Big 37: LNP | LancasterOnline, Mike Drago Sports present 2023 L-L League football all-star team | High School Football

A 37-team league produces a lot of outstanding football players, and the Lancaster-Lebanon League has done that the past two years after 13 teams from Berks County joined two dozen others from Lancaster, Lebanon and Chester counties.

How do you boil that down into one all-star team: Say hello to the Big 37.

The team, selected by Jeff Reinhart of LNP/LancasterOnline.com and Mike Drago of MikeDragoSports.com, includes the best players in the league. It was determined weighing the L-L League’s five all-section teams and top awards, college potential, statistics and personal observation.

Each player's overall game was considered, and two- and three-way players were given special consideration. Each player is listed at just one position in order to include as many of the league's top players as possible.

The Big 37 roster includes at least five Division I recruits and a possibly a few more. Among those already committed are Wyomissing lineman Caleb Brewer, to Penn State; Manheim Township quarterback Hayden Johnson, to Lehigh; Wyomissing linebacker Ryker Jones, to Princeton; Twin Valley lineman Paul McClune, to the Naval Academy; and Manheim Township wide receiver Landon Kennel, to Monmouth.

The team includes the Outstanding Lineman from Section 1, Wilson’s Jack Dendall; Section 2, Conestoga Valley’s Soren Stoltzfus; Section 3, Solanco’s Gavin Cox; Section 4, Brewer; and Section 5, Annville-Cleona’s Darrian Holloway.

It includes the L-L League’s Outstanding Back from Section 1, Johnson; Section 2, Manheim Central quarterback Zac Hahn; Section 3, Garden Spot quarterback Kye Harting; Section 4, Elco running back Jake Williams; and Section 5, Lancaster Catholic running back Elijah Cunningham.

There are players from 20 different schools, with at least six players from each of the five sections. Manheim Central, the Section 2 champ and District 3 Class 4A finalist, has the most selections, with six. Manheim Township, the Section 1 champ and District 3 Class 6A finalist, has four. Twin Valley and Conestoga Valley each have three.

There are three repeat selections, each from Manheim Central: Hahn, running back Brycen Armold and wide receiver Aaron Enterline.

The team includes five juniors and just one sophomore: Twin Valley running back Drew Engle, who set the program record with 1,599 rushing yards.

The juniors: Conestoga Valley running back Jayden Johnson, the Section 2 Back of the Year; Exeter running back Jayden Zandier; Schuylkill Valley wide receiver Kowen Gerner; Annville-Cleona defensive lineman Jonathan Shay, the Section 5 Defensive Lineman of the Year; and Cocalico linebacker Dane Bollinger.

OUR 2023 L-L LEAGUE FOOTBALL BIG 37 TEAM

Hayden Johnson, QB, Manheim Township

Zac Hahn, QB, Manheim Central

Kye Harting, QB, Garden Spot

Jake Williams RB, Elco

Jayden Johnson, RB, Conestoga Valley

Brycen Armold, RB, Manheim Central

Drew Engle, RB, Twin Valley

Jayden Zandier, RB, Exeter

Elijah Cunningham, RB, Lancaster Catholic

Landon Kennel, WR, Manheim Township

Aaron Enterline, WR, Manheim Central