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Q&A with Danville defensive back Austin Millar

What have you been doing as of late with your workouts?
“I’ve been getting my quad back in shape. I haven’t been lifting heavy, but I’ve been targeting muscles without weights to strengthen them more.”

What do you feel you have improved on the most since football ended?
“Since the season ended, I feel like I’ve gotten much faster and my vision has gotten so much better as well.”

Who do you open the football season with? What are your thoughts on them overall?
“We open the season with Shik and I haven’t heard anything about them this season. We aren’t going to take anything lightly.”

How do you believe your team will be next season?
“Next season, the team could be something special. Even though we’ve lost some great players, we still have seven players returning on both sides of the ball.”

What is the toughest game on your schedule for 2018?
“The toughest game this year is obviously going to be Southern. They have a great group of players and most are getting recruited. We need to prepare ourselves for the most against them.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“The schools recruiting me right now are Millersville, Mansfield and Misericordia, but everything is open in my recruiting.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I think Millersville has been recruiting me the hardest as of now. I just went to a camp there and we are working out a date for a gameday visit.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve been to a bunch of college camps such as Clemson, Millersville, Penn State and more.”

What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“This summer, I’ve only went to Millersville and that was a good camp. I love how much energy their coaches have and the brand-new turf field they’ve just made.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was Alabama just because when I was little I always used to like the first ranked team. Lately, I’ve been getting into Penn State football mostly because my mom went there.”

The Recruiting Zone (July 30th, 2018)

Find out what colleges are recruiting Jon Quinque, Isaac Rumery, Thomas Sheehy, Dante Presutti, and Alex Atcavage now!

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Canon-McMillan quarterback Jon Quinque
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I am definitely planning on playing sports in college. I would love to play baseball or football, and maybe I could be lucky enough to play both.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Going into my junior season, I'm still pretty young to the recruiting process. I have been going to camps exploring my options as of right now.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“For football camps, yes, but I haven't been able to tour any campuses yet. I am looking forward to view campuses and continue attending prospect camps.”

What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“I recently attended a Duquesne University prospect camp and am planning on attended more in the future.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up, I had two colleges that had an impact on my life; Clemson University and Duquesne University. My pap was a quarterback at Clemson and has continued to coach football throughout his life. He has had a huge impact on my life and development in my sports. My mom and many other family members are alumnus of Duquesne University.”

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Clearfield quarterback Isaac Rumery
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“All the schools that have offered me along with Penn State, Syracuse, Delaware, and W&M.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Other than the schools I’ve received offers from, I’d d say Penn State.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, I’ve made several.”

What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“I attended camps at Temple, Delaware, W&M, Pitt, Penn State, and Syracuse. They went well as I left with offers from some schools.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Being so close to Penn State, it was always my favorite school.”

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Mars wide receiver Thomas Sheehy
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Not really. I’m not sure if I am that interested in a college sport.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“No colleges.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve been to Penn State a lot. It is my parents and sister’s alma mater.”

What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“Pitt camp both individually and for their 7-on-7. The individual camp was great. I thought I did very well and put myself out there. We were 7-on-7 champs, so that was a pretty big deal to us.”

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

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Montour linebacker Dante Presutti
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I’d like to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“The colleges that have been recruiting me and that have stayed in touch with me the most are Saint Francis, Dayton, and Notre Dame College.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, I’ve visited Saint Francis, Dayton, Furman, Princeton, Columbia, and Bucknell.”

What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“I attended Robert Morris, Saint Francis, Dayton, and Notre Dame College camps. They went really well and I received a lot of great coaching and insight on the game at the next level.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes, I’m a huge Wisconsin Badgers fan. I’ve liked them ever since JJ Watt was there.”

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Honesdale offensive tackle Alex Atcavage
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Penn State, Notre Dame, Syracuse, Pitt, Boston College, Lafayette, Delaware, Delaware State, Rutgers, and Maryland.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Penn State, Boston College, and Syracuse.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, I’ve been out to Notre Dame, made multiple visits to PSU and Boston College, and I’ve also been to Pitt and Maryland.”

What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“I was at PSU, Boston College, Notre Dame, Pitt, Syracuse, and Temple. I did really well at all of them, but I definitely have a lot of work to go to reach my goals.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes, Penn State because of it being my home state.”

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Q&A with Honesdale offensive tackle Alex Atcavage

What have you been doing as of late with your workouts?
“There is a lot of footwork drills and running through my steps. I am trying to maximize my foot speed as much as possible.”

What do you feel you have improved on the most since football ended?
“My strength and foot work.”

Who do you open the football season with? What are your thoughts on them overall?
“Lakeland. They are a young team, but they always play hard.”

How do you believe your team will be next season?
“If we stay healthy, we should be a top team.”

What is the toughest game on your schedule for 2018?
“Delaware Valley.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Penn State, Notre Dame, Syracuse, Pitt, Boston College, Lafayette, Delaware, Delaware State, Rutgers, and Maryland.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Penn State, Boston College, and Syracuse.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, I’ve been out to Notre Dame, made multiple visits to PSU and Boston College, and I’ve also been to Pitt and Maryland.”

What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“I was at PSU, Boston College, Notre Dame, Pitt, Syracuse, and Temple. I did really well at all of them, but I definitely have a lot of work to go to reach my goals.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes, Penn State because of it being my home state.”

Q&A with Montour linebacker Dante Presutti

What have you been doing as of late with your workouts?
“I’ve been lifting and practicing four days a week, including a team run every Friday morning to get conditioned.”

What do you feel you have improved on the most since football ended?
“Since last season, I think I’ve improved most on making quicker reads and speed to the ball on defense.”

Who do you open the football season with? What are your thoughts on them overall?
“We open the season with a week zero game against the Moon Tigers. I think overall, they’re a good team. They’ve gotten better the past few years and I believe their new head coach is a major reason why.”

How do you believe your team will be next season?
“We have a really young team, but we have great leadership with the older kids and excellent coaches. I know the younger guys will fill in and get the job done so I believe we’re going to be a very good team. I can see us at Heinz Field again this year.”

What is the toughest game on your schedule for 2018?
“We play a handful of great teams this year, but the toughest game on our schedule is Aliquippa. They have a lot of talent.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“The colleges that have been recruiting me and that have stayed in touch with me the most are Saint Francis, Dayton, and Notre Dame College.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, I’ve visited Saint Francis, Dayton, Furman, Princeton, Columbia, and Bucknell.”

What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“I attended Robert Morris, Saint Francis, Dayton, and Notre Dame College camps. They went really well and I received a lot of great coaching and insight on the game at the next level.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes, I’m a huge Wisconsin Badgers fan. I’ve liked them ever since JJ Watt was there.”

Q&A with Mars wide receiver Thomas Sheehy

What have you been doing as of late with your workouts?
“We have team practices and conditioning early in the mornings.”

What do you feel you have improved on the most since football ended?
“Overall football knowledge. It is things like coverages, play recognition, and knowing certain situations better.”

Who do you open the football season with? What are your thoughts on them overall?
“West Mifflin. I think that they are the perfect season opener because they are a good team to test our strengths and weaknesses.”

How do you believe your team will be next season?
“I’m super excited for this season because nobody really expects us to do too well this season since we got moved up a classification. But after our recent Pitt Passing League win, we really put our minds to it and with our talent I believe we can do really well if we put it all together and come from under the radar.”

What is the toughest game on your schedule for 2018?
“Definitely Penn Hills. They have tons of good skill players that can play at a really high level.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Not really. I’m not sure if I am that interested in a college sport.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“No colleges.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve been to Penn State a lot. It is my parents and sister’s alma mater.”

What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“Pitt camp both individually and for their 7-on-7. The individual camp was great. I thought I did very well and put myself out there. We were 7-on-7 champs, so that was a pretty big deal to us.”

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

Q&A with Clearfield quarterback Isaac Rumery

What have you been doing as of late with your workouts?
“I’ve been focusing on speed training with Victory Sports. I still pound the weight room every day.”

What do you feel you have improved on the most since football ended?
“I’ve most improved on my accuracy and consistency.”

Who do you open the football season with? What are your thoughts on them overall?
“We open up with Dubois on August 24th. I believe they are a fairly new team, while we are predominantly seniors. It should be an interesting game.”

How do you believe your team will be next season?
“I believe this team has as great a chance to go to the State championship as we ever had at Clearfield.”

What is the toughest game on your schedule for 2018?
“The toughest game will be against Bellfonte.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“All the schools that have offered me along with Penn State, Syracuse, Delaware, and W&M.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Other than the schools I’ve received offers from, I’d d say Penn State.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, I’ve made several.”

What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“I attended camps at Temple, Delaware, W&M, Pitt, Penn State, and Syracuse. They went well as I left with offers from some schools.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Being so close to Penn State, it was always my favorite school.”

Q&A with Canon-McMillan quarterback Jon Quinque

What have you been doing as of late with your workouts?
“As of late, I've been going to team lifting sessions. I’ve been working on overall strength and endurance while also focusing on QB specific workouts with our new QB Coach, Mike Perone.”

What do you feel you have improved on the most since football ended?
“Since last season, I've been focusing on pocket awareness, reading defenses, and just QB IQ in general.”

Who do you open the football season with? What are your thoughts on them overall?
“Looking forward, I'm going to continue to work on my strength, and specifically arm strength. I will really focus on leading the offense this upcoming year, as well as leading the team in general in a positive manner.”

How do you believe your team will be next season?
“I believe our team has a lot of potential. We have talent and leadership returning and many new additions eager to learn and grow.”

What is the toughest game on your schedule for 2018?
“We're in the toughest conference in the state, so no games will be easy. We'll have to go out and play our best football every Friday night to compete in our conference.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I am definitely planning on playing sports in college. I would love to play baseball or football, and maybe I could be lucky enough to play both.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Going into my junior season, I'm still pretty young to the recruiting process. I have been going to camps exploring my options as of right now.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“For football camps, yes, but I haven't been able to tour any campuses yet. I am looking forward to view campuses and continue attending prospect camps.”

What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“I recently attended a Duquesne University prospect camp and am planning on attended more in the future.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up, I had two colleges that had an impact on my life; Clemson University and Duquesne University. My pap was a quarterback at Clemson and has continued to coach football throughout his life. He has had a huge impact on my life and development in my sports. My mom and many other family members are alumnus of Duquesne University.”

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The Lost Glory Of The Philadelphia Catholic League Championship

Once upon a time, the achievable goal of every sport in every Catholic high school in the Philadelphia Archdiocese was to win the Catholic League Championship.

The Philadelphia Catholic League commenced in 1920, and, through 1962, football’s regular season leader was crowned league champion. In case of tied records, a playoff game would be scheduled to determine the champion. Starting in 1938, and ending after the 1979 game, the Catholic League and Public League champions would square off in what was commonly referred to as the “City Title”.

Though the City Title was significant, winning the Catholic League Championship was always the more important goal.

Starting in 1963, due to the admission of 3 new “Bishop” schools (Egan, Kenrick, McDevitt), the Catholic League was split into two divisions, Northern and Southern, insuring a playoff game each year for the championship. The league grew with additional teams, and played in the two geographic divisions through the 1998 season.

Schools reveled in their league championship opportunities, with pep rallies, standing room only crowds, and great celebrations upon winning the championship. Team banquets, championship jackets, and eternal recognition among classmates and alums awaited those champions. Team reunions, like the recent 60th reunion of La Salle’s 1957 championship team, were must-attend events.

Back in the day at La Salle, lettermen could obtain blue pullover letter sweaters; if a championship was won, the sweater was white, glorifying the wearer as a champion. White letter sweaters are only seen in old trophy cases now.

In 1999, as enrollment at several schools declined significantly, and some forced to close, the Catholic League geographic divisions changed to large and small enrollment divisions (Red and Blue). The glory days of the Catholic League were now replaced by a diluted scenario where two Catholic League champions would be crowned, a structure that pre-conceived the participation in the PIAA.

Entry into the PIAA in 2008 brought back an ersatz City Title game against the Philadelphia Public League champion, but split the league further, into four divisions based loosely on PIAA classification. Losses of former Catholic League mainstays like North Catholic and Cardinal Dougherty to closure, as well as Kennedy-Kenrick, St. James, and St. Thomas More, further eroded the membership of the league.

Still, winning the Catholic League Championship within each division was a most notable achievement, won in a playoff game that seemed to double as a PIAA game, whether officially or not. For the schools that have tasted a State championship, there may be some argument as to the relative significance of a league title versus a state title, but for most athletes and coaches who compete in the Philadelphia Catholic League, the PCL League Championship hubcap, achieved by winning playoff games, was still the primary goal of each season.

Enter the new world order of the Philadelphia Catholic League in 2017, where the divisions have been reduced to two, each comprising multiple PIAA classifications, and the Catholic League championship for each division is reduced to the regular season winner with no playoff, an afterthought on the way to the PIAA playoffs.

A return to the glory days of the Philadelphia Catholic League, with one champion, and a season that ends with the championship game, will never occur. But one can still wish for a withdrawal of the Catholic schools from the PIAA sometime in the future, something that many people would endorse.

State Championships

I am all for private and public league competing together in the playoffs because I believe to be the best you have to beat the best...However, with that being stated I think splitting the playoffs up in 2 categories Public and catholic makes much more sense competitively. At the end I think the best scenario would be having each champion (private/public) meeting for the ultimate state championship game. Perhaps changing the amount of teams from 33 for example to 24 teams or 16 in a playoff bracket with the idea of adding 1 more week for the “ultimate” state champ game. Thoughts? Would the sanctioning bodies conflict?

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