Two graduates of PG North area high schools have been voted to the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Western Division all-star football team for the third consecutive year.

Tim McCutcheon, a junior at California University of Pennsylvania, was voted to the first team for the third consecutive year and at a third different position. McCutcheon, a graduate of Quaker Valley High School, played tackle as a freshman, guard as a sophomore, and center this year.

Jason Capizzi, a senior offensive tackle at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, was voted to the first team. A Pine-Richland graduate, he was a second-team selection the past two years.

McCutcheon and Capizzi were among six area players voted to the first team. McCutcheon's former Quaker Valley teammate, James Rockymore, a junior defensive back at Shippensburg University who had four interceptions, was also a first-team selection.

Also on the first team were Cory Lacek, a junior defensive lineman at Slippery Rock University who graduated from North Hills, and a pair of Highlands graduates who are now playing at Edinboro University -- wide receiver Ryan Valasek and tight end Kyle Witucki.

Valasek, a second-team pick last year, finished the season with 64 receptions for 1,032 yards and 10 touchdowns, ranking second in the PSAC in receptions per game and fourth in yards receiving per game. Those figures ranked 10th and 22nd in Division II, respectively.

Witucki hauled in 31 passes for 455 yards and five touchdowns.

Just call them PAC men

Three area players attending Thiel College were voted to the Presidents' Athletic Conference all-star football team.

Ricky Gable, a senior offensive lineman from Mars Area High School, was also a first-team selection last year. Jim Fawcett, a Pine-Richland alumnus, is a junior center. Seneca Valley grad Steve Minton is a junior tailback.

Waynesburg College's Mike Czerwein, a junior defensive lineman from North Hills High School, was voted to the first team for the third consecutive year. Czerwein led the PAC with a career-best 18.5 tackles for loss and tied his career high of 11 sacks. Czerwien ranked second on the team and 13th in the conference with a 68 tackles (43 solo, 25 assist), also a career best.