Combining school districts. Maybe the Covid crisis will speed this up with districts combining to save money. The fact that the WPIAL barely has enough schools to field a 6A playoff is troubling. Time for a mass consolidation for the WPIAL. There should be half of the schools they have now , with the population decline time to pool resources

You missed Lek Powell. QB 2021. Top returning QB in entire Mid Penn statistically. 6"0 178.

Find out what colleges are recruiting Noel Roach, Carter Sollenberger, Tristan Holmbeck, Elijah Philippe, and Matthew Bowes now!

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Penn Hills wide receiver Noel Roach
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have offers from Kent State, BGSU, Toledo, Buffalo, Richmond, Lehigh, Akron, Furman, Holy Cross, Fordham, UPenn, Navy, Army, William & Mary, Western Michigan, St Francis, Duquesne, and Albany, but other schools have been in contact.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Probably Bowling Green.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve only been to a couple junior days, but no unofficial visits yet.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Once everything clears up, I’m going to make a lot of visits to schools.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“It depends on which camps are still open after things go back to normal.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes, me and my dad were and are Pitt fans.”

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Chambersburg athlete Carter Sollenberger
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“It’s always been a goal of mine to play a college sport. I play both basketball and football. I’m open minded about them both at the next level.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“For basketball, I’ve talked with a couple CAC and ECAC schools. For football, I’d like to start looking at some PSAC schools.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not made any college trips yet.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I was really looking forward to Hoop Group, but this pandemic has really pushed everything back or cancelled it.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up
“For football, it was the Miami Hurricanes. For basketball, it was UNC.”

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Springside Chestnut Hill defensive end Tristan Holmbeck
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one
“I love the game of football and definitely want to play in college. I’ve been dreaming of playing college football since I started playing at 5 years old. Hopefully soon my dream becomes a reality.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve been getting recruited by pretty much all of the Ivy League and Patriot League schools as well schools in the CAA and Northeast FCS division. I’ve been getting recruited primarily by schools at the D-1 level.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I’ve been talking a lot with Columbia, Penn, and Brown. There has also been Lehigh, which is a school I’m very interested in. I love the combination of high-quality academics and division one football. I’ve also been talking a lot with Bryant, who is another one of my favorites.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I was able to get up to Harvard for a game day visit, which was awesome. I’ve also been to Penn twice, once for a game day visit and another time for a junior day. I’ve also been able to attend Junior days at Buffalo, Brown, and Lafayette.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I had a bunch of other visits scheduled, but all of them had to be canceled due to Covid-19. I had to cancel about eight other visits I was scheduled for.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I’ll probably do a bunch of camps this summer, but I’m still waiting to see which schools are really interested in me before I schedule any.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite school growing up was Penn State. I’ve always been a fan of the Nittany Lions. It’s a little far from Philly, but It’s definitely my home-town team. I love their uniforms, and I don’t think there is anything in football like a white-out game at Penn State. I was also invited to their camps this summer.”

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Lower Merion defensive end Elijah Philippe
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I want to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“So far, only Villanova, Stony Brook, Bucknell, University of Delaware, and Morgan State.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Villanova and Stony Brook.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have made trips to Villanova for a camp and a recruiting visit.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon
“No, not yet.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I haven’t taken time out to see what camps would best suit me yet.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was probably FSU or LSU.”

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La Salle College tight end Matthew Bowes
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, a goal of mine would be to play college football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have been in contact with a couple of colleges coaches. To name a few, it would be Stony Brook University, The College of The Holy Cross, Bucknell University, and Colgate University.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“That is a tough question. I feel as if each college has treated me equally.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, I visited Monmouth University.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes, I had scheduled visits to Stony Brook University, Long Island University, The College of The Holy Cross, and Villanova University, and The Citadel, but obviously because of Covid-19 they were all cancelled.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I was scheduled to attend a Rivals camp in May. I was also planning to attend plenty of other camps but due to Covid-19, a lot of camp dates have been rescheduled so I will have to wait and see.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I have always been a Notre Dame fan along with a Duke fan.”

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What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Our strength coach has been sending us workouts to do on both Tuesdays and Thursdays, and then on Saturdays we have a team zoom workout. Individually I have a couple dumbbells and a bench in my basement that I have been using often, along with a treadmill.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“Definitely my strength and weight. Last season, I was not at the weight and strength I would’ve liked to be at, but going into this year, I confidently made improvements to reassure I will be ready this season.”

What are you trying to improve on before the football season begins?
“Obviously I want to improve a ton of aspects to my game, but if I had to pinpoint one or two this year, I really want to improve on some of my run blocking as well as becoming a better pass threat.”

How has Covid-19 factored into your workouts?
“Covid-19 has affected me, but I know I am not the only one affected. With that being said, I think I’m doing a good job maintaining what I have gained during quarantine as well as making improvements.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I have really high expectations for my team in La Salle College High School this year. I love the group of guys we’re bringing into the season along with our coaching staff. We have a tough schedule this season competing in the Philadelphia Catholic League along with tough out of schedule teams. I am more than confident we are highly capable of winning all of them.”

Who do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“As a team, one of our main themes is to maintain focus on ourselves and not others. We really try to treat each opponent with the same respect with the expectations we are going to win.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against this fall?
“Like I said before, we really try to maintain focus on our team alone.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, a goal of mine would be to play college football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have been in contact with a couple of colleges coaches. To name a few, it would be Stony Brook University, The College of The Holy Cross, Bucknell University, and Colgate University.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“That is a tough question. I feel as if each college has treated me equally.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, I visited Monmouth University.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes, I had scheduled visits to Stony Brook University, Long Island University, The College of The Holy Cross, and Villanova University, and The Citadel, but obviously because of Covid-19 they were all cancelled.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I was scheduled to attend a Rivals camp in May. I was also planning to attend plenty of other camps but due to Covid-19, a lot of camp dates have been rescheduled so I will have to wait and see.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I have always been a Notre Dame fan along with a Duke fan.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“As far as keeping in shape, I do 300 pushups a day along with 100 sit ups, and 50 Russian twist each side.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I have improved my strength and speed since last season vastly.”

What are you trying to improve on before the football season begins?
“Before next season begins, I would like to improve on my speed and explosiveness.”

How has Covid-19 factored into your workouts?
“Due to COVID-19, I can’t go outside of course, so I do a lot of cardio exercises I would like to do I can’t. It also forced all gyms and weight rooms to close down, so I am stuck with body weight workouts.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I feel my team can have a better season than we’ve had in a long time if everyone puts in the effort. We have the size the skill and the strength. It’s all about determination.”

Who do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“The toughest team that we will face this fall are probably the Haverford Fords.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against this fall?
“I can’t really think of any specific threat that our team will not be able to handle this fall.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“So far, only Villanova, Stony Brook, Bucknell, University of Delaware, and Morgan State.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Villanova and Stony Brook.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have made trips to Villanova for a camp and a recruiting visit.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon
“No, not yet.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I haven’t taken time out to see what camps would best suit me yet.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was probably FSU or LSU.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“It’s not easy getting workouts in nowadays, but I’ve been going to the fields near my house and working speed and conditioning. I’m very fortunate that my uncle has a bunch of weightlifting equipment in his garage, so I’ve been able to continue to gain strength.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I have gained about 30 pounds, so I’ve become bigger and stronger. On top of that, I’ve managed to become faster than I was before gaining the weight.”

What are you trying to improve on before the football season begins?
“I want to become faster and more explosive as well as continuing to gain muscle and weight. I think if I’m 270, and still fast enough to blow right by O-lineman or still fast enough to pull from the offensive guard position, I’ll be unstoppable.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I think my team will do amazing. We have a ton of super talented guys graduating this year, and we’ll definitely miss them, but I love the guys we have. 10-0 is the goal every year and I think with the guys we have we can accomplish that goal. Everyone is working super hard to get workouts in, even if it’s a little tricky. We all check up on each other daily and we all communicate in a big group chat.”

Who do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“The Interac is always stacked with great teams and a ton of talent, and Malvern is usually one of the best teams in the league. I’m really looking forward to that game. Germantown Academy also has a ton of talent this year, so I’m also excited about playing them. Our schedule this year also features a tough out of league schedule, so I’m really looking forward to going against the reigning public league champs, MLK.

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against this fall?
“I’m really looking forward to lining up against Matthew Pajuste from MLK. He’s super talented and he has been getting some serious offers lately. We play MLK for our first game of the season. I think it’s going to be a great matchup and I can’t wait to line up against my friend Matthew. We finish our season with a game against Malvern, which I’m hoping is going to be for the Interac championship. Coltin Deery is also super talented, so I’m looking forward to lining up against him in a big time match up.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one
“I love the game of football and definitely want to play in college. I’ve been dreaming of playing college football since I started playing at 5 years old. Hopefully soon my dream becomes a reality.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve been getting recruited by pretty much all of the Ivy League and Patriot League schools as well schools in the CAA and Northeast FCS division. I’ve been getting recruited primarily by schools at the D-1 level.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I’ve been talking a lot with Columbia, Penn, and Brown. There has also been Lehigh, which is a school I’m very interested in. I love the combination of high-quality academics and division one football. I’ve also been talking a lot with Bryant, who is another one of my favorites.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I was able to get up to Harvard for a game day visit, which was awesome. I’ve also been to Penn twice, once for a game day visit and another time for a junior day. I’ve also been able to attend Junior days at Buffalo, Brown, and Lafayette.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I had a bunch of other visits scheduled, but all of them had to be canceled due to Covid-19. I had to cancel about eight other visits I was scheduled for.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I’ll probably do a bunch of camps this summer, but I’m still waiting to see which schools are really interested in me before I schedule any.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite school growing up was Penn State. I’ve always been a fan of the Nittany Lions. It’s a little far from Philly, but It’s definitely my home-town team. I love their uniforms, and I don’t think there is anything in football like a white-out game at Penn State. I was also invited to their camps this summer.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“A lot of lifting and agility work.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“My IQ for the game is definitely better than it was, and I feel like I’ve gotten a lot stronger.”

What are you trying to improve on before the football season begins?
“I definitely want to get faster and improve my footwork.”

How has Covid-19 factored into your workouts?
“You have to get creative with lots of reps and different use of objects.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I think we’re a playoff contender this year like we’ve been the last two years.”

Who do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Central Dauphin is definitely the team everyone’s looking at.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against this fall?
“Timmy Smith from Central Dauphin.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“It’s always been a goal of mine to play a college sport. I play both basketball and football. I’m open minded about them both at the next level.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“For basketball, I’ve talked with a couple CAC and ECAC schools. For football, I’d like to start looking at some PSAC schools.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not made any college trips yet.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I was really looking forward to Hoop Group, but this pandemic has really pushed everything back or cancelled it.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up
“For football, it was the Miami Hurricanes. For basketball, it was UNC.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I’ve been going to our football field and doing drills. I also have a few weights at home, and I am using those.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel like I’ve gotten faster since the end of last season.”

What are you trying to improve on before the football season begins?
“I’m trying to get stronger before the start of next season.”

How has Covid-19 factored into your workouts?
“Obviously all the gyms are closed, but when you’re working out, you have to make sure you’re not with a bunch of people. You have to limit your time at some places.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I think my team will do pretty good this year. We have a lot of players returning and I think we have chance to win it all.”

Who do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“We have one of the toughest schedules and we play all of good teams so that’s hard to choose. It is probably either Central Catholic, Gateway, or Pine-Richland.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against this fall?
“There’s a couple. It could be Derrick Davis from Gateway, Miguel Jackson from Pine-Richland, or Eliot Donald from CC.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have offers from Kent State, BGSU, Toledo, Buffalo, Richmond, Lehigh, Akron, Furman, Holy Cross, Fordham, UPenn, Navy, Army, William & Mary, Western Michigan, St Francis, Duquesne, and Albany, but other schools have been in contact.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Probably Bowling Green.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve only been to a couple junior days, but no unofficial visits yet.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Once everything clears up, I’m going to make a lot of visits to schools.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“It depends on which camps are still open after things go back to normal.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes, me and my dad were and are Pitt fans.”

Head Coach: Mike Pettine
Record: 15-0
Points Per Game: 39.3
Points Allowed Per Game: 9.5
Margin of Victory: 29.8
Margin of Victory (Playoffs): 29.0

Schedule
Upper Darby 59-7
Abington 56-7
Pennsbury 41-0
Norristown 28-13
Neshaminy 42-14
North Penn 13-12
Bensalem 62-7
Truman 35-0
Council Rock: 21-17
CB East 42-20
North Penn: 29-8 (District 1 Semis)
Norristown: 35-14 (District 1 Finals)
Abington Heights; 37-10 (State Quarters)
Parkland: 34-7 (State Semis)
New Castle: 56-7 (State Finals)

AP All State Selections
Dustin Picciotti (RB - 1st); Ben Carber (OL - 1st); Joe Wilson (OL - 2nd); Bryan Buckley (LB - 2nd); Greg Kinzel (LB - 3rd)


FBS Players
Dustin Picciotti (Pittsburgh), Ben Carber (Virginia)
FCS Players
Mike Orihel (New Hampshire), Dave Edward (Richmond), Jon Wilson (Richmond), Joe Wilson (Richmond), Chris Havener (Princeton), Rob Bowser (Duquense), Andy Elsig (Rhode Island), Bryan Buckley (UMass), Bryan Colahan (Rhode Island), Dave Camburn (Delaware)
Division II Players
Angelo Palena (Bloomsburg), Ryan Blomgren (IUP)
Division III Players
Sean Michael Yonson (Catholic), Jon Tor (Catholic)

Head Coach: Mike Pettine
Record: 15-0
Points Per Game: 33.9
Points Allowed Per Game: 5.5
Margin of Victory: 28.4
Margin of Victory (Playoffs): 20.8

Schedule
Upper Darby 54-27
Abington 21-0
Bensalem 44-0
William Tennant 46-7
Neshaminy 38-0
Council Rock 17-0
CB East 42-0
Truman 42-0
Pennsbury 42-7
North Penn 17-7
Pennridge: 49-7 (District 1 Semis)
North Penn: 21-0 (District 1 Finals)
Abington Heights: 35-7 (State Quarterfinals)
Bethlehem Catholic: 26-14 (State Semis)
Erie Cathedral Prep: 14-13 (State Finals)

AP All State Selections
Dustin Picciotti (RB - 1st), Rob Bowser (OL - 1st), Andy Elsing (DL - 2nd), Bryan Colahan (LB - 3rd)

FBS Players
Dustin Picciotti (Pittsburgh), Justin Outten (Syracuse)
FCS Players
Mike Orihel (New Hampshire), Dave Camburn (Delaware), Phil DiGiacomo (Villanova), Rob Bowser (Duquense), Andy Elsing (Rhode Island), Bryan Colahan (Rhode Island), Gavin Potter (Northeastern), Nick Daly (Northeastern)
Division II Players
Ted Kinyon (Kutztown), Angelo Palena (Bloomsburg), Ryan Blomgren (IUP)

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I’ve been running at my school track and I’m doing home workouts trying to stay in shape and keeping up my stamina.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel that I need to improve more on my speed and agility.”

How has Covid-19 factored into your workouts?
“It has only factored in not working out with my team, but that hasn’t stop me from working.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I think my football team will have another successful team because of our previous seniors who had set a good example of what a team should look like.”

Who do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I feel like Downingtown East will be just because we haven’t seen them yet the past 2-3 years.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against this fall?
“I don’t know who it will be nor do I feel we should care because we’ll treat all the teams the same.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“If I get the opportunity to, yes of course I do. I don’t have a set college right now, but I will start thinking about them as the season goes by.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“So far, no colleges have, but that’s more of the reason to go hard this season.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No, not yet. I plan on going on a lot this senior year though.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes, I’m going to be going on a lot.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“That’s another thing I have to look into. I’ve been getting emails, but I just haven’t applied.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was the Ohio State University just from their football team.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“Our season went pretty well finishing 10-2. It was not our end goal, but as a team, we came together as a team and family.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plans were to play my second season of SWAG 7v7, but that's on hold right now. I have been getting my body and mental game ready for this upcoming season to perform for my team in the best possible shape.”

What are you trying to improve on the most as a player?
“I want to improve my footwork, my speed, and get better at the ability to read opposing offenses at the line of scrimmage and just put some more weight on and muscle.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Honestly, I expect nothing less than a state championship, Chestmont champs, and a district championship, but we determine the outcome of our season.”

Who do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule next season?
“For me as a person, we don't take any opponent lightly. Anybody can be beat, but I think some games people should come see are State College, Del Valley, D-Town West, Academy Park and Coatesville.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Only sport I want to play in college is football. Any other I would consider.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have gotten a lot of interest from some colleges, but I'd rather not say. I want to play at the highest level in football as I can.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have only checked a couple so far on unofficial visits.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I'm hoping after what's going on right now to do some trips.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up, I had a couple, but I really liked Michigan, LSU, Florida, and Penn State obviously.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I have been training with my brother Cam Laconi, who plays football for Mercyhurst. We’ve been trying together in the weight room and on the field by doing speed and running routes.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel like I have gained more strength. I have added around 10 healthy pounds and have improved my speed.”

What are you trying to improve on before the football season begins?
“Before the season starts, I want to improve on my coverage on defense and study the playbook more so I can lead the team on the defensive side of things.”

How has Covid-19 factored into your workouts?
“I would say Covid has actually helped me as an individual. I have more time to focus on weight-lifting, getting stronger, and working on my speed.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“We lose a lot of key senior players, but I feel the team is ready to step up and fill those roles. I believe we will all mesh together well.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against this fall?
“I think the toughest player we will face this year is Alex Arledge. He had an off game against us last year and I feel like he will be ready for us this year as he has improved a lot in the offseason.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love the opportunity to play college football. I would love to play for any Ivy League school, Patriot League school, CAA school or any Academy.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“So far, no colleges have recruited me, and I hope to change that this upcoming season.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not made any college trips yet, but I hope to his season.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“This summer, I hope to attend camps locally in the area and in the Phillidelphia area.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I have always been a huge fan of the hometown team, Pitt. I also like Army, Air Force, or Navy as I have always wanted to be in the military and serve our country.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Before we went on quarantine, I was working out at school and then I would go to Fast Twitch for another workout right after.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“Definitely my speed and quickness along with agility.”

What are you trying to improve on before the football season begins?
“Speed and quickness.”

How has Covid-19 factored into your workouts?
“It has played a big role, but I was able to adjust pretty well. I have a lot of equipment at home so I have been lifting every other day and the days I don’t lift I do an agility work out and get in a field work out before the day is over.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I feel like we’re the best team in the Catholic League, hands down, and have a great feeling we will have an undefeated season.”

Who do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“NG.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against this fall?
“Probably Eric Gentry.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, that’s the goal. I would be blessed to play for any collage at the next level, but if I had to choose, it would be Penn State.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Penn State showed me love at the end of the season inviting me to their final game vs. Rutgers it was an amazing experience.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve only been up to Penn State for the game, but I wasn’t able to get to any before the outbreak.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes, I plan on going to a few camps soon as I can and the country opens back up.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“Penn State, Pitt, Temple, and the ESPN 300.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I always grew up watching Penn State. I would always catch their games on TV even before I had an interest in football, so they just naturally became my favorite college.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I’ve been on a workout schedule with my dad since everyone is stuck in during these times.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel as I have for sure gotten stronger and faster, as well as grown a bit. I’m also developing my game IQ more and learning new things about our scheme from last year’s season.”

What are you trying to improve on before the football season begins?
“I want to improve my 40-time as well as my bench press.”

How has Covid-19 factored into your workouts?
“Covid-19 hasn’t really affected my workouts other than not being able to be surrounded by my teammates and our strength coach JB Moyers as well as Coach Persing and the other coaches. I’ve still been able to work out as well at home.

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I think that the end of the season last year was sloppy and for sure didn’t end the way we wanted it to. I know that the guys are hungry and very unsatisfied, so I believe we will have a fantastic season next year especially with the senior class we will be having.”

Who do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I believe that our toughest games will be either Jersey Shore or Central Columbia. Both were losses on last year’s schedule, but we are again looking to bounce back and win those games.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against this fall?
“Garrett Carter. The guy is a fantastic player. He was a beast last year and led his team to their OT win against us. He will be even better next year.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would definitely love to play football at the collegiate level for sure.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have been followed by a couple of coaches, but I am not a junior yet, so I haven’t gotten much noise in that area.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No, I have not been able to make any trips to colleges.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“So far, no plans to leave the area for anything.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“A few of my teammates and I planned on going to some college camps such as Lafayette as well as a Rivals camp in New Jersey, but unfortunately they were all cancelled.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I was born and raised a Penn State fan. They are easily my favorite college team.”

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Lewisburg linebacker Owen Ordonez
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would definitely love to play football at the collegiate level for sure.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have been followed by a couple of coaches, but I am not a junior yet, so I haven’t gotten much noise in that area.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No, I have not been able to make any trips to colleges.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“So far, no plans to leave the area for anything.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“A few of my teammates and I planned on going to some college camps such as Lafayette as well as a Rivals camp in New Jersey, but unfortunately they were all cancelled.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I was born and raised a Penn State fan. They are easily my favorite college team.”

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Bishop McDevitt offensive lineman CJ Quesada-Rivera
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, that’s the goal. I would be blessed to play for any collage at the next level, but if I had to choose, it would be Penn State.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Penn State showed me love at the end of the season inviting me to their final game vs. Rutgers it was an amazing experience.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve only been up to Penn State for the game, but I wasn’t able to get to any before the outbreak.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes, I plan on going to a few camps soon as I can and the country opens back up.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“Penn State, Pitt, Temple, and the ESPN 300.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I always grew up watching Penn State. I would always catch their games on TV even before I had an interest in football, so they just naturally became my favorite college.”

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North Catholic defensive back Carson Laconi
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love the opportunity to play college football. I would love to play for any Ivy League school, Patriot League school, CAA school or any Academy.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“So far, no colleges have recruited me, and I hope to change that this upcoming season.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not made any college trips yet, but I hope to his season.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“This summer, I hope to attend camps locally in the area and in the Phillidelphia area.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I have always been a huge fan of the hometown team, Pitt. I also like Army, Air Force, or Navy as I have always wanted to be in the military and serve our country.”

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Downingtown East linebacker Stanley Bryant
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Only sport I want to play in college is football. Any other I would consider.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have gotten a lot of interest from some colleges, but I'd rather not say. I want to play at the highest level in football as I can.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have only checked a couple so far on unofficial visits.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I'm hoping after what's going on right now to do some trips.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up, I had a couple, but I really liked Michigan, LSU, Florida, and Penn State obviously.”

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Academy Park running back Chris Waiters
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“If I get the opportunity to, yes of course I do. I don’t have a set college right now, but I will start thinking about them as the season goes by.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“So far, no colleges have, but that’s more of the reason to go hard this season.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No, not yet. I plan on going on a lot this senior year though.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes, I’m going to be going on a lot.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“That’s another thing I have to look into. I’ve been getting emails, but I just haven’t applied.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was the Ohio State University just from their football team.”

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Kyle Adkins steps down

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I have been in my garage using some equipment such as dumbbells and a bench while trying to get out on a run every day.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I have most improved on my athleticism and footwork. I did wrestling this past winter and I think that a was a huge part to do with it.”

What are you trying to improve on before the football season begins?
“I’m trying to improve on my strength and IQ of the game. I am lifting as much as I can and studying film as much as I can.”

How has Covid-19 factored into your workouts?
“Covid-19 hasn’t stopped the work being put into the workouts, but the diversity of the work. I have really only been able to do body weight conditioning stuff and dumbbell work.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I think we have a team full of great seniors and a lot of underclassman with experience. We just have to take it one day at a time.”

Who do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“We have lots of competition on our schedule every week and that’s the beauty of playing in Pennsylvania. In the end, our toughest opponent will be ourselves and how hard we will work.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against this fall?
“Like I said in question number 6, we play a handful of players that in twenty years, I’m going to say that was really cool having the opportunity to play against talent like that.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have offers from Maryland, Liberty, Kent State, Bucknell, Duquesne, and more FCS programs are recruiting me as well.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have made college trips to both Penn State and Norte Dame to watch them play.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I had plans to visit other colleges over the summer.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“Penn state, NC State, Notre Dame, Tennessee and a couple others I am having to plan out.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My dream school has always been Notre Dame.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Just a lot of working out in my basement, running up hills near my house, and doing come drills in my backyard.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“Definitely my strength. If I want to be one of the top linebackers in the state, I have to be strong.”

What are you trying to improve on before the football season begins?
“One thing I am trying to improve on is my speed. The faster I am, the more plays I can make and better I can be.”

How has Covid-19 factored into your workouts?
“It has factored quite a bit as far as going to the gym, but I have weights in my basement so I’m still going to get it done.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I think we have great chance to win it all next season. We have quite a few upcoming seniors who are working and ready to lead this team next year.”

Who do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“This is a tough question because we got moved up to 4A with teams we’ve never played before so we’ll have to wait and see who our toughest opponent will be.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against this fall?
“I don’t feel as if any individual player is different from another because we moved up to 4A and there are a lot of tough players in the 4A classification.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I want to play football in college. Florida State is my favorite college, so I would want to play there.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“There have been several colleges texting me and calling me, but no offers yet.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Pitt. I had a couple trips planned but due to Covid-19, I wasn’t able to go on them.”

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

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I plan on going to all the major camps near my area and maybe some out of state.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Florida State.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I have been training everyday with weights, quarterback drills, and combine drills.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel I have gotten better reading different defenses and speed. I have gotten bigger and faster while going from 185 pounds to 200 pounds since football season.”

What are you trying to improve on before the football season begins?
“Everything including footwork, accuracy, velocity, reading defenses, strength, and speed.”

How has Covid-19 factored into your workouts?
“It has limited the number of places I can use, and my wide receivers can’t workout, but I have managed to find places on my own.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I believe we have the potential to do really good this season. We have our whole line coming back, a very strong defense, and people willing to step up in the wide receiver spot. Don’t sleep on the Bucs.”

Who do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“North Catholic. They have an army of players. Last year I made a lot of mistakes in the first half before I eventually got injured. I am looking forward competing four quarters against them this year.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against this fall?
“I don’t know.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I am going to play D1 football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Lehigh, Columbia, Central Michigan, Cornell, UPenn, Akron, Fordham, and much more. I am talking to close to 50 colleges at the moment and most of them are FCS Division 1 schools.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I can’t say that because a lot of my visits have been cancelled, but I have had phones calls with several colleges from the list.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have visited Lehigh, but that’s all I was able to get in so far.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I have some visits and camps in the future that haven’t been cancelled yet.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“Elite 11, Rivals Combine, Penn State, PSR Showcase, and the rest will be determined on availability.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Alabama Is my favorite college football team.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Due to the quarantine and my lack of equipment at home, everything has been very high intensity and high volume.”

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

What are you trying to improve on before the football season begins?
“I need to improve my body positioning and speed off the ball.”

How has Covid-19 factored into your workouts?
“It’s only changed the atmosphere in which I work out. Instead of working out in a hardcore gym with any equipment I could think of, I have to work out in my garage and back yard with a limit of 185 pounds. Either way, the work has to be put in.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I’m extremely confident in my teams’ abilities this year. Some of the younger guys got a taste of playoffs last year and are hungry for it again. We plan on being back.”

Who do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I couldn’t cut it down to just one team. We have to treat every team the same and play ball how we play ball.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against this fall?
“I’m not too familiar with a ton of guys yet, but I know players like Chase Whatton from EF and Antonio Epps from SA will definitely be on our scouting report.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve been in contact with schools like Duquesne, Robert Morris, and Youngstown State.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Not yet due to COVID-19.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“As of right now Duquesne, SRU, and Yale.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My brother was a massive North Carolina basketball fan, so I’ve always liked them. Now I enjoy watching Pitt football and Slippery Rock football.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Due to the circumstances surrounding the Coronavirus, as of late I’ve been doing a lot of speed training. I go on runs to build my endurance and then after I do quick sprints.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“Since last football season, I’ve improved a lot on my route running and catch radius.”

What are you trying to improve on before the football season begins?
“I want to hit the weights when this epidemic is over to get stronger, and I want to get better at reading defenses.”

How has Covid-19 factored into your workouts?
“Covid-19 has kept me from getting in the weight room, so I have to do a lot more weightless workouts such as pushups, pull ups, and jump squats.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I feel very confident in my football team this year. We lost some valuable players for sure last year, but I have faith that the young guys who now have some experience under their belts are ready to step up and make an impact.”

Who do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think Boner-Prendi or Archbishop Carroll will be our toughest competition this year.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against this fall?
“I’m not really worried about individual opponents. One player isn’t going to beat McDevitt, you need an army for that.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, it’s been my dream since I started playing to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Lately I’ve been talking to the coaches from Ave Maria down in Naples, Florida.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No, I’m focusing on my studies at the moment.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes. Whenever the Coronavirus settles, I’m going to be looking around.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I’m going to be attending Lauren’s First and Goal and various other camps.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes, my favorite college football team has always been Alabama. Roll Tide.”

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Bishop McDevitt wide receiver Joachim McElroy
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, it’s been my dream since I started playing to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Lately I’ve been talking to the coaches from Ave Maria down in Naples, Florida.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No, I’m focusing on my studies at the moment.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes. Whenever the Coronavirus settles, I’m going to be looking around.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I’m going to be attending Lauren’s First and Goal and various other camps.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes, my favorite college football team has always been Alabama. Roll Tide.”

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South Park offensive tackle Eli Podgorski
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve been in contact with schools like Duquesne, Robert Morris, and Youngstown State.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Not yet due to COVID-19.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“As of right now Duquesne, SRU, and Yale.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My brother was a massive North Carolina basketball fan, so I’ve always liked them. Now I enjoy watching Pitt football and Slippery Rock football.”s

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Burrell quarterback Alex Arledge
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I am going to play D1 football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Lehigh, Columbia, Central Michigan, Cornell, UPenn, Akron, Fordham, and much more. I am talking to close to 50 colleges at the moment and most of them are FCS Division 1 schools.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I can’t say that because a lot of my visits have been cancelled, but I have had phones calls with several colleges from the list.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have visited Lehigh, but that’s all I was able to get in so far.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I have some visits and camps in the future that haven’t been cancelled yet.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“Elite 11, Rivals Combine, Penn State, PSR Showcase, and the rest will be determined on availability.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Alabama Is my favorite college football team.”

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Aliquippa linebacker Anthony Jackson
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I want to play football in college. Florida State is my favorite college, so I would want to play there.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“There have been several colleges texting me and calling me, but no offers yet.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Pitt. I had a couple trips planned but due to Covid-19, I wasn’t able to go on them.”

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

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I plan on going to all the major camps near my area and maybe some out of state.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Florida State.”

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La Salle College offensive tackle Ryan Wills

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have offers from Maryland, Liberty, Kent State, Bucknell, Duquesne, and more FCS programs are recruiting me as well.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have made college trips to both Penn State and Norte Dame to watch them play.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I had plans to visit other colleges over the summer.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“Penn state, NC State, Notre Dame, Tennessee and a couple others I am having to plan out.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My dream school has always been Notre Dame.”

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