MVPs Pappin and Succar highlight NCAA football all-stars
Notre Dame’s Jacob Succar was named the offensive MVP of the Niagara Catholic Athletic Association senior football league.
Notre Dame’s Jacob Succar and Saint Paul’s Jarrel Pappin were named the Niagara Catholic Athletic Association’s senior football offensive and defensive MVPs in voting by the league’s coaches.
Blessed Trinity running back Isaac McAlonan finished second in offensive MVP voting and Saint Michael receiver/kick returner Riley Hart was third. Other players receiving votes were Saint Paul fullback Pappin, Saint Francis wide receiver John Serrano and Denis Morris wide receiver Michael DiMaurizio.
Succar, a Grade 11 student, was a touchdown machine for the Fighting Irish this season.
“Jacob is well-deserving of the honour,” Notre Dame head coach Tim Bisci said. “He is a good athlete and it will be exciting to see how good he can be next year and possibly the year after.”
There were many factors that made Succar a great running back.
“He has great speed and ability, he hits the whole so quickly and is deceptively tough,” Bisci said. “You think he will run around you and he runs through you. He is only in Grade 11 and will only get better.”
Notre Dame defensive lineman Gerrid Holton, Blessed Trinity cornerback Vince Fracchioni and St. Francis defensive tackle Michael Sharpe tied for second in voting for defensive MVP. Also receiving votes were linebackers Riley Lyons from Denis Morris and Andre Lafleur from Lakeshore Catholic.
Pappin, a 6-foot-2, 230-pound punishing hitter from the middle linebacker position, is a key piece of the NCAA and Niagara champion Patriots.
“Words cannot describe what Jarrel means, not only to the defence, but our team,” Saint Paul coach Mark Antonelli said. “He is tenacious and aggressive, he always has his nose around the ball but, most importantly, he is a wonderful human being who shows empathy and support to his teammates when they struggle and it the first person to show encouragement when they succeed.
“His loyalty to the Saint Paul program has rubbed off on the rest of his teammates.”
Antonelli has also learned a thing or two from Pappin.
“Jarrel has taught me as a coach how to loosen up and relax in tight situations,” he said. “We at Saint Paul are proud of him.”
Below is the complete list of NCAA league all-stars. They are grouped on the basis of how they were selected.
Quarterback: Xavier Hamidu, Blessed Trinity; Zack Keldson, Saint Michael.
Fullback: Jarrel Pappin, Saint Paul; Jacob Kohut, Blessed Trinity; Michael Lyons, Denis Morris;
Running back: Carlos Calderon, Saint Paul; Jacob Succar, Notre Dame; Isaac McAlonan, Blessed Trinity.
Slot back: Riley Hart, Saint Michael.
Wide receiver: Vince Fracchioni, Blessed Trinity; Luke Lemessurier, Blessed Trinity; John Serrano, St. Francis; Michael DiMaurizio, Denis Morris; Jacob Barnowski, Denis Morris; Brody Crawford, Lakeshore Catholic; Aiden Atkin, Lakeshore Catholic.
Offensive line: Gerrid Holton, Notre Dame; Zach Bechard, St. Francis; Tyrone Wray, Denis Morris; Connor Ryerse, Lakeshore Catholic.
Offensive tackle: Hayden Spelier, Saint Michael.
Kicker: Noah Wilson, Saint Michael.
DEFENCE
Linebacker: Carlos Calderon, Saint Paul; Dylan Backos, Notre Dame; Anthony Ciriello, Notre Dame; Carson Gilbert, Saint Michael; Mitch Demers, St. Francis; Riley Lyons, Denis Morris; Jacob Barnowski, Denis Morris; Andre Lafleur, Lakeshore Catholic.
Middle linebacker: Jarrel Pappin, Saint Paul.
Defensive end: Marley McCray and Patrick Griffi, Saint Paul; Tyler Polce and Alex Golbourne, Notre Dame; Jacob Kohut, Blessed Trinity.
Defensive tackle: Thomas Davis, Blessed Trinity; Hayden Spelier, Saint Michael; Michael Sharp, St. Francis.
Defensive line: Jesse Murphy, Saint Paul; Gerrid Holton, Notre Dame; Zach Bechard, St. Francis; Tyrone Wray, Denis Morris;
Defensive back: Will Schmahl, Saint Paul; Zack Lundy, Saint Paul; Enzey Youyoute, Saint Paul; Jacob Snider, Notre Dame; Michael DiMaurizio, Denis Morris; Aiden Atkin, Lakeshore Catholic.
Cornerback: Vince Fracchioni, Blessed Trinity; Luke Lemessurier, Blessed Trinity.
