Several football players from District 2 were among the 55 selected from across Pennsylvania as winners of the Maxwell Football Club 2025 Mini Max High School Award.
Athletes were nominated by their coaches throughout the season and were evaluated based on their football performance, their academic record, and their community service.
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“This is another exceptional class of student athletes who will represent the Mini Max Award very well,” Maxwell Football Club President Mark Dianno said of this year’s honorees in a press release on Christmas Eve.
“They accomplished extraordinary feats on the fields, in their classrooms, and in their respective communities. On behalf of the entire Board of Directors and all the members of the Maxwell Football Club, we congratulate and salute this exceptional group of student athletes on being 2025 Mini Max Award winners and wish them success in their future endeavors.”
Abington Heights quarterback Nick Bradley, Berwick running back Ty’Meere Wilkerson, Delaware Valley running back/defensive back Mike Iuzzolino, Pittston Area fullback Brody Spindler, Scranton Prep quarterback/defensive back Will McPartland, and Wyoming Area lineman Max Getzie are finalists for the Player of the Year award from Pennsylvania.
The Maxwell Football Club will select one player from Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey as the player of the year for each state. The winners will be announced at the annual Mini-Maxwell Awards on Feb. 1 at the Drexelbrook Catering and Event Center in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania.
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The players of the year in each state will be the candidates for the Maxwell Club’s 39th Jim Henry Award as the Outstanding Player in the region, which will also be announced at the ceremony on Feb. 1.
All four players representing LFC schools were named to The Times-Tribune All-Region team.
Bradley led Abington Heights to the District 2 Class 5A final. A three-time All-Region selection completed 92 of 143 passes with eight interceptions for 1,242 yards and 13 touchdowns while missing four games with an injury. He also rushed for 378 yards and eight touchdowns.
Iuzzolino earned his second All-Region berth after leading Delaware Valley to the District 2 Class 5A championship. He led the Lackawanna Football Conference Division I in rushing with 1,540 yards on 232 carries and scored 20 touchdowns.
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McPartland returned from a torn ACL suffered in the PIAA playoffs in his junior year to lead Scranton Prep to the District 2 Class 3A championship. He was named the LFC Division I Offensive Player of the Year after he completed 91 of 149 passes with seven interceptions. He threw for 1,603 yards and 12 touchdowns and added 984 yards rushing on 140 attempts with 28 touchdowns and was named to the Pennsylvania Football Writers’ Class 3A all-state team last Tuesday.
