First Posted: 3/21/2012

Twenty-one members of the 2011 Abington Heights High School football team were recently named to the Pennsylvania Football News All-Academic Team.

The team recognizes players who excel in the classroom, as well as on the playing field. In order to be selected to the team, each student-athlete has to be at least a sophomore in school and meet certain criteria for cumulative GPA and participation.

Members of the 2012 PFN All-Academic Team are: Gold Team (3.8 – 4.0 GPA), Brandon Pacyna, Jamie Henzes, TJ Murray, Joe Carroll, Matt Huggler, Ben Rarrick and JC Show (So.); Silver Team (3.5 – 3.7 GPA), Ryan Fiorillo, Dante Pasqualichio, Quinn Karam, Sam Kontz, Drew Kuzma, and Dan Stevens; Bronze Team (3.0 – 3.4 GPA), Dylan Berardelli, Joe Mills, Casey Quinn, Peter Hubbard, Jerry Langan, Nathan Hollander, Sean Rock and Kyle Tierney.