Quad-A All-Conference Football Program Welcome... Mr. Randy Gore, Webmaster & Voice of Quad-A Broadcasts Congratulatory Message...Mr. Tim O Malley, W.P.I.A.L. Executive Director Invocation...Ms. Amy Scheuneman, Bethel Park Athletic Director Lunch...Doubletree by Marriot Staff Introduction of Master of Ceremonies, Mr. Andrew Stockey, WTAE Sports Director, by Mr. Randy Gore Players Award and Coach of the Year Presentations...Mr. Andrew Stockey, WTAE Foothills All-Conference First Team Southeastern All-Conference First Team Northern Eight All-Conference First Team Conference Coach of the Year:...Foothills Conference: Mr. John Ruane, Penn-Trafford. Southeastern Conference: Mr. George Novak, Woodland Hills. Northern Eight Conference: Mr. Eric Kasperowicz, Pine-Richland Closing Remarks... Mr. Andrew Stockey Final Thoughts...Mr. Randy Gore Benediction... Ms. Amy Scheuneman All players and coaches, please accept the congratulations of the Association of Quad-A Conferences. Thank you for attending, and please drive home safely. Andrew Stockey anchors Channel 4 Action News at 5 p.m. He is also Channel 4 Action Sports director and anchors the 6 p.m. and 11 p.m.sports segments for WTAE Channel 4 Action News. A Chicago native, Stockey grew up in Simsbury, Conn., and graduated from Ohio University s Honors Tutorial College. He made stops at Fox News and ESPN before starting at WTAE in March 1995. Stockey considers the shooting of the three Pittsburgh Police officers in Stanton Heights in April of 2009 the most important story he has covered. His most enjoyable stories include the Steelers Super Bowl victories in 2006 and 2009, as well as the 2001 Hall of Fame weekend, when he covered the inductions of Lynn Swann in Canton, Ohio, and Bill Mazeroski in Cooperstown, N.Y. Stockey was part of the Channel 4 Action News team that won best large market newscast from the Pennsylvania Associated Press. He has won an Emmy Award for a special program about Race For The Cure, as well as Edward R. Murrow and Golden Quill awards for his sports broadcasting. He won 2005 best sportscast and best sports play-by-play from the Pennsylvania Associated Press. He serves as a Race For The Cure co-spokesperson with Channel 4 Action News anchor Michelle Wright. He s a host/spokesman for Pathways and Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and serves as an emcee for a variety of local charitable events and causes. Stockey ran and completed the 2010 Pittsburgh Marathon. In his free time, he enjoys running halfmarathons and races as well as playing golf on the many diverse courses throughout western Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia. He resides in Pittsburgh. Courtesy of WTAE.
AAAA Football First Team Southeastern Conference Position Player Year School TACKLE Matt Hoffman Senior Mt. Lebanon TACKLE Amon Baldwin-Youngblood Junior Woodland Hills GUARD Mike Ames Senior Penn Hills GUARD Wilford Clark Junior Woodland Hills CENTER Jake Cassidy Senior Woodland Hills TIGHT END Josh Zinsmeister Senior Baldwin QUARTERBACK Doug Altavilla Senior Baldwin RUNNING BACK Miles Sanders Junior Woodland Hills RUNNING BACK Alexander Minton Senior Bethel Park WIDE RECEIVER Nick Altavilla Junior Baldwin WIDE RECEIVER Tim Swoope Senior Peters Twp. MULTI-PURPOSE BACK Billy Kisner Junior Penn Hills DEFENSIVE LINE Dan Gibson Senior Woodland Hills DEFENSIVE LINE Chris Pauley Junior Bethel Park DEFENSIVE LINE Akira McClean Senior Woodland Hills DEFENSIVE LINE Tyler Glanton Junior Penn Hills LINEBACKER Christian Randall-Posey Senior Penn Hills LINEBACKER LeKwon Bowden Senior Woodland Hills LINEBACKER Marcus Galie Senior Upper St. Clair LINEBACKER Ben Bruni Senior Mt. Lebanon DEFENSIVE BACK Malik Russell Senior Penn Hills DEFENSIVE BACK Art Thompkins Senior Woodland Hills DEFENSIVE BACK Mike Krenn Senior Upper St. Clair DEFENSIVE BACK Mike Nash Sophomore Woodland Hills KICKER Max Herold Senior Upper St. Clair PUNTER Jesse Slinger Senior Upper St. Clair COACH OF THE YEAR George Novak Woodland Hills 2014 AAAA Banquet Program 1
AAAA Football First Team Foothills Conference Position Player Year School TACKLE Trey Blanford Senior Penn-Trafford TACKLE Kameron Bostic Senior McKeesport GUARD Eric Trenz Junior Plum GUARD Donovan McNelis Senior Penn-Trafford CENTER Tony Pilato Senior Hempfield TIGHT END Zach Nolan Junior Plum QUARTERBACK Brett Laffoon Junior Penn-Trafford RUNNING BACK Khaleke Hudson Junior McKeesport RUNNING BACK Devin Austin Senior Penn-Trafford WIDE RECEIVER Tim Vecchio Junior Penn-Trafford WIDE RECEIVER Dante Luther Senior Hempfield MULTI-PURPOSE BACK Andrew Soxman Senior Plum DEFENSIVE LINE Kevin Givens Senior Altoona DEFENSIVE LINE Justice Smith Senior McKeesport DEFENSIVE LINE Chris Stanford Junior Penn-Trafford DEFENSIVE LINE Andre Guest Junior Penn-Trafford LINEBACKER Nate Turchick Senior Plum LINEBACKER Tyron Bynum Senior McKeesport LINEBACKER Nick Lytle Senior Altoona LINEBACKER Nick Amendola Junior Norwin DEFENSIVE BACK Eli Mencer Senior Altoona DEFENSIVE BACK Shawn Robinson Senior McKeesport DEFENSIVE BACK Jonah Lisbon Junior Penn-Trafford DEFENSIVE BACK Nick Robb Senior Plum KICKER Jake Chapla Junior Plum PUNTER David Benson Senior Penn-Trafford COACH OF THE YEAR John Ruane Penn-Trafford 2 2014 AAAA Banquet Program
AAAA Football First Team Northern Eight Conference Position Player Year School TACKLE Jake Buccigrossi Junior North Hills TACKLE Tyler Hudanick Senior Seneca Valley GUARD Adam Hofmeister Senior North Hills GUARD John Kohley Senior Pine-Richland CENTER Eric McAllister Senior Central Catholic TIGHT END David Brown Senior Fox Chapel QUARTERBACK Ben DiNucci Senior Pine-Richland RUNNING BACK Connor Slomka Senior Pine-Richland RUNNING BACK Grant Foster Senior Central Catholic WIDE RECEIVER D Ondre Gastion Senior Pine-Richland WIDE RECEIVER Clay Byerly Senior North Allegheny MULTI-PURPOSE BACK Mike Merhaut Senior Pine-Richland DEFENSIVE LINE Rich Ryan Senior Central Catholic DEFENSIVE LINE Paul Blendinger Senior North Allegheny DEFENSIVE LINE Zach Sammartino Senior North Hills DEFENSIVE LINE Matt Hampson Junior Pine-Richland LINEBACKER Bryan Glover Senior Central Catholic LINEBACKER Layne Skundrich Senior North Allegheny LINEBACKER Alex Carmody Senior North Hills LINEBACKER Carrington Vaughn Senior Fox Chapel DEFENSIVE BACK John Petrishen Senior Central Catholic DEFENSIVE BACK Joe Tindal Senior Central Catholic DEFENSIVE BACK Brendan Burnham Senior Pine-Richland DEFENSIVE BACK Corbin Kessler Junior Seneca Valley KICKER Mitchel MacZura Senior Central Catholic PUNTER Eddie McDonough Senior North Hills COACH OF THE YEAR Eric Kasperowicz Pine-Richland 2014 AAAA Banquet Program 3
Job well done Wilford! We are so proud of you and all your accomplishments. Continue to work hard and watch the blessings rain down on you. We love you and look forward to everything your future holds! Go #54!!!!! 4 2014 AAAA Banquet Program
Mt. Lebanon Presents: #43 Ben Bruni #71 Matt Hoffman. 2014 AAAA Banquet Program 5
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Congratulations on being name first team All-Conference. Your hard work and efforts have paid off in the classroom and on the athletic fields. Keep working hard and your goals and dreams will come true. Remember all of your Gifts are from HIM. Love, Mom, Dad, Carson, and Eden 10 2014 AAAA Banquet Program
Congratulations to Doug Altavilla, Nick Altavilla, and Josh Zinsmeister on a great season! We know you will make us proud in your future endeavors. Baldwin Athletic Department Congratulations Mike on a great season and making First Team All Conference. We are so proud of you! Love, Mom & Dad DAVID BENSON First TeamAll-Conference Punter 2014-2015 Penn Trafford Warriors We are all very proud of you! The Seneca Valley School District congratulates all Raider football players honored as All-Conference! 2014 AAAA Banquet Program 11
CONGRATULATIONS JOHN KOHLEY #68 Congratulations Tyron on the job well done!! I wish you the best and your future plans. LOVE, Mom, Dad and Myron CLASS OF 2015 BACK TO BACK 1ST TEAM ALL CONFERENCE! PINE RICHLAND RAMS 2014-2015 Through the years and all the hard work, you have dedicated yourself to this great game called Football. I know wherever life takes you son, you will always thrive to be the Best. Congratulations to my son, Dante Luther for making First Team All-Conference Quad A. I am so proud of you, Love, Mom 12 2014 AAAA Banquet Program
Year WPIAL PIAA 1980 Mt. Lebanon 1981 Mt. Lebanon 1982 North Hills/Ringgold 1983 Mt. Lebanon/Plum 1984 Mt. Lebanon 1985 Gateway/ North Hills 1986 Gateway 1987 North Hills 1988 Upper St. Clair Pittsburgh Central Catholic 1989 Upper St. Clair Upper St. Clair 1990 North Allegheny North Allegheny 1991 Connellsville Central Bucks West 1992 Upper St. Clair Cumberland Valley 1993 North Hills North Hills 1994 McKeesport McKeesport 1995 Penn Hills Penn Hills 1996 Woodland Hills Downingtown Area 1997 Upper St. Clair Central Bucks West Year WPIAL PIAA 1998 New Castle Central Bucks West 1999 Woodland Hills Central Bucks West 2000 Mt. Lebanon Cathedral Prep 2001 Woodland Hills Neshaminy 2002 Woodland Hills Parkland 2003 Pittsburgh Central Catholic North Penn 2004 Pittsburgh Central Catholic Pittsburgh Central Catholic 2005 McKeesport McKeesport 2006 Upper St. Clair Upper St. Clair 2007 Pittsburgh Central Catholic Pittsburgh Central Catholic 2008 Bethel Park Liberty 2009 Woodland Hills La Salle College 2010 North Allegheny North Allegheny 2011 North Allegheny Central Dauphin 2012 North Allegheny North Allegheny 2013 Pittsburgh Central Catholic St. Joseph s Prep 2014 Pine-Richland 2014 AAAA Banquet Program 13