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ALL-AREA FOOTBALL - LARGE

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2014

Matt Woods

Elijah Bethel

Jaylen McIntyre

Tom Stanton

Austin Ellis

Eugene Reyes

Justin LaClair

Nick Rai

Omar Johnson

Patrick Wellington

Ryan Eustace

Jaushiir Weaver

Matt Hamel

Ben Anthony

Don Vivian

Joe Germinerio

Josh Wynn

Brandon Barlow

CBA, senior, defensive

back
Stats: 84
tackles and
two INTs
Honors:
Class AA
Empire Division first
team all-star
Year in review: Wynn
was the ballhawk on the
back end of the Brothers
stingy defense, picking off
two passes and making
84 tackles in 2014. The
senior was an Empire
Division first team all-star
and will be taking his
talents to the University
of Albany on a full athletic
scholarship next year.

Shaker, junior, defensive

line
Stats: 43
tackles,
seven
tackles for
loss and
four sacks
Honors:
Class AA Liberty Division
first team all-star
Year in Review: Barlow
was a monster coming
off the edge for Shaker,
tallying seven tackles for
loss and four sacks at
defensive end. With Barlow on the line, the Blue
Bison ranked eighth in the
Capital District in sacks.
He was a Liberty Division
first team all-star.

Dan Comber

Patrick Pastore

Reid Crobok

Isaiah Moak

Jakil Paul

Nick Brown

Shaker, senior, quarterback

Stats: 950
passing
yards, 15
total TDs
and only
two INTs
Honors:
Class AA Liberty Division
Offensive Player of the
year.
Year in review: The
senior led the Blue Bison
to a seven-win season in
2014, losing only twice,
both times to Class AA
runner-up CBA. Woods
threw only two interceptions all season (both
in Shakers final game),
boasting one of the best
TD-to-INTS ratios in the
section while totaling 15
touchdowns.

Bethlehem, senior, offensive line

Stats: Key
piece to
an OL that
powered
Record
Player of
the Year
Ben Zonca
Honors: Class AA Liberty
Division first team all-star
Year in review: Offensive
Player of the Year Ben
Zonca credits his success
to the Eagles OL, of which
LaClair was the best a
monster, At 6-foot-2, 240
pounds, LaClair anchored
a line that Zonca called,
one of the strongest
groups to ever come
through Bethlehem.

CBA, senior, kicker/punter

Stats:
47 extra
points
made, two
field goals,
35+ yard
punts
Honors:
Class AA Empire Division
first team all-star
Year in review: Having
a good kicker is a luxury
most teams just dont
have, but in this case the
Brothers are an exception.
Hamel made 47 PATs and
two field goals for a CBA
team that liked to score
a lot. He also notched
multiple touchbacks and
could get punts off of 35
yards or more, an invaluable asset for a contender.

Bethlehem, senior, defensive line

Stats: 35
tackles,
five sacks,
two PBUs
and one
defensive
TD
Honors: Class AA Liberty
Division first team all-star
Year in review: Comber
played at a very high
level along both lines for
the Eagles, but will get
most of his accolades as
a defensive lineman. The
senior totaled 35 tackles,
including three tackles for
loss and five sacks, for a
Bethlehem team that won
six games for the first
time in over a decade.

Troy, senior, running back

Stats:
1,182 rushing yards
on 242
carries and
10 TDs
Year in
review:
Bethel was the definition
of a workhorse for the
Flying Horses . The senior
got the ball an astounding 242 times and ran for
almost 1,200 yards and
10 scores. At 5-foot-6,
Bethel isnt all that tall
but that doesnt mean he
wasnt one of the more
physically imposing backs
in the section. Troy head
coach Mike Hurteau called
him the third strongest
player on the entire team.

La Salle, senior, offensive

line
Stats:
Best lineman on a
unit that
produced
1,636 rushing yards
and threw
the ball 193 times
Year in review: La Salle
head coach Al Rapp called
Rai his best and most
consistent lineman, a
two-way starter at guard
and defensive tackle. Before the season started,
Rapp touted Rai as one of
his strongest players and
the senior produced like
it. Rai was impressive in
both pass protection and
run blocking.

CBA, senior, defensive

back
Stats: 30
tackles,
one INT on
defense,
431 rushing
yards and
10 TDs
Honors: Class AA Empire
Division first team all-star
Year in review: Anthony,
a two-year varsity starter
for the Brothers, played a
major role on both offense
and defense. He made
30 tackles, recovered a
fumbled and picked off
a pass in the defensive
backfield while racking up
10 TDs and 577 total yards
on offense.

CBA, senior, defensive line

Stats: 61
tackles
and seven
sacks
Honors:
Class AA
Empire Division first
team all-star
Year in review: Head
coach Joe Burke called
Pastore the best twoway lineman in Section
II, high praise considering the sheer amount of
talent on his own roster,
let alone the entire section. Pastore totaled 61
tackles and seven sacks
on the defensive line for
the Brothers and is a twotime Empire Division first
team all-star.

CBA, senior, running back

Stats:
1,129 yards
on 98 attempts and
13 TDs
Honors:
Class AA
Empire
Division first team all-star
Year in review: McIntyre
was the best running
back in a backfield filled
with great running backs,
leading CBA to its second
straight trip to the sectional title game. In the
opening two rounds of
the playoffs, McIntyre ran
for five TDs and over 380
yards. The seniors most
eye-popping stat, however, is his nearly 12 yards
per carry average 12!

Bishop Maginn, senior,

offensive
line
Stats:
Four-year
anchor on
an OL that
powered
over 3,000
yards of
offense
Honors: Class A Southeast Conference first
team, four-year starter
Year in review: After two
straight seasons of finishing 1-8, Bishop Maginn
went 7-2 and became one
of the feel-good stories of
2014. As one of the Griffins top lineman (in both
directions), Johnson was
an integral piece in the
turnaround.

CBA, senior, defensive

back
Stats: 81
tackles,
one sack,
two forced
fumbles,
two fumble
recoveries
Honors: Class AA Empire
Division All Purpose Player
of the Year
Year in review: Realistically, Vivian couldve been
a first teamer on offense,
defense and special
teams and was a very real
candidate for player of the
year hes that good. In
addition to his defensive
stats, Vivian had seven
total TDs, including three
TD passes and 550 return
yards.

Troy, junior, defensive line

Stats: 29
tackles and
one sack
Year in
review:
Another
two-way
starter,
Crobok turned the
trenches into a strength
for the Flying Horses,
helping make 1,000-yard
back Elijah Bethel into
first team all-star on
offense while pushing
people around on defense.
At 6-foot-1, 300-pounds,
Crobok was a handful for
any offensive player in his
way, powering his way to
29 tackles and one quarterback sack. Crobok was
also a captain.

CBA, senior, tight end

Stats:
Two-year
starter,
phenomenal blocker
on a top-10
team in
rushing and
rushing
touchdowns
Honors: Class AA Empire
Division first team all-star
Year in review: The
6-foot-5, 210-pound
Stanton made his bones
in the trenches as one of
the best blocking tight
ends in the section. With
Stanton as, essentially, a
sixth offensive lineman,
its no wonder the Brothers produced the way they
did, rushing for 33 touchdowns and 2,506 yards.

Averill Park, senior, offensive line

Stats: Anchor of an
offensive
line that
powered
2,376 team
rushing
yards, 12th
best in the section
Honors: Class A Southeast Conference first
team all-star, team
captain
Year in review: At center,
Wellington was the rock
in the middle of Averill
Parks offensive line, a
unit that paved the way
for nearly 2,500 total
rushing yards in 2014. The
senior was a team captain
and 2x first team all-star.

La Salle, senior, defensive

back
Stats:
Four INTs,
three
sacks, four
forced
fumbles,
three
fumble
recoveries and over 100
tackles
Honors: Class AA Liberty
Division first team all-star
Year in review: Another
player who was in serious
consideration for Defensive Player of the Year,
Germinerio played nearly
every snap for La Salle on
offense, at quarterback,
and on defense, at safety.
Despite being a dynamic
passer, Germinerio was
even better on defense.

Averill Park, junior, linebacker

Stats: 77
tackles and
one INT,
285 yards
(7.3 YPC)
and three
TDs
Honors: Class A Southeast Conference first
team all-star
Year in review: As a
junior, Moak racked up 77
tackles at linebacker for
the Warriors and recorded
the INT that sealed their
58-56 win over Amsterdam one of the more
exciting games of the
season. He also rushed for
three TDs and 7.3 yards
per carry at running back.

CBA, senior, wide receiver

Stats: 15
receptions
for 454
yards and
seven TDs,
21 tackles
and five
INTs
Honors: Class AA Empire
Division first team all-star
Year in review: Sub-4.6
in the 40 with phenomenal hands, Ellis was one
of Class AAs most reliable
pass catchers. His most
memorable moment came
in the opening round of
the playoffs when he
caught a juggling 13-yard
TD pass along the sideline
by jumping, tipping the
ball in the air and then
catching it on his the way
to the ground.

Shaker, senior, offensive

line
Stats:
Best lineman on a
unit that
produced
2,436
rushing
yards
Honors: Class AA Liberty
Division first team all-star
Year in review: The Blue
Bison finished 11th in the
Capital District in rushing
with 2,436 total yards,
much of which would not
have been possible without the big boys up front,
namely, Ryan Eustance.
At 6-feet, 290-pounds,
Eustance was a first team
Liberty Division all-star in
his senior season.

CBA, senior, linebacker

Stats: 60
tackles
Honors:
Class AA
Empire
Division
first team
all-star
Year in review: The
Brothers defense was a
force to be reckoned with
in 2014 and Paul was right
in the middle of it all. The
senior linebacker recorded
60 tackles in the teeth of
perhaps the sections best
defense, which allowed
only 146 points all season.
Paul was an Empire Division first team all-star.

Colonie, senior, wide

receiver
Stats: 43
receptions
for 771
receiving
yards and
10 receiving TDs
Honors: Class AA Liberty Division All-Purpose
Player of the Year
Year in review: Reyes
was about as dynamic
as they come at the WR
position, especially in
the run-heavy world of
high school football. The
6-foot-1 senior had only
one game without a TD
and caught 43 balls (a
must-start in fantasy
leagues), which is secondbest in the Capital
District.

Bishop Maginn, junior,

returner/
all-purpose
player
Stats: 915
rushings
yards, 420
receiving
yards and
13 total
TDs
Honors: Class A Southeast Conference first
team, All-Purpose Player
Year in review: Weaver
was a dynamic running
back, returner and pass
catcher for the Griffins,
amassing 1,335 total
yards of offense, including
13 TDs. In Bishop Maggins
final regular season game,
Weaver totaled four TDs
and 215 yards, including a
90-yard kick return TD.

Shaker, senior, linebacker

Stats: 63
tackles,
four sacks,
11 tackles
for loss,
three INTs
and one
blocked
punt for
a TD
Honors: Class AA Liberty
Division Defensive Player
of the Year
Year in review: Seriously,
what didnt Brown do for
the Blue Bison this season? The senior linebacker
was all over the middle of
the field for Shaker, tallying 63 tackles, 11 tackles
for loss, four sacks and
three interceptions. Oh by
the way, he blocked a punt
and returned it for a TD.

SECOND TEAM/HONORABLE MENTION

Second Team Offense:
Quarterback: Neiko Bianchino, Bishop Maginn,
senior
Running back: Andrew Bolton, Shaker, junior
Running back: Garrett Ryan, Averill Park, senior
Wide receiver: Dajuan Hudson, Troy, junior
Wide receiver: Dylan Storm, Bishop Maginn, junior
Offensive line: Stevon Graham, Bishop Maginn,
junior
Offensive line: Kashawn Turner, Bishop Maginn,
junior
Offensive line: Amante Berry, Troy, senior,
Offensive line: Matt Holmes, Shaker, junior
Offensive line: Ryan Marriott, Colonie, junior

Tight end: John Fredette, Bethlehem, senior

Kicker: Will Halpin, Shaker, senior
All-Purpose Player: KyEre Tillery, Bishop Maginn,
sophomore
Second Team Defense:
Defensive line: Nasir Tune, CBA, senior
Defensive line: Jason Vroljik, CBA, senior
Defensive line: Dylan Casey, Troy, junior
Linebacker: Phil Duell, Bishop Maginn, senior
Linebacker: Francisco Rivera, Troy, junior
Linebacker: Raquan Harris, Troy, junior
Linebacker: Brad Bettinger, Bethlehem, senior
Defensive back: Steve Jordan, La Salle, senior
Defensive back: Tom Ganley, Bethlehem

Defensive back: Tysheem Morris, Albany, senior

Defensive back: Taylor Pfaff, Colonie, junior
Honorable Mention:
Quarterback: Joe Kolbe, CBA, senior
Running back: DiKemm Edmundson, La Salle,
senior
Running back: Dan Facci, La Salle
Full back: Bayley Haskins, La Salle senior
Wide receiver: Jayquan Beckford, Schenectady,
senior
Wide receiver: Jay Newsom, Colonie, junior
Offensive line: Josh Fisherauer, Schenectady,
senior
Offensive line:Alex Miller, Shaker, senior

Offensive line: Cody DuBuque, Columbia, senior

Offensive line: Noah Frese, CBA, senior
Offensive line: JJ Smith, CBA, senior
Kicker/Punter: TJ Szesnat, Colonie, senior
Defensive line: Alex Bethoney, Columbia, senior
Defensive line: LaSheen Brunson, Schenectady,
senior
Defensive line: Andrew Peterson, Shaker, junior
Linebacker: Ben Tietjen, Bethlehem
Linebacker: Robert Talham, Troy, sophomore
Linebacker: Tommy Russo, Bethlehem
Defensive back: Andrew Nickolson, Shaker, senior
Defensive back: Colby Youngblood, Schenectady,
senior