2016 PIAA football season

The 2016 PIAA football season was the 103rd season of PIAA football in Pennsylvania. 570 high schools competed in the commonwealth playing twelve regular season games and up to four playoff games the state championship game.

Season standings

Class A

State playoff progression

A

AA

AAA

AAAA

Awards

Mr. Pennsylvania Football

Finalists Big School Class 4A-6A: Bold indicates winner D'Andre Swift (RB) — St. Joseph’s Prep Zane Dudek (RB) — Armstrong HS Mark Webb (WR/CB) — Archbishop Wood HS Micah Parsons (RB/DE) — Harrisburg HS David Adams (LB) — Central Catholic

See full list of nominees for 4A-6A Mr PA Football Award Here

Finalists Small School Class 1A-3A: Bold indicates winner Collin Smith (QB/DB) — Ligonier Valley HS Jaelen Thompson (RB) — Middletown HS Lamount Wade (RB/CB) — Clairton HS Paris Ford (WR/DB) — Steel Valley HS Andrew Irwin (LB/RB — Bishop Guilfoyle See full list of nominees for 1A-3A Mr PA Football Award Here

Mr PA Football lineman award

Big School 4A-6A winner

Joshua Lugg (RG/RT) — North Allegheny HS

Small School 1A-3A winner

Donovan Jeter (DL — Beaver Falls HS

All-State selections

CLASS 5A

Player of the Year: Zane Dudek, Armstrong

Coach of the Year: Calvin Everett, Harrisburg

Offense

Quarterback

Kameron Patterson, Grove City – 6–3, 190 senior

Kody Kegarise, Manheim Central – 6–0, 185 senior

Grant Breneman, Cedar Cliff – 6–1, 190 senior

Yahmir Wilkerson, Harrisburg – 6–1, 200 junior

Nick Ross, West Allegheny – 6–1, 190 senior

Running back

Zane Dudek, Armstrong – 5–10, 190 senior

Journey Brown, Meadville – 5–11, 195 senior

Shawn Thompson, Archbishop Wood – 6–0, 195 senior

Matt Garcia, Phoenixville – 5–6, 165 senior

Wide receiver

Dez Boykin, Whitehall – 5–11, 175 junior

Jake Novak, Manheim Central – 5–11, 170 junior

Mark Webb, Archbishop Wood – 6–3, 205 senior

Tight end

A.J. Turner, Grove City – 6–2, 200 senior

Gabe Schappell, Exeter Twp. – 6–2, 220 senior

Offensive linemen

Kieran Firment, West Allegheny – 6–4, 280 senior

Chris Bleich, Wyoming Valley West – 6–6, 300 junior

Curtis Harper, McKeesport – 6–3, 293 senior

Adam Kline, Manheim Central – 6–1, 230 senior

Shaun Hastings, Cedar Cliff – 6–2, 265 senior

Athlete

Raheem Blackshear, Archbishop Wood – 5–11, 180 senior

Isaiah Manning, Meadville – 6–0, 190 junior

Specialist

D.J. Opsatnik, West Allegheny – 5–8, 150 senior

Defense

Defensive linemen

Matt Holmes, West Allegheny – 6–1, 225 senior

Micah Parsons, Harrisburg – 6–3, 230 junior

Damion Barber, Harrisburg – 6–3, 240 senior

Gunnar Royer, Manheim Central – 6–1, 210

Anthony Diodato, Archbishop Wood – 6–5, 255 senior

Linebacker

Matt Palmer, Archbishop Wood – 6–1, 205 junior

Nick Brown, Manheim Central – 5–10, 195 senior

Forrest Rhyne, Waynesboro – 6–2, 225 senior

Francis Duggan, Cedar Cliff – 6–3, 220 junior

Defensive back

Keyshaan Husband, Central Tech – 6–0, 185 senior

Cade Robinson, Elizabethtown – 6–1, 175 junior

Ethan Laird, General McLane – 6–2, 200 senior

Jackson Buskirk, Whitehall – 6–1, 180 senior

Athlete

Joel Davis, Harrisburg – 5–9, 180 senior

Teddy Wright, Academy Park – 6–0, 200 senior

CLASS 3A

Player of the Year: Alex Hoenstine, Central Martinsburg

Coach of the Year: Ryan Matsook, Beaver Falls

Offense

Quarterback

Brycen Mussina, Montoursville – 6–4, 185 senior

Alex Smith, Keystone Oaks – 6–4, 195 senior

Darius Wise, Beaver Area – 5–11, 170 senior

Running back

Alex Hoenstine, Central Martinsburg – 6–2, 181 senior

Chuck Carr, Hickory – 5–10, 195 senior

Jalean Thompson, Middletown – 5–10, 190 senior

Tyler Balega, Derry – 5–11, 178 senior

Ian Border, Huntingdon – 6–0, 210 junior

Wide receiver

Tommy Shea, Montoursville – 5–10, 175 senior

Ziyon Strickland, Sharon – 5–11, 175 junior

Duane Brown, Apollo-Ridge – 6–0, 182 senior

Tight end

Mitchell Rothrock, Montoursville – 6–1, 190 senior

Offensive linemen

Crae McCracken, Loyalsock Twp. – 6–4, 275 senior

Trevor Miller, Central Martinsburg – 6–1, 245 senior

Ethan Newton, Middletown – 6–2, 250 senior

Tyler Bishop, Hickory – 6–2, 280 senior

Kyle Polishan, Scranton Prep – 6–3, 245 senior