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 (SpringfieldMontco), 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

Mini-Max 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, academics, 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

Isaiah Rogers, Academy Park Macrae Plummer, Annville-Cleona

Darryl Simpson, Archbishop Carroll

Mark McFadden, Berks Catholic

Joachim McElroy, Bishop McDevitt James Welde, Bonner & Prendergast Daniel Shuster, Camp Hill Anthony Giordano, Central Bucks East

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

Michael Fath, Wissahickon