FALL 2019 ATHLETIC HIGHLIGHTS
CROSS COUNTRY
FOOTBALL
Elite senior runners Grace Sisson and Christian Fitch put the
finishing touches on their high school cross country days by
medaling at the PIAA cross country championships, eighth
and 11th, respectively, and earning all-state second team
honors. Both runners were four-time PIAA qualifiers, as was
fellow senior Brooke Krally. All three runners improved their
times over last year. Brooke and Grace were the final members
remaining from the 2017 team, which won the school’s first
girls cross country championship.
“Obviously, they are elite athletes, each having won multiple
state medals, but more importantly, they are just outstanding
people, hard workers, and nice, compassionate kids,” says
Coach Tom Moul. “It’s fun and inspiring to be around people
like that. I’ll savor this year’s trip to states, for sure, but,
hopefully, there will be a couple more trips for them to state
championship meets in indoor and outdoor track before the
end of the school year.”
Another highlight of the season was when the boys team won
the WPIAL Class 3A Section 4 championship with an 8-0
record. The team members were seniors Christian Fitch, Keith
Haw, and Oscar Oliva; juniors Shane Funk, Ryan Kenyon, and
Jose Morales; and sophomores Owen Carter, Jordan Gwin,
Jack Lorence, and Ethan Napolitan.
Coach Tom Loughran led the Foxes football team to the
WPIAL Class 5A playoffs for the second time in three years
and also earned his 200th career victory. Ten players were
named to the Big 56 All-Conference team – the most in many
years – including five athletes who were voted to the first team
and two to the second team. Three additional players were
honorable mention selections.
Senior quarterback Shane Susnak, who was one of the
WPIAL’s top-10 passers, threw for 1,940 yards and broke Billy
Urso’s former single-season passing record of 1,600 yards
set in 2013. He was, consistently, one of the best passing
quarterbacks in the WPIAL this season. Sophomore wide
receiver Lorenzo Jenkins hauled in 39 receptions for 573
yards, the most during Coach Loughran’s five-year tenure.
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