State Defensive Player of Year among Ramblers’ four honorees
Senior linebacker Matthew Bauer was named Pennsylvania Defensive Player of the Year on Wednesday as Cathedral Prep led the USA Today ALL-USA Pennsylvania Football Team with four selections.
The team is made up of players from all classes and includes a first and second team for both offense and defense.
Bauer, a 6-foot 3-inch, 222-pound Notre Dame signee, was one of two players to make the first team from Class 4A champion Cathedral Prep. Bauer was recently named to the ALL-USA All-America first-team defense.
Prep senior and Penn State recruit Fredrick Scruggs made the ALL-USA Pennsylvania first team as an offensive lineman.
Prep quarterback Joe Mischler, an Ohio recruit who earlier was named the Class 4A Player of the Year, made the USA Today Pennsylvania second team at quarterback. Teammate Terry Roberts, an Iowa signee, landed a spot on the second team as a defensive back.
Meanwhile, Mercyhurst Prep standout Jesse Luketa, an Erie First Christian Academy student, was honored as a first-team linebacker. He is a Penn State recruit.
Pine-Richland had the ALL-USA Pennsylvania Offensive Player of the Year in quarterback Phil Jurkovec, a Notre Dame recruit. Pine-Richland’s Eric Kasperowicz was named Coach of the Year. Class 6A champion Pine-Richland, Class 4A runnerup Imhotep Charter and Neumann-Goretti each had three players honored.
Final rankings: Cathedral Prep, which finished 14-0 and has a 28-game winning streak, was ranked No. 22 in the final High School Football America poll. Among Pennsylvania teams, Pine-Richland was No. 10, St. Joseph’s Prep was No. 19 and Archbishop Wood was No. 20.
Cathedral Prep finished No. 47 in USA Today’s computer rankings.
Mater Dei (California) was No. 1 in both national rankings.
Cathedral Prep-Imhotep IV? Prep and Imhotep Charter have played in three straight PIAA football title games. There is the potential for a fourth matchup.
Imhotep originally was classified as a Class 3A football team for the PIAA enrollment cycle for 2018-2020. However, according to the PIAA website, the Panthers are now playing up to Class 4A, where Prep has won the past two state titles.
Imhotep beat Prep 40-3 for the Class 3A title in 2015. Prep bounced back to win 27-20 in 2016 and 38-28 in 2017 in Class 4A.
Army Bowl: Two Pennsylvania players were selected for the U.S. Army All-American Bowl, one of the premier postseason national all-star games.
Pine-Richland quarterback Phil Jurkovec and Harrisburg defensive end Micah Parsons were the only players from Pennsylvania selected. Jurkovec is a Notre Dame recruit and Parsons is a Penn State recruit.
The U.S. Army All-American Bowl is scheduled for Jan. 6 in San Antonio.
ALL-USA Pennsylvania Football Team
COACH OF THE YEAR: Eric Kasperowicz, Pine-Richland
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Phil Jurkovec, Pine-Richland
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Matthew Bauer, Cathedral Prep
OFFENSE
First Team
QB Phil Jurkovec (6-5 215, Sr.), Pine-Richland
RB Leddie Brown (6-1, 215, Sr.), Neumann-Goretti
RB Patrick Garwo (5-10, 200, Jr.), Conwell-Egan Catholic
WR Jahan Dotson (5-11, 165, Sr.), Nazareth
WR Yusuf Terry (6-3, 170, Jr.), Imhotep Charter
TE Zack Kuntz (6-7, 215, Sr.), Camp Hill
OL Chris Bleich (6-6, 305, Sr.), Wyoming Valley West
OL Jake Kradel (6-4, 290, Sr.), Butler
OL Andrew Kristofic (6-5, 255, Jr.), Pine-Richland
OL Justin Johnson (6-7, 355, Sr.), Neumann-Goretti
OL Fredrick Scruggs (6-4, 273, Sr.), Cathedral Prep
Second Team
QB Joe Mischler (6-0, 190, Sr.), Cathedral Prep
RB Nasir Peoples (6-1, 190, Sr.), Archbishop Wood
RB Aaron Young (5-11, 190, Jr.), Coatesville
WR Aidan Cain (6-0, 170, Sr.), Mt. Lebanon
WR Julian Fleming (6-3, 185, So.), Southern Columbia
TE Kyle Pitts (6-6, 235, Sr.), Archbishop Wood
OL Kurt Danneker (6-4, 315, Sr.), Williamsport
OL Nick Kotok (6-4, 285, Sr.), Moon
OL Robert Nachtman (6-3, 300, Sr.), State College
OL Bryce Ramer (6-5, 300, Sr.), Beaver
OL Matt Rosso (6-6, 270, Sr.), Pennsbury
DEFENSE
First Team
DL Christian Barmore (6-5, 290, Sr.), Neumann-Goretti
DL Micah Parsons (6-3, 240, Sr.), Harrisburg
DL Omar Speights (6-1, 235, Jr.), Imhotep Charter
DL Devin Danielson (6-3, 290, Sr.), Thomas Jefferson
LB Matthew Bauer (6-3, 222, Sr.), Cathedral Prep
LB Jesse Luketa (6-3, 235, Sr.), Mercyhurst Prep
LB Nick Tarburton (6-4, 242, Sr.), Pennridge
DB Charlie Katshir (6-3, 210, Sr.), Cumberland Valley
DB Marcus Hooker (6-0, 185, Sr.), New Castle
DB Kwantel Raines (6-3, 200, Sr.), Aliquippa
DB Tykee Smith (5-10, 185, Jr.), Imhotep Charter
Second Team
DL T.J. Banks (6-5, 260, Sr.), East Allegheny
DL Ryan Bryce (6-4, 285, Sr.), St. Joseph’s Prep
DL David Green (6-1, 260, Sr.), Pittsburgh Central Catholic
DL James Gmiter (6-3, 310, Sr.), Bethel Park
LB Todd Hill Jr. (5-10, 215, Jr.), Steel Valley
LB Tyler King (6-1, 225, Jr.), Pine-Richland
LB Hunter Webb (6-2, 205, Sr.), Loyalsock
DB Layton Jordan (6-3, 205, Sr.), McKeesport
DB Robert Kennedy (5-10, 175, Sr.), Jeannette
DB Cooper Lutz (5-11, 190, Sr.), Berks Catholic
DB Terry Roberts (5-10, 170, Sr.), Cathedral Prep
SPECIAL TEAMS
K Kolton McGhee (6-0, 183, Jr.), Bishop Guilfoyle
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