Class A releases league awards and All League Teams
TROY, NY >> Section II Class A officially released its 2019 award recipients and all-league teams and it is Troy’s Xavier Leigh atop the list as Player of the Year.
Leigh led the Flying Horses to the Capital Divison’s Regular Season Championship, but Troy fell to Queensbury in the Class A Final. Leigh finished his senior season with 144 total points, fourth in the section. He rushed for a total of 1309 yards this season, scoring 23 touchdowns on the ground, and catching another through the air with 88 more yards. He also passed for 85 yards on three completed passes.
Sectional champion Queensbury has several players listed in the first and second teams, with senior phenom Jason Rodriguez claiming Offensive Player of the Year.
On the defensive side of the ball, Ballston Spa’s Aidan Thomas was awarded Defensive Player of the Year.
All-purpose Player of the Year went to Amsterdam’s Peyton Ausfield, who rushed for over 1250 yards on 143 carries, scoring 16 times this season. Ausfield added 136 yards on five catches to his yardage and threw for another 35 yards on just one completed pass. Amsterdam finished third in the Capital Division with a 4-4 record before falling to Ballston Spa in the first round of the Sectional Tournament, 35-12.
The All-League teams do not lack fire power with those guys receiving their respective Player of the year awards and making them ineligible for the All-League team.
Joining Ausfield for recognition are first team recipients Alex Simon (offensive line), Cameron Chrzanowski (running back), Andrew Welch (kicker), Christian Robinson (defensive line), James Shatas (defensive end), and Rein Desbiens defensive back. Amsterdam second team players consist of Dainon Aviles (offensive line), Josiah Newborn (wide receiver), and Alejandro Christopher (inside linebacker).
Other stand out players from the 2019 season consist of Columbias Angelo Cioffi (tight end) and David Romer (wide receiver), La Salle Institute’s Traydon Lawrence (running back) and Bo Catherwood (all-purpose), and Averill Park’s multi weapon backfield of Dan McShane (running back), Joe Milanese (running back), and Anthony Childrose (quarterback).
All together, Columbia and Troy lead the Class with 14 recipients each. Averill Park is close behind them in totals, with 12 players named to the first or second team. Both LaSalle and Amsterdam have a total of nine players nominated to All-League teams.
The full teams and award list can be found below.
Section II, Class A AllLeague and Awards List
CLASS A PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Xavier Leigh, Troy
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Jason Rodriguez, Queensbury
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Aidan Thomas, Ballston Spa
ALL-PURPOSE PLAYER OF
THE YEAR: Peyton Ausfield, Amsterdam
REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS: Queensbury (Grasso Division), Troy (Capital Division)
SECTIONAL PLAYOFF CHAMPIONS: Queensbury
FIRST TEAM ALL CLASS A, SECTION II
OFFENSIVE LINE Alex Simon, Amsterdam Robert Gapp, Troy Deandre Butler, Troy Nick Marchese, Averill Park
Timmy Scaccia, Columbia Scott Blais, Columbia TIGHT END Angelo Cioffi, Columbia WIDE RECIEVERS David Romer, Columbia Makai Cruel, Troy Xavier Ward, Troy Brady Fenton, LaSalle RUNNING BACKS Cameron Chrzanowski, Amsterdam
Dan McShane, Averill Park Joe Milanese,Averill Park Traydon Lawrence, LaSalle QUARTERBACK Alex Wolfe, Troy PUNTER Jonah Grizwold, Troy KICKER Andrew Welch, Amsterdam DEFENSIVE LINE Prince Wadjas, Troy Christian Robinson, Amsterdam DEFENSIVE END Jaeshaun Brown, Troy Austin Fahrenkopf, Columbia
James Shatas, Amsterdam INSIDE LINEBACKER Tyrell Penalba, Troy Ed McDonnough, LaSalle
OUTSIDE LINEBACKER Connor Dwyer, Troy Ryan Kelson, Columbia Nick Pino, LaSalle Jack Long, Averill Park DEFENSIVE BACK Nasir David-Soto, Troy Rein Desbiens, Amsterdam Nassiz Young, LaSalle Matt Morin, Averill Park ALL PURPOSE Bo Catherwood, LaSalle
SECOND TEAM ALL CLASS A, SECTION II
OFFENSIVE LINE Detreck Rivenburg, Troy Dainon Aviles, Amsterdam Blessing Jackson, LaSalle Mike Minehan, Averill Park
Dominick Paradise, Averill Park TIGHT END Clifton Manns, Green Tech WIDE RECIEVER Josiah Newborn, Amsterdam Ben McHugh, Columbia Kwali Poole, Albany RUNNING BACK Mike Altomer, Columbia
Jacob Slovak, Columbia Nazir Sheldon, Green Tech Kquazay Dickens, Albany QUARTERBACK Anthony Childrose, Averill Park
Branden Biggane, Columbia PUNTER Eli Blaauboer, Columbia KICKER Luke Hempel, Averill Park DEFENSIVE LINE Anthony Modonia, LaSalle
Jordy Nelson, Columbia
DEFENSIVE END Nick Clemenzi, Averill Park
Anthony Ruddack, Green Tech Dan Amasha, LaSalle INSIDE LINEBACKER Jaylen Riggins, Troy Alejandro Christopher, Amsterdam
Matt Shoemaker, Averill Park
Michael Altomer, Columbia OUTSIDE LINEBACKER Nazierre Holder, Green Tech DEFENSIVE BACK Darius Holmes, Troy James Mooney, Averill Park
Derek Ouimette, Columbia
Prince Rukundo, Albany