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Jersey Number 89
Matt Balasavage
- Position:
- TE
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 2458
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Lancaster, Pa.
- High School:
- Lancaster Catholic
Bio
Graduated in May 2011.
2011: Played in 12 games with nine starts … also played on the field goal unit … received the starting nod against Wyoming, Ohio, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Ball State, Toledo and Penn State … had an eight-yard reception against Toledo … played in the wins at Akron and over Villanova … lettered.
2010: Played in 10 games with four starts … also played on the field goal and kickoff return units … made a 13-yard catch in the shutout of Akron … had an eight-yard reception in the win over Central Michigan … received the starting nod against Villanova … lettered.
2009: Played in all 13 games with five starts … also played on the field goal unit … received the starting nod against Villanova, Navy, Army, Toledo, and Ball State … had a reception at No. 5 Penn State ... lettered.
2008: Redshirted.
2007: Played in seven games with one start ...one of 20 true freshmen to see game action and one of 12 true freshmen to earn a starting role ... scored his first collegiate touchdown-- on a 23-yard reception-- against Navy ... suffered an injury against Navy in the season opener and missed the next three games ... returned at Army, playing on special teams ... had a tackle on punt coverage against No. 25 Penn State ... received the starting nod at Western Michigan ... had a 19-yard reception against the Broncos ... lettered.
High School: A 2007 graduate of Lancaster (Pa.) Catholic HS ... Prep Star All-Big East/Independent Region selection ... two-time first-team Class AA All-State selection at TE by both the Associated Press and Pennsylvania Football News ... named to the Harrisburg Patriot-News Platinum 33 team as a senior ... selected to play in the 2007 Pennsylvania East-West All-Star Game ... was a nationally rated recruit by Scouts, Inc. ... member of Superprep.com[apos]s Postseason Pennsylvania Top 80 ... ranked among Pennsylvania[apos]s top 50 by the Pittsburgh Sports Report ... No. 45 on Keystone Recruiting[apos]s Pennsylvania Top 50 ... four-year varsity letterwinner under head coach Bruce Harbach, earning first-team All-Lancaster-Lebanon honors at TE and second-team All-League accolades at DE both his junior and senior seasons ... also served as the team[apos]s long snapper ... had 29 receptions for 430 yards and five TDs in 2006 and 30 receptions for 315 yards and five TDs in 2005 ... team advanced to the district title game three straight seasons, posting an 11-2 mark in 2004, and a school-record 12 wins (12-1) in both 2005 and 2006 ... four-year varsity basketball and baseball letterwinner ... served as team captain in all three sports ... three-time All-Conference selection in baseball ... president of the Varsity Club.
Personal: Matthew P. Balasavage ... born February 15, 1989, in Lancaster, Pa. … son of Robert and Kathleen Balasavage … has two younger sisters, Beth (19) and Amy (17) … received his bachelor’s degree in communications in May 2011 … enrolled as a non-matriculated graduate student.
2011: Played in 12 games with nine starts … also played on the field goal unit … received the starting nod against Wyoming, Ohio, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Ball State, Toledo and Penn State … had an eight-yard reception against Toledo … played in the wins at Akron and over Villanova … lettered.
2010: Played in 10 games with four starts … also played on the field goal and kickoff return units … made a 13-yard catch in the shutout of Akron … had an eight-yard reception in the win over Central Michigan … received the starting nod against Villanova … lettered.
2009: Played in all 13 games with five starts … also played on the field goal unit … received the starting nod against Villanova, Navy, Army, Toledo, and Ball State … had a reception at No. 5 Penn State ... lettered.
2008: Redshirted.
2007: Played in seven games with one start ...one of 20 true freshmen to see game action and one of 12 true freshmen to earn a starting role ... scored his first collegiate touchdown-- on a 23-yard reception-- against Navy ... suffered an injury against Navy in the season opener and missed the next three games ... returned at Army, playing on special teams ... had a tackle on punt coverage against No. 25 Penn State ... received the starting nod at Western Michigan ... had a 19-yard reception against the Broncos ... lettered.
High School: A 2007 graduate of Lancaster (Pa.) Catholic HS ... Prep Star All-Big East/Independent Region selection ... two-time first-team Class AA All-State selection at TE by both the Associated Press and Pennsylvania Football News ... named to the Harrisburg Patriot-News Platinum 33 team as a senior ... selected to play in the 2007 Pennsylvania East-West All-Star Game ... was a nationally rated recruit by Scouts, Inc. ... member of Superprep.com[apos]s Postseason Pennsylvania Top 80 ... ranked among Pennsylvania[apos]s top 50 by the Pittsburgh Sports Report ... No. 45 on Keystone Recruiting[apos]s Pennsylvania Top 50 ... four-year varsity letterwinner under head coach Bruce Harbach, earning first-team All-Lancaster-Lebanon honors at TE and second-team All-League accolades at DE both his junior and senior seasons ... also served as the team[apos]s long snapper ... had 29 receptions for 430 yards and five TDs in 2006 and 30 receptions for 315 yards and five TDs in 2005 ... team advanced to the district title game three straight seasons, posting an 11-2 mark in 2004, and a school-record 12 wins (12-1) in both 2005 and 2006 ... four-year varsity basketball and baseball letterwinner ... served as team captain in all three sports ... three-time All-Conference selection in baseball ... president of the Varsity Club.
Personal: Matthew P. Balasavage ... born February 15, 1989, in Lancaster, Pa. … son of Robert and Kathleen Balasavage … has two younger sisters, Beth (19) and Amy (17) … received his bachelor’s degree in communications in May 2011 … enrolled as a non-matriculated graduate student.
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