CL Football Coaches Association names its all-league teams
The Colonial League Football Coaches Association All-League team was released recently.
This year’s top honorees were offensive co-MVPs Cade Christopher (Northwestern) and Matt Michalik (Palmerton) and defensive MVP Chad Beller (Catasauqua).
Northern Lehigh players dominated the defense, as six Bulldogs earned first-team selections.
The league should be in good shape next season as 14 of this year’s 30 first-team selections are juniors, including Beller and Michalik, while the other 16 are seniors.
Catty’s Christian Fye was named first team offense as a kicker and he was also the Rough Riders QB this past season.
Along with Beller, Wyatt Younes was named to the first team defense as a defensive back. Younes was also named to the second team offense as a wide receiver.
Anthonie Hunsicker was named to the second team defense at the tackle position.
On the third team offense, as a tackle, was Javier Sobrado while Ian Juica made it as a wide receiver. Hunsicker was named as a third team running back.
Also on third team defense was Miles Melendez as a nose tackle and Sobrado as an end.
In all, seven different Catasauqua players were named to the teams.
Colonial League Football Coaches
Association
2022 All-League Team
FIRST TEAM
Offense
Center: Jackson Van Norman (Jr., No. Lehigh); Guard: Zack Anthony (Jr., Palmerton), Sheadon Carr (Sr., Palisades); Tackle: Ben Walters (Jr., Northwestern), Michael Fluck (Sr, So. Lehigh); Tight end: Austin Smyth (Sr., No. Lehigh); Wide receiver: AJ Lozano (Jr., Notre Dame GP), Damian Tyminski (Jr., Pen Argyl); Quarterback: Matt Machalik (Jr., Palmerton); Running back: Dalton Clymer (Jr., Northwestern), Steven Lilly (Sr., Palisades); Fullback/Slotback/H-back: Daniel Lucykanish (Sr., Palmerton); Athlete: Cade Christopher (Sr., Northwestern); Kicker Christian Fye (Sr., Catasauqua), Ayden Scharper (Sr., So. Lehigh)
Defense
Tackle: Jayden Kremasky (Sr., No. Lehigh), Sheadon Carr (Sr., Palisades); Nose guard: Madon Ludlow (Sr., Notre Dame GP); End: Jacob Weaver (Jr., Bangor), Austin Smyth (Sr., No. Lehigh), AJ Jiminez (Sr., No. Lehigh); Inside linebacker: Dainn Vassalo (Jr., Notre Dame GP), Chad Beller Jr. (Jr., Catasauqua); Outside linebacker: Bailey Smith (Jr., No. Lehigh), Danny Haubert (Jr., Palisades); Defensive back: Nick Frame (Sr., No. Lehigh), Cade Christopher (Sr., Northwestern), Matt Michalik (Jr., Palmerton), Wyatt Younes (Sr., Catasauqua); Punter: Bailey Smith (Jr. No. Lehigh)
SECOND TEAM
Offense
Center: Ben Engle (Sr., Bangor); Guard: Jack Cameron (Sr., Notre Dame GP), Brody Dye (Jr., No. Lehigh); Tackle: Dylan Krugh (Jr., Bangor), Evan Strand (Sr., Notre Dame GP); Tight end: Lucas Miller (Sr. Northwestern); Wide receiver: Kendall Robinson (Sr., Palmerton), Wyatt Younes (Sr., Catasauqua); Quarterback: Danny Darno (Jr, Notre Dame GP); Running back; AJ Jiminez (Sr., No. Lehigh), Cade Sawyer (Jr., So. Lehigh); Fullback/Slotback/H-back: Devon Hildebrand (Jr., Northwestern); Athlete: Nick Frame (Sr., No. Lehigh), Josh Ludlow (Jr., Notre Dame GP); Kicker: Faustie Capobianco (Fr., Notre Dame GP)
Defense
Tackle: Sam Frame (Jr., Northern Lehigh), Anthonie Hunsicker (Sr., Catasauqua); Nose guard: Ben Walters (Jr., Northwestern); End: Michael Fluck (Sr., So. Lehigh), Galen Limantour (Sr., Palisades); Inside linebacker: Blaine Snyder (Jr., Northwestern), Dalton Clymer (Jr., Northwestern); Outside linebacker: Cade Sawyer (Jr., So. Lehigh), Landon Beckowski (Jr., Saucon Valley); Defensive back: Greg Campbell (Jr., Bangor), Avery Koser (Sr., So. Lehigh), AJ Lozano (Sr., Notre Dame GP), Anthony Pez (Sr., Notre Dame GP), Travis Reifenstahl (Sr., Saucon Valley); Punter: Anderson Louis-Juene (Sr., Wilson)
THIRD TEAM
Offense
Center: Mason Ludlow (Sr., Notre Dame GP); Guard: Ryan Dematto (Sr., So. Lehigh), Kael Grim (Jr., Pen Argyl); Tackle: Javier Sobrado (Sr., Catasauqua), Josiah Gornicz (Sr., Northwestern); Tight end: Galen Limantour (Sr., Palisades); Wide receiver: Dalton Drake (Sr., Palmerton), Ian Juica (Jr., Catasauqua); Quarterback: Avery Koser (Sr., So. Lehigh); Running back: Anthonie Hunsicker (Sr., Catasauqua), Kris Kressler (Sr., Pen Argyl); Fullback/Slotback/H-back: Nick Ventresca (Sr., So. Lehigh); Athlete: Eric Striba (Sr., Bangor), Kicker: Chase Moffit (Sr., No. Lehigh)
Defense
Tackle: Zack Anthony (Jr., Palmerton), Kael Grim (Jr., Pen Argyl); Nose guard: Miles Melendez (Jr., Catasauqua); End: Javier Sobrado (Sr., Catasauqua), Sam Mauro (Sr., Northwestern), Trevor Kent (Sr., Notre Dame GP); Inside linebacker: Eric Striba (Sr., Bangor), Damian Tyminski (Jr., Pen Argyl); Defensive back: Kendall Robinson (Sr., Palmerton), Kai Stianson (Sr., Palisades), Brad Rissmiller (Jr., Pen Argyl), Andrew Olesh (So., So. Lehigh), Jack Robertson (So., Saucon Valley)