NAME: Janaasah Boone
SCHOOL: Valley View
LAST SEASON: 2019
POSITIONS: QB/DB
Playing at a high intensity, Boone was one of the best two-way players in the LFC over the past decade. He possessed a combination of speed and athleticism that made him dangerous on every play. Boone helped lead Valley View to two district titles and as a starting quarterback, he had a record of 23-3. On offense, he threw for 2,291 yards, 31 touchdowns and only 9 interceptions while completing 61% of his passes. Boone also rushed for 2,283 yards. He primarily played just offense his junior season, but on defense still had 113 tackles and 4 interceptions for his career.
Boone was a 2019 NPF Lackawanna Football Conference Division II first-team quarterback and defensive back. He was also the Lackawanna Football Conference Division II Offense Player of the Year and was named the NPF All-District 2 quarterback in 2019. Boone was named an all-state athlete by the Pennsylvania Football Writers in 2018 and 2019 and first-team athlete by the Pennsylvania Football News in 2019. He was also named a first-team athlete by EasternPAFootball.com in 2019 and honorable mention athlete in 2018. Boone was a member of the WNEP Dream in both 2018 and 2019 and won the Fiore Cesare Award for the best player in the Lackawanna Football Conference. He will continue his football career at NJCAA Lackawanna College.
Valley View coach George Howanitz on Boone: “Janaasah is the true definition of High School Athlete. He is the best dual threat QB to ever play in District 2. His video game moves and electric playmaker ability made him almost impossible to defend. Defensively he was the same kind of big play guy – big hits, INTs, fumble recoveries. Janaasah’s initials should be WOW!”
