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2024 HSSN football position-by-position breakdown: Scouting the specialists
By Chris Harlan,
16 hours ago
Christopher Horner | TribLive North Allegheny senior kicker Peter Notaro works out during practice on Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in McCandless.
TribLive HSSN will break down the top players at one position per day until Week Zero. Here is a look at the top kickers and punters for the 2024 season.
1. Peter Notaro
Senior, 5-11, 180
Notaro, a first-team all-conference kicker in 6A, committed to Alabama this summer as a preferred walk-on. His leg strength is a weapon for North Allegheny in many ways. Three of his seven field goals last season were from more than 40 yards out and nearly 70% of his kickoffs resulted in touchbacks (64 of 92). He converted 7 of 10 field goal attempts overall with makes from 27, 29, 32, 34, 42, 43 and 47 yards. One field goal was kicked in the WPIAL finals and another came in the state finals. Kohls Kicking Camps, which evaluates athletes at its events, ranked Notaro as the fourth-best senior kicker nationally.
2. Grant Argiro
Senior, 6-2, 195
Argiro is another WPIAL kicker with a range approaching 50 yards. A first-team all-conference kicker for the second time, Argiro converted 7 of 10 field goals with makes from 30, 39, 41, 42, 42, 48 and 48 yards. His longest kick set a school record, and his kickoffs resulted in a touchback 75% of the time (54 of 72). He made 47 of 48 extra points, and also punted for Pine-Richland with a 38.3-yard average.
3. Harran Zureikat
Junior, 6-0, 175
Zureikat, who transferred from Shady Side Academy, is ranked by Kohls as the top junior kicker nationally. He made 5 of 6 field goals last season while kicking at Shady Side. His makes were from 21, 33, 35, 37 and 43 yards, earning first-team all-conference honors. The 35-yarder was a game-tying kick that forced overtime in a win over North Catholic. He earned a touchback on 56% of kickoffs (23 of 41) and averaged 39 yards on punts.
4. Mason Childress
Senior, 5-11, 180
Childress converted 8 of 9 field goals with makes from 23, 23, 25, 25, 26, 34 and 42 yards. He went 54 for 58 on extra points, averaged 34.6 yards on punts and added 65 tackles as a second-team all-conference safety. His punts pinned Central Valley at the 16-, 15-, 9- and 6-yard lines in a WPIAL quarterfinal win.
5. Joey Bayne
Franklin Regional
Senior, 5-9, 175
After making seven field goals as a sophomore, Bayne went 4 for 6 as a junior with makes from 27, 27, 28 and 29 yards. He converted 39 of 40 extra points and earned a touchback on 67% of his kickoffs (33 of 51). He fought through injury to earn first-team all-conference honors.
One to watch
Jacobo Echeverria Lozano
Junior, 5-10, 165
USC had a veteran kicker a season ago who was voted first-team all-conference three years in a row. But Bennett Henderson is now a freshman at Fordham, so those kicking duties belong to Echeverria Lozano. Among juniors nationally, Kohls ranks him as the ninth-best kicker and 16th-best punter. He was the Panthers’ punter last season and averaged 34.6 yards on 28 attempts with six placed inside the 20. He also handled nine kickoffs and earned six touchbacks.
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