Pine-Richland earns 12 all-conference spots on Northeast football team
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Monday, November 30, 2020 | 12:00 PM
A dozen Pine-Richland players earned first-team all-conference honors in the Class 5A Northeast, including the record-setting combination of quarterback Cole Spencer and receiver Eli Jochem.
The Rams won WPIAL and PIAA titles this season under coach Eric Kasperowicz, who was named Coach of the Year in the conference.
Pine-Richland had five players on offense and seven on defense make the first team in a vote of conference coaches. The Rams went 11-0 this season.
FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE
Name, School, Pos., Ht., Wt., Yr.
Luke Pugliese, Penn Hills, C, 6-1, 275, jr.
Spencer King, Pine-Richland, G, 5-11, 280, sr.
Thomas Golembiewski, Fox Chapel, G, 6-0, 240, sr.
Harrison Hayes, Pine-Richland, T, 6-3, 275, sr.
Brandon Lawhorn-Moore, Kiski Area, T, 6-6, 320, jr.
TJ Legler, North Hills, TE, 6-1, 200, sr.
Cole Spencer, Pine-Richland, QB, 5-10, 180, sr.
Curtis Foskey, North Hills, RB, 5-9, 200, sr.
Derrick Topeck, Penn Hills, RB, 5-10, 195, sr.
Brooks Eastburn, Pine-Richland, RB, 5-10, 170, jr.
Eli Jochem, Pine-Richland, WR, 6-1, 185, sr.
Lorenzo Jenkins, Fox Chapel, WR, 6-1, 160, jr.
Jonah Silverman, Penn Hills, K, 5-10, 170, sr.
FIRST-TEAM DEFENSE
Name, School, Pos., Ht., Wt., Yr.
Miguel Jackson, Pine-Richland, DE, 6-2, 265, sr.
Jack Dilts, Kiski Area, DE, 6-5, 255, sr.
Nate Brackman, North Hills, DT, 6-0, 240, sr.
Jacob Domer, Pine-Richland, DT, 6-2, 265, jr.
Luke Miller, Pine-Richland, ILB, 6-2, 205, sr.
Brock Wilkins, Kiski Area, ILB, 6-1, 235, jr.
Zach Waryanka, Pine-Richland, OLB, 6-1 205, sr.
Jawann Brown, Penn Hills, OLB, 5-9, 185, sr.
Jeremiah Hasley, Pine-Richland, OLB, 6-2, 205, jr.
Robert Dickerson, North Hills, DB, 6-0, 185, jr.
Sam Neill, Pine-Richland, DB, 6-0, 165, sr.
Caden Schweiger, Pine-Richland, DB, 6-0, 190, sr.
Noel Roach, Penn Hills, DB, 6-2, 185, sr.
Cody Dykes, Kiski Area, P, 6-2, 195, jr.
Coach of the Year: Eric Kasperowicz, Pine-Richland
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2020 WPIAL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS
Chris Harlan is a TribLive reporter covering sports. He joined the Trib in 2009 after seven years as a reporter at the Beaver County Times. He can be reached at charlan@triblive.com.
Tags: Fox Chapel, Kiski Area, North Hills, Penn Hills, Pine-Richland, Shaler
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