CTK 2012 – WPIAL Class AAAA Players to Watch

By: Bruce Markey
Sunday, August 12, 2012 | 1:20 PM

Countdown to Kickoff 2012 continues with a week-long look at some of the top high school football talent in the WPIAL for this upcoming season. As always, this list just scratches the surface. We ask for your help in building a complete rundown of candidates. You can nominate a top player by clicking on the contact button at the top right of this page, then clicking Submit Scores/Schedule Corrections/Updates. Here is a look at some of the players to watch this 2012 campaign in Class AAAA.

OFFENSE:

Quarterback:

Mack Leftwich – North Allegheny

Tommy Woodson – Gateway

Jordan Brown – Seneca Valley

Jade Maher – Connellsville

Eddie Stockett – McKeesport

Brian Johnson – North Hills

J.J. Consentino – Pittsburgh Central Catholic

Ty George – Hempfield
 

Running Back:

Darin Franklin – Gateway

Brock Baranowski – Pine-Richland

Forrest Barnes – Seneca Valley

Tyler Reddick – North Hills

Jake Diguilio – Plum

Luigi Lista-Brinza – Pittsburgh Central Catholic

Jordan McRae – Connellsville

Hodari Christian – McKeesport

Dorian Brown – Baldwin

Joey DeFlorio – Hempfield

Wide Receivers/Tight Ends:

Jaymar Parrish – Gateway (TE)

C.J. Jackson – Pine-Richland (TE)

Garret Vrbanic – Pittsburgh Central Catholic (WR)

Delvon Randall – Gateway (WR)

JaQuan Davidson – McKeesport (WR)

Jordan Blackmon – North Hills (WR)

Kyle Baum – Norwin (WR)

Dorian Stevens – Penn-Trafford (WR)

Ricky Rogers – Gateway(?) (WR)

R.J. McCauley – Seneca Valley (TE)

Offensive Line:

Alex Paulina – Canon-McMillan

Austin Park – Upper St. Clair

Pat Kugler – North Allegheny

Austin Rosenberry – Altoona

Hayden Smith – Butler

Zack DeLuca – Pittsburgh Central Catholic

Anthony Parente – Gateway

Dylan Keffer – Norwin
 

Kickers:

Matt Loughnane – Penn-Trafford

Ben Kisiel – Connellsville
 

DEFENSE:

Defensive Lineman:

Jawan Turner – Woodland Hills

Greg Lippert – Peters Township

Matt Dombrowski – Plum

Steve Wood – Pittsburgh Central Catholic

RJ Hughes – Gateway

Brenndan Green – McKeesport

Luke Milici – Norwin
 

Linebackers:

Hodari Christian – McKeesport

Alex Beasley – Woodland Hills

Matt Loether – Peters Township

Bob Vernick – Butler

Leo Loughrey – Pittsburgh Central Catholic

Jimmy Demarco – Connellsville

Anthony Danko – North Hills

Brian McDonough – Penn-Trafford

Brenon Thrift – Gateway

Defensive Backs:

Nigel Garnett – Fox Chapel

Anthony Davis – Gateway

Tyler Roth – Mount Lebanon

Brendan Coniker – North Allegheny

Jon Dorogy – Seneca Valley

Jake Diveney – Altoona

Montae Nicholson – Gateway 
 

Punter:

Adam Mitcheson – Kiski Area

Dylan Zgurich – Norwin