Brady, Scarpa named MVPs of MVC

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December 3, 2012

Brady, Scarpa named MVPs of MVC

Anonymous The Eagle-Tribune The Eagle Tribune Tue Dec 04, 2012, 12:07 AM EST

Two of the most prolific football players in area history received top honors from the Merrimack Valley Conference.

Division 1 MVP C.J. Scarpa enjoyed a record-breaking junior season then far exceeded it this fall. The Andover High senior signal-caller threw a whopping 32 passes to lead all of Eastern Mass. and shatter the previous area record by nine.

Scarpa, who led Andover to the MVC 1 title, will be playing next fall at Elon University in North Carolina.

Haverhill senior running back Chance Brady exceeded 2,000 yards this fall and stamped himself as easily the most prolific runner ever to wear the Brown and Gold.

He has a long list of suitors including some NESCAC schools like Tufts.

Only three sophomore made the first team: Central Catholic linebacker Markus Edmunds, Haverhill wide receiver Jordan Javier and Billerica defensive back Nick Orekoya.

In all, 25 players made the MVC Division 1 first team and 23 the first team in Division 2.

Repeat first-team honorees included Brady, Andover receiver Will Heikkinen, Central Catholic offensive lineman Ryan Barry and Haverhill offensive lineman Dan Burrows.

Central defensive back D’andre Drummond Mayire and North Andover linebacker Tyler Salois were the only juniors named to the first team.

The conference added a team and eliminated 10 most valuable players. North Andover joined the loop this fall. Last year a mind-boggling 12 players, including Haverhill’s Brady, received some sort of MVP honors. This year it was just Scarpa and Brady.

All-MVC Football

DIVISION 1

FIRST TEAM

ANDOVER: Nathaniel Altman, DL, Sr., 6-1, 274; C.J. Scarpa, QB, Sr., 5-8, 160; Will Heikkinen, WR., Sr., 6-1, 196; Jake Flaherty, LB, Sr., 6-0, 190; Andreas Christopulos, OL, Sr., 6-0, 235; Cam Farnham, WR, Sr., 5-6, 146; Andrew Deloury, DB, Sr., 6-1, 182

CENTRAL CATHOLIC: D’andre Drummond Mayire, DB, Jr., 6-0, 200; Ben Tavitian, DL, Sr., 5-11, 225; Matt Halaby, DL, Sr., 6-1, 245; Markus Edmunds, LB, Soph., 5-9, 190; Ryan Doherty, LB, Sr., 6-2, 200; Ryan Barry, OL, Sr., 6-4, 260; Sean Kirchner, OL, Sr., 6-1, 285; Santino Brancato, RB, Sr., 5-10, 181

BILLERICA: Chad Dellaporta, OL, Sr., 6-1, 280; Matt Clifford, WR, Sr.; 6-0, 175; Nick Orekoya, DB, Soph., 5-11, 180

CHELMSFORD: Matt Rabbito, LB, Sr., 6-0, 200; Jeff D’Auria, RB, Jr, 5-10, 175;

LOWELL: Alex Kasirye, DB, Sr., 5-9, 170; Alex Quintero, DL, Jr., 5-11, 210; Callen Vail, OL, Sr., 6-4, 300; Cam Latta, QB, Sr., 5-10, 180; Jack Galvin, WR, Jr., 6-0, 170

LOCAL SECOND TEAMERS

ANDOVER: Bryan Sutherland, Sr., OL; Jack Sylvester, Jr., RB; Ommel Bonilla, Soph., DL; Adam Ladd, Sr., LB; Cole Organisciak, Jr., LB; Chas Heseltine, Sr., DB; Mark Zavrl, Sr., P

CENTRAL CATHOLIC: Cam Leary, Sr., OL; David Veilleux, Sr., OL; Cody Demers, Jr., WR; Michael Barry, Sr., WR; Michael Milano, Soph., QB; Joe Brown, Jr., DL; Michael Balsamo, Soph., DB

DIVISION 2

FIRST TEAM

HAVERHILL: Chance Brady, RB, Sr., 5-9, 190; Tommy Morgan, QB, Sr., 6-3, 170; Jordan Javier, WR, Soph., 6-4, 190; Dan Burrows, Sr., OL, 6-2, 290; Tommy Maguire, DB, Jr., 5-10, 175

LAWRENCE: Chris Pena, LB, Sr., 5-8, 200; Jaddiel Polanco, DB, Sr., 5-6, 155; George Urena, WR, Sr., 6-1, 180

METHUEN: Colin Langford, WR, Sr., 6-1, 175; Sam Weeks, DL, Sr., 6-0, 195

NORTH ANDOVER: Nick Oswald, RB, Sr., 5-9, 185; Collin Couillard, OL, Sr., 6-0, 218; Tyler Salois, LB, Jr., 5-11, 170; Nate Hitchcock, DL, Sr., 6-1, 225

DRACUT: Bryant Tuff, WR, 5-7, 175; Andrew Richard, OL, 5-10, 235; Pat Noonan, LB, 5-10, 180; Zach Bassett, DB, 5-6, 185; Jeff Breen, DL, Sr., 6-4, 230

TEWKSBURY: James Sullivan, RB, 6-0, 200; Kevin Dick, WR, 6-2, 185; Alex Hamilton, OL, 6-0, 235; Kyle Randolph, LB, 5-11, 180; Eddie Matovo, LB, 6-1, 205

LOCAL SECOND TEAMERS

HAVERHILL: Shain Roche, WR, Sr.; John Ramsdell, WR, Jr.; Phil Panici, OL, Soph.; Jonah Atkins, DL, Sr.; Stephane Bristol, DL, Jr.; Josh Noel, DL, Sr.; Patrick Yale, DB, Soph.

LAWRENCE: Nelson Valerio, QB, Soph.; Franger Baez, WR, Sr.; Yariel Velez, DL, Sr.

METHUEN: Dicky Aziz, OL, Sr.; Anthony Giorgio, OL, Sr.; Willy Weinhold, DB, Jr.

NORTH ANDOVER: Bubba Shkliew, WR, Soph.

MISCELLANEOUS HONORS

MVPs: C.J. Scarpa, Andover (Division 1); Chance Brady, Haverhill (Division 2)

COACHES OF THE YEAR: John Florence, Lowell (Division 1); Brian Aylward, Tewksbury (Division 2)