1997 Associated Press All-State Teams

Big Schools (Class AAAA-AA)

FIRST TEAM - OFFENSE

QB Brett Gordon LaSalle Sr. 5-11 170
RB Eddie Gaskins Frankford Sr. 5-10 205
RB Arlen Harris Downingtown Sr. 5-11 180
RB Brandon Williams Valley Sr. 6-0 200
WR Chris Dauber Jersey Shore Sr. 5-10 165
WR Don Patrick Hazleton So. 6-4 170
TE Emil Smith Chester Sr. 6-2 195
OL Ryan Scarola Franklin Regional Sr. 6-5 305
OL Ben Carber Central Bucks West Jr. 6-3 300
OL Dave Koppen Whitehall Sr. 6-4 270
OL Matt Schmitt Hampton Sr. 6-5 300
OL Brandon Nicodemus Altoona Sr. 6-4 275
PK Geoff Heyl McDowell Sr. 5-10 155
KR Chris Banyas Berwick Jr. 5-10 165
SPC Rod Rutherford Perry Jr. 6-3 190


FIRST TEAM - DEFENSE

DL Bryan Anderson Bartram Sr. 6-5 325
DL Bret Kautter Central Dauphin Sr. 6-3 245
DL Chuck Tornetta Plymouth-Whitemarsh Sr. 6-3 240
DL Robert Miller Milton Sr. 6-1 230
LB Dave Armstrong Central Bucks West Sr. 6-4 250
LB Ben Herbert West Allegheny Sr. 6-4 220
LB Victor Hobson St. Joseph's Prep Sr. 6-2 235
LB Amir Purifoy Steel Valley Sr. 6-1 220
DB Matt Senneca Allentown C.C. Sr. 6-3 210
DB Joe Wasylyk Wallenpaupack Sr. 6-2 190
DB Phil Braxton Connellsville Sr. 6-3 200
P Doug Hilyard Stroudsburg Sr. 6-1 225
SPC Corey Potter Central Bucks West Sr. 6-0 200


SECOND TEAM - OFFENSE

QB Mac McArdle Upper St. Clair Sr. 6-0 170
RB Matt Gavrish Penn-Trafford Sr. 5-10 185
RB Larry Johnson State College Sr. 6-1 205
RB Tosh Riddick Allentown Dieruff Sr. 5-10 185
WR Andrew Koslov Central Dauphin Sr. 6-1 185
WR Trent Clark Bethlehem Freedom Sr. 5-9 175
TE Todd Wike Lebanon Sr. 6-5 240
OL Ralph McCoy Martin Luther King Sr. 6-3 300
OL Matt Volitis Central Bucks West Sr. 5-11 225
OL Gus Felder Berwick Sr. 6-6 300
OL Steve Lindsay Fox Chapel Sr. 6-4 260
OL Nate Grimwood Cedar Cliff Sr. 6-1 265
PK Jim Miller Central Dauphin Sr. 6-2 165
KR Najeeb Rasheed Chester Sr. 6-0 165
SPC Marc Zlotek Wyoming Valley West Sr. 6-1 175


SECOND TEAM - DEFENSE

DL J.D. Stanley Berwick Jr. 6-3 215
DL Dwight Beard Shippensburg Sr. 6-5 275
DL Matt Hager Palmerton Sr. 6-4 210
DL Tim Sasson Fox Chapel Sr. 6-3 290
LB Jeremiah Dyer Berwick Sr. 6-0 212
LB Dan Mulhern Strath Haven Sr. 6-3 210
LB Chad Killian Fox Chapel Sr. 6-2 210
LB Ryan Ervan Erie McDowell Sr. 6-1 225
DB William Hunter Chester Sr. 5-11 195
DB Bernie Stewart Glen Mills Sr. 6-3 205
DB Bryan Scott Central Bucks East Jr. 6-2 200
P Jay Junko Upper St. Clair Sr. 6-4 185
SPC Mike deMarteleire Lansdale Catholic Sr. 6-2 195


THIRD TEAM - OFFENSE

QB Ryan Belicic Central Dauphin Jr. 6-2 180
RB Joe Korcinsky Greenville Sr. 5-11 180
RB Tim Barlok Bethlehem Catholic Jr. 5-9 180
RB Matt Thomas Parkland Sr. 5-9 180
WR Jeff Pietrak La Salle Sr. 6-1 175
WR Jeff Bostwick West Mifflin Sr. 6-3 185
TE Quintin Biddings Brownsville Sr. 6-1 210
OL Joe Manganello Plum Sr. 6-4 280
OL Chris Towns Wyoming Area Sr. 6-4 245
OL Paul Weinacht LaSalle Sr. 6-5 280
OL Brian Hummer Danville Sr. 6-4 245
OL John Glass Allentown Dieruff Sr. 6-5 320
PK Chris Hunt Exeter Sr. 6-0 180
KR Corey Oaks Perry Sr. 5-10 185
SPC Albert Grundy Springfield-Delco Sr. 6-3 220


THIRD TEAM - DEFENSE

DL Brandon Dewey West Allegheny Sr. 6-5 245
DL Chris Carnuccio Shamokin Sr. 6-3 265
DL Jamien Harvey Harrisburg Sr. 6-4 250
DL Chaz Hollins Moon Sr. 6-3 225
LB Rob Kolaczynski Canon-McMillan Sr. 6-3 232
LB Matt Jones Wyoming Valley West Sr. 5-11 190
LB Terrance Trogdon Penn Wood Sr. 5-10 165
LB Mike Borisenko Altoona Sr. 6-1 215
DB Scott Folmar Chambersburg Jr. 5-9 160
DB Darnell Greene Penncrest Sr. 5-10 175
DB Kittrell Barnes York Sr. 6-2 205
P Ryan Bleiler Parkland Jr. 6-1 175
SPC Charlie Adams Cumberland Valley Sr. 6-3 185


Small Schools (Class AA-A)

FIRST TEAM - OFFENSE

QB Brent Andrew Marian Catholic Sr. 6-1 190
RB Chris Downs Malvern Prep Sr. 5-9 175
RB Ricco Rosini Southern Columbia Sr. 6-0 190
RB Mike Vernillo Fort Cherry So. 5-10 180
WR Aaron Peterman Westmont-Hilltop Sr. 5-11 187
WR Chad Hinkle Eastern York Sr. 6-2 200
TE Ryan Koch Muncy Sr. 6-4 246
OL Josh Baker Bedford Sr. 6-3 295
OL Tim Bennett Fort Cherry Sr. 6-4 278
OL Mike Chubb Steelton-Highspire Sr. 6-3 305
OL Joe Harmonosky Marian Catholic Sr. 6-3 252
OL Jake Lulich South Park Jr. 6-6 305
PK Greg Downs Germantown Academy Jr. 6-2 185
KR Luther Green Bermudian Springs Jr. 5-10 180
SPC Mike Eismann Harrisburg Bishop McDevitt Sr. 6-0 200


FIRST TEAM - DEFENSE

DL Joe Katulis Shenandoah Valley Sr. 6-3 230
DL Jason Malakoski Mount Carmel Jr. 6-4 250
DL Chad Morris South Park Sr. 5-11 195
DL Chad Oberholzer Greencastle-Antrim Sr. 6-3 243
LB Jason Kennedy Farrell Sr. 5-10 210
LB Mike Galdieri Northwestern Lehigh Sr. 6-1 195
LB Brian Guzek South Park Jr. 6-2 210
DB Billy Kyttle Riverside (D-2) Jr. 5-10 175
DB Scott Holloman Marian Catholic Sr. 6-3 180
DB LaQuan Lockett Daniel Boone Jr. 6-2 160
DB Matt Sharer Tyrone Sr. 6-1 175
P Mark Fazzolari Chartiers-Houston Sr. 6-0 185
SPC Lucas Heakins Riverview Jr. 5-10 171


SECOND TEAM - OFFENSE

QB Todd Smargisso Wilmington Sr. 6-3 190
RB Brian Bender Shenandoah Valley Sr. 6-1 180
RB T.J. Phillips Sharon Jr. 6-2 210
RB Jeremy Ransom Riverside (D-2) Sr. 6-1 190
WR A.J. Nastasi Northern Bedford Sr. 6-0 170
WR Demetrious Rich Wilmington Sr. 5-10 170
TE Dan Woodard Cornell So. 6-2 210
OL John Centak Hanover Area Jr. 6-4 320
OL Jonathan Else Mount Carmel Jr. 6-0 280
OL Mike Fedash Southern Columbia Sr. 6-4 300
OL Tim Noonan Bellwood-Antis Sr. 5-10 225
OL Nick Weist Line Mountain Sr. 6-3 265
PK Jeff Carlo Wilkes-Barre Meyers Sr. 6-1 170
KR Rakem Rucker Mercersburg Academy Sr. 5-11 163
SPC John Napotnik Sharpsville Sr. 5-8 160


SECOND TEAM - DEFENSE

DL Ryan Gargasz Wilmington Sr. 6-6 250
DL Ben James South Williamsport Sr. 6-0 255
DL Joe Kowalski Riverside (D-2) Sr. 6-1 248
DL Tom McMath Sharpsville Sr. 5-7 150
LB Scott Bloom Southern Columbia Sr. 5-9 175
LB Nick Sajone Shenandoah Valley Sr. 6-2 200
LB Mike Weaver Laurel Sr. 5-9 175
DB Brian Grady Scranton Prep Jr. 6-2 190
DB Matt Montgomery Mount Carmel Sr. 6-2 190
DB Josh Snyder Northwestern Lehigh Sr. 6-1 165
DB Jon Tekac Wilmington Sr. 6-2 196
P Matt Orner Susquehanna Jr. 5-9 180
SPC Terence Johnson Clairton Sr. 6-1 185


THIRD TEAM - OFFENSE

QB Jamie Campbell Muncy Sr. 5-11 151
RB D.J. Flick Montgomery Sr. 5-10 170
RB Solomon Melson Milton Hershey Sr. 6-2 188
RB Tavius Smith Monessen Sr. 6-2 185
WR Charlie Angelini Pius X (Roseto) Sr. 5-8 153
WR Eugene Gallagher Riverside (D-2) Jr. 6-1 195
TE Rob Turner Mount Union Sr. 6-3 230
OL Dave Buzard Northwestern Sr. 6-0 180
OL Dave Kerschner Northwestern Lehigh Sr. 5-9 238
OL Steve O'Neil Wyomissing Sr. 6-1 270
OL Steve Roberts Westmont-Hilltop Sr. 6-2 305
OL Dusty Washell Moshannon Valley Jr. 6-2 195
PK Judd Campbell Wilmington Sr. 5-9 150
KR Bill Daugherty Leechburg Sr. 6-0 178
SPC Kent Crytzer Freeport Sr. 6-2 175


THIRD TEAM - DEFENSE

DL John Hooper Wilkes-Barre GAR Sr. 6-3 255
DL Justin LeManna Harrisburg Bishop McDevitt Jr. 6-2 225
DL Pete Malaska Panther Valley Sr. 6-0 165
DL Tony Riepole South Park Sr. 5-10 205
LB Keith Blose Northern Lehigh Sr. 5-9 160
LB Brian Bonsell Tyrone Sr. 5-11 220
LB Kris Ryan Northgate Sr. 6-0 220
DB Nick Chesney Lourdes Regional Jr. 5-8 140
DB Tom Crain West Branch Sr. 5-11 180
DB Brandon LeDonne Aliquippa Jr. 6-2 185
DB Jeremy Wagner Juniata Sr. 6-0 180
P David Royer Penns Valley Sr. 6-4 185
SPC P.J. Vrabel Notre Dame Sr. 6-0 190