The Wyoming Area football program under Head Coach Randy Spencer is proud to announce the commitment of two seniors moving on to play football in college.
Joe Erzar has signed a letter of intent to play ball at Lycoming College, while Jordan Zezza has committed to Susquehanna University.
“Joe and Jordan are two great examples of why Wyoming Area had great success this past football season,” said Coach Spencer. “We can only wish them well as they continue their education and play football at the college level.”
Lycoming College is in Williamsport. The Nickname is the Warriors. They are in the MAC and play both Wilkes and King’s.
Susquehanna University is in Selinsgrove. The nickname is Crusaders. The play in the Centennial Conference.
HELP US WITH FIND PICTURES OF OLD WARRIORS HELMETS/LOGOs. There is a website called www.pahelmetproject.com that has images of all current and throwback helmets of all high schools in Pennsylvania. If you have a good picture of an old helmet--send picture to nperugini@aol.com and it will be submitted.
WARRIORS PRODUCE D1 PLAYERS THREE YEARS IN A ROW!
Nick O'Brien: WA Football Class of 2012, attending Bucknell University
Nick Bartoli: WA Football Class of 2011, attending Sacred Heart University
Julian Campenni: WA Football Class of 2010, attending University of Connecticut.
TOP 25 PLAYS OF 2012
2012 AWARDS
NICK O'BRIEN
2012 PA SPORTSWRITERS’ ASSOC. CLASS AA 1ST TEAM ALL-STATE-QB
2012 PFN CLASS AA ALL STATE TEAM- 1st TEAM- OFFENSIVE ATHLETE (See all PFN)
2012 ALL EASTERN PA FOOTBALL.COM SMALL SCHOOL- 1ST TEAM- QB
2012 NPF DISTRICT 2 ALL STAR- OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
2012 WNEP SUPER 16 DREAM TEAM
2012 TIMES LEADER WVC ALL STAR- PLAYER OF THE YEAR
2012 CITIZENS’ VOICE WVC ALL STAR- PLAYER OF THE YEAR
2012 NPF WVC DIV. 2 ALL STAR- MVP-QB-DB
2012 WVC COACHES’ ASSOC. DIV. 2 ALL STAR- MVP
2012 UNICO ALL STAR-WEST SQUAD
JORDAN ZEZZA
2012 PFN CLASS AA ALL STATE TEAM- 3rd TEAM- DB
2012 ALL EASTERN PA FOOTBALL.COM SMALL SCHOOL- HON. MENTION- DB
2012 NPF DISTRICT 2 ALL STAR- DB
2012 TIMES LEADER WVC ALL STAR- 2ND TEAM- DB
2012 NPF WVC DIV. 2 ALL STAR- DB
2012 WVC COACHES’ ASSC. DIV. 2 ALL STAR-1ST TEAM- DB 2ND TEAM-WR
2012 UNICO ALL STAR-WEST SQUAD
Wyoming Area Football Alumni Association Scholarship Award Winner
TRENT GROVE
2012 PFN CLASS AA ALL STATE TEAM- HON. MENTION- DL
2012 ALL EASTERN PA FOOTBALL.COM SMALL SCHOOL- HON. MENTION- DL
2012 TIMES LEADER WVC ALL STAR- 1ST TEAM- DL
2012 CITIZENS’ VOICE WVC ALL STAR- 1ST TEAM- DL
2012 NPF WVC DIV. 2 ALL STAR- 1ST TEAM- TE-DL
2012 WVC COACHES’ ASSC. DIV. 2 ALL STAR- DL
2012 UNICO ALL STAR-WEST SQUAD
CODY SCHMITZ
2012 PFN CLASS AA ALL STATE TEAM- HON. MENTION- DB
2012 TIMES LEADER WVC ALL STAR- 1ST TEAM- DB
2012 CITIZENS’ VOICE WVC ALL STAR- 1ST TEAM- DB
2011 NPF WVC DIV. 2 ALL STAR- 1ST TEAM- RB 2ND TEAM- DB
2011 WVC COACHES’ ASSC. DIV. 2 ALL STAR- DB
2012 UNICO ALL STAR-WEST SQUAD
Joe Erzar
2012 PFN CLASS AA ALL STATE TEAM- HON. MENTION- OL
2012 TIMES LEADER WVC ALL STAR- 1ST TEAM- OL
2012 CITIZENS’ VOICE WVC ALL STAR- 1ST TEAM- OL/DL
2012 NPF WVC DIV. 2 ALL STAR- 1ST TEAM- OL 2ND TEAM- DL
2012 WVC COACHES’ ASSC. DIV. 2 ALL STAR- OL
2012 UNICO ALL STAR-WEST SQUAD
Zak LaNunziata
2012 PFN CLASS AA ALL STATE TEAM- HON. MENTION- DB
2012 CITIZENS’ VOICE WVC ALL STAR- 1ST TEAM- DB
2012 TIMES LEADER WVC ALL STAR- 2ST TEAM- DEF. UTL.
Nick O'Brien is now third all time career rusher in Wyoming Valley Conference. Final career total is 5,175 yards--based on WA Stats. He also is one of the few players in WVC history who rushed and passed for over 1000 yards in one season.
Name
School
Yards
1, Darrell Blackman
Williamsport
6,804
2. Matt Pisano
Pittston Area
5,694
3. Nick O'Brien
Wyoming Area
5,175
4. Brant Quick
Berwick
4,856
5. Harold Jackson
GAR
4,757
SOURCE : Citizens Voice
LAST PLAYS OF PITTSTON GAME AND CELEBRATION - VIDEO BY Jerry Zezza
O'Brien Catches Jim Pizano for All Time Wyoming Area Rushing Record
Nick O'Brien's 31 yard touchdown run in the 2nd quarter of the Holy Redeemer game put him in the Warrior record books as the school's all time leading rusher. Jim Pizano's mark of 4,086 career rushing yards was eclipsed by O'Brien
Nick O'Brien's finishes his career with 5,175 yards.
Jim Pizano played for the Warriors from 1990 to 1993. He went on to play for the University of Massachusetts. Here are is an excerpt from his bio, still posted on the UMASS web site. "Played for Paul Marranca at Wyoming Area ... Rushed for 4,086 yards and 63 touchdowns on 562 attempts during his high school career ... Set school records for most career rushing yards and touchdowns ... During his senior season, he ran for 1,863 yards and 27 touchdowns ... First-team All-State selection as a senior ... Named the Wyoming Valley Conference's MVP during his senior year ... Six-time Scranton Times Player of the Week ... Team captain as a senior ...
Photos by Stan Jaworski
ALUMNI INDUCT Garibaldi, Castanaro, Gercak into Ring of Pride
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (AND WA ALUM) JULIAN CAMPENNI STARTING AT TACKLE FOR UCONN THIS WEEK- It was only two years ago, that Warrior defensive tackle was terrorizing opposing offenses in the Wyoming Valley Conference. After being redshirted during 2011, Julian has earned a spot as starting tackle at UCONN. He will start this week in the Huskies home opener against the University of Massachusetts. Good Luck Jules! Warrior Nation will be pulling for you! See Jules' UCONN webpage.
