Mechanicsburg QB leads Class AAA all-star team

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mechanicsburg junior quarterback Zach Frazer didn't make it to the biggest stage in Pennsylvania high school football, but he and two teammates didn't have to.
The bright lights found them.
Frazer, a 6-foot-4, 220-pound junior, had the most productive passing yardage season in Pennsylvania high school football history, throwing for a state-record 3,674 yards in 13 games.
Frazer's season got Mechanicsburg only as far as a District 3 Class AAA final loss to PIAA runnerup Manheim Central, but it was enough to make him The Associated Press Class AAA player of the year.
Frazer's coattails were long enough to pull two other Mechanicsburg players to the first team: tight end Josh Koontz, who caught 81 passes for 1,405 yards and 12 touchdowns, and Jeremy Boone, who repeats as the first team punter. Boone averaged 45.2 yards on 30 punts and caught 84 passes for 1,083 yards and seven touchdowns.
PIAA champion Thomas Jefferson leads the team with four players after bouncing back from two regular-season losses to win seven consecutive playoff games, defeating defending champion Manheim Central 56-20 for the AAA title.
The Jaguars are represented by first-team offensive lineman Jon Consoli, linebacker Nate Nix and defensive back Brad Dawson and second-team linebacker Jason Kolodziej. Dawson starred on both sides of the ball, passing for more than 2,000 yards and returning five touchdowns for interceptions.
TJ coach Bill Cherpak, a former Pitt player, was the runaway winner in the coach of the year balloting of writers and broadcasters.
PIAA semifinalist Erie Strong Vincent, District 7's West Allegheny, District 1's Interboro and longtime power Berwick were among those with multiple all-staters.