MIAA Football: 2018 Mid-Season All-State Team

Mike Saliba has been a major part of Xaverian's early season success on both sides of the ball. 

By SuiteSports Staff 

With just about seven weeks gone by since the start of camp, we have reached the midway point of the 2018 MIAA Football Season.

That being said, SuiteSports is excited to announce our 2018 Mid-Season All-State Team as selected by its panel of writers, correspondents, and editors. 

It's important to note that this is simply a mid-season team, and that players have plenty of time to work their way onto this list by the time we announce our 2018 All-State Team following the conclusion of the eight Super Bowls at Gillette Stadium in early December. We will have three instead of two teams when we release our final All-State team. 

Additionally, since this is built off a relatively small sample size (five, or maybe even four games) there's a chance that players who may be expected to make this list are omitted due to injury for a week or two that impacted overall production. Its safe to assume that those players, as long as they stay healthy, will be under strong consideration to appear once the season comes to a close.

Lastly, while we always encourage conversation or input in our comments section, that space is not to be used to denigrate any players. This is not an easy selection, and unfortunately we only have so many spots to fill.

Now, without further ado, here is our 2018 Mid-Season All State Team:

First Team

OFFENSE

Quarterback

Jake McElroy, Sr., North Andover

Keith Ridley, Sr., Lynn Classical

Running Back

DeVaun Ford, Sr., Mashpee

Aise Pream, Sr., St. John’s Prep

Eamonn Denis, Jr., St. John's Shrewsbury

Wide Receiver

Jay Brunelle, Jr., St. John’s Shrewsbury

Mike Sainristil, Sr., Everett 

Myles Bradley, Sr.., Springfield Central

Tight End

Matt Smith, Sr., Needham

Offensive Line

Kevin Pyne, Jr., Milford

Lucas Ferraro, Sr., Xaverian

Cooper Smith, Jr., St. John's Prep
Ryan Clemente, Sr., North Attleboro
Scott Elliot, Sr., Holliston

DEFENSE

Defensive Line

Xavier Gonsalves, Sr., Mashpee
Mike Ciaffoni, Sr., Lincoln-Sudbury
Cal Kenney, Sr., Lincoln-Sudbury
Lucas Folan, Sr., Catholic Memorial

Linebacker

Vinnie Holmes, Jr., Mansfield

James Dillon, Sr., Lincoln-Sudbury

Mike Masse, Sr., Xaverian

Defensive Back

Cooper DeVeau, Sr., Xaverian

Robbie Riobe, Sr., Everett 
Kehsaun Dancy, Sr., Springfield Central
Tajon Vassar, Sr., Doherty

Athlete

Mike Saliba, Sr,., Xaverian

Special Teams

Cole Baker, Jr., King Philip

Second Team

OFFENSE

Quarterback

Colin Schofield, Jr., St. John's Shrewsbury
Drew Campanele, Sr., Shrewsbury

Running Back

Isaac Seide, Sr., Everett 
Jon White, Sr, Shrewsbury

Christos Argyropolous, Sr., Stoneham 

Wide Receiver

Will Prouty, Jr., Duxbury

Geoffrey Jamiel, So., Dennis-Yarmouth 

David Morganelli, Sr., King Philip

Tight End 

Spencer Cassell, Sr., Hingham 

Offensive Line

Grant Laws, Sr., Xaverian
Murrell Quashie, Sr., Millis
Kevin Dewing, Sr., St. John's Prep
Brooks Jones, Sr., Wayland 

John Freeman, Sr., BC High

DEFENSE

Defensive Line

Josh Atwood, Jr., Natick

Nick Evans, Sr., Attleboro

Jalen Smith, Sr., Everett

A.J. Walker, Sr., Brockton 

Linebacker

Owen McGowan, So., Catholic Memorial

Mike Connors, Sr., Whitman-Hanson

Jack Webster, Sr., King Philip 

Defensive Back

Wes Rockett,  Sr., St. John's Prep 
Elijah Ayers, Sr., Springfield Central
Gabe DeSouza, Sr., North Andover 
Khari Johnson, Sr., Catholic Memorial 

Athlete

Shane Aylward, Jr., Tewksbury 

Special Teams

Rayan Riazi, Sr., Revere