Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 99: Matt Machalik, Palmerton Area HS

Written by: David Mika on Thursday, August 24th, 2023. Follow David Mika on Twitter.

Player Name: Matt Machalik

School:  Palmerton High School

Class of: 2024

Primary Position: QB

Secondary Position: FS

Jersey Number: 2

Height: 6’1

Weight: 200

40-Yard Dash: 4.5

GPA: 3.6

Other Sports: Basketball

Starting Experience (Years):  4 years

2022 Stats:
Passing:
156 of 271 attempts
2,554 passing yards
31 TD’s
8 INT’s

Rushing:
164 carries
1,216 rushing yards
21 rushing TD’s
7.4 yards per average
6 games of 100 plus yards; 136 points

Defense:
31 tackles
21 solo
10 assists
3 INT’s
1 returned for TD
7 pass deflections
1 Forced Fumble
1 TFL

2022 season: Matt re-wrote the record book for Palmerton Football History

District 11 record:
Matt Machalik became the first player in District 11 to throw for 300 (305)yards and rush for 200 (230) yards in the same game vs Jim Thorpe in week 4.

– Records For 2022:
Set the Season pass yards record, Season TD passes record, Career TD passes record, Career Rushing yards record, and Career TD’s scored record. In addition to already holding the single-season points scored record, season Interceptions record, and season TD’s scored record. He is 69 yards shy of the most career passing yards record.

– Matt will enter his senior season looking to add to his school record 3,206 yards rushing and 58 touchdowns scored.

– Matt will enter his senior season with 4,526 passing yards and 49 TD passes.  His career rushing and passing totals have him at 7,732 yards and 89 TD’s.

AWARDS:
2022  AAA Sportswriters All-State Team – Quarterback (2nd time he made All state)]
2022 PA Football News 3A Coaches Select All State Team – 1st Team Offensive Athlete
2022 Co-Offensive Player Of The Year Colonial League Football Coaches Association All League Team
2022 1st Team QB – Colonial League Football Coaches Association All League Team
2022 1st Team DB – Colonial League Football Coaches Association All-League Team
2022 WNEP Channel 16 Dream Team – Quarterback (2nd time making this team)
2022 Times News Newspaper Player of The Year
2022 All-Star Quarterback Time News Newspaper All-Star Team
2022 All-Star Defensive Athlete Times News Newspaper All-Star Team
2022 Morning Call  Newspaper – Co-Offensive Player of the Year
2022 Morning Call Newspaper –  1st Team QB
2022 Lehigh Valley Live Newspaper 1st Team QB/DB
2022 Blue Ridge 13 Cable “FNF” Player of the Year
2022 Blue Ridge 13 Cable Male Athlete of the Fall Season
2022 EasternPAFootball.com 3A All-Star team – 1st Team Quarterback
2022 Palmerton Offensive M.V.P.

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @MachalikMatthew

Coaches comments: Matt is a phenomenal athlete who can do it all.  He was voted a team captain in 2022 and possesses all the intangibles a coach would love to have in any player.  Matt is tough, durable, strong, and athletic and can extend the life of any play while also being able to take it to the house every time he has the ball in his hands.  He is able to hurt you with his arm and legs. His vision to see things is incredible and the instincts he shows just demonstrate he has the “IT” factor.   Truly a special player who is very humble along with being a team-oriented individual.

Photo courtesy of Lynn Shupp

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