Mr. PA Football 2022 winners announced

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Bishop McDevitt sophomore quarterback Stone Saunders is Pennsylvania’s Big School (Class 4A-6A) Mr. Football for 2022. Saunders was honored Saturday night along with Small School (Class 1A-3A) Mr. Football Jeff Hoenstine of Central Martinsburg.

The awards are sponsored by SportsRecruiters.com and owner Wayde Marsico. The winners were determined by fans and media members.

Saunders, who couldn’t attend the event due to a visit to Notre Dame, led McDevitt to the state’s 4A state title last fall. Saunders, who already has 23 college football scholarship offers, passed for 3,583 yards and 54 touchdowns in ’22.

Big School finalists were junior QB Samaj Jones of St. Joseph’s Prep, senior RB/S Abubakarr Kamara of Interboro, senior RB/LB Jaheim White of York High and senior QB/S Ryan Palmieri of Pine-Richland. 

Hoenstine is a three-time All-State selection. In 2022, the senior threw for 3,996 yards and 57 touchdowns. His record was 34-4 as the team’s starting quarterback.

Finalists for the Small School award were junior QB Alex Erby of Steelton-Highspire, senior RB/QB Braeden Wisloski of Southern Columbia, senior QB/S Karson Kiesewetter of Bishop Guilfoyle, junior RB/S Quinton Martin of Belle Vernon and senior OT/OG/DT J’Ven Williams of Wyomissing.

Other honorees for 2022 are:

Charlie Fortney, Lower Dauphin – Three Star Award

Riley Robell, Bishop McDevitt – Big School Lineman of the Year

J’Ven Williams, Wyomissing – Small School Lineman of the Year

Michael Payton Memorial Quarterback Award – Samaj Jones, St. Joseph’s Prep

Bob Wolfrum, Wyomissing – Mickey Minnich Legendary Coach of the Year

All-Time Mr. Football Winners

Class 4A-6A

Year – Name – High School – College

2010 — Rushel Shell – Hopewell High School, West Virginia 

2011 — Rushel Shell – Hopewell High School, West Virginia 

2011 — Noah Spence – Bishop McDevitt High School, Ohio State 

2012 — Robert Foster – Central Valley High School, University of Alabama

2013 — Andrew Ford – Cedar Cliff High School, Virginia Tech 

2014 — Saquon Barkley – Whitehall High School, Penn State 

2015 — Miles Sanders – Woodland Hills High School, Penn State 

2016 — D’Andre Swift – St. Joseph’s Prep, Georgia

2017 — Philip Jurkovec – Pine-Richland High School, Notre Dame

2018 — Daequan Hardy – Penn Hills High School, Penn State 

2019 — Evan Simon – Manheim Central High School, Rutgers 

2020 — Kyle McCord – St. Joseph’s Prep, Ohio State 

2021 — Nicholas Singleton – Governor Mifflin High School, Penn State 

Class 1A-3A

Year – Name – High School – College

2010 — Desimon Green – Clairton High School, Texas Tech/California (Pa.) 

2011 — Tyler Boyd – Clairton High School, Pittsburgh

2012 — Tyler Boyd – Clairton High School, Pittsburgh

2013 — DeAndre Scott – Imhotep Charter High School, Arizona State 

2014 — Dominick Bragalone – South Williamsport High School, Lehigh

2015 — Michael Shuster – Camp Hill High School, Penn State 

2016 — Lamont Wade – Clairton High School, Penn State 

2017 — Robert Kennedy – Jeannette High School, Lackawanna College

2018 — Julian Fleming – Southern Columbia High School, Ohio State

2019 — Julian Fleming – Southern Columbia High School, Ohio State University

2020 — Josh Hough – Beaver Falls High School, Syracuse University

2021 — Gavin Garcia – Southern Columbia High School, Kent State University

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Jeff Fisher
Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.