Published December 3, 2018

WAKEFIELD — The Middlesex League’s football coaches met recently to make this year’s All-Star selections in both the Liberty and Freedom Divisions. 

The WMHS football team, who finished fourth in the Freedom Division had one All-Star named, as senior captain and quarterback Mike Lucey got the call. Lucey had six touchdown passes and two rushing touchdowns this season. 

Freedom Champion Stoneham, went 5-0 in league play and recently won the Div. 6 Super Bowl, led the league with eight All-Stars. Third-place Burlington (3-2) had six selections while Melrose (4-1) and Wilmington (1-4) both tied with four. 

MIKE LUCEY2018 MIDDLESEX LEAGUE ALL-STAR

In the Liberty Division, first-place Reading (5-0), who handed Stoneham their only loss on Thanksgiving, had eight All-Stars. Second-place Lexington (4-1) had seven selections followed by six from Woburn (2-3), five from Winchester (2-3), four from Belmont (1-4) and three from Arlington (1-4). 

In a new All-Star format this year, All-Conference teams were selected for both offense and defense. 

The Freedom Division’s Burlington led the charge for the All-Conference Offensive Team with three out of the 11 selections. 

Reading and Stoneham both headed the Defensive Team with each team having three of the 11 selections. 

2018 MIDDLESEX LEAGUE FOOTBALL ALL-STARS

FREEDOM DIVISION

Name     School

Christos Argyropoulos     Stoneham

Kevin McShane     Stoneham

Deshawn Chase     Stoneham

Seth Russell     Stoneham

John Neal     Stoneham

Chris Belliveau     Stoneham

Antonio Ventresca     Stoneham

Nick Brulport     Stoneham

Kevin Peete     Melrose

Kemar Bynoe     Melrose

Dylan Robertson     Melrose

Jarred Karelas     Melrose

Khyle Pena     Burlington

Ryan O’Halloran     Burlington

Jake McCawley     Burlington

Jake Doherty     Burlington

Andrew Woods     Burlington

Tom Splagounias      Burlington

Mike Lucey     Wakefield

Kyle Kenyon     Wilmington

Bailey Smith     Wilmington

Dean Nally     Wilmington

Pete Marino     Wilmington

Liberty Division

Matt Sannella     Reading

Pat Conroy     Reading

Dan Bekkenhuis     Reading

Joyan Nortelus     Reading

Andreas Paglia     Reading

Jeremy Rosh     Reading

Jake D’Agostino     Reading

Sean Fisher     Reading

Ben Burnham     Lexington

Jon Bachman     Lexington

Anthony Bianchi     Lexington

Mason Hatfield     Lexington

Lenny Losen     Lexington

Kase Cronin     Lexington

Luke Butler      Lexington

Ryan Qualey     Woburn

Steve Kolodko     Woburn

Peter Cole     Woburn

Nick Coviello     Woburn

Tyler Parrish     Woburn

Dave Langlois     Woburn

Adam Bowler     Arlington

Steve MacGillivray     Arlington

Pete Roche     Arlington

Joe Lepore     Winchester

Matt Romagna     Winchester

Bobby Hyers     Winchester

Tom Degnan     Winchester

Brendan Curran     Winchester

Rhaki Joseph     Belmont

Jarred Edwards     Belmont

Sam Sagherian     Belmont

Derrick Brown     Belmont

Offensive All-Conference Team

Matt Sonnella     Reading

Dan Bekkenhuis     Reading

Anthony Bianchi     Lexington

Ryan Qualey     Woburn

Pete Cole     Woburn

Adam Bowler     Arlington

Rhaki Joseph     Belmont

Christos Argyropoulos     Stoneham

Khyle Pena     Burlington

Ryan O’Halloran     Burlington

Jake Doherty     Burlington

Defensive All-Conference Team

Deshawn Chase     Stoneham

Kevin McShane     Stoneham

Seth Russell     Stoneham

Dylan Robertson     Melrose

Bailey Smith     Wilmington

Pat Conroy     Reading

Sean Fisher     Reading

Andreas Paglia     Reading

Ben Burnham     Lexington

Jon Bachman     Lexington

Joe Lepore     Winchester