Mercury All-Area: 2023 Football Teams – Offense
Player of the Year
Offensive Player of the Year
Spring-Ford quarterback Matt Zollers gestures to the Spring-Ford student section after throwing his second touchdown against Perkiomen Valley on Oct. 6 at Spring-Ford. (Austin Hertzog – MediaNews Group)
Matt Zollers, Spring-Ford
Junior quarterback Matt Zollers broke several school records at Spring-Ford this year, compiling 37 touchdown passes and 2,917 passing yards in his junior season.
“Matt took a big step in his development between his sophomore and junior year, and I’m fully confident he will do the same this offseason,” said Spring-Ford coach Chad Brubaker. “In addition to his physical abilities, what separates him from others is his football IQ; his aptitude to see the field and understand and execute what we are trying to do offensively.”
Coach of the Year
Scott Reed, Pope John Paul II
In his second year at the helm, Reed guided the Golden Panthers to a 12-1 finish and the first PAC championship in school history – doubling as the first title for a Frontier Division school since the start of the two-division system in 2016.
The Golden Panthers also claimed the school’s second District 1 title, dominating their two District playoff games by a combined score of 77-14.
2023 Mercury All-Area: Football (Offense)
OFFENSE
First Team
QB: Matt Zollers, Spring-Ford
RB: Boyd Skarbek, Pope John Paul II
RB: Nahzier Booker, Pottstown
WR: Mason Scott, Spring-Ford
WR: Braden Reed, Pope John Paul II
WR: Belal Abdelrahman, Spring-Ford
All-Purpose: Mekhi Graham, Owen J. Roberts
TE: Robbie Sturges, Perkiomen Valley
OL: Cole Euker, Perkiomen Valley
OL: Danny Aselton, Phoenixville
OL: Owen Norman, Spring-Ford
OL: Luke Ellor: Spring-Ford
OL: Kevin Heywood, Pope John Paul II
OL: Chase Frantz, Pope John Paul II
Kick Returner: Bryce Caffrey, Pottsgrove
Kicker: Ben Bosio, Pope John Paul II
Second Team
QB: Derek Hinrichs, Owen J. Roberts
RB: Deacon Williams, Phoenixville
RB: Cole Yesavage, Boyertown
WR: Jayden Byrd, Norristown
WR: Brent Mitala, Pope John Paul II
All-Purpose Player: Sam Moore, Phoenixville
TE: Ryan Kerchner, Spring-Ford
OL: Aiden Sgarra, Pope John Paul II
OL: Kyle Gallagher, Perkiomen Valley
OL: AJ Moyer, Spring-Ford
OL: Billy Antippas, Hill School
OL: Doug Keck, Owen J. Roberts
OL: Jamie Gray, Phoenixville
OL: Joey Quinter, Pottsgrove
Kick Returner: Wes Conover, Methacton
Kicker: Ryan Jacobson, Phoenixville
DEFENSE
Honorable Mention
Boyertown: Brody Ayres, Jason Oakes, Nick Panarello
Hill School: Zak Zindle, Charlie Hewitt, Tristan Reynolds, Hilton Johnson, Dante Donaldson, Gavin Heck, Henry Ritts
Methacton: Shane Corne, Vinnie Iacavino, Nico Lumbrano, Collin O’Neill, Anthony Perillo, Nick Remish
Norristown: Marzon Carr, Quadir Drummond, Rashon Giddens, Johnathan Hedgepeth, Isaiah Jackson, Jaden Pratt
Owen J. Roberts: Logan Brower, Colin King, Trent Long
Perkiomen Valley: Juliun Corropolese, Andrew Keenan, Joe Keough, Xavier Nunez, Brayden Perone, Nate Reedy, Jack Tarloski
Phoenixville: Shane Callen, TJ Howard, Trey Lear, Ty Romance, Darius Watson
Pope John Paul II: Brandon DeAngelo, Kiernan Myers, Denny Owens, Dylan Skarbek, Luke Terlesky
Pottsgrove: Dante Bibbs, Gabe Rinda, Christian Tibbs, Cam Waller
Pottstown: Kingston Allen, DiMark Lyons, Dillon Mayes, Tyrese Washington
Spring-Ford: Anthony Earley, Nick Garzarella, Connor Hudak, Jamal Lewis, Jaiden McLeod, Gyasi Romu, Zach Stead, Blake Turner
Upper Merion: Elijah Davis, Magnus Knorr
Upper Perkiomen: Tice Hallman, Zane Saeger, Zach Schwartz, Aiden Void, Brody Weiss
