The rosters for the Lancaster-Lebanon League/Tri-County All-Star Football Game, set for May 28 at 7 p.m. at Manheim Central, were released over the weekend.
The team will be introduced at the Manheim Touchdown Club banquet, set for May 18 at the Lancaster Host Resort.
Proceeds from the L-L League/Tri-County All-Star Game will benefit the Manheim Touchdown Club Scholarship Endowment Trust Fund.
Players from Manheim Central, Hempfield and Catholic -- who all qualified for the District 3 playoffs last fall -- are on the North team.
Lebanon coach Bill Giovino will have six players from Central, six players from Hempfield and a pair of players from Catholic at his disposal.
Central's crew includes quarterback Tyler Reifsnyder (second-ranked passer in the L-L League), offensive tackle Billy Raffensperger, wideout/kicker Ryan Huber, wideout Tyler Swarr and defensive tackles Ty Leese and Kevin Yeagle.
That group helped Central go 14-1 and win the District 3 Triple-A championship and advance to the state title game last fall.
Central fell to Thomas Jefferson 56-20 in the state championship game. It was the Baron's second consecutive trip to the state finals.
Hempfield is also well represented.
Standout wideouts Jordan Herr (34 catches) and Shippensburg recruit Patrick Mendez (21 catches) are on the North team, as well as tight end Sam Shuman, guard Tom Rainey (another Shippensburg recruit), offensive guard T.J. king and center Drew Mason.
Hempfield fell to Bishop McDevitt 56-21 in the first round of the District 3 Quad-A playoffs.
Nose guard Greg Topper and wideout T.J. Hammond (second in the L-L League with 64 catches) will represent Catholic, which fell to Littlestown 14-0 in the District 3 Double-A title game last fall.
The North team includes players from Central, Elizabethtown, Cedar Crest, Reading, Annville-Cleona, Manheim Township, Northern Lebanon, Ephrata, Elco and Lebanon.
Cocalico coach Dave Gingrich leads the South team, which includes players from Garden Spot, Solanco, Conestoga Valley, Wilson, Lampeter-Strasburg, Columbia, Cocalico, Penn manor, McCaskey, Warwick, Donegal and Pequea Valley.
McCaskey and garden Spot have seven players apiece on the South team.
Offensive tackles Bud Hamilton and Matt Lundy, defensive tackle Malik Newman, linebacker Zach Wise, defensive backs Norman Johnson and Derrick Gardner and kicker John Banzhof will represent McCaskey, which fell to Wilson 35-28 in the first round of the District 2 Quad-A playoffs last fall.
Quarterback Shane Martin (third-racked passer in the L-L League), wideout Mike Harris, tight end Trevor Karker, offensive tackle Josh Regitz, linebacker Joel Petershiem and defensive backs Adam Martin (no relation to Shane) and Zach Fulmer will represent Garden Spot, which fell to Mechanicsburg 34-31 in the District 3 Triple-A semifinals last fall.
The South team roster also includes first-team All-State wideout Shawn Smith (Wilson), his teammate, L-L League rushing champ Chaz Logan (1,291 yards), Conestoga Valley's big play wideout, Stephen Smalls (52 catches), and Division I-AA recruit, L-S center Nick Richmond (Delaware State).
Tickets for the game will be $5 for adults and $3 for students.
For more information, or for organizations interested in sponsoring the game, please contact Don Harris at 664-5474.
