How did the high school football season go overall?
“The season went about as well as you could do. We were undefeated state champs and sent our seniors off the right way.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Lifting 5 or 6 days a week. I am usually getting in position work in during the week as well.”

What are you trying to improve on the most as a player?
“My biggest points of emphasis are definitely my overall strength and footwork.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think we’re going to be something special and I’ll take my brothers over everybody. I step on the field with them believing we will win every time purely because nobody goes through what we do together.”

Who do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule next season?
“As my offensive line coach says, it’s a faceless opponent. Every week we prepare as we would any other week and we grind regardless of who we line up against.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I currently hold 12 offers from Monmouth, Toledo, Villanova, Bryant, UMass, Fordham, Richmond, Albany, Bowling Green, Austin Peay, Lehigh, and Robert Morris.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I get mail every day from certain coaches, so that’s really a hard thing to judge. I feel all the schools that have offered me have been pursuing me pretty hard.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, I have been visiting schools frequently over the past couple months. Recently it has been UMass, Albany, Pitt, Bowling Green and Toledo to name a few.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I have a few and I’ll be making my way to camps as well.

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I was more of a guy who liked players when I was younger for college ball. I loved watching Lane Johnson at Oklahoma, Tyron Smith, and Eric Fisher. I always watch the tackles when I watch football.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“This season, we took a huge step in becoming an elite program. As time went on, we began to work better and better as a unit. It was not the way we wanted it to end, but it was definitely progress.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
At Northeast, we have a great off-season program ran by Coach Deion. We are lifting and practicing five days a week. As for other sports, you can find me doing shotput, discus and javelin during the spring.”

What are you trying to improve on the most as a player?
“The main thing I’m working on in the off-season to improve as a player is agility and footwork. Playing guard, you have to be good on your feet. This past season a lot of my success is attributed to that.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I’m very excited coming into this year because we have a lot of confident and talented guys. We feel really good about what we have going on at Northeast.”

Who do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule next season?
“Our attention right now is on Abington High School our first game of the year. Saint Joes Prep is also a team we will be keeping our eye on.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I plan to play college football and that’s what I want to focus on after this year.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“We have been all over visiting schools such as Maryland, Rutgers and Texas A&M to name a few. A lot more are planned.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“As a kid, I always rooted for Penn State, Temple, and Villanova just to name a few. I liked them just because they are so close to home.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“The season did not go as we expected. We fought hard every game and just came up short sometimes.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plan this off-season is to work on my strength and speed while getting into the right shape to compete at a high level. Right now, we have 4 workouts a week along with meeting to install our offensive and defensive schemes.”

What are you trying to improve on the most as a player?
“The thing I want to improve most about my game is my speed. There is nothing scarier than a fast lineman.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like we’re going to shock a lot of people this year. Everyone is working hard and us seniors want to go out on top.”

Who do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule next season?
“I think the toughest opponent we will play will be LaSalle. They are a young, hungry team with a lot to prove.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I plan on playing college football. It has been a dream of mine since I was a little kid.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“A mix of D2 and D3 schools are recruiting me.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not made any college trips yet, but I have a few lined up right now.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college team is Penn State.”

Coaches,

I have started a podcast called DEMAND EXCELLENCE. It is focused on being a great leader/coach and analyzing how God instructs us to do it. From time to time I have Christian college coaches on the show such as Tony Elliott, the OC from Clemson, and Brandon Lynch, the corners coach at ECU. During the week we interview high school coaches and talk football. On Wednesday's we have what we call "Transformation Leadership" where we talk about a leadership topic as a football coach.

My objective with this is create a forum of encouragement for high school football coaches. We are also on iTUNES podcast..just search "DEMAND EXCELLENCE"

Thanks! Jonathan Gess

https://demandexcellence.podbean.com

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St. Joseph's Prep offensive guard Matthew McGeary
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Bryant, Robert Morris, James Madison, NC State, Elon, Richmond, Old Dominion, Lehigh, Bucknell, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Princeton, UPenn, Monmouth, UConn, Stony Brook, and Villanova.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve been to James Madison, NC State, Elon, Richmond, Old Dominion, Lehigh, Bucknell, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Princeton, UPenn, Monmouth, and Villanova.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Bryant, Robert Morris, Stony Brook, and UConn.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Penn State, Notre Dame, and Tulane.”

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Sts. Neumann & Goretti linebacker Anthony Johnson
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I definitely want to play sports in college, but I’m undecided on which one yet.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Penn State Tennessee, Rutgers, Texas A&M, Syracuse, Pitt, West Virginia, Temple, Oklahoma State, and Baylor.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No, I have not.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes, I have a lot of plans on visits this summer preferably.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“No, because I didn’t really watch college football to really have a favorite team.”

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Perkiomen Valley running back Jon Moccia
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I want to play football in college at the best level possible.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I've been talking to some schools however nobody has been officially recruiting me yet.”

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

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I do have plans to go meet with some coaches to learn about some football programs soon.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I've always liked Penn State growing up as well as Georgia.”

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Pope John Paul II quarterback Kamal Gray
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Playing college football has always been a dream and a goal for me since I was five, so yes.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Recently I’ve received a good bit of college attention; UNC-Charlotte /visited, QB Coach Mark Carney, OC Villanova/visited, Army/visited, University of Albany, Fordham/visited and coming to school, University of Pennsylvania/visited, Bryant/visited, Howard/visited and coming to school, UConn/will visit but coming to school, Old Dominion, Colgate/will visit and coming to school, and Lafayette will visit.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up, I never specifically had a favorite college. I admired all of the programs and dreamt of playing at that level.”

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Pope John Paul II linebacker Justin Mitala
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, it is a goal of mine to play college football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“The top schools I am getting recruited by are Villanova and Bucknell. I get a lot of interest from D2 and D3 schools but ultimately. I want to play division one football.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Earlier this spring, I visited some colleges down south. They included NC State, Richmond and Coastal Carolina. I really enjoyed these visits and it was great to see their football programs. I went to the Villanova Junior Day a few weeks back, and then followed up with a spring practice visit a few weeks later. I also went to Bucknell for a spring practice.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I plan on visiting Delaware and Lehigh somewhere in the near future. I also received an invitation to the Under Armor All-American Camp in Baltimore, and I can’t wait to compete in that. Another trip I’ll be taking is to the Chicago Land showcase at Northwestern. That will also be a great opportunity to compete. I will be very busy this summer attending camps and showcases.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was always Penn State. Both of my parents went there so I was raised a huge fan. I loved going up to Beaver Stadium to watch the games. Nothing beats that atmosphere.”

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How did the high school football season go overall?
“Overall, last season was a great experience. We had a lot of new guys transfer in, and it was great getting to play and build relationships with them. We finished the season 8-3 and set a school record for most wins in school history. I finished the season with 120 total tackles, 20 tackles for loss, an interception, and two fumble recoveries. On offense, I had 9 receptions for 3 touchdowns and 160 yards.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I have kept myself very busy so far this off-season. My week consists of four team workouts with my school, one day with my trainer, Johnnie Carlisle, two days with SWAG 7v7 and usually one or two independent lifts at my house. I also keep a lot of time to focus on my academics.”

What are you trying to improve on the most as a player?
“My main goal this off-season is to become a more explosive player. A lot of my training has been geared towards lifts and movements that directly transfer to the football field. I want to be able to run through running backs and make some huge hits. With that being said, I’m also working on many other things. I want to focus on improving my pass coverage. In order to do this, I joined SWAG 7v7 to help me work on my coverage skills. I get to compete against some of the best receivers in the area and even on the east coast through this team. I receive some top-class coaching every week. We compete in tournaments and I am faced with covering some quick slot receivers man to man. As a linebacker, it is a great skill to be able to lock down a slot, and I love the challenge that comes along with it.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel that next season will be very special. My teammates and I have been working very hard to make sure next season lives up to our standards. We can’t wait to take the field.”

Who do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule next season?
“We play Roman Catholic week one and they were a 6A Catholic League team. We are only 3A, but we don’t let that scare us. We are excited for the opportunity.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“The top schools I am getting recruited by are Villanova and Bucknell. I get a lot of interest from D2 and D3 schools but ultimately. I want to play division one football.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Earlier this spring, I visited some colleges down south. They included NC State, Richmond and Coastal Carolina. I really enjoyed these visits and it was great to see their football programs. I went to the Villanova Junior Day a few weeks back, and then followed up with a spring practice visit a few weeks later. I also went to Bucknell for a spring practice.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I plan on visiting Delaware and Lehigh somewhere in the near future. I also received an invitation to the Under Armor All-American Camp in Baltimore, and I can’t wait to compete in that. Another trip I’ll be taking is to the Chicago Land showcase at Northwestern. That will also be a great opportunity to compete. I will be very busy this summer attending camps and showcases.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was always Penn State. Both of my parents went there so I was raised a huge fan. I loved going up to Beaver Stadium to watch the games. Nothing beats that atmosphere.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“I feel as though our season went fairly well, but we could’ve done better in many aspects.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Right now, I’m running track to increase my speed and endurance. We have team football workouts throughout the week and I also train outside of school in various quarterback specific sessions.”

What are you trying to improve on the most as a player?
“This year, I’m training to improve my speed and quickness on the field so I can be as much of a threat either running the ball or throwing it.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel as though my team will be very strong this season. We were fairly young, but everyone has seemed to mature and we’re all hungry to win.”

Who do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule next season?
“Every game is going to be tough, but this year Chichester seems like they will be one of the tougher opponents we face. They will be coming out with a chip on their shoulder after last year’s game.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Playing college football has always been a dream and a goal for me since I was five, so yes.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Recently I’ve received a good bit of college attention; UNC-Charlotte /visited, QB Coach Mark Carney, OC Villanova/visited, Army/visited, University of Albany, Fordham/visited and coming to school, University of Pennsylvania/visited, Bryant/visited, Howard/visited and coming to school, UConn/will visit but coming to school, Old Dominion, Colgate/will visit and coming to school, and Lafayette will visit.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up, I never specifically had a favorite college. I admired all of the programs and dreamt of playing at that level.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“Our high school season was great. We came back from losing our first two games to winning our next 7. I wish we could go further in the playoffs, but we were league champions for the third year in a row.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plans for workouts this off season are heavy lifting, a lot of speed and agility training, as well as running track to stay in shape.”

What are you trying to improve on the most as a player?
“I'm trying to improve a couple things as a player at running back such as my explosion, my balance, and my lateral movement.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“My team expects the best outcome always and we're going to work very hard to win our league again, go far in districts, and even to states.”

Who do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule next season?
“The two toughest things teams that I feel we will be facing are both the Downingtons. They have great players with great coaches. It will be great competition for us.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I've been talking to some schools however nobody has been officially recruiting me yet.”

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

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I do have plans to go meet with some coaches to learn about some football programs soon.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I've always liked Penn State growing up as well as Georgia.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“The football season overall was fantastic.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plan is to grind this off-season and come out to be the best player I could be this upcoming season.”

What are you trying to improve on the most as a player?
“I’m trying to improve on my man coverage.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel my team has the potential to win states.”

Who do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule next season?
“I think McDevitt will probably be are hardest competition.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I definitely want to play sports in college, but I’m undecided on which one yet.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Penn State Tennessee, Rutgers, Texas A&M, Syracuse, Pitt, West Virginia, Temple, Oklahoma State, and Baylor.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No, I have not.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes, I have a lot of plans on visits this summer preferably.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“No, because I didn’t really watch college football to really have a favorite team.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“The season went great. We went undefeated and won the state title game. It couldn’t have gone any better because we accomplished all our goals as a team.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“To continue to work hard in the weight room and work on perfecting my technique. Also, to strengthen the bond between me and the rest of my teammates.”

What are you trying to improve on the most as a player?
“I think my footwork is what needs the most work right now. I’ve been jumping rope regularly to help fix that.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel that our team does a great job coming together as a team. We treat every opponent the same, but with that being said we do play a challenging schedule. I fully believe that we are up to the challenge. We work harder than everybody else, and we play as brothers. I feel our team will be very successful as long as we trust in each other.”

Who do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule next season?
“We prepare for every opponent the same, but we do play a national schedule so that we play the best of the best. With that being said, we play Marietta, St. John’s (DC), and IMG this year. Not to mention the other very good teams in state that we could face if we reach our goals as a team.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Bryant, Robert Morris, James Madison, NC State, Elon, Richmond, Old Dominion, Lehigh, Bucknell, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Princeton, UPenn, Monmouth, UConn, Stony Brook, and Villanova.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve been to James Madison, NC State, Elon, Richmond, Old Dominion, Lehigh, Bucknell, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Princeton, UPenn, Monmouth, and Villanova.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Bryant, Robert Morris, Stony Brook, and UConn.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Penn State, Notre Dame, and Tulane.”

Recently I spoke with a head coach of a small program, Single A. This program dropped football last year due to injuries for the season. He told me they are going to play eight man football this coming year. If your not familiar, it's the same but just no offensive tackles. Still five skill guys but fewer lineman.
Around the country small rural schools have played this brand of football for years.
With teams, not all, struggling to field 35 to 40 players yearly could this keep our sport alive?

I'm looking forward to seeing it in action. Could be fun, maybe more wide open and yet still football.
This will not be popular with everyone. Anything that keeps our young kids playing a sport I believe in, and love, works for me.

Save football?

Missing Jordan Laudato, 6’5.5”, TE/WR for WC Henderson.

Trainer John Servis with Smarty Jones lost his bid for the first Triple Crown since Affirmed in 1978 when Smarty was “ganged up on”, losing to Birdstone (36-1) in the 2004 Belmont, then saw his brother Jason Servis, the trainer of Maximum Security get DQ’d 15 years later losing to longshot Country House (65-1) in last weekend’s Kentucky Derby. Talk about snake bit.
Smarty proved he was a great horse before the Belmont as Maximum Security may do as he sure looked like the best horse Saturday.

Here’s a nice piece of history followed by Smarty at the Belmont.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_NUBO16OU8

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Lansdale Catholic defensive tackle Brady Walsh
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“It’s been a dream of mine to play sports in college and I don’t really have a specific place where I want to play. Any schools that expresses interest in me will be considered.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“There’s only been one school that I’ve been in contact with multiple times and that’s Ursinus College. I’ll be visiting their campus to see a spring practice in May.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not made any college visits regarding football to this point.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes, I plan on visiting plenty of colleges in the upcoming months such as Delaware, Temple, Villanova, and perhaps some schools out in Florida.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up
“My favorite college growing up has always been the University of Miami. When I was a little kid, I had sideline passes to a game and I remember standing there and being totally consumed by the energy around me. I’ve experienced nothing like that to this day.”

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Perkiomen Valley offensive guard Gavin Euker
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I would love to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“There have been a variety of different colleges that have been talking to me. This ranges from the D1 to D3 level.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes. I visited Lehigh and Misericordia for their football junior days.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I am going to Stony Brook for their Junior Day. I plan on visiting more colleges as the spring and summer progresses.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up, my family has always been split between colleges. Half of my family likes Notre Dame while the other half likes Penn State. Growing up, these are and were my favorite colleges.”

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St. Joseph's Prep defensive tackle Anthony Leneghan
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I plan on playing football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Most of the schools that have been recruiting me are Ivy League schools. The Ivy League schools that have been recruiting me are University of Pennsylvania, Princeton University, Dartmouth College and Brown University. Other schools that I am being recruited by are Davidson College, Bryant University and University of Akron.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, I have made visits to University of Pennsylvania, Lafayette College, Princeton University, and Bryant University.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes, I will be visiting Brown University and Dartmouth College. I also plan on visiting the University of Akron and Davidson College sometime too.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite colleges growing up were University of Oregon because I loved their variety of uniforms as a kid and I also was a huge fan of University of Pennsylvania because my dad played football there.”

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Owen J. Roberts wide receiver Dante DeNardo
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I want to play football in college. It has always been my dream to play college football since my first year of playing in 2nd grade.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have interest from Villanova and Bucknell has been talking to my high school coaches. I am still working towards my first offer.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I visited Villanova University, Delaware University, and Rutgers University this spring. All three were very informative and I learned a lot about the recruiting process from the coaches.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I plan to visit Morgan State on their junior day. As a sophomore, it’s exciting to be on visit with their recruits in 2020.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was Ohio State because their colors match my schools. In recent years, I have been a fan of Penn State.”

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Pope John Paul II wide receiver Stephen Skarbek
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, college football is my goal. It was always been my dream playing at that level like my father did at the University of Delaware. But for me I feel I am a d2, 1-AA player, and I will take any opportunity I can get to play at that level.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“So far, VMI has asked me to attend a junior day, Allegheny College, Alvernia, and West Chester. Those are the ones so far.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“All are basically on the same page with recruiting me, so there is a decent amount of talk between us.”

Have you made any college trips yet
“I have not made any visit yet, but coming up through the next couple months, I plan on taking a trip to a few.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I always loved the University of Delaware, and Notre Dame. Those were my favorites growing up.”

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How did the high school football season go overall?
“I feel we had a great season and it was the best in our school’s history. There is a lot of work to do because no one is perfect. There is always room for improvement.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“We have had football workouts every week since January. They are going great. We now have a new trainer in our program pushing us and helping us grind to our best ability. We are either in the weight room or on the field throwing routes. We are always out there getting better.”

What are you trying to improve on the most as a player?
“For me in my opinion, what I need to improve most is my separation off of the defender trying to stop me from running my route, and for my strength, to help me be able to dominate others I am either tackling or blocking. Those are my main priorities.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel our next upcoming season is going to be huge for our program. We have a couple new kids coming in that can help our offensive game and defensive game in a very positive way. Our main thing is we have to work out tails off this off-season and that’s where it will really show. This is not a time for a break or a time to rest on such a huge opportunity for us to be great.”

Who do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule next season?
“I think to start off our first game against Roman Catholic with be our biggest game and most competitive. They are a big school and a great football team, but we have to be mentally and physically ready for this game. It will determine how we move throughout this year and how we can see what we have to work on and what works best for us.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, college football is my goal. It was always been my dream playing at that level like my father did at the University of Delaware. But for me I feel I am a d2, 1-AA player, and I will take any opportunity I can get to play at that level.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“So far, VMI has asked me to attend a junior day, Allegheny College, Alvernia, and West Chester. Those are the ones so far.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“All are basically on the same page with recruiting me, so there is a decent amount of talk between us.”

Have you made any college trips yet
“I have not made any visit yet, but coming up through the next couple months, I plan on taking a trip to a few.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I always loved the University of Delaware, and Notre Dame. Those were my favorites growing up.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“This year my team and I fell short of playoffs, which was our goal prior to the season. My team and I feel like we owe ourselves and the community a playoff run this year. Personally, I hit my goals of receiving an All-Conference award and to get my school and my own name on the recruiter’s radar.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Currently, I’m in the weight room 3 days a week with my team and conditioning 2 days a week. I also have positional training sessions with my trainer, Jason Williams, on the weekends. Another way I am working on my craft is playing with Philly’s Finest, my 7v7 team.”

What are you trying to improve on the most as a player?
“I am constantly talking with my trainer on what I need to work on, and whatever it is, we are working that area in the session. I’m also trying to improve as a teammate. I’m used to being the younger guy, but going into my junior year, I’m learning from the 2019 class. They helped me a lot this year pm how to make the guys feel comfortable with making mistakes and learning from them.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel that my team will make the playoffs and the win the PAC. We have a lot of young talent in perfect spots and most of our returning guys are returning starters.”

Who do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule next season?
“Our toughest competition this year is going to be Springford. They’re returning a good amount of guys, plus we’re playing at their field this year.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I want to play football in college. It has always been my dream to play college football since my first year of playing in 2nd grade.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have interest from Villanova and Bucknell has been talking to my high school coaches. I am still working towards my first offer.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I visited Villanova University, Delaware University, and Rutgers University this spring. All three were very informative and I learned a lot about the recruiting process from the coaches.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I plan to visit Morgan State on their junior day. As a sophomore, it’s exciting to be on visit with their recruits in 2020.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was Ohio State because their colors match my schools. In recent years, I have been a fan of Penn State.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“Last season as a junior, it was a whole new look at the game for me. After starting on offense as a FB/TE my freshman and sophomore years, it was a big adjustment to move over to become a starting defensive tackle on a defense where there were going to be no returning starters on the defensive line. That made me have to jump into a huge leadership role on the defense, but it definitely was a very positive experience for me to grow as a football player and a leader.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Unfortunately, last season I injured my shoulder and opted to get surgery after the season so my whole off-season this year is working to get back to 100% for the first game on August 28th.”

What are you trying to improve on the most as a player?
“I think that what I struggled on most last season was definitely my pass rush. After watching myself on film after every practice and game, I noticed that I really need to work on my pass rush moves to take my game up to the next level.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think this team is the best team in the country and we will be in that situation for years to come because we do not only have a great team. St. Joseph’s Prep is a great program and we have a ton of young guys that are ready to step up at any time and play just as well as our starters.”

Who do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule next season?
“The great thing about playing for a premier program like St. Joseph’s Prep is how we play a national schedule for our 2 scrimmages and our first 3 games. This season we scrimmage DeMatha from Maryland, than St. Joseph’s Regional from New Jersey and then we open our season going down to Georgia to play Marietta, and then we play St. John’s College from Washington D.C, and finally our third game of the season IMG Academy is coming up to Philadelphia to play us. I think all of those teams will be a great challenge, but we are going to take it game by game week by week and see how everything works out.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Most of the schools that have been recruiting me are Ivy League schools. The Ivy League schools that have been recruiting me are University of Pennsylvania, Princeton University, Dartmouth College and Brown University. Other schools that I am being recruited by are Davidson College, Bryant University and University of Akron.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, I have made visits to University of Pennsylvania, Lafayette College, Princeton University, and Bryant University.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes, I will be visiting Brown University and Dartmouth College. I also plan on visiting the University of Akron and Davidson College sometime too.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite colleges growing up were University of Oregon because I loved their variety of uniforms as a kid and I also was a huge fan of University of Pennsylvania because my dad played football there.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“As a team, this football season went very well. We won the PAC title for the third year in a row, which is a huge accomplishment for our team. It also shows how great our coaching staff is at preparing us for the season. Individually, I tore my ACL and meniscus, but guards Eli Johnson and Matt Wilhelm did a great job holding down the left guard spot while I was injured.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I am only a junior, so my plans are to play another year of high school football and wrestling senior year, and then play college ball. As far as workouts go, I am working out with my football team three times a week, I have physical therapy 2 times a week, and I take boxing/Muay Thai once a week.”

What are you trying to improve on the most as a player?
“As a player, I am trying to improve on my leadership skills. I’m improving on being a leader by example but also being a verbal leader.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like our team will do very well. Our strength and conditioning coaches are doing a great job preparing us for our upcoming season.”

Who do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule next season?
“I feel like in reality we have to look at every team as our hardest competition. If we think that we are too good to be playing a certain team, we are going to end up playing sloppy. That’s why we must keep our underdog mentality.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“There have been a variety of different colleges that have been talking to me. This ranges from the D1 to D3 level.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes. I visited Lehigh and Misericordia for their football junior days.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I am going to Stony Brook for their Junior Day. I plan on visiting more colleges as the spring and summer progresses.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up, my family has always been split between colleges. Half of my family likes Notre Dame while the other half likes Penn State. Growing up, these are and were my favorite colleges.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“The season didn’t go as planned, but I was able to make strides as a person and this season really gave me a stronger mind towards the game of football. I feel like now I am a student of the game.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plans now are to continue to work as hard as possible to have the best senior season I can to help my team succeed.”

What are you trying to improve on the most as a player?
“I’m trying to improve the most at overall consistency. I’ve been told before that my game isn’t always consistent and that’s my main goal as of right now.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“This is the most confident I’ve felt in my team in the last 4 years. I’m excited to be a part of a great senior class and ready to start a new chapter with an entirely new coaching staff.”

Who do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule next season?
“The Catholic League is overall a very tough league to play in, but I feel like we have the ability to go toe to toe with any team in our league.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“It’s been a dream of mine to play sports in college and I don’t really have a specific place where I want to play. Any schools that expresses interest in me will be considered.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“There’s only been one school that I’ve been in contact with multiple times and that’s Ursinus College. I’ll be visiting their campus to see a spring practice in May.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not made any college visits regarding football to this point.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes, I plan on visiting plenty of colleges in the upcoming months such as Delaware, Temple, Villanova, and perhaps some schools out in Florida.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up
“My favorite college growing up has always been the University of Miami. When I was a little kid, I had sideline passes to a game and I remember standing there and being totally consumed by the energy around me. I’ve experienced nothing like that to this day.”

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Find out what colleges are recruiting Brian Burton, Dillon Trainer, Za'Quir Jones, Keed Kpoto, and Richard Kimmel now!

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Roman Catholic running back Brian Burton
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I want to play football at the next level.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve been recruited by Fordham, Robert Morris, Rutgers, Army, and Pitt with offers from Robert Morris and Rutgers.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I feel as though Army is recruiting me the hardest, but I have offers from Rutgers and Robert Morris.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve visited Rutgers and Fordham.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I plan on going to Monmouth, RMU and Army soon.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Temple was my favorite college growing up because I’m from Philadelphia and that’s where my dad played linebacker.”

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La Salle linebacker Dillon Trainer
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I plan to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I currently have offers from Elon, Villanova, Fordham, Holy Cross, Penn, Yale, and Lehigh.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I plan on getting to as many schools of interest as I can. Lacrosse and workouts make it difficult, but I’m doing my best to get to every place I can.”

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

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Boys' Latin wide receiver Za'Quir Jones
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I want to play sports in college. It would be either football, lacrosse, or even both.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“No colleges are recruiting me right now.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I have an unofficial visit at Morgan State for Junior Day, but that’s about it.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was always Penn State.”

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Cardinal O'Hara running back Keed Kpoto
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I want to play college football at the highest level possible.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I am mostly being recruited by some D1-AA schools.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have been up to a couple schools.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I do plan on visiting more.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I never really had a favorite college, but I watched a lot of Ohio State games growing up.”

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Archbishop Carroll linebacker Richard Kimmel
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“In college I want to continue playing football. I fell in love with the game since I was 4 and never want to stop playing. I love the bond you build with your teammates and the life lessons that come along with it, and especially the physicality of the game. I want to continue to play football as long as possible.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Penn, Villanova, Delaware, Syracuse, UConn, Holy Cross, Cornell, Columbia, Harvard, and Fordham.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I visited Penn, Villanova, Delaware, and Syracuse.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I plan on visiting Cornell, Holy Cross, and UConn.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Penn State because as a linebacker that’s Linebacker U and I always wanted to be a part of that. Also, it’s where I am from and the games are always packed.”

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How did the high school football season go overall?
“Our season went pretty well overall, but we obviously wanted better. We had success in getting Carroll back to the playoffs. We let some games slip through our hands and faced some adversity but found ways to bounce back and get better.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“This spring, I’ve been working out with my team at Carroll and with my two personal trainers Justin Golden and Eric Owens for more strength, speed, and footwork.”

What are you trying to improve on the most as a player?
“As a player, I am trying to improve on my speed so I can track down the ball even faster.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“This year, I feel that my team will do much better than last year. We’ve been working harder than ever to prevent the feeling of the loss we had last year. Our talent this year is much different, and we added some key players so I feel we will be even better.”

Who do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule next season?
“I feel our toughest competition on our schedule next year will be either Neumann Goretti or Bishop McDevitt.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“In college I want to continue playing football. I fell in love with the game since I was 4 and never want to stop playing. I love the bond you build with your teammates and the life lessons that come along with it, and especially the physicality of the game. I want to continue to play football as long as possible.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Penn, Villanova, Delaware, Syracuse, UConn, Holy Cross, Cornell, Columbia, Harvard, and Fordham.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I visited Penn, Villanova, Delaware, and Syracuse.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I plan on visiting Cornell, Holy Cross, and UConn.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Penn State because as a linebacker that’s Linebacker U and I always wanted to be a part of that. Also, it’s where I am from and the games are always packed.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“The season went well up until when I got hurt.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plans are to continue getting stronger and faster for this coming season.”

What are you trying to improve on the most as a player?
“I want to improve my versatility the most. I would like to establish myself as an all-purpose back.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I believe my team will do well next season because of the guys we have coming back and the work the younger guys are putting in.”

Who do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule next season?
“Next season, I believe Imhotep will be our hardest game because we will be the underdogs having lost to them twice in the last two years.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I am mostly being recruited by some D1-AA schools.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have been up to a couple schools.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I do plan on visiting more.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I never really had a favorite college, but I watched a lot of Ohio State games growing up.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“The high school season was great overall for me and my team as a whole. We played hard and finished our season strong with being division champions.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plans now as far as sports is to finish out the lacrosse season and then start workouts for football, and possibly do 7 on 7.”

What are you trying to improve on the most as a player?
“I’m trying to improve on my footwork as a receiver and hip rotation as a defensive back.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like my team will do just as good as we did this season or even better. Getting another division championship or something greater is the goal.”

Who do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule next season?
“I don’t know the official schedule as if right now, but we’ll be ready for the toughest team on the schedule.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I want to play sports in college. It would be either football, lacrosse, or even both.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“No colleges are recruiting me right now.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I have an unofficial visit at Morgan State for Junior Day, but that’s about it.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was always Penn State.”