FCIAC places eight on All-State football team
Written by FCIAC
Sunday, 16 December 2012 08:00
The FCIAC champion Staples Wreckers placed five players on the Connecticut High School Coaches Association All-State football team, leading all Connecticut teams for the honor.
The FCIAC had eight players receive the top honor, including two from New Canaan and one from Greenwich. The conference was also well-represented on the CHSCA’s All State Class LL, L, M, and S teams for 2012.
Xavier, Hand and Windsor all placed three players on the overall All-State team.
The All-State football teams are voted on by the (CHSCA), with five teams chosen: An overall All-State team of the top players, and one for each of the four classes.
The complete list of FCIAC honorees are here.
All-State overall — FCIAC players
Offense
OL - Kyle Vaughn, Staples
WR - James Frusciante, Staples
Defense
DL - Jared Levi, Staples
LB - Cole Harris, New Canaan
DB - Taylor Olmstead, Greenwich
DB - Nicholas Kelly, Staples
DB - Joey Zelkowitz, Staples
DB - Grady Lynch, New Canaan
All-State overall — Non-FCIAC players
Offense
QB - Tim Boyle, Xavier (Player of the Year)
QB - Brendan Bilcheck, Hand
QB - Quinn Fleeting, Windsor
QB - Brandon Basil, North Branford
RB - Arkeel Newsome, Ansonia
RB - Colin Moore, Avon
RB - Harold Cooper, Hillhouse
RB - Ervin Phillips, West Haven
WR - Andrew Matos, Ansonia
WR - Thomas Milone, Masuk
WR - Ryhieme Moore, Windsor
TE - Andrew Isaac, Manchester
OL - Max Schumann, Xavier
All-State Defense
DL - Peter Gerson, Hand
DL - Cole Ormsby, Windsor
DL - Hector Rodriguez, Berlin
LB - Matt Walsh, Hand
LB - Andre Anderson, Hillhouse
DB - Joey Papparelli, Norwich Free Academy
DB - Kris Luster, Xavier
DB - Nick Gaynor, Northwest Catholic
DB - Dan Hebert, Newtown
Note: Class teams list FCIAC players only.
All-State Class LL
Offense
RB - Kyle Jordan, Brien McMahon
RB - Dave Cotterell, Westhill
WR - Mike Williams, Trumbull
WR - Sam Gravitte, Ridgefield
TE - Joe Kelly, Greenwich
OL - Will Patrick, Staples,
OL - Chris Speer, Staples
OL - Alex Magee, Greenwich
OL - Sam Murphy, Ludlowe
K - Jesse Adelberg, Greenwich
Defense
DL - Pieter Hoets, Staples
LB - Ryan Keric, Trumbull
DB - Aidan Mauro, Ridgefield
All-State Class L
Offense
RB - Nick Lombardo, Darien
OL - Mike LaSala, Wilton
Defense
DL - Connor Buck, New Canaan
DL - Matt D’Andrea, Darien
LB - Michael Root, New Canaan
DB - Casey Ouellette, New Canaan
All-State Class M
Offense
QB - Jordan Vazzano, St. Joseph
WR - Jake Pelletier, St. Joseph
Defense
LB - Mike Pulaski, St. Joseph
All-State Class S
Defense
DL - Riley Kinahan, Trinity Catholic
