High School: Four-year member and two-year letterwinner for head coach Joe Repshis at Abington Heights ... captain who moved from tight end to guard last season ... helped Abington win Lackawanna Conference and District 2 Championship in 2005 and 2006 (All Quad 4) ... recorded 62 tackles (30 solo) and 5.5 sacks as a senior ... earned PFN Honorable Mention (DL) and PFN All-Academic Silver Team honors in 2007 ... blocked two punts and scored a defensive touchdown on a fumble recovery against Hazelton Area (9/1/07) ... also served as captain of freshman football team ... member of JV baseball team as a freshman and sophomore ... member of National Honor Society ... won a Silver Award in the National Russian Essay Contest in 2005, and was an Honorable Mention in the National Russian Essay Contest the following year ... attended Rotary Leadership Camp at Keystone College in 2006 ... member of Future Business Leaders of America.