Four Croton Players Selected for All-State Team

CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. – Croton High School’s Jesse Mainiero, John Brennan and Kyle Ricciardi were first-team selections and teammate Dennis O’Connell a second-team choice for the New York State Sportswriters Association 2011 All-State Football teams announced in Classes, B, C and D Wednesday.

Mainiero was the quarterback for the 11-1 Tigers who were Class B Section 1 and State Regional champs before falling in the Class B state championship game. Brennan was a star two-way lineman and Ricciardi a defensive standout at linebacker.

Bronxville High School running back Christian Conway was named the Class C Player of the Year.

The Westchester Area All-State Selections

Class B

First team – Jesse Mainiero, Sr., Croton-Harmon, QB; Tom Whalen, Sr., Nanuet, OL; OL; A.J. Wolf, Sr., Hackley, OL; John Brennan, Sr., Croton-Harmon, DL; Kyle Ricciardi, Sr., Croton-Harmon, LB; Sam Stern, Sr., Rye Country Day, DB.

Second team – Jon Marrero, Sr., Briarcliff, WR; Tommy Hopkins, Jr., Westlake, OL; Dennis O’Connell, Sr., Croton-Harmon, DL; Andrew Miller, Sr., Rye Country Day, LB; Garrett Washington, Sr., Rye Country Day, DB.

Third team – Dan Stein, Sr., Ardsley, QB; Kevin Degnan, Sr., Irvington, RB.

Class C

Player of the year – Christian Conway, Sr., Bronxville, RB.

First team – Eddie Ritch, Sr., Dobbs Ferry, RB; John Yozzo-Scaperrotta, Sr., Dobbs Ferry, DL; Darien Bica, Sr., Dobbs Ferry, LB.

Second team – Tim Soave, So., Dobbs Ferry, RB; Malcolm Downey, Sr., Woodlands, RB; James Cole, Sr., Woodlands, WR; Sean Callahan, Sr., Bronxville, OL; Spencer Avalos, Sr., Dobbs Ferry, QB, DB; Sean Triandis, Sr., Bronxville, DL; Jackson Conway, Sr., Bronxville, LB; Jeremy Sosa, Sr., Albertus, LB.

Class D

First team – Gary Moss, Sr., Tuckahoe, DL.

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