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2025 wpial discussion

That Kids now at like his fourth school lmao, left PCC for the kiski school and then the Peel kid from western beaver transfers there so now he’s at north Catholic. could be entering his third year starting at ringgold, instead he’s gonna sit behind the felitsky kid who’s already a decent established senior QB at North Catholic. Kids probably decent but not anywhere near a big school prospect, and he’s probably losing out on more looks by sitting on the bench at this bigger private schools. Probably not very good influences around him!
serves him right, no respect for traitors

Q&A with Southern Columbia tight end Jace Malakoski

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I have been lifting on a consistent basis in the weight room, and getting in some field work with teammates.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I have focused on improving my overall size the most.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like we will improve our record and make a father run in the postseason.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Montoursville.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Justice Hardy.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I would like to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Temple, and some local schools within the area such as Bloomsburg and Lehigh.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Temple.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“When I was a freshman I took a trip to Penn state with a teammate.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes, with my junior season coming up I am hoping to see more campuses.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“There are a few camps that I will be attending. Penn State 7on7, Wilkes 7on7, LVC camp and 7on7, and a Susquehanna 7on7.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I have always liked Penn State and James Madison.”

Q&A with Richland dual threat quarterback Grayson Mahla

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I have been following programming from my personal trainer to become more explosive and also stronger.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“My explosiveness.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I believe we will do very well as long as we play as a team.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Bishop Guilfoyle.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Taurean Consiglio.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I do want to play sports in college and I would love to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“None yet.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“None.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I do want to go on a few trips.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“Pitt 7v7, Penn State 7v7, Cal U 7v7.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes, Georgia.”

Q&A with Penn-Trafford offensive lineman Lucah Butler

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Been lifting with my team on certain days of the week. Getting into minicamp feels great.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“Overall quickness and strength.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel we’ll do great, confident in our abilities and hopefully win a state championship.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I feel Woodland Hills will be tough once again. They were tough last year so hopefully we’ll bounce back.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Scoop Smith most likely dude is super quick and shifty and is a big-time player.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I’d love to play in college. Not sure where yet. But hopefully just the best opportunity.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I haven’t gotten many recruiting offers but hopefully that’ll change soon.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Again none really, but that’ll soon change.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No I have not but I will soon.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes I do.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“Not sure yet, but I’ve got invited to a couple and wouldn't mind getting myself out there.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Pitt’s always been my favorite college. Just closest to home.”

Q&A with Southern Columbia wide receiver Blaise Kissinger

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I recently fractured my spine so I am not able to do much right now but before that I’ve been working hard with my coaches and quarterback trying to prepare for this upcoming season.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel my explosive speed and my route running capabilities have both seen significant improvements.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think our team will do very well next season. We have all been working hard this offseason to build our chemistry so we can perform better as a whole.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think Mt. Carmel will be our hardest opponent as they are also our rival. They always play us with everything they have.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Our hardest individual is either going to be Justice Hardy from Wyomissing or Jalen Delaney from Mt. Carmel. They are both very good individual players.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I want to play football in college at the highest level I can.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“As of now I am not being recruited by anyone but I have talked to some local coaches.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“None are as of right now.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have been busy because of track so I haven’t been on any yet this year.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I plan on going on as many trips as I can my junior year.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I plan on doing many camps with my team and other skills camps like at Bloomsburg University and Bucknell.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes I have always been a huge fan of Penn State and also Bucknell where my dad played wide receiver.”

Q&A with Liberty offensive tackle Nicholas Schenkel

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Mainly working in the weight room. I’ve put on about 20 lbs since the end of the season so I’m around 275.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel like I’ve really improved my overall strength and speed. I put about 100lbs on my squat this offseason and on top I’ve that I’ve just felt really good during our workouts.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I’ve got a great feeling about our squad this year. We have a lot of guys returning, and we are looking to build off of last year’s success.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Playing in the EPC every game is tough. Easton, Freedom, and Nazareth especially will all be tough games.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Daniel Schiffert, up front he’s a beast and I’m looking forward to competing against him when we play Freedom.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I’m hoping to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Lehigh, Cornell, Temple, and Ithaca College, but I’ve had contact with a bunch of schools from the FCS level along with the D2 and D3 level.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Ithaca College, I’ve had some great conversations with their coaching staff.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve been to Penn, Lehigh, and Cornell for game-day visits, and Ithaca for a Junior day.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Nowhere specific. I’m mainly just focused on getting to camps.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I’m planning on attending Marist on 6/1, FDU on 6/3, Lafayette, on 6/19, Wesleyan on 6/24, and Lehigh on 7/11. I’m planning on attending one or two more on top of those.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Not really, if anything I root for Penn State and Lehigh because they are local.”

2025 wpial discussion

apparently the traitor QB from my Ringgold Rams is a prospect getting recruited by big schools

only a sophomore
That Kids now at like his fourth school lmao, left PCC for the kiski school and then the Peel kid from western beaver transfers there so now he’s at north Catholic. could be entering his third year starting at ringgold, instead he’s gonna sit behind the felitsky kid who’s already a decent established senior QB at North Catholic. Kids probably decent but not anywhere near a big school prospect, and he’s probably losing out on more looks by sitting on the bench at this bigger private schools. Probably not very good influences around him!
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Okay I have some intel from someone related to the Central Catholic coaching staff—-

They are very confident in winning states this year. Apparently they are also extremely strong. I find this hard to believe, but it is said that they have around 15 players that can bench at least 315. Apparently some teams do a powerlifting meet thing and max out, which is why they know the numbers. Their offensive line is all atleast above 6’4, so they are huge
I don't see how this has ever been in doubt, beyond conspiracies that they are somehow "over-recruited." As mentioned above, they still need to be able to play as a team and at least match the other top teams in scheme, which they could not do in last year's state championship game. They'll need their QB to mature quickly, but SJP won last year in a similar situation. The LaSalle matchup will show their staff where they are in relation to another top 5 team in the state and then give them two months to benchmark and improve. (Unless of course they knock off LaSalle, which is certainly a possibility.)
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Okay I have some intel from someone related to the Central Catholic coaching staff—-

They are very confident in winning states this year. Apparently they are also extremely strong. I find this hard to believe, but it is said that they have around 15 players that can bench at least 315. Apparently some teams do a powerlifting meet thing and max out, which is why they know the numbers. Their offensive line is all atleast above 6’4, so they are huge
It will come down to coaching in the end. They'll be in the 6A WPIAL title game, but they would've beaten 5A P-R the last two years if they had better coaching and gotten past NA two years ago in the WPIAL final.
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LaSalle vs PCC Week 0?

There are people who post on the forums who you can tell have a lot of emotion and passion, not realizing that they come across as Imperial. No disagreement is allowed. You appear to be one of those people.

I would love to see one of your posts start out with, "That is a very good point that I hadn't thought of."
that is a very good point that i hadn't thought of

just one more thing, Paul

bite me
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Rules for "spring football" in PA

I would argue the spring recruiting period is the most important period for HS sophomores and juniors.

Colleges are only allowed so many coaches eligible to be on the road recruiting. So the fall period is a giant waste, I’m not sure anyone has scouts on the road. One it would be a violation or that would count as a coach in the road and count against countable recruiting days.

It goes back to the PIAA not having a year round calendar. Yes the south has spring ball but are actually much more regulated than we are even though we do not have formal spring practice.

In the south they have 10-14 days and a scrimmage. But it’s regulated, you get so many days etc. they also have mandatory off weeks etc. off season rules.

The only rules we have in Pa is you can’t put shoulder pads on. So is essence a coach in Pa has much more of the ability to grind his kids down than that of a coach in the south with spring football.
d11- yes- thanks- this is the info i was looking for. So one difference, is PA cannot have "competition" against other teams- which is what I thought. And sure- not "being in pads" might be better. But- if there were guidelines- maybe things would be better? I think too many programs, are "overpracticing" in football, doing like 4-5 practices per week from March to June. This makes it very difficult to play other sports like track and baseball.
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