Four Globe Players of the Year, two Independent School League stars, and a running back from one of the highest-scoring teams in state history highlight the 14th All-State Super-26 Football team.
More than 100 players were nominated and 26 were selected by a committee from the Massachusetts High School Football Coaches Association.
The offense is led by Dracut quarterback Matt Grimard, the Massachusetts Gatorade Player of the Year and the Globe's Division 1A Player of the Year. The other quarterback selected was Framingham's Danny Guadagnoli. The four running backs were Wakefield's Martin Hyppolite, Brockton's Khalil James-Offley, Milton Academy's Josh Scott, and Longmeadow's Alex Scyocurka. Scyocurka rushed for 2,647 yards this season as Longmeadow scored 533 points, second most in state history.
Two receivers earned all-state status, Minnechaug's Jeff Lingenfelter and Dartmouth's Justin Mello. The five members of the offensive line are Fitchburg's Keith Bourne, Everett's Ralph Faia, BC High's Nnamdi Obukwelu, Dover-Sherborn's Ted Ouellet, and Malden Catholic's Mark Sylvester.
The defensive line consists of Robert Blanchflower of St. John's (Shrewsbury), Dartmouth's Arthur Lynch, Xaverian's C.J. Parsons, Walpole's Adam Riegel, and Catholic Memorial's Brennan Williams. The linebackers are Division 2A Player of the Year Shane DiBona of Duxbury and Division 1 Player of the Year Tyler Horan of BC High, along with Bishop Feehan's Tom Effler and Longmeadow's Nico Sierra.
Division 3 Player of the Year Sean Ryan of Norton, along with BB&N's Steve Grassa, Coyle & Cassidy's Conor Henry, and Salem's Melikke Van Alstyne, constitute the secondary.
The players will be honored March 1 at Lantana's in Randolph.
Hockomock: Sophomore defenseman Corey Weathers scored his first goal of the season in Oliver Ames's 1-0 triumph over Foxboro.
Mayflower: Carver/Sacred Heart got two goals from junior Cal Ciarcia to edge Southeastern/West Bridgewater, 2-1.
Northeastern: Chris Mastropietro tallied two goals and an assist in Revere's 3-1 win over Marblehead.
Nonleague: Brothers Nick and Scott Shannon notched two goals apiece to lead Stoneham over Pentucket, 7-3 . . . Senior Sam Gifford registered 29 saves in a 3-1 win over Hingham to preserve Needham's perfect record (5-0).


