Six Red Raiders Named To First Team
Six Jamestown High School football players have earned Class AA first-team all-star recognition and head coach Tom Langworthy has been named the Coach of the Year after the Red Raiders captured the regular-season title.
Headlining the offense are sophomore running back Jaylen Butera and junior wide receiver Elijah Rojas.
Butera rushed for 768 yards and seven touchdowns, and caught 12 passes for 229 yards and four TDs. Defensively, he recorded 66 total tackles, including six for loss; and intercepted three passes, defended 10 more and recovered a fumble.
Rojas, meanwhile, caught 25 passes for 410 yards and four touchdowns.
Jamestown’s first-team defensive selections are junior linebackers Savon VanSickle and Demarri Jones; senior lineman Chase Jones; and junior defensive back Markell Carter.
VanSickle rushed for 808 yards on 149 carries and 15 touchdowns and was credited with 35 tackles, including thee for loss; Demarri Jones ran for 340 yards on 62 carries and four TDs, and had 12 receptions for 238 yards and two scores; Chase Jones had 52 tackles, including 12 for loss; and Carter had 35 tackles, one interception, 11 defended passes and one fumble recovery.
Earning second-team recognition for the Red Raiders are sophomore offensive lineman Drayce Garland, senior kicker Andrew Dix, junior defensive back Cam’ron Mays and junior defensive Carter Eganski.
Honorable-mention choices are senior Ben Schrader, juniors Takye Branch and Simeon Leeper, and freshman Trey Drake.
Langworthy guided the Red Raiders to their first Class AA regular-season title since 2014, the year they won the state crown.
Djae Perry of Bennett and Jake Sharp of Orchard Park have been named the Co-Offensive Players of the Year, while Ryan Culhane of Clarence, Michael Pataky of Orchard Park and Conor Mahony of Lancaster shared the defensive honors.
Jason Masell of Lancaster is the recipient of the sportsmanship award.
Class AA Football All-Stars
FIRST TEAM
OFFENSE
QB Jack Sharp Orchard Park Senior
QB Justin Goldsmith Niagara Falls Junior
QB Nick Cascia Lockport Senior
QB Jason Mansell Lancaster Junior
RB Djae Perry Bennett Senior
RB Solomon Tarver Hutch Tech Senior
RB Jaylen Butera Jamestown Sophomore
OL Jeremiah Williams Bennett Senior
OL Conor Mahony Lancaster Senior
WR Peter Libertore Orchard Park Junior
WR Shawn Davis Lancaster Senior
WR Elijah Rojas Jamestown Junior
RB Zach Norton Clarence Junior
UTL Devotie Pompey Bennett Senior
DEFENSE
LB Michael Pataky Orchard Park Senior
LB Matt Marschner Lancaster Senior
DB Paul Rodgers Niagara Falls Junior
FS Jacob Shul Orchard Park Senior
DB Charlie Bartolotti Orchard Park Junior
DL Ayden Haley Orchard Park Junior
DL Rashard Perry Bennett Freshman
LB Savon VanSickle Jamestown Junior
LB Demarri Jones Jamestown Junior
DL Chase Jones Jamestown Senior
DB Markell Carter Jamestown Junior
LB James Brooks Clarence Junior
LB Mason Davis Clarence Senior
LB Alex Lippert Frontier Senior
DB Zion Paige Niagara Falls Junior
SECOND TEAM
OFFENSE
QB Matt Ciszewski Frontier Junior
RB Kegan Mancabelli Orchard Park Sophomore
RB Kalem Chappell Niagara Falls Senior
WR Tristan Lancaster Orchard Park Senior
K Tom Hollander Orchard Park Senior
WR Josh Cooper Lockport Senior
WR Alexander Sykas Clarence Senior
WR Nick Castellana Lancaster Senior
TE Logan Wendt Lockport Sophomore
WR Julius Williams Lockport Junior
OL Mark Wilson Niagara Falls Senior
OL Nashawn Oliver Bennett Senior
OL Learatist Tyson Bennett Senior
OL Drayce Garland Jamestown Sophomore
OL Richard Heard Bennett Junior
OL Slade Murphy Clarence Senior
K Andrew Dix Jamestown Senior
DEFENSE
LB Ivory Parker Hutch Tech Junior
DB Devonte Prince Bennett Senior
LB Chad Gloss Orchard Park Senior
DT Jalen Askin Orchard Park Senior
DE Tyler Pirritano Orchard Park Senior
DE Kyeron Bradley Niagara Falls Junior
DT Colin Stine Niagara Falls Junior
P Anthony Haak Lockport Senior
DB Cam’ron Mays Jamestown Junior
DB Carter Eganski Jamestown Junior
DL Jacob Joerger Clarence Senior
DB Jalin Lardill Clarence Senior
FS Ethan Jurkowski Lancaster Senior
DB Isaiah Littleton Lancaster Junior
LB Jake Novak Frontier Sophomore
HONORABLE
MENTION
Jamestown: Ben Schrader, Takye Branch, Trey Drake, Simeon Leeper
Bennett: Al McDuffie, Justin Campbell
Clarence: Jason Berchou, Cole Harris, Aidan Collins, Noah Alexander
Hutch-Tech: Zach Guard, Donte Wideman, Albert Wilson III, Mu-Ath Kinsey, Alex Zeigler, Anthony Rocco
Lancaster: Cody Phillips, Josh Jelonek, Chris Shaver
Lockport: Chase Valery, Tyron McGill, Ricky Maye, Ian Richard, Jared Pellicono
Niagara Falls: El-shaddai Ashley, Faybion Prather, Abraham Averhart, Isaiah Reed
Orchard Pak: Steve Kulikowsky, Brad Fowler, Matt Baksa, Matt Wagner
Frontier: Hayden Carder, Riley Lepsch, Konrad Krzyszton, Adam Hodge