. Young finished with over 1,300 yards and  21 total touchdowns, 18 of those coming on the ground.


SECOND TEAM HALFBACK: Mike Class (Pennridge)
THIRD TEAM HALFBACK: Clay Ewell (Springfield)
HONORABLE MENTION HALFBACK: Ray Schreiner (Abington)

FIRST TEAM FULLBACK: Mark Thompson (Cheltenham) - While his blocking was crucial, Thompson was also able to reach the end zone quite often. Thompson also racked up a handful of 100 yard games as the bruising Panther was a tough assignment for any defender to bring down.




SECOND TEAM FULLBACK: Brandon Peoples (Archbishop Wood)
THIRD TEAM FULLBACK: Dom DeFazio (Hatboro-Horsham)
HONORABLE MENTION FULLBACK:  Ralph Reeves (North Penn)

FIRST TEAM OFFENSIVE LINE: Frank Taylor (Archbishop Wood) - At 6-4, 285 pounds Taylor has dominated the trenches this season for the Vikings. The future Boston College Eagle has been opening up holes that nearly anyone could run through. The guard has clearly been a key cog in the Vikings success.








SECOND TEAM OFFENSIVE LINE: Dan Wasylenko (LaSalle)
THIRD TEAM OFFENSIVE LINE: Chuck Boddy (Germantown Academy)
HONORABLE MENTION OFFENSIVE LINE: Brandon Arcidiacono (Archbishop Wood)

FIRST TEAM WIDE RECEIVER: Travis McCurdy (Academy of the New Church) - While there are some talented wide outs in bigger schools, the majority of them have running backs that are leaned on. In Bryn Athyn with the Lions McCurdy was the show. He battled through shoulder injuries and if he was on the field he was making plays happen. McCurdy was the most dynamic player on the field in every game the Lions played this season.






SECOND TEAM WIDE RECEIVER: Andrew Scanlan (Spring-Ford)
THIRD TEAM WIDE RECEIVER: Dan Gervitz (North Penn)
HONORABLE MENTION WIDE RECEIVER: Blaise Coggin (Jenkintown)

FIRST TEAM TIGHT END: Ry Yozallinas (Souderton) - The Indians favorite target racked up 403 yards and five touchdowns this season as the go-to-guy at crunch time. I give the nod to Yozallinas over some highly touted tight ends from around the area based on his importance to the Indians success.





SECOND TEAM TIGHT END: Colin Thompson (Archbishop Wood)
THIRD TEAM TIGHT END: Jacob Gribb (Pope John Paul II)
HONORABLE MENTION TIGHT END: Colin Buckley (LaSalle)


ALL-MONTCO MEDIA KICKER: Ryan Winslow (LaSalle)
ALL-MONTCO MEDIA PUNTER: John Dubyk (Pennridge)


DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

FIRST TEAM DEFENSIVE LINE: Kavon Johnson (Plymouth-Whitemarsh) - In the regular season the Coloials' defense gave up more than seven points twice all season and never more than 14 in game. If you are looking for the eye of the perfect storm look no further than defensive tackle Kavon Johnson. His 21 tackles and six sacks do not begin to describe what he meant to that unit. The 6-2, 270 pounder is still choosing between Rutgers, Penn State and Vanderbilt and was an easy choice for defensive player of the year.

SECOND TEAM DEFENSIVE LINE: Bryan Osei (Abington)
THIRD TEAM DEFENSIVE LINE: Luke Wheatley (Springfield)
HONORABLE MENTION DEFENSIVE LINE:  Chris Black (Hatboro-Horsham)

FIRST TEAM LINEBACKER: Myles Grasty (Abington) - Grasty was one of many play-makers of the Galloping Ghosts defense, but the senior always seemed to be in the right position at the right time. He and Bryan Osei combined to be a scary combo for all opposing quarterbacks.





SECOND TEAM LINEBACKER: Conner Geiger (William Tennent)
THIRD TEAM LINEBACKER:  Tyler Smith (Lansdale Catholic)
HONORABLE MENTION LINEBACKER: Carter Peters (Pennridge)

FIRST TEAM DEFENSIVE BACK: Nate Smith (Archbishop Wood) - The future West Virginia Mountaineer can do a little bit of everything from his safety spot. Smith can come up and lay a hit or drop back and make the game changing interception. Smith has stabilized the Vikings defense and is a big reason many think they could bring home a state championship. Smith has also been electrifying on kick and punt returns.


SECOND TEAM DEFENSIVE BACK: Anthony Delegall (Wissahickon)
THIRD TEAM DEFENSIVE BACK: Brandon Shippen (Norristown)
HONORABLE MENTION DEFENSIVE BACK: Anthony Williams (Souderton)