North Schuylkill to induct five into football hallf of fame
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS – The North Schuylkill Football Hall of Fame will induct five new members as part of its 48th class during a halftime ceremony of Friday’s game against Notre Dame Green Pond at Ghosh Orthodontics Field at Spartan Stadium.
Mason Geary
A 2018 graduate, Geary started three years at defensive end and tight end. As a senior defensive end, he was selected to the first-team Anthracite Football League, Press Enterprise first-team, Republican-Herald All-Area first-team, and News-Item All-Area first-team.
He was named T102 player of the game vs. Steelton Highspire and recorded the WNEP “play of the week” against Shenandoah during his senior year.
Geary also earned four varsity letters in track and field throwing the javelin, discus, and shot put. Geary graduated from Misericordia University where he studied biology and chemistry along with a degree in business administration.
In 2023, Geary was inducted into the Misericordia University All-Decade Hall of Fame as a defensive end. During his career as a Cougar, Geary started in 36 games where he compiled over 170 career tackles, including 10 for a loss and four sacks. He also earned numerous awards at Misericordia including being named a four-time MAC All-American Scholar. Geary is currently employed by M&Q Packaging LLC as an administrative professional.
Jack Kempsey
A 2019 graduate, Kempsey earned three varsity letters at defensive end and offensive tackle.
As a junior, Kempsey was selected to the Schuylkill County Football Coaches Association first-team as a defensive end and Hazleton Standard-Speaker All-Area team at offensive tackle and defensive end.
A senior offensive tackle and captain, Kempsey was named PA Football Writer’s Class 3A All-State first-team, All-EasternPAFootball.com first-team, and PAFootballNews.com Class 3A coach’s select All-State first-team.
As a senior, Kempsey was also selected to play in the PSFCA East/West game. Kempsey also earned varsity letters in basketball while at North Schuylkill.
He was a five-year member and three-year letterman in football at Lehigh University where he was named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll two-times.
He graduated with degrees in history and political science and is currently employed by the North Schuylkill School District as a secondary science teacher.
Daniel Tomtishen
Tomtishen graduated in 2019 where he was a four-year starter on the offensive line, starting two years at offensive tackle and two years at offensive guard.
During his junior year, he was selected to the Republican-Herald All-Area second-team.
As a senior, Tomtishen was selected to the Schuylkill County Football Coaches Association All-Star first-team and PA Football News All-Academic gold-team.
Tomtishen is a graduate of Saint Joseph’s University with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. He is currently a territory candy salesman for the Hershey Company in the greater Philadelphia area.
Mitch Wagner
Wagner started for three years and graduated in 2019, earning four varsity letters at wide receiver/running back, kick/punt returner, and free safety/linebacker.
A two-time team captain and class salutatorian, he was the North Schuylkill scholar-athlete recipient as a senior. Wagner was named T-102 player of the game five times, Hazleton Standard-Speaker All-Area team including Athlete of the Week, and Schuylkill County Football Coaches Association All-Star team.
He was also a two-year letterman in baseball and four-year letterman in track as a member of three state qualifying 4×100 teams.
Wagner played four years of football at Franklin and Marshall College where he graduated with a degree in business.
He earned numerous awards at F&M including National Football Foundation Honor Society, Academic All-District teams, and four-time Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll.
As a senior at F&M, Wagner was named the Tom Gilburg Coaches’ Award recipient for embodying dedication, leadership, and overall effort.
He is a member of the outside sales team at Conestoga Supply, a division of the Hajoca Corporation.
Honorary Inductee Glenn H. Weist
The North Schuylkill Football Hall of Fame wishes to recognize Glenn as an honorary inductee for his enduring impact and extraordinary contributions to the football program.
For the past 16 years, Glenn has been involved with the Spartan Football Half-Time Club. He currently is serving his 13th year as President.
During his tenure, Glenn has demonstrated unwavering commitment to the educational, personal, and professional pursuits of student-athletes.
Glenn’s leadership and dedication has significantly contributed to the overall success of the Spartan football program.
Glenn graduated from North Schuylkill in 1988 before attending Bloomsburg University.
Glenn is a general manager at Keystone Potato Products, LLC in Hegins.
He has been a board member of the North Schuylkill School District since 2013 and also currently serves as a board member for the Schuylkill Intermediate Unit 29, Schuylkill Technology Centers, and Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce.
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