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Cole Findlay's selection to the Coaches Select team Wednesday gave Oil City three all-staters. Noah Lucarelli and Blake Stevens were previously named to the Writers squad.
FINDLAY NOT FORGOTTEN BY COACHES
1st team all-state at cornerback
Cole Findlay, snubbed earlier by the Pa. Football Writers 4A all-state team, was not ignored by the coaches.
Oil City's senior cornerback, who finished his career with a school record 14 interceptions -- nine this season -- was named Wednesday to the first team of the Coachers Select all-state team.
He was the only Oiler picked to this team, but counting the picks of LB Blake Steverns and DL Noah Lucarelli to the Writers' squad, his selection gives Oil City three all-state nods for the season.
Here is the full team:
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Cole Findlay shared Region 6 co-Player of the Year with General McLane's Matt Caro.
Region 6 Co-Player of the Year
Findlay, Heise, Sparks named two-way first team performers
Oilers Baker, Foster, Lucarelli, Stanton, Buzard, Stevens also on first team Along with Franklin's Ritchey
The teams were released Nov. 27 by the Erie Times News. They were selected by region coaches. All-District 10 teams will be announced in December after the state playoffs. Also pictured, besides Findlay, are Steven Heise (12) and Caleb Sparks (83).
2025 Region 6 standings
FIRST TEAM
Offense
Caiden Holler – General McLane – 11 – TE
Kyle McConnell – General McLane – 12 – WR
Jackson Kiser – General McLane – 12 – WR
Landon Baker – Oil City – 12 – WR
Cole Findlay – Oil City – 12 – QB
Matt Caro – General McLane – 12 – QB
Cohen Beachly – General McLane – 12 – RB
Steven Heise – Oil City – 12 – RB
Jordan Lawrence – Meadville – 12 – RB
Jared Corwin – General McLane – 12 – AP
Tymir Phillips – Meadville – 12 – AP
Jacob Retterer – Warren – 12 – OL
Ryan Benoit – General McLane – 12 – OL
Lucas Conley – Meadville – 12 – OL
Carson Foster – Oil City – 12 – OL
Caleb Sparks – Oil City – 12 – OL
Hayden Chong – General McLane – 12 – OL
Special teams
Carter Sindlinger – General McLane – 12 – K
Charlie Blum – Warren – 11 – P
Connor Ritchey – Franklin – 12 – P
Defense
Noah Lucarelli – Oil City – 11 – DL
Caleb Sparks – Oil City – 12 – DL
Abdul Stanton – Oil City – 11 – DL
Mitch Kovski – General McLane – 11 – DL
Hudson Palmiero – Meadville – 10 – DL
Caiden Holler – General McLane – 11 – DL
Nick Swenson – General McLane – 12 – LB
Zach Carr – Meadville – 12 – LB
Brayden Buzard – Oil City – 12 – LB
Cohen Beachly – General McLane – 12 – LB
Blake Stevens – Oil City – 11 – LB
PJ Mitchell – General McLane – 11 – LB
Logan Squires – General McLane – 12 – DB
Cole Findlay – Oil City – 12 – DB
Steven Heise – Oil City – 12 – DB
Kyle McConnell – General McLane – 12 – DB
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Second team
Offense
Zach Carr – Meadville – 12 – TE
Jayden Wilmoth – Franklin – 12 – WR
Jacoby Thompson – Meadville – 12 – QB
Caiden Mincer – Franklin – 11 – RB
PJ Mitchell – General McLane – 11 – RB
My'Saun Mills – Oil City – 11 – AP
Jacob Riddle – Franklin – 11 – OL
Cole Gillette – General McLane – 11 – OL
Mitch Kovski – General McLane – 11 – OL
Lucas Wolf – Oil City – 11 – OL
Deryk DeLong – Oil City – 11 – OL
Andrew Kennedy – General McLane – 11 – OL
Special teams
Connor Ritchey – Franklin – 12 – K
Matt Caro – General McLane – 12 – P
Defense
Cole Gillette – General McLane – 11 – DL
Jared Corwin – General McLane – 12 – DL
Aaron Moore – Franklin – 11 – DL
Jacob Riddle – Franklin – 12 – DL
Kaiden Kelselka – Franklin – 11 – DL
Tycen Sindlinger – Oil City – 10 – LB
Greedy Sharp – General McLane – 10 – LB
Caiden Mincer – Franklin – 11 – LB
Anthony Martin – Franklin – 10 – LB
Jayden Wilmoth – Franklin – 12 – DB
Charlie Bennett – General McLane – 10 – DB
Gabe Montroy – General McLane – 10 – DB
Spence Singleton – Oil City – 12 – DB
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Region co-players of the year – Matt Caro, General McLane; Cole Findlay, Oil City
Landon Baker
Cole Findlay
Carson Foster
Steven Heise
Blake Stevens
Five Oil City players were named to a District 10 all-star team released Dec. 13 by D9and10sports.com.
The Oilers were shut out of all the special awards, but Cole Findlay (DB/co-Athlete on offense), center Carson Foster and linebacker Blake Stevens were named to the first team. Steven Heise (RB/DB) ) and wide receiver Landon Baker were picked to the second team.
The Erie Times News is expected to release its version of D-10 all-stars soon. (Soon, now, was a couple of weeks ago. All-state teams to be released of Dec. 24.)
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At Last...Erie Paper names D-10 All-stars and 6 Oilers are on it
Steven Heise
RB, Offense
Noah Lucarelli
DE, Defense
Brayden Buzard
LB, Defense
Blake Stevens
LB, Defense
Caleb Sparks
L, Defense
Cole Findlay
DB, Defense
The Erie Times News finally announced its District 10 football all-stars on Wednesday
The paper picked 24 offensive players, 24 on defense and 24 linemen after reviewing film and stats and talking to coaches to get their opinions -- not only about players on other teams, but their own as well.
A District 10 Player for the Year will be announced at a banquet in June.
Six players from Oil City's District 10 4A championship team were honored.
A more detailed story about the team can be found on the goerie.com web site.
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