High School Football All-Stars - Sweet 16 Defense
■ School: Grove City
■ Class: Senior
■ Position: Linebacker
■ Key Statistics: Was a one-man wrecking crew on defense and on special teams, recording 81 tackles, intercepting a pass and recovering a fumble
■ School: Knoch■ Class: Senior■ Position: Defensive End■ Key Statistics: Accumulated 35 tackles and three quarterback sacks for the Knights. A quiet leader and a tri-captain at Knoch, he was named first team All-Greater Allegheny Conference this season.
■ School: Knoch■ Class: Senior■ Position: Linebacker■ Key Statistics: Led the Knights with 60 tackles and returned an interception for a touchdown. Is being recruited by PSAC schools. McTighe was named first-team, All- Greater Allegheny Conference on both offense and defense.
■ School: Seneca Valley■ Class: Senior■ Position: Linebacker■ Key Statistics: Led the Raiders with 87 tackles, including 11 behind the line of scrimmage. Named to the Northern Six Conference first team.
■ School: Mars■ Class: Senior■ Position: Def. Back■ Key Statistics: Made 43 tackles and was named to the Greater Allegheny Conference first team. Mars coach Scott Heinauer referred to him as, ‘our best defensive back.'
■ School: Seneca Valley■ Class: Senior■ Position: Def. Tackle■ Key Statistics: Totaled 59 tackles, which included five quarterback sacks. Was a unanimous Northern Six Conference
■ School: Freeport■ Class: Sophomore■ Position: Defensive End■ Key Statistics: Turner, a first-team Allegheny Conference choice, recorded 81 tackles for the Yellowjackets, He added five sacks, recovered three fumbles and forced a fumble.
■ School: Karns City■ Class: Senior■ Position: Defensive End■ Key Statistics: A disruptive force on the edge, he recorded 76 tackles and 15 sacks and forced three fumbles.
