When it came to all-state selections, Aliquippa running back Tiqwai “Tikey” Hayes was four for four.

The Pennsylvania Football Writers Class 4A All-State Team was released Saturday, and Hayes made it for the fourth consecutive season. Hayes was bothered by injuries this season and rushed for only 979 yards. But voters around the state thought enough of him to still put him on the all-state team.

Hayes, who has signed with Penn State, finished his career as the sixth-leading rusher in WPIAL history with 6,882 yards on 846 carries.

Hayes was one of only four WPIAL players selected to the 4A all-state team. Thomas Jefferson senior Shep Turk made it as an offensive lineman. Turk helped Thomas Jefferson to the WPIAL Class 4A championship and has signed with Pitt.

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Penn State also had a recruit on the Class 4A all-state team — McKeesport sophomore running back Kemon Spell. Ranked by scouting services as one of the top five sophomore running backs in the country, Spell rushed for 1,617 yards this season and averaged 11.4 yards a carry.

The fourth WPIAL player to make all-state was West Allegheny defensive back Brock Cornell, a Penn recruit who had 397 career tackles.

Lineman Shep Turk, a Pitt recruit, helped Thomas Jefferson win the WPIAL Class 4A championship and was selected all-state.(Justin Guido/For the Post-Gazette)

Here is the complete Pennsylvania Football Writers Class 4A All-State Team:

Player of the Year: Caileb Howse, Lampeter-Strasburg

Coach of the Year: Jack Muldoon, Bonner-Prendergast

OFFENSE

Quarterback

Noel Campbell, Bonner-Prendergast – 5-5, 130 sophomore

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Colton Sams, Southern Lehigh – 5-11, 165 sophomore

Evan Myers, Twin Valley – 5-10, 185 senior

Isaac Zietz, General McLane – 6-0, 180 senior

Logan Steele, Shamokin Area – 5-10, 185 sophomore

Running Back

Kemon Spell, McKeesport – 5-9, 185 sophomore

Tiqwai “Tikey” Hayes, Aliquippa – 6-0, 200 senior

Brady Collins, Clearfield – 6-1, 175 senior

Mick Johnson, Bonner-Prendergast – 5-10, 170 senior

Sean Steckert, Southern Lehigh – 5-9, 175 junior

Wide Receiver

Evan Snyder, Jersey Shore – 6-0, 183 senior

Jacob Zietz, General McLane – 6-1, 175 senior

Jeremiah Coleman, Bonner-Prendergast – 6-0, 170 senior

Lex Cyrus, Susquehanna Township – 6-0, 173 senior

Braden Reed, Pope John Paul II – 5-10, 173 senior

Tight End

Andrew Olesh, Southern Lehigh – 6-5, 215 senior

Offensive Line

Chaz Ingram, Bonner-Prendergast – 6-2, 240 senior

Shep Turk, Thomas Jefferson – 6-5, 285 senior

Nick Bailor, Clearfield – 6-4, 270 senior

Izak Glover, Shamokin Area – 6-3, 350 junior

Chase Frantz, Pope John Paul II – 6-1, 251 senior

Carson Zook, Lampeter-Strasburg – 5-11, 210 senior

Athlete

Caileb Howse, Lampeter-Strasburg – 6-0, 205 senior

Elijah Jordan, Jersey Shore – 5-8, 180 senior

DEFENSE

Defensive Line

Blake Hockenbroch, Shamokin Area – 6-2, 265 senior

Slate Sechrist, Jersey Shore – 6-0, 225 senior

Carter Faubel, Twin Valley – 6-1, 260 senior

Jalil Hall, Bonner-Prendergast – 6-4, 200 senior

Wilmer Basilio, Thomas Edison – 6-5, 235 senior

Cole Staker, Eastern York – 5-11, 210 junior

Linebacker

Khalid Bueno, Martin Luther King – 6-2, 215 senior

Gianni Marino, Valley View – 6-3, 220 senior

Bo Sechrist, Jersey Shore – 5-10, 180 junior

Brayden Evans, Pottsville – 5-9, 180 senior

Emory Fluhr, Lampeter-Strasburg – 6-1, 195 senior

Zakem Clinton, Shamokin Area – 6-1, 225 junior

Defensive Back

Khalil Epps, Cardinal O’Hara – 5-10, 180 senior

Gaige Guers, Blue Mountain – 6-2, 195 senior

Brock Cornell, West Allegheny – 5-10, 185 senior

Jasper Shepps, Juniata – 6-1, 175 junior

Athlete

Justice Hardy, Wyomissing – 5-9, 160 sophomore

Chase Pensyl, Shamokin Area – 5-9, 160 senior

Dominic Brown, Lampeter-Strasburg – 6-0, 175 senior

Specialist

Peter Fiorello, Lampeter-Strasburg – 5-10, 170 junior

First Published: December 28, 2024, 5:00 p.m.