BUGANZA IS PA SPORTS WRITERS' CLASS AA PLAYER OF THE YEAR; VERVOORT NAMED FIRST TEAM

Dec. 22, 2010

Derek Buganza is the PA Sports Writers' Class AA Player of the Year
Mike Vervoort is a first-team Wide Receiver
 
 
 
 
 
 

Brockway’s state-record setting quarterback Derek Buganza is the Pennsylvania Sports Writers' Class AA Pennsylvania Player of the Year.

Buganza is also the first-team Class AA Athlete while his teammate Mike Vervoort, The Rehab Centre D9Sports.com District 9 Most Valuable Player, is a first-team wide receiver.

The all-time Pennsylvania passing leader with 9,752 career yards, Buganza threw for 3,005 yards (184 of 278) and 30 touchdowns this season compared to just 12 interceptions. During the season, he had five 300-yard games and five multiple-touchdown contests including a District 9-record eight touchdown passes in a win over Smethport Sept. 19.

In addition to his state-passing-yard record, Buganza also set the District 9 record for career touchdown passes with 95 and holds the single-season Pennsylvania passing-yards record with 3,824 in 2009. He had 26 straight 100-yard passing games between Aug. 29, 2008 and Sept. 24, 2010 and 10 straight 200-yard games between Oct. 16, 200 and Sept. 24, 2010, and threw for more than 200 yards 26 times in his career and more than 300 yards 15 times. He also had 20 career multiple-touchdown contests, including 18 with three or more touchdowns, 12 with four or more and nine with five or more, while throwing touchdown passes in 31 of his 34 career games and accumulating a record of 24-10 as a starting quarterback including 11-1 this season.

He was also named the Prep Nation Radio Edsel Award winner for Pennsylvania Player of the Year.  

Vervoort was one of Buganza’s main targets throughout his career caught 57 balls for 911 yards and 12 touchdowns this season while also running for 922 yards and 17 yards.