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Before we take a look back at some of the significant accomplishments by local high school athletes, let’s take a quick look ahead to this week.
On Thursday’s “SportsTalk” show we will have our second high school basketball preview show – more interviews, predictions and insights on the revamped winter sports schedule, which will now officially kick off next Friday.
Be sure to tune in to hear how coaches are adjusting to the truncated season and also hear possible changes yet to come as local administrators try to find a way to get through this winter sports campaign.
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Not many things went “normally” this fall but one traditional occurrence that did happen recently was the local administrators’ naming stand out performers from the shortened, yet-completed autumn sports season.
I’d like to thank the local athletic directors for sending their “all-star” lists to me for the District XI and Eastern Pennsylvania Conference. As I mentioned last year the Colonial League officially did away with these recognitions. If there are some unofficial awards that are announced and sent to us, I’d be happy to mention those names if and when they are sent.
So here are the honored players from the EPC’s high school football season…
LEHIGH COUNTY OFFENSIVE MVP – (12th grade) Brandon Camire (Emmaus)
LEHIGH COUNTY DEFENSIVE MVP – (11) Lavon Johnson (Allentown Central Catholic)
MONROE COUNTY OFFENSIVE MVP – (12) Christian Sapp (East Stroudsburg South)
MONROE COUNTY DEFENSIVE MVP – (12) Jace Tutty (Stroudsburg)
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY OFFENSIVE MVP – (12) Matt Bugbee (Nazareth)
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY DEFENSIVE MVP – (11) Braelin Moore (Freedom)
2020 EPC ALL-STAR RECIPIENTS (LEHIGH COUNTY DIVISION)
OFFENSE
Tight End:
1st Team – Christian Spugnardi (Allentown Central Catholic) #81 – Senior 2nd Team – Chad Newhard (Emmaus) #10 – Senior
Wide Receiver:
1st Team – Jack McGorry (Allentown Central Catholic) #3 – Senior
Jayden Booth (Dieruff) #1 – Senior
Jameel Sanders (Emmaus) #8 – Senior
2nd Team – Tommy Buskirk (Whitehall) #2 – Junior
Bryce Bashore (Whitehall) #4 – Junior
John Siggins (Parkland) #15 – Senior
Tackle:
1st Team – Michael McCambridge (Allentown Central Catholic) #74 – Senior Justin Roman (Emmaus) #79 – Senior
2nd Team – Anthony Saed (Whitehall) #75 – Junior
Ivan Nieves (William Allen) #77 – Senior
Guard:
1st Team – Carter Hudak (Whitehall) #55 – Sophomore
Tyler Keller (Emmaus) #78 – Senior
2nd Team – Garrett Fitzgerald (Parkland) #56 – Senior
Brock Boyer (Parkland) #54 – Junior
Center:
1st Team – Jakob Koren (Parkland) #65 – Senior
2nd Team – AJ Colon (Allentown Central Catholic) #72 – Senior
Nick Davidson (Emmaus) #71 – Junior
Quarterback:
1st Team – Quinn Wentling (Whitehall) #3 – Junior
2nd Team – Jake Fotta (Emmaus) #17 – Sophomore
Matt Rauscher (Allentown Central Catholic) #2 – Senior
Ty Trema (Parkland) #12 – Junior
Running Back:
1st Team – Brandon Camire (Emmaus) #3 – Senior
Jayden Williams (Allentown Central Catholic) #24 – Senior
2nd Team – Nigel Linton (Whitehall) #6 – Sophomore
Isiah Rico (Parkland) #26 – Senior
Offensive Athlete:
1st Team – Matt Rauscher (Allentown Central Catholic) #2 – Senior
Placekicker:
1st Team – Connor Fenstermaker (Whitehall) #82 – Senior Alex Orlando (Emmaus) #84 – Senior
DEFENSE
Defensive End:
1st Team – Dylan McHugh (Emmaus) #56 – Junior
Garrett Fitzgerald (Parkland) #56 – Senior
2nd Team – Brock Boyer (Parkland) #54 – Junior
Christian Spugnardi (Allentown Central Catholic) #81 – Senior
Defensive Lineman:
1st Team – Lavon Johnson (Allentown Central Catholic) #52 – Junior Justin Roman (Emmaus) #79 – Senior
2nd Team – Marcus Loch (Parkland) – Senior
Anthony Saed (Whitehall) #75 – Junior
Inside Linebacker:
1st Team – Leroy Johnson (Allentown Central Catholic) #1 – Senior Jared Groller (Emmaus) #26 – Junior
Connor Neith (Parkland) #1 – Senior
2nd Team – Connor Carter (Emmaus) #47 – Senior
Outside Linebacker:
1st Team – Jayden Sanchez (Parkland) #4 – Senior
Mason Maxsim (Allentown Central Catholic) #23 – Senior 2nd Team – Jaden Delgado (Emmaus) #22 – Junior
Tommy Buskirk (Whitehall) #2 – Junior
Cornerback:
1st Team – Jameel Sanders (Emmaus) #8 – Senior
Tanner Ritter (Emmaus) #15 – Senior
2nd Team – John Siggins (Parkland) #15 – Senior
Bryce Bashore (Whitehall) #4 – Junior
Josh Carrion (William Allen) #5 – Senior
Safety:
1st Team – Chad Newhard (Emmaus) #10 – Senior
Isiah Rico (Parkland) #26 – Senior
2nd Team – Quinn Wentling (Whitehall) #3 – Junior
Jayden Booth (Dieruff) #1 – Senior
Defensive Athlete:
1st Team – Josh Carrion (William Allen) #5 – Senior
Punter:
1st Team – Ty Tremba (Parkland) #12 – Junior
2nd Team – Alex Orlando (Emmaus) #84 – Senior
Special Teams Player:
1st Team – Brandon Camire (Emmaus) #3 – Senior
2nd Team – Jayden Booth (Dieruff) #1 – Senior
Congratulations to the following E.P.C. County Champions (there was no divisional or conference championship this fall):
Lehigh – Emmaus High School
Monroe – East Stroudsburg South High School
Northampton – Nazareth Area School District
We’ll have more “all-star” recognitions next week here at “The Shop.”
