2016 Mini Max Award Winners announced
Maxwell Football Club President, Ron Jaworski, announced the 2016 Mini Max High School Award winners for the state of Pennsylvania on Tuesday morning. The sixty-two
players selected are from schools located in Districts 1, 3, 11 and 12 in the eastern half of the state. Players were nominated by their coaches throughout the 2016 season and were evaluated based on a criteria that includes: football performance, academics, and community service.
Berks County was represented by two players: Daniel Boone senior Ryan Okuniewski and Berks Catholic’s Marcus Wilson. RYAN OKUNIEWSKI (DANIEL
BOONE) >> Senior wide receiver finished with a team best 836 receiving yards on 41 receptions. His season totals are No. 2 in the Berks Conference, behind only Exeter’s Gabe Schappell. MARCUS WILSON (BERKS
CATHOLIC) >> Senior fullback/outside linebacker rushed for 1,145 yards and 16 touchdowns while leading the Saints to a Berks Section II title, District 3 Class 4A championship and the semifinals of the PIAA Class 4A Championships.
The Mini Max Award recipients will be honored at a dinner to be held on Thursday January 12, 2017 at the Drexelbrook Catering Ballroom in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania. The awards dinner is open to the public and tickets are available on the Club’s website www. maxwellfootballclub.org beginning on Friday, December 2nd.
The Maxwell Football Club will select one player from the group of Mini Max winners as the winner of the Pennsylvania High School Player of the Year. The Pennsylvania High School Player of the Year will be announced on January 8, 2016 at the Awards Dinner.
The sixty-two 2016 Pennsylvania Mini Max Winners are listed alphabetically by school: George Reid, Abington Alliston Augustin, Abraham Lincoln Kenneth Bennett Jr., Academy at Palumbo Raheem Blackshear, Archbishop Wood Marcus Wilson, Berks Catholic Max Bryson, Bishop McDevitt Des Holmes, Cardinal O’Hara Taten Seyfert, Cedar Crest Nate Norris, Central Bucks South Dominic Lorino, Central Bucks West Brandan Cohen, Conwell Egan Mason Luff, Council Rock North Josiah Quigley, Cumberland Valley Ben Ferree, Dallastown Area Ryan Okuniewski, Daniel Boone Seth Davis, Downingtown East Thomas Melchiorre, East Stroudsburg North Jake Cirillo, East Stroudsburg South CJ McAnally, Episcopal Academy Mack Focht, Garden Spot Jacob Buttermore, Garnet Valley Patrick McGettigan, Germantown Academy Mark Derobertis, Great Valley Chris Thomas, Interboro Sy Madden, LaSalle College Daniel Beaver, Lower Dauphin Justin Tichnell, Malvern Prep Kody Kegarise, Manheim Central Cameron Mathes, Marple Newtown Khalil Nelson, Mastery Charter Ryan O’Toole, Methacton Travis Stefanik, Nazareth Mason Jones, Neshaminy Matt Fest, New Hope Solebury Reece Udinski, North Penn Major Jordan, North Schuylkill Trevor Cunningham, Northwestern Lehigh Austin Kaulius, Notre Dame Nick Duliakas, Owen J. Roberts Garrett Perschy, Palmerton Patrick Ferry, Parkland Tanner Barr, Pen Argyl Jagger Hartshorn, Pennridge Connor Horst, Pequea Valley Stephen Sturm, Perkiomen Valley Matt Garcia, Phoenixville Nick Yerger, Pope John Paul II Ryan Finn, Pottsgrove Isaiah Mayes, Pottstown Noah Wood, Quakertown Samuel Emig, Red Lion Eric Frankenfield, Salisbury Township Konstandinos Zaharakis, Saucon Valley Koby Kahn, Souderton Area Stone Scarcelle, SpringFord D’Andre Swift, St. Josephs Prep Trael Seegars, Susquehanna Township Justin Horn, Upper Dublin Ryan Brida, West Chester Henderson Zach Gilbert, Whitehall Michael Hnatkowsky, William Penn Charter Mike Schoenleber, Wissahickon