Fontanazza two-way

region all-star for

3rd straight year

Not only was he the Player of the Year, but Oil City's Mario Fontanazza was a two-way region all-star for three straight years.

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The 6-0, 290-pound lineman is the first Oiler to accomplish that, going back to the days when regions were called sections. There have been others who were two-time two-way all-stars, the last lineman being Mike Moon in 2010-11.

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What's more, Fontanazza is the third consecutive Oil City player to win the Player of the Year award. Noah Petro won it last season and Christian Cole the year before.

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Other first team repeaters were Oil City's Cameron Russell, who made it as an all-purpose back in 2019; Holden Stahl (DB) and junior Brayden Crocker (LB) and Franklin's Cade Adams (WR). 

 

Crocker (TE) and A.J. Angros (OL) on offense, and Dakota Cole (DB) on defense moved up from the second team.

 

Adams had his best season as a sophomore, but only made second team in 2018. He didn't have all-state QB Ian Haynes throwing him the ball this year, and his receiving stats showed the effects -- he didn't have a TD reception.

 

But he played a lot at running back and in the secondary in an effort to add stabilty to a very young Franklin team.

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ALL-DISTRICT 10 teams

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Fontanazza was named to the District 10 big school all-stars for the third straight year Dec. 24. It marks the second straight season he's been on the team as an offensive lineman, He made the team on defense as a sophomore.

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Russell was named to the team for the second straight season, this time at running back. He was on the team as a defensive lineman last year when he was a sack machine (not that he wasn't throughout his career).

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Also named were junior LB Brayden Crocker, the Oilers' all-time leading tackler whose last two campaigns were spoiled by season-ending injuries and safety Holden Stahl -- at last some post region recognition for this steady three-year, two-way starter.

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ETN Player of the Year stuff will be announced in July  at the Northwestern Pa. High School sports award show --formerly Best of Varsity Cup.

 

D9and10Sports.com announced its inaugural team late Friday, Dec. 4, and five Oil City players were honored on that.

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Kiefer was named Defensive Player of the Year and Fontanazza was picked Defensive Linemen of the Year.

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Fontanazza was named as a lineman on both offense and defense. Kiefer was selected as one of the linebackers. Other Oilers named to the squad were Russell at RB, Fagley at DL and Dakota Cole at DB.

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ALL-STATE teams

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Fontanazza (DL), Fagley (DL), Cole (DB) and Russell (RB) were named Dec. 23 to the Pa. Football Writers Class 4A all-state team. The Coaches' All-State squad will be announced later this week. 

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Russell (RB) and Fontanazza (DT) were named Dec. 30 to the Coaches Select all-state team.

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Russell and Fontanazza are two-year all-staters. Russell made the Coaches team last year on defense and Fontanazza was listed as a second team OL as a soph.