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Pleasant Valley well represented on EPC North All-Star football teams

The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference recently announced its All-Star Football Teams. The coaches selected offensive and defensive all-star teams (first team and second team) for the North and South Divisions representing the EPC.

In the North Division, Northampton’s Caden Henritzy was named the North Division Offensive MVP, while Carson Czarnecki was selected as the North Division Defensive MVP for the Konkrete Kids.

Northampton won the North Division title with an undefeated regular season and will play Parkland in the District 11 Class 6A semifinals this week.

Pleasant Valley, which went 7-3 during the regular season and qualified for the Class 5A playoffs, had several players selected to the North All-Star squad.

Fela Olaniyan was selected as a First Team running back and outside linebacker for the Bears. Michael Barrett was a First Team pick at tackle. Valentino Byers-Robinson (offensive athlete) and Jarod Moore (defensive athlete) were also First Team picks, while Moore was also a Second Team selection at safety.

Tyler Vandever (tackle), Rory Robinson (kicker), Matt Adamski (defensive lineman) and Alex Ecker (inside linebacker) were Second Team selections for Pleasant Valley.

The selections for the EPC North Division All-Star teams are listed below.

EPC North Division All-Stars

Offense

First Team

Aiden Quintero, Northampton, Jr. (tight end), Tyrese Hester-Bey, Pocono Mountain West, Jr. (wide receiver), Tristen Pinnock, Northampton, Jr. (wide receiver), Jaelen Richardson, Northampton, Sr. (wide receiver), Michael Barrett, Pleasant Valley, Sr. (tackle), Christian Bundra, Northampton, Sr. (tackle), Luke Baker, Northampton, Sr. (guard), Avery Van Horn, Northampton, Sr. (guard). Blaise McCarroll, Pocono Mountain West, Sr. (center), Jordey Guzman, Dieruff, Jr. (quarterback), Caden Henritzy, Northampton, Jr. (running back), Fela Olaniyan, Pleasant Valley, Sr. (running back), Valentino Byers-Robinson, Pleasant Valley, Jr. (offensive athlete), Nick Radoi, Stroudsburg, Jr. (kicker).

Offensive MVP

- Caden Henritzy, Northampton, Jr.

Second Team

Aiden Salvatto, Northampton, Jr. (tight end), Shane Bulay, East Stroudsburg South, Sr. (wide receiver), Noah Ozario, Dieruff, Sr. (wide receiver), Nekhi Spencer, East Stroudsburg South, Jr. (wide receiver), Anthony Gordon, Northampton, Sr. (tackle), Brandon Stiehler, Pocono Mountain West, Jr. (tackle), Tyler Vandever, Pleasant Valley, Sr. (tackle), Malachai Walters, Pocono Mountain West, Sr. (guard), Jamal Watts, East Stroudsburg South, Sr. (guard), Zach DeFalco, Stroudsburg, Sr. (center), Colby Reph, Northampton, Jr. (center), Antonino Russo, Northampton, Sr. (quarterback), Romeo Carmen-King, East Stroudsburg North, Jr. (running back), Luke Deriggi, Pocono Mountain West, Sr. (running back), Andre Reames, Stroudsburg, Sr. (running back), Noah Ozario, Dieruff, Sr. (offensive athlete), Rory Robinson, Pleasant Valley, Sr. (kicker).

Defense

First Team

Xion Chapman, Dieruff, Sr. (defensive end), Dylan Legath, Northampton, Sr. (defensive end), Christian Bundra, Northampton, Sr. (defensive lineman), Jamal Watts, East Stroudsburg South, Sr. (defensive lineman), Carson Czarnecki, Northampton, Sr. (inside linebacker), Giovanni Silva, Stroudsburg, Sr. (inside linebacker), Fela Olaniyan, Pleasant Valley, Sr. (outside linebacker), AJ Slivka, Northampton, Jr. (outside linebacker), Tyrese Hester-Bey, Pocono Mountain West, Jr. (cornerback), Jaelen Richardson, Northampton, Sr. (cornerback), Mike Coleman, Northampton, Jr. (safety), Kevin Polonia, Stroudsburg, Jr. (safety), Jarod Moore, Pleasant Valley, Sr. (defensive athlete), Antonino Russo, Northampton, Sr. (punter), Jaelen Richardson, Northampton, Sr. (special teams player).

Defensive MVP

- Carson Czarnecki, Northampton, Sr.

Second Team

Chris Mignosi, Stroudsburg, Sr. (defensive end), Brandon Stiehler, Pocono Mountain West, Jr. (defensive end), Malachai Walters, Pocono Mountain West, Sr. (defensive end), Matt Adamski, Pleasant Valley, Sr. (defensive lineman), Colby Reph, Northampton, Jr. (defensive lineman), Anthony Witherspoon, Stroudsburg, Sr. (defensive lineman), Alex Ecker, Pleasant Valley, Jr. (inside linebacker), Marcus Ennis, Stroudsburg, Sr. (inside linebacker), DJ Kelly, Pocono Mountain East, Sr. (inside linebacker), Nate Kloss, Stroudsburg, Jr. (outside linebacker), Matt Marivonich, Pocono Mountain West, Sr. (outside linebacker), Tristen Pinnock, Northampton, Jr. (cornerback), Jelonie Rieara, Stroudsburg, Jr. (cornerback), Rasu Wearing, Pocono Mountain East, Sr. (cornerback), Jarod Moore, Pleasant Valley, Sr. (safety), Noah Ozario, Dieruff, Sr. (safety), Colby Reph, Northampton, Jr. (defensive athlete). Karter Nuss, Pocono Mountain West, Jr. (punter), Logan Weitzmann, Stroudsburg, Jr. (punter), Shane Bulay, East Stroudsburg South, Sr. (special teams player), Clarence Watkins, Allen, Sr. (special teams player).