For when the New York State Sportswriters Association announced its Class AA All-State teams Wednesday, the 5-foot-9, 195-pound junior found his name on the First-Team, a testament to him turning in one of the best seasons in the annals of the Red & Green.

Selected as a linebacker, Bonta racked up 119 total tackles, including 14 for loss, and forced two fumbles and recovered another, which helped Jamestown to a berth in the Section VI championship game at Highmark Stadium.

“He’s really gone above and beyond this season,” head coach Tom Langworthy said last November. ” … I think it’s very clear he’s one of the top players in our area.”

But for as dominant as he was on the defensive side of the ball, the numbers he produced as Langworthy’s featured running back place him among the Red & Green’s all-time best.

Jamestown’s Tommy Pratton was named to Class AA Third-Team All-State at offensive line. P-J file photo by Tim Frank

A Post-Journal/OBSERVER All-Star and the Class AA Player of the Year, Bonta rushed for 1,939 yards — third-most in Section VI this season and fourth-most in school history — on 286 carries and scored 26 touchdowns. Highlighting his list of personal accomplishments was his performance against Hutch Tech when he ran for a school-record 373 yards on 30 carries and scored eight touchdowns in a 63-0 win.

“At 7:30 in the morning I texted (Langworthy), ‘Good morning, it’s a great day. I feel like I’m rushing for 300 today,'” Bonta said after that game. “I texted my O-line and I told them I loved them and that we were going to go to battle together.”

By virtue of the NYSSWA honor, Bonta’s name and his number — 41 — will hang on the back of the bleachers on the home side of Strider Field, joining 29 other Jamestown players who have earned First-Team recognition over the years. And then, after his senior season this fall, his jersey will be retired for good.

Bonta wasn’t the only member of the Red & Green to receive NYSSWA recognition yesterday.

Senior Tommy Pratton (offensive line) was chosen to the Third Team; senior Cole Bloomquist (linebacker) was named to the Fourth Team; and senior Carson Panebianco (defensive line) was selected to the Fifth Team.

While Pratton was selected as an offensive linemen, his primary contribution was on the defensive line where he was credited with 88 total tackles, including 13.5 sacks. He also forced a fumble and recovered two others.

Meanwhile, Bloomquist recorded 157 total tackles, including 23 for loss, collected 6.5 sacks, and forced a fumble and recovered one; and Panebianco added 99 total tackles, including 22 for loss, nine sacks and a fumble recovery.

NOTES: The Red & Green’s retired numbers belong to Joe Pollino (No. 81), Jim McCusker (No. 84), Dan Drake (No. 64), James “Nate” Davis (No. 26), Sam Restivo (No. 35), Roberto Amoroso (No. 30), Ken Johnson (No. 33), Mark DeAngelo (No. 70), Shawn Bowman (No. 76), Jamie Bloomquist (No. 55), David Hinson (No. 32), Ryan Calkins (No. 58), Joe McKoy (No. 43), Andy Benson (No. 25), Aaron Barnett (No. 83), Shawn Williamson (No. 78), Sheldon Battle (No. 88), Aaron Leeper (No. 21), Andy Sturzenbecker (No. 85), Jacob Sisson (No. 10), Stephen Carlson (No. 89), Jaylen Butera (No. 6), Zack Panebianco (No. 12), Joe Mistretta (No. 72), Nikk Holland (No. 2), Roger Bartoldson (No. 80), Tom Sharp (No. 10), Ben Anderson (No. 22) and Sean O’Brien (No. 40).