Grieb, Willard, and Donnelly honored with PAL football awards
Nathan Mollat, San Mateo Daily Journal Staff
The annual high school, all-league football teams are being released this week. The West Catholic Athletic League teams released its list Monday, while the Peninsula Athletic League announced its all-league selections Tuesday. Head coach Mark Grieb, RB/LB John Willard, and K/DB Ronan Donnelly were amongst those receiving awards.
Sacred Heart Prep’s senior RB/LB John Willard was dubbed Bay Division Utility Player of the Year, while teammate Ronan Donnelly was Special Teams Player of the Year. Willard rushed for 579 yards and scored eight touchdowns on offense, while finishing with 79 tackles from his linebacker position. Donnelly connected on 34 of 37 point-after tries and was 12 of 17 on field-goal attempts, with a long of 47. Of his 68 kickoffs, 48 went for touchbacks and he averaged 47.6 yards on 11 punts.
M-A and SHP head coaches, Adhir Ravipati and Mark Grieb, were named Co-Coaches of the Year.