BROCKWAY — The ninth annual Frank Varischetti All-Star football game will be played at Frank Varischetti Field in Brockway on Friday, June 28. Kickoff is at 7 p.m.
The North and South teams comprise members of the Class of 2024 who played football for one of 22 District 9 League schools. The South won, 44-34, last year. The North leads the series 5-3.
The North includes Bradford, Brockway, Bucktail, Cameron County, Coudersport, Elk County Catholic, Kane, Otto-Eldred, Port Allegany, Ridgway, Sheffield, Smethport and St. Marys. Mark Heindl, head football coach at Ridgway, is the head coach for this year’s North team, which includes:
Bradford: Jake Franz, Ian Degolier, Matt Perry
Brockway: Jendy Cuello, Reese Yahner, Isaac Crawford
Bucktail: Braylon Fantaski, Daniel Gavlock, Johnny Green
Cameron County: Jesop Farabaugh, Maddox Baughman, Lathan Reed
Elk County Catholic: Noah Cherry, Alex Gahr
Kane: Dane Anderson
Otto-Eldred: Braxton Caldwell, Abram Austin, Tyler McElhattan
Port Allegany: Miska Young, Peyton Stiles, Braylon Button, Kole Kisko, Austin Freer
Ridgway: Cameron Larkin, Alex Merritt, Brady Heindl, Jackson Kilpeck, Nick Myers
Sheffield: Dylan Hardwick
Smethport: Ryan Mason, Cole Szuba
St. Marys: Tristan Dilley, Matthew Davis, Mason Sheeley, Lucas Bauer
Keystone head football coach Todd Smith will lead the South team, which includes Brookville, Central Clarion, DuBois, Karns City, Keystone, Moniteau, Punxsutawney, Redbank Valley and Union/AC Valley. The South roster includes:
Brookville: Jack Knapp, Daniel Drake, Charlie Krug, Jack Pete, Logan Loy
Central Clarion: Brady Quinn, Coleman Slatter, Tommy Smith, Colby Wright, Jake Smith
DuBois: Landon Schrock, Garret Nissel, Zachary Gallagher
Karns City: Zach Kelly, Bobby Rodgers, Jake Taylor, Mason Martin
Keystone: Josh Beal, Brock Champluvier, Elijah Will
Moniteau: Logan Campbell, Jayden Keene
Punxsutawney: Matthew Grusky, Landon Martz, Zach Presloid, Anthony Gould, Nick Wisnesky
Redbank Valley: Mason Clouse, Owen Clouse, Caden Adams, Brandon Ross, Ashton Kahle, Christian Clinger
Union/AC Valley: Kaiden McNany, Zander Laughlin, Trey Fleming, Luke Wilson
A highlight of the game is the presentation of $1,000 scholarships to players from game sponsors. The scholarships are awarded prior to kickoff. Since the game’s inception, $121,000 in scholarships has been awarded.
