BROCKWAY – The four Elkers, Domenic Allegretto, Hunter Wall, Camron Marciniak, and Dan Park were keys to the North’s 21-13 win over the South in Friday night’s 7th Annual Frank Varischetti All-Star Game.
Allegretto, who was named his team’s Offensive MVP, scored three TDs including a punt return of 43 yards with 5:24 left in the first half to tie the game 7-7. He also scored on two and four-yard runs. Smethport’s Noah Lent added the PATS.
Wall was named the North Defensive-MVP. Besides his many tackles, he recovered a fumble.
Marciniak rushed for 116 yards including a 60-yard dash that led to Allegretto’s two-yard score which came with 1:44 left in the half.
Park’s constant pressure on South QB Bryson Bain of PIAA Class 2A runner-up Redbank Valley, kept the South in check after the Bulldog hit teammate Marquese Gardlock for a 37-yard TD for the first score of the game. The score came 1:44 in after the South recovered a fumble on the game’s opening possession.
Allegretto finished with 34 yards rushing. Smethport’s Noah Lent, who shared time with Christian Coudriet from St. Marys at QB, gained 50 yards. His fake punt run for 12 yards good for first down and shift in momentum after the South’s opening score.
Karn’s City’s Luke Garing, named the South Offensive MVP, rushed for 108 yards and scored with 5:27 left in the contest. Nick Cosper’s missed PAT kept the North ahead by 8 – 21-13.
Smethport’s Alex Ognen recovered the on-side kick attempt. The South used its final timeout with 2:36 left after Allegretto gained nine yards for a first down at the 19-yard line. The Elker gained another two yards before a lightning strike forced the game to end.
Christian Kirk from DuBois was named the South’s Defensive MVP.
Coudriet threw for 104 yards. Connor Bullers, Tony Lewis, and Colton Swanson also represented the Dutch.
Jake Parrish and Dom Zambanini from Elk County and Kane’s Jake Costanzo, Harley Morris, and Cooper Nystrom were also in uniform for the North, who was coached by Chris Dworek of St. Marys.
The victory avenged last year’s 14-12 South win and gives the North (formerly the AML) a 5-2 advantage.
Allegretto, Marciniak, Park, Costanzo, Morris, Coudriet, Bullers, and Zambanini received $1,000 scholarships before the kickoff at Frank Varischetti Field. Ten players from each squad received scholarships. Â