BROCKWAY – The 10th annual Frank Varischetti All-Star football game will be played at Frank Varischetti Field in Brockway on Friday, June 27. Kickoff is at 7 p.m.
The North and South teams are comprised of members of the Class of 2025 who played football for one of 19 District 9 League schools. The South won, 20-0, last year. The North leads the series 5-4.
The North includes Bradford, Brockway, Bucktail, Cameron County, Kane, Otto-Eldred, Port Allegany, Ridgway, Smethport and St. Marys. Jake Heigel, head football coach at Brockway, is the head coach for this year’s North team, which includes:
Bradford: Talan Reese
Brockway: Johnny Varischetti, Blake Pisarcik, Colton Ross, Jay Wherry, Carter Guaglianone
Bucktail: Brody Pentz, Talan Ditty
Cameron County: Landon Farren, Koby Shepard, Maxx Newton
Kane: Kane Scharba, Sam West, Cameron Severance, John Lorenzo
Otto-Eldred: Hunter App, Charlie Minard, Davey Schenfield
Port Allegany: Juuso Young, Kelvin Burgess, Tyler Fillhart
Ridgway: Rocco Delhunty, Michael Gerg, Hunter Viglione, Jordan Iozzo
Smethport: Owen Rounsville, Boe Kinner
St. Marys: Ben Reynolds, Aidan McAlee, Ethan Ott
Punxsutawney head football coach Brandon Snyder will lead the South team, which includes Brookville, Central Clarion, DuBois, Karns City, Keystone, Moniteau, Punxsutawney, Redbank Valley and Union/AC Valley. The South roster includes:
Brookville: Jacob Clinger, Austin Colgan
Central Clarion: Jimmy Kerr, Kohen Kemmer, Braylon Beckwith, Jase Ferguson, Jesse Siwiecki
DuBois: Carter Vos, Brysen Delaney, Nathan Kougher, Carter Wilson, Danny Dixon, Isaiah Korney
Karns City: Braden Slater, Camden Ealy, Shane Peters, Gus Harmon, Aaron Walker, Troy Nagel
Keystone: Drew Keth, Spencer Heeter
Moniteau: Trent Beachem, Carter Sutton, Kurt Gindhart
Punxsutawney: Davin Iannacchione
Redbank Valley: Drew Byers, Austin Eastlick, Broc Monrean Hayden Rearick, Rylan Rupp
Union/AC Valley: Owen Bish, Christian Salizzoni, Quintin Hornberger
A highlight of the game is the presentation of $1,000 scholarships to players from Game Sponsors. The scholarships are awarded prior to kickoff. Since the game’s inception, $141,000 in scholarships has been awarded.
General admission tickets are available at the gate; $5 for adults, $2 for students.
Follow the game on Facebook at The Frank Varischetti Foundation and Twitter @FrankVarischet1
Game apparel is available online at: https://www.imprintopia.com/varischetti/shop/home
