Four Exeter players earn All-State football honors in Class 5A
Dec. 30—In the preseason, Exeter coach Matt Bauer said the offensive and defensive lines would dictate how far his football team would go in 2022.
Following a 12-1 season, four Eagles, including three lineman, were voted to the Pennsylvania Football Writers' Class 5A All-State team that was released Friday.
Tackle Anthony Caccese and guard Lucas Palange were selected on the offensive line, while Kyle Lash earned a spot on the defensive line.
Exeter tight end/wide receiver Joey Schlaffer, voted as an athlete on offense, was selected for the second straight season. He made it as a tight end last year.
Caccese, a 6-7, 280-pound senior, and Lucas Palange, a 6-1, 236-pound senior, helped the Eagles average 229.8 rushing yards, 359.5 total yards and 37 points per game on their way to the Lancaster-Lebanon Section 2 title.
Lash, a 6-0, 220-pound senior and the Berks Defensive Lineman of the Year, finished with 67 tackles, including 20 for loss and 4.5 sacks, and one fumble recovery.
Schlaffer, a 6-6, 215-pound senior who has signed to play at Penn State, made 39 catches for 888 yards and 11 touchdowns. He also ran for 264 yards and three TDs, including a 91-yard run, on 16 carries. In addition, he saw time at quarterback and completed 4-of-7 passes for 116 yards and one touchdown with one interception.
The Eagles, who lost in the District 3 Class 5A title game to Cocalico, tied Roman Catholic for the most players on the team with four.
Quarterback Ryan Palmieri of Pine-Richland was voted Player of the Year. Pine-Richland's Jon LeDonne was voted Coach of the Year. His team beat Imhotep Charter 28-14 in the PIAA Class 5A final.
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2022 Pa. Football Writers' Class 5A All-State Team
OFFENSE
Quarterback
Ryan Palmieri, Pine-Richland, 5-10, 175 senior
Colin O'Sullivan, Upper Dublin, 5-11, 180 senior
Jalen Harris, Chester, 6-1, 175 sophomore
Running back
Sam Steffey, Cocalico, 5-10, 180 junior
Jabree Wallace-Coleman, Imhotep Charter, 6-1, 195 sophomore
Nigel Linton, Whitehall, 5-8, 175 senior
Tavon Cooper, Greencastle-Antrim, 5-10, 163 senior
Wide receiver
Tyseer Denmark, Roman Catholic, 5-11, 185 junior
Braden Cummings, Elizabethtown, 6-0, 185 senior
Wakeem Page, Erie Cathedral Prep, 5-10, 170 senior
Thomas Smyser, Dover, 5-10, 165 junior
Tight end
Aiden Black, Delaware Valley, 6-3, 225 junior
Markus Dixon, Archbishop Wood, 6-5, 230 senior
Offensive line
Ryan Cory, Pine-Richland, 6-4, 280 junior
Joe Enick, Penn-Trafford, 6-3, 295 senior
Anthony Caccese, Exeter, 6-7, 280 senior
Andrew Kirlin, Marple Newtown, 6-6, 305 junior
Lucas Palange, Exeter, 6-1, 236 senior
Athlete
Joey Schlaffer, Exeter, 6-6, 215 senior
DEFENSE
Defensive line
Jamieal Lyons, Roman Catholic, 6-5, 257 senior
Kyle Lash, Exeter, 6-0, 220 senior
Kyree Butler, Upper Dublin, 6-0, 315 senior
Chuckie Drain, Cocalico, 5-11, 215 senior
Jason Patterson, Roman Catholic, 6-3, 230 senior
Tyler Hurst, Garden Spot, 5-10, 215 senior
Linebacker
Max Heckert, Pine-Richland, 6-1, 217 senior
Jordan Montgomery, Roman Catholic, 6-2, 225 senior
Semaj Bridgeman, Imhotep Charter, 6-2, 230 senior
Gavin Moul, Bethel Park, 6-1, 217 senior
Tyler Angstadt, Cocalico, 5-8, 165 senior
Jyree Roberts, Erie Cathedral Prep, 6-1, 235 senior
Defensive back
DaMario Crawford, Erie Cathedral Prep, 5-11, 170 senior
Andrew Osmun, Spring Grove, 6-1, 205 senior
Dallas Harper, Gateway, 6-1, 185 senior
Kenneth Woseley, Imhotep Charter, 6-0, 185 junior
Idriz Ahmetovic, New Oxford, 6-0, 175 junior
Specialist
Ben Sosnowski, Hollidaysburg, 6-1, 192 senior
Mason Yohn, Northern York, 6-0, 175 senior
Athlete
Cole Bartram, Northern York, 5-10, 180 junior
Josiah Forren, Solanco, 6-0, 170 senior
Player of the Year: Ryan Palmieri, Pine-Richland
Coach of the Year: Jon LeDonne, Pine-Richland
