Oil City's Region 8 two-way first team all-stars

RB-LB-P Cameron Russell
1,483 yards rushing
20 touchdowns
47 tackles, 8 sacks
Second team punter

WR-DB Dakota Cole
12 career INTs
21-493 receiving
14.9 avg. punt returns

OL-DL Mario Fontanazza
72 tackles
13 TFL, 8 sacks
263 career tackles

OL-DL A.J. Angros
30 tackles
5 TFL
team 344 yards TO

QB-S Holden Stahl
1,470 yards total offense
24 total touchdowns
2 career INTs/160 attempts

WR-DB J.T. Stahlman
18-636 receiving
35.3 yards per catch
3 INTs, 10 PDs
...and league coaches also recognized...

Cade Adams, Franklin
First team WR
Mount Rushmore for Franklin receivers
133/2,183 career receiving
17 career TDs receiving

Brayden Crocker, Oil City
First team LB, second team all-purpose (TE/FB)
266 career tackles
4 career plays rushing, passing 80 yards or more

Sean Stack, Oil City
Second team RB, LB
45 tackles, 5 TFL, 3 sacks
857 yards rushing
17 TDs, 1,072 career yards rushing
Zac Kiefer, Oil City
second team LB
93 tackles
7 TFL, 5 sacks
198 career tackles
244 yards rushing (FB)

Justin Fagley, Oil City
Second team DL
14 sacks
4 sacks one game to tie school record
58 tackles,6 TFL

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.
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.
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.
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.
ALL-DISTRICT 10 teams
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.
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).
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.
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.
Kiefer was named Defensive Player of the Year and Fontanazza was picked Defensive Linemen of the Year.
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.
ALL-STATE teams
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.
Russell (RB) and Fontanazza (DT) were named Dec. 30 to the Coaches Select all-state team.
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.