David Shinskie 15 Class: Freshman Hometown: Mt. Carmel, PA High School: Mt. Carmel Area Height / Weight: 6-4 / 216 Position: QB

HIGH SCHOOL
Earned Associated Press All-State first-team honors as a senior quarterback at Mount Carmel Area High School; also punted for the Red Tornadoes ... was a two-time All-Anthracite (league) selection ... twice captured District IV first-team accolades ... was a four-year starter; finished with a 41-6 record and a school-record 400 completions for 6,334 yards ... gained Associated Press Small School Player of the Year honors in 2002 after leading his team to a 15-0 record and the state AA title ... completed 160 passes for 2,524 yards and 26 touchdowns in his senior season ... completed 111 passes for 1,815 yards and 16 scores as a junior ... played in the Pennsylvania East-West All-Star Game and the District IV All-Star Game ... played for head coaches Dave Williams (1999) and Mike Brennan (2000-02) ... also played on the school's basketball and baseball teams ... was selected by the Minnesota Twins in the fourth round (118th pick; right-handed pitcher) of the 2003 MLB First-Year Player Draft; finished his baseball career (in 2009) in the Toronto Blue Jays organization (Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats).

PERSONAL
David Michael Shinskie, born May 4, 1984 ... enrolled in the Lynch School of Education... David is the third of Joann and David Shinskie's four sons.