Joe Enick

Position:
Offensive Lineman
Height:
6-2
Weight:
295
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Jeannette, Pa.
High School:
Penn-Trafford H.S.
Twitter:
JosephEnick3

2023

As a freshman offensive lineman, did not see any game action.

HIGH SCHOOL

A May 2023 graduate of Penn-Trafford High School in Harrison, Pa., where he earned three varsity letters in football for Head Coach John Ruane and assistant coaches David Ruby and Daniel Tarabrella … Two-time Class 5A PIAA First Team All-State honoree as a junior … Three-year Big 56 All-Area honoree on both offense and defense … Winner and finalist for the Bill Fralic Memorial Award as the top-two-way lineman in WPIAL football … As a senior, earned Big 56 First Team Offense honors and Second Team Defense selection … Played both center and nose guard …Named a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Football All-Star team and Penn Live All-Pennsylvania football preseason honoree in 2022 … Served as a team captain during his senior season … Led the Warriors to a 6-5 record and third place finish in the Big East as a senior … Made 26 tackles with 2.5 sacks on defense and led a blocking unit that produced two 1,000-yard rushers as a junior … As a junior, helped guide the Warriors to the Class 5A PIAA state championship, WPIAL title, and Big East Conference Championship … Led Penn-Trafford to a 17-14 overtime win over Imhotep Charter in the state final … Helped guide the Warriors to the 2020 Big East title as a sophomore … Rated a three-star recruit by ESPN.com and two-star recruit by Rivals.com … Rated the nation’s No. 101 offensive guard by ESPN.com … Earned a total of six varsity letters … Also competed in wrestling for coaches Travis McKillop and Larry Hohman … Earned podium finish at state wrestling tournament as a senior … Served as team wrestling captain as a senor in 2022-23 … Advanced to the state heavyweight final as a junior … Finished in third place in the county tournament as a junior … Took third place in the county championship in 2019.

PERSONAL

Born Joseph Baptista Enick on October 21, 2004 in Jeannette, Pa. … Son of Michael and Tera Enick … Has a younger sister Gianna … Father attended West Virginia and mother attended Pitt … Father played football on the offensive line (center) at West Virginia from 1996-2000 … Hobbies and interests include hunting, fishing, trail riding … Worked summer jobs as a landscaper and tree cutter …Role model is his grandfather and father because of the hard work and sacrifice they have taught him …Favorite sports memory was defeating Pine-Richland in the state semifinals … Fell in love with the Mid-Michigan area because of the hunting and fishing options … Selected Central Michigan to play football, get a good education and pursue a future career … Also selected Central Michigan because he loved the people and coaches and it feels like a big family and home away from home … Committed to CMU on June 6, 2022 … Selected Central Michigan over offers from Buffalo, Miami, Ohio, Eastern Michigan, St. Francis (Pa.), The Citadel, Georgetown, Lehigh, Bucknell, Youngstown State, Albany, Duquesne, Maine, and Monmouth … Future plan is to become a state police officer.

ARTICLES
https://tribhssn.triblive.com/p-t-lineman-joe-enick-verbally-commits-to-central-michigan/
https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/high-school-football/2022/08/19/2022-blue-chip-chat-penn-trafford-joe-enick-mullet-wpial-piaa-champions/stories/202208190034
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A72yPwDOzYc
https://tribhssn.triblive.com/2022-trib-hssn-preseason-football-all-star-team-penn-traffords-joe-enick/
https://www.yahoo.com/now/penn-traffords-enick-refocuses-goals-045900626.html