PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – West Chester produced a pair of football players on the 2017
Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area squad, which was announced by that same organization Wednesday afternoon.
Sr., WR
Tyler Karpinski (Lancaster, Pa. / Manheim Township) and senior offensive lineman
Alex Host (Havertown, Pa. / Haverford) were two of the 24 student-athletes recognized for their efforts both on the field and in the classroom.
Karpinski carries a 3.56 grade point average (GPA) in Finance/Accounting, while Host generated a 3.54 in History.
On the field, Karpinski was the main threat on the outside for West Chester's offense that averaged 33.1 points per game. The leading receiver contributed a team-best 55 receptions for 787 yards and seven touchdowns. His achievements landed him First Team All-PSAC as well as First Team All-ECAC.
Host on the other hand allowed Karpinski and the offense to flourish, having played in every single game this season. West Chester was fifth in the PSAC with 188.7 rushing yards per contest. Through the air, the Golden Rams produced 218.3 yards for a grand total of 407 yards per game.
Both contributed to West Chester's ability to clinch the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division crown and secure an opening round victory over Shippensburg in the NCAA Division II Playoff.
Penn senior wide receiver
Justin Watson has been named the
Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Football Performer of the Year for the third consecutive season after voting by the sports information offices from 29 institutions in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. West Chester was amongst the nine different schools represented on the
Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Team.
2017 PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER ACADEMIC ALL-AREA FOOTBALL TEAM
Student-Athlete School Cl. Major(s) Hometown
Samuel Anojulu Cheyney R-Sr. Business Allentown, Pa.
Brian Armstrong Widener Jr. Finance West Chester, Pa.
Nicholas Bokun Penn Sr. Operations Information & Decisions (Wharton) Hobart, Ind.
Aaron Boumerhi Temple So. Biochemistry Phillipsburg, Pa.
Vince Char Widener Jr. Mechanical Engineering Southampton, Pa.
Nicholas DiGati Delaware Valley Sr. Business Administration Townsend, Del.
Keyson Dingle Cheyney Sr. Business Bayonne, N.J.
Anthony Diorio Rowan Jr. Health and Physical Education Medford, N.J.
Matt Donoghue Villanova Gr. MBA Garnet Valley, Pa.
John Hinchen Villanova Gr. MBA Saddle River, N.J.
Alex Host West Chester Sr. History Haverford, Pa.
Tyler Karpinski West Chester Sr. Finance and Accounting Lancaster, Pa.
Hunter Kelley Penn Sr. Finance (Wharton) Huntington Beach, Calif.
Casey Kerschner Widener Sr. Civil Engineering Adamstown, Pa.
Nathan Kirchmier Penn Sr. Finance (Wharton) Pembroke Pines, Fla.
Deion Miller Lincoln Jr. Criminal Justice Sayreville, N.J.
Nick Sharga Temple Sr. Kinesiology Cherryville, Pa.
Jack Soslow Penn Jr. Statistics (Wharton) Bryn Mawr, Pa.
Tyler Sylvester Delaware Valley Sr. Business Administration Burlington, N.J.
Andrew Thomas Widener So. Engineering Lansdale, Pa.
Louis Vecchio Penn Sr. Finance – Operations Information & Decisions (Wharton) Orange, Calif.
Justin Watson Penn Sr. Finance (Wharton) Bridgeville, Pa.
Nick Wright Delaware Valley Sr. Business Administration Hatfield, Pa.
Ricky Young Villanova Sr. Finance, Business Administration Telford, Pa.
Performer of the Year: Justin Watson, Senior, Wide Receiver – Penn
