| Matt Balasavage |
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Sophomore
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| Hometown:
Lancaster, Pa.
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| High School:
Lancaster Catholic
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| Height / Weight:
6-5 / 250
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| Position:
TE
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Second-year sophomore ... played in seven games as a true freshman.
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's Postseason Pennsylvania Top 80 ... ranked among Pennsylvania's top 50 by the Pittsburgh Sports Report ... No. 45 on Keystone Recruiting'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'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 ...interested in physical therapy ... kinesiology major.
BALASAVAGE'S CAREER STATS
Year GP-S Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lg
2007 7-1 2 42 21.0 1 23
Totals 7-1 2 42 21.0 1 23
Balasavage's Career Highs
Receptions 1 (Navy, 2007)
Yards 23 (Navy, 2007)
Long 23 (Navy, 2007)
TD 1 (Navy, 2007)
