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Spring-Ford's Andrew Scanlan was named to Pennsylvania's Big 33 team. Mercury File Photo
ROYERSFORD ? Andrew Scanlan had a pretty good weekend.
The Spring-Ford wideout-defensive back didn?t catch any passes, not a single one. He didn?t even pick any off, either.
But late Saturday, Scanlan was selected to the Pennsylvania team for this year?s prestigious PNC Big 33 Football Classic. Then Sunday afternoon, he was honored as the Pioneer Athletic Conference?s Two Way Player of the Year during the PAC-10 Football Coaches Association?s annual Awards Banquet at Gilbertsville Fire Co.
Not a bad weekend at all.
?We?re just ecstatic,? Spring-Ford head coach Chad Brubaker said. ?The Big 33 roster is limited ? there are only so many spots. We feel Andrew was a great choice. It?s quite an honor.?
The 6-foot-2, 190-pound senior ? who has already verbally committed to Northwestern University and will put his signature on a letter of intent on national signing day next month ? is the first player from Spring-Ford to be selected to the Big 33 game.
?We felt Andrew had a good shot,? Brubaker added. ?The film of him that got him recruited is the same film (the Big 33 Selection Committee) saw.
?The process up there, which quite a few people have been critical of, is still a process of selecting the best players. They don?t care if you?re all-league or all-state. It all comes down to who they see on film, and Andrew?s film was excellent.?
Scanlan, who was The Mercury?s Two-Way Player of the Year and an all-state selection by both Pennsylvania Football News and EasternPaFootball.com, certainly had his share of highlights this past season.
Selected as a defensive back for the Big 33 game, he was credited with 53 tackles in helping the Rams to the PAC-10 championship and a berth in the District 1-AAAA playoffs ? a first for the Spring-Ford program. He defended a team-high 12 passes, intercepted three others, and forced one fumble as well as recovered another. Continued...
His efforts on the other side of the ball didn?t go unnoticed, either. He caught 52 passes for 839 yards and an area-high 10 touchdowns, a key contributor on both the PAC-10?s and area?s most productive offense.
?Andrew could have made it (onto the Big 33 roster) as a wide receiver,? Brubaker said. ?I understand he was on the (selection) board late as a wide receiver, too.?
Scanlan was one of only two players from District 1 to be named to the Pennsylvania team. The other was Pennsbury offensive tackle J.J. Denman (6-6, 310), who has committed to Wisconsin.
Scanlan will also have an opportunity meet two of his future Northwestern teammates leading up to the game. Adam DePietro (6-4, 250) of Lancaster Catholic and Ian Park (6-4, 290) of Upper St. Clair, selected as offensive linemen, have also committed to the Wildcats? Division I-A program.
?I just think Andrew is a great choice,? Brubaker said. ?We hope to have more in the future.?
NOTES
Scanlan is the first area player selected to the Big 33 game since 2008, when Boyertown?s Tyler Sands ? now at Illinois University ? was named. He is the 24th area player overall picked for the game, which kicked off for the first time in 1957. The first area graduates to be selected for the classic were Boyertown?s Bob Bauer (Maryland) and Phoenixville?s Tom Detwiler (Kentucky) back in 1963. ? Four of Archbishop Wood?s state championship team were selected ? offensive linemen Brandon Arcidiacono (Rutgers) and Frank Taylor (Boston College), tight end Colin Thompson (Florida), and defensive back Nate Smith (West Virginia). The team also includes Allentown Central Catholic?s tandem of quarterback Brendan Nosovitch (South Carolina) and wideout Kevin Guylas, who finished up last month as Pennsylvania?s all-time leaders in career passing yardage and receiving yardage.
Source: http://pottsmerc.com/articles/2012/01/09/sports/doc4f0a4c9820bd7086493734.txt
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