2020 Player Profile: Andrew Yanoshak, Bishop Guilfoyle @AndrewYanoshak @BGMarauderFball

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Billy Splain | August 30, 2020

Andrew Yanoshak
2021
Bishop Guilfoyle
TE, DE, H, WR
Jersey #-1
Ht-6’2” Wt-240

Twitter: @AndrewYanoshak

College Offers:

Notre Dame College, St. Francis RMU, UVA-Wise, Lake Erie, Grove City

2019 stats
• 135 Tackles
• 29 TFL
• 20 Sacks
• 34 Hurries
• 3 Caused Fumbles; 3 Recovered Fumbles
• 13 Catches for 172 yards and 1 TD
• 5 Pass Deflections
• 4 Two Point Conversions

Other Sports: basketball

Awards 
• 2019 PIAA Class A All-State Defensive End
• Top 10 1A-3A Lineman in PA (Mr. PA Football)
• PA Footballnews.com All Academic Team Gold
• PIAA 1A State Champion Runner-Up
• PA District VI Champions
• PFN Coaches Class 1A All-State Team
• 1st Team All-State by PA Sports Writers
• 1st Team All Area All Stars
• 1st Team Blair County All Stars

• MaxPreps Awards
➢ Bishop Guilfoyle Defensive Player of the Year
➢ Player of the Game – 6 times
• Altoona Mirror Athlete of the Week
• Great Lakes Region HS FB Stat Leader (10/14/19-10/20/19) for “Sacks”
• Keystone Club Defensive Star
➢ Week Zero: 3 Sacks
➢ Week Three: 4 Tackles for Loss
Led the nation in sacks in week 9 with 5 sacks

Why do you play football?

-I started playing flag football in first grade and I feel in love with it.

Who is your favorite sports star and why?

Do you have a favorite play you remember the most? Explain: I had a sack in the district 6 championship my junior year that shifted the momentum in our favor for the rest of the game.

What game, yours, college or pro, was your favorite game and why?

-Chestnut Ridge my junior year because it was a signature win for us that gave us momentum going into the playoffs and it was really fun.

What is your favorite Pro team, any sport?

-Pittsburgh Steelers

What sports movie would you watch every day if you had to pick one and why?

-Rocky, because it’s great motivation

What cartoon character do you think your head coach most resembles.

-Benson from regular show

If your mom and dad are screaming at you from the stands, what is it they usually yell?

-My dad is probably yelling at me to be on my toes and to fire off the ball.

Who is your mentor, the person you want to be like?

-My dad

What is your most embarrassing sports moment?

-We were playing Chestnut Ridge my sophomore year. They threw a screen pass to the running back. I was right in front of him and he put his foot in the ground and broke my ankles and I was face down in front of their sideline.

Is there anyone in your family, besides your parents, you could consider your biggest fan? Who, Why?

I would say my uncle Joe, he has traveled from South Carolina to see my state championship basketball game and always asks about me and gives me recruiting advice.

When you aren’t playing, practicing or training for sports, what is your go to activity and why?

-I like to cook because it satisfies my hunger

What is your favorite football memory to date?

-In eighth grade, my team was down by 2 scores in the fourth quarter and we scored two touchdowns and a Hail Mary to win the game.

What is your favorite play to run?

-any play that I get the ball

What scares you the most?

-spiders

Music of choice:

country

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