Three North Allegheny Football Players Named To Pittsburgh Union Progress All-Star Team
By: Jared Barton
Three North Allegheny football players were again honored for their hard work on the field this season. Seniors Peter Notaro, Jack Yatchenko, and junior Lincoln Hoke were named to the 2024 Pittsburgh Union Progress High School Football All-Star Team Sunday. This team is comprised of all players in the WPIAL and Pittsburgh City League.
Notaro is a 5-star recruit and ranked the No. 4 kicker in the country by Kohl’s Kicking. This is his first Pittsburgh Union Progress All-Star selection as the team’s punter. He earned back-to-back Big 56 first-team all-conference selections at kicker over the last two seasons. He nailed a career-long 53-yard field goal this past fall while also serving as the team’s punter. Notaro committed to Alabama back in July.
Yatchenko was a cornerstone on the offensive and defensive lines during his time at NA and is now a two-time Pittsburgh Union Progress All-Star on the offensive line. As a junior, he was named to the prestigious Fabulous 22 Team by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette among other postseason accolades. This season, Yatchenko was a Big 56 All-Conference First-Team selection along the offensive line. He was also nominated for the prestigious Bill Fralic Memorial Award last month. Yatchenko gave his verbal commitment to Princeton back in June of this year. Defensively, the senior added 22 total tackles along the defensive line. A multi-sport standout, Yatchenko is also a member of the North Allegheny track and field team and won WPIAL gold in the Shot Put at the WPIAL Class AAA team championship this past spring.
Hoke was named a PUP All-Star for his work along the defensive line this season. The two-way lineman was additionally named to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s 2024 Fabulous 22 Team earlier this year. He accumulated 66 tackles, 37 unassisted, with nine tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, two blocked kicks and one interception. Hoke was named a first-team Big 56 All-Conference defensive lineman earlier this season. The junior is a multi-time Big 56 selection, earning first-team offensive line honors last year.
The full 2024 PUP All-Star Team can be found here.
