Who was the best boys athlete of the fall sports season in Centre County? Vote here!

The fall sports season is finally over for Centre County athletes after Bald Eagle Area’s long playoff run. The Eagles made it all the way to the PIAA Class 2A quarterfinal game on Nov. 24 and ended the season 18-8.

Other Centre County athletes broke records, earned medals and made a name for themselves in other ways.

As the winter season gets underway, the CDT is asking readers to vote for their favorite athletes of the fall season. Below are the 11 nominees for boys athlete of the season, submitted by their school’s athletic directors.

Please remember that this poll (located at the bottom of this story) is just for fun and non-scientific. In fact, you can vote as many times as you’d like before the poll closes at noon Dec. 14.

Here are the nominees:

Colin Simander, Saint Joseph’s Catholic cross-country

Simander was captain of the cross-country team and has had four straight appearances at the PIAA state championships, setting a school record. Simander, a senior, placed ninth at District VI championships with a time of 17:36.80 and placed 58 of 272 at PIAA state championships with a time of 18:04.

Kyle Yangula, Saint Joseph’s Catholic soccer

A starter for the past four years, Yangula was captain of the soccer team and scored 14 goals and 2 assists this season.

Carson Long, Philipsburg-Osceola soccer and football

During his soccer season, Long scored 41 goals, setting the single season scoring record at P-O, and had eight assists. As a kicker on the football team, Long connected on 17 of 18 possible extra points and three of four field goals, along with one touchback as kickoff specialist. Long was named all-state by the Pennsylvania Soccer Coaches Association and first team all-conference for soccer in the Laurel Highlands Athletic Association.

Jakodi Jones, Philipsburg-Osceola football

Jones had 139 carries for 629 yards and eight touchdowns. He also had nine grabs for 99 receiving yards and one touchdown reception. Throughout the season he had 34 tackles, two tackles for loss and blocked two field goals.

Ty Watson, Penns Valley football

Watson led the Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference with 1,483 rushing yards this season, and became the all-time Centre County scoring leader this year. This season brings his career rushing total to 3,505 yards, averaging 6.5 yards per carry and setting the school records for career rushing yards, career points scored and career rushing touchdowns. Watson scored 16 touchdowns and 131 total points as starting running back and kicker for the Penns Valley Rams. In his three years as starting running back for the team, Penns Valley has gone 22-13.

Ty Salazer, State College football

Setting the record for the most yards in a single season, Salazar made 66 catches for 1,079 yards in 11 games and scored 12 touchdowns. Salazar averaged 98.1 yards receiving per game and 16.3 yards per catch. He is State High’s all-time leading receiver with 94 catches for 1,681 yards and 19 touchdowns throughout his career. On defense, Salazer made 47 tackles (33 were solo tackles), collected three interceptions for 107 yards and two touchdowns, while adding 11 pass deflections. He has been a Mid Penn Conference Commonwealth Division All Star the last two years.

Will Kogelmann, State College Soccer

During his season, Kogelmann scored 24 goals and added 18 assists. He was a first team Mid Penn all-conference selection and was named to the PIAA 4A All-State team.

Isaak Bloom, Bellefonte golf

Bloom was the medalist in all matches this season except for one match where he placed second. In addition to being a two time state qualifier, Bloom is a leader on the team, described as a “second coach” and mentor to the younger golfers.

Owen Pettina, Bellefonte football

Pettina had 56 tackles this season with 16.5 TFLs, nine sacks and 14 quarterback hurries. He also blocked one field goal and caused four fumbles. Pettina was captain of the team and voted as senior representative for the school’s leadership council by his coaches.

Carson Nagle, Bald Eagle football

As Bald Eagle’s quarterback and captain this season, Nagle threw for 3,569 yards and 38 passing touchdowns, completing 72% of his passes and finishing with a quarterback rating of 127. He also had 145 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns on 20 carries.

Kahale Burns, Bald Eagle football

Burns, a receiver and captain, had 94 catches this season, leading to 1,161 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns. He added one completed pass on his lone attempt for 14 yards and a touchdown.