Cedar Cliff QB Andrew Ford, the Gatorade Pennsylvania Football Player of the Year and Nike Elite 11 participant, led a handful of District 3 superstars named to USA Today's All-Pennsylvania Football Team recently.
Ford grabbed Offensive Player of the Year honors after completing 161 of 238 passes for 2,776 yards and 35 touchdown passes for the Colts (9-2). Those numbers followed a junior campaign in which the Virginia Tech early enrollee went 225 of 339 for nearly 3,000 yards and 35 scoring strikes.
Pittsburgh Central Catholic linebacker Niko Thorpe, who totaled 130 tackles for the Class AAAA runner-up, was tabbed Defensive Player of the Year.
Joining Ford on the offensive side of the ball was Bishop McDevitt junior running back Andre Robinson and sophomore wide receiver Kobay White. Fellow all-state picks from Lower Dauphin, DE Trey Klock and K Joe Julius, also were among the 24 players selected.
ALL-USA TODAY PENNSYLVANIA
OFFENSE
QB: Andrew Ford, Cedar Cliff, 6-3 190 senior. College: Virginia Tech
RB: Andre Robinson, Bishop McDevitt, 5-11 220 junior. College: Undecided
RB: Dravon Henry, Aliquippa, 5-11 190 senior. College: West Virginia
WR: Malik Hooker, New Castle, 6-1 180 senior. College: Ohio State
WR: Kobay White, Bishop McDevitt, 6-0 185 sophomore. College: Undecided
OL: Noah Beh, Scranton Prep, 6-7 265 senior. College: Penn State
OL: Alex Bookser, Mt. Lebanon, 6-6, 300 senior. College: Pittsburgh
OL: Ryan Bates, Archbishop Wood, 6-5, 300 junior. College: Undecided
OL: Mike Grimm, Bethel Park, 6-6 320 senior. College: Pittsburgh
OL: Aaron Ruff, Imhotep Charter, 6-5 280 senior. College: Temple
K: Joe Julius, Lower Dauphin, 6-1, 200 senior. College: SIU-Edwardsville (soccer)
Player of the Year: Andrew Ford, Cedar Cliff
DEFENSE
DL: Trey Klock, Lower Dauphin, 6-5 260 senior. College: Georgia Tech
DL: Luke Carrezola, Neshaminy, 6-3 242 senior. College: Connecticut
DL: Ben Huss, Upper St. Clair, 6-3 275 senior. College: Undecided
DL: Zach DeLuca, Pittsburgh C.C., 6-2 240 senior. College: Undecided
LB: Chase Winovich, Thomas Jefferson, 6-4, 220 senior. College: Michigan
LB: Tyler Burke, Coatesville, 6-4, 240 senior. College: Maryland
LB: Niko Thorpe, Pittsburgh C.C., 5-11, 220 senior. College: Undecided
DB: John Reid, St. Joseph's Prep, 5-9, 180 junior. College: Undecided
DB: Felix Manus-Schell, Cathedral Prep, 6-0 185 senior. College: Old Dominion
DB: Montae Nicholson, Gateway, 6-3, 200 senior. College: Michigan State
DB: Daquan Worley, Coatesville, 5-10 185 senior. College: Penn State
P: Sam O'Brien, Palisades, 6-1 155 senior. College: Undecided
Player of the Year: Niko Thorpe, Pittsburgh C.C.
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