Locals honored by Maxwell Football Club

The Maxwell Football Club announced its 2020 Mini Max High School Award winners for Pennsylvania Thursday with 16 area players among the 68 selected from Districts 1, 3, 11 and 12.

Local awards winners are

Darryl Simpson (Archbishop Carroll), Joachim McElroy (Bishop McDevitt) Jackson Spradlin (Central Bucks West), Zachary Gaffin (Cheltenham) Jeff Decker (Germantown Academy), Paul Jennings (La Salle), Mario D’Addesi (Methacton), DJ Fisher (North Penn), Shane Hartzell (Pennridge), Rocco DiRico (Pope John Paul II), Jacob Horton (Souderton), Luke

Gozzard (Springfield-Montco), Micah Bootman (Upper Dublin) Stefano Nikolaou (Upper Merion), Ryan Schernecke (Upper Moreland) and Michael Fath (Wissahickon).

Players were nominated by their coaches during the 2020 season with the award evaluation including football performance, academics and community service.

“This year’s group of MiniMax winners were challenged by more than just their on-field opponents,” said Maxwell Football Club President Mark Dianno in the press release announcing the winners. “They had to contend with circumstances of the pandemic impacting their families, communities, schools, teachers, aca

demics, practices, coaches, and games; yet they consistently rose to meet those challenges and performed extraordinary feats on the fields, in their classrooms and in their respective communities. “

The Maxwell

Football

Club will select one of the 68 Mini Max winners as winner of the Pennsylvania Player of the Year, which will be announced on Monday, Jan. 25.

Winners of the Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware Player of the Year awards are candidates for the club’s Jim Henry Award as Outstanding Player in the region. The Jim Henry Award will be announced

on Monday, Feb. 1.

2020 Pennsylvania Mini Max High School Award

Darryl Simpson, Archbishop Carroll

Joachim McElroy, Bishop McDevitt

Jackson Spradlin, Central Bucks West Blaise Heshler, Central Dauphin Levi Krebs, Central Dauphin East Jack Smith, Central York

Zachary Gaffin, Cheltenham

Michael Costigan, Conestoga

Zach Fisher, Conestoga Valley

Erik Moyer, Conrad Weiser

Luke Molden, Council Rock North Jordan Mitchell, Delco Christian Carson Snelbaker, Dover Area

Nick Lovenguth, Downingtown East Julian Williams, Downingtown West Christian Sapp, East Stroudsburg South Brandon Bohannon, ELCO

Brock Boyer, Ephrata

Billy Adams, Episcopal Academy Alex Nicolaides, Garnet Valley Angelo Leon, George School

Jeff Decker, Germantown Academy Cam’Ron Stewart, Governor Mifflin Christopher Molineaux, Harriton Allan Bailor, Jim Thorpe

Alex Knapp, Lampeter-Strasburg

Paul Jennings, La Salle

Benjamin Terry, Mahanoy Area Lonnie White Jr., Malvern Prep Evan Clark, Manheim Township Ryan Lain, Marple Newtown Matthew Pajuste, Martin Luther King

Mario D’Addesi, Methacton

Christopher James, Neshaminy Phillip Weinseimer, New Hope-Solebury

DJ Fisher, North Penn

Mike Repsher, Northern Lehigh Dante Denardo, Owen J. Roberts Mason Smeland, Palisades

Owen Buck, Palmerton

Shane Hartzell, Pennridge

Aidan Foley, Phoenixville

Rocco DiRico, Pope John Paul II

Nate Desmond, Ridley

Mason Reber, Schuylkill Haven

Jacob Horton Souderton

JC Rizzuto, Southern Lehigh Nicholas Teets, Spring-Ford

Luke Gozzard, Springfield-Montco

Kyle McCord, St. Joseph’s Prep Tydre Hollad-Alli, Steelton-Highspire Owen Wiener, Susquehanna Township

Micah Bootman, Upper Dublin Stefano Nikolaou, Upper Merion Ryan Schernecke, Upper Moreland

Ryan Duell, West Chester East Patrick Esemplare, West Chester Henderson

Aaron Maione, William Penn Charter

Michael Fath, Wissahickon