Find out what colleges are recruiting Blaze Campbell, Anthony Caccese, Brendan Malone, Evan Myers, and Wyatt Schwiderske now!

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Q&A with Kennedy Catholic safety Blaze Campbell​

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve been in contact with coaches from Saint Vincent, Ohio Wesleyan, Westminster, Slippery Rock, Youngstown State, and Walsh.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“The school recruiting me the hardest is probably Ohio Wesleyan.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes I have gone on unofficial visits to both Ohio Wesleyan and Saint Vincent.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“No I don’t have any trips planned unfortunately.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up my favorite team was always the University of Miami.”


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Q&A with Exeter Township offensive tackle Anthony Caccese​

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve talked to coaches at West Point, Yale, Kent State, Maryland, Temple, Delaware, Northwestern, and Central Michigan.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I would say I’ve heard the most from either West Point or Yale.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I just recently came back from a Junior Day at Yale. I’ve also been to games at Maryland, Temple, Kent State, and Central Michigan.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I plan on going to junior days at West Point and Bucknell soon.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I never really did.”


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Q&A with Lakeview offensive tackle Brendan Malone​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I have always had a dream to play college football. Since I first put on a helmet that's been my goal.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have gotten emails from Geneva, Gettysburg, Hiram, Clarion, Thiel, and Alleghany.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I would say Gettysburg is recruiting me the most, I've had contact with the head coach for a while now they seem to be showing the most interest.”

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

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I plan to visit some during the summer to see what's best for my future and academically.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was definitely Ohio State. I grew up in a Buckeye family and their fan atmosphere is amazing.”


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Q&A with Twin Valley quarterback Evan Myers​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Would love the opportunity to compete at the college level in any sports.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“N/A.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“N/A.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Camps at Pitt and Penn state.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“N/A.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“N/A.”


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Q&A with West Branch running back Wyatt Schwiderske​

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve had some camp invites but because I’m a sophomore my contact with colleges has been limited.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I’ve had several colleges send me their recruiting questionnaires but as a sophomore contact is still limited.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Not yet.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“Yes I plan to start checking out colleges in the near future.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up 30 miles from State College it has to be Penn State.”


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Find out what some of the top players in the state are saying about football now!


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Q&A with Kennedy Catholic safety Blaze Campbell
How did the high school football season go overall?
“Overall our team performance was far below what I wanted but personally I feel my performance was pretty good. I feel like I excelled in the areas I hoped to going into the season.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“As of right now I’m planning on finishing this basketball season then increasing my football workouts to twice a day.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel we will do much better next season I feel we should have no more than 3 losses and should make a playoff run if all goes as planned.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I feel Reynolds will be the toughest team we play this season.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I personally feel Jaylen Wagner will be the toughest player we face as he’s coming off a 2k rushing yard junior season.”

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Q&A with Exeter Township offensive tackle Anthony Caccese
How did the high school football season go overall?
“Overall it went great! We had one of, if not the best season in the school history. We lost in a state semi-final to the State Champions Penn Trafford, but had an amazing season.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I’ve been debating playing travel basketball. Either way I’ll be full time in the gym, sometimes twice a day.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think we can come back with the exact same mind set and have an even better season this upcoming year. We should have an expectation to be at this level every year.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“It will most likely be the same teams that that gave us good a good competition last year. I think Governor Mifflin and maybe Manheim Central will be our toughest opponents.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I don’t know many individuals from a lot of these schools but I know Manheim Central has some really good individuals.”

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Q&A with Lakeview offensive tackle Brendan Malone
How did the high school football season go overall?
‘This high school season didn't go as we expected with only going 3-7 but it showed a lot of potential for next season. We got hot at the end of the year averaging 300 rushing yards the last two games.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plan with sports is do different sports to help with certain things. I do basketball for footwork and track for more strength and agility and after track is over, I lift until season is in full swing.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“With our team being moved to a different region we have really high hopes next season we expect to go and win a region title along with winning the D-10 title, that is our goal. With it being my senior season I will do anything possible to make that happen.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I honestly think Cambridge Springs will be the toughest, they have been on the uprise since my sophomore year. They don't have the biggest guys but they are strong offensively and hold their ground.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I don't have a specific player that will be the toughest but whoever our coach says we need to stop, our team will do everything we can to do so.”

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Q&A with Twin Valley quarterback Evan Myers
How did the high school football season go overall?
“Overall it went good, [we] made districts [for] the first time in school history.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Continue to get better every season.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We are graduating seniors that played important roles, but I feel we have a group of kids ready to step up and fill whatever role is needed to fill.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“With the new league change out of Berks each team looks good, [we’ll] have to take it week by week.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“We will be playing a good group of competition with some good overall players each week, including some very talented QBs on that schedule.”

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Q&A with West Branch running back Wyatt Schwiderske
How did the high school football season go overall?
“Overall as a team it didn’t go the way we had hoped. We gained some knowledge and experience that we’ll be able to use for the upcoming season.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I’m in the gym lifting five days a week. Also working on speed and agility for football. I’m also thinking about doing track in the spring.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We’re losing six seniors from last season but we have some people to step up and fill those gaps. We’re willing to work hard in hopes to have a successful season.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Bellwood-Antis for sure is one of the tougher teams on our schedule.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Zeke Dubler from Glendale is up there. Based on last season I think his senior year should be a good one.”

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How did the high school football season go overall?
“Overall as a team it didn’t go the way we had hoped. We gained some knowledge and experience that we’ll be able to use for the upcoming season.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I’m in the gym lifting five days a week. Also working on speed and agility for football. I’m also thinking about doing track in the spring.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We’re losing six seniors from last season but we have some people to step up and fill those gaps. We’re willing to work hard in hopes to have a successful season.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Bellwood-Antis for sure is one of the tougher teams on our schedule.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Zeke Dubler from Glendale is up there. Based on last season I think his senior year should be a good one.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve had some camp invites but because I’m a sophomore my contact with colleges has been limited.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I’ve had several colleges send me their recruiting questionnaires but as a sophomore contact is still limited.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Not yet.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“Yes I plan to start checking out colleges in the near future.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up 30 miles from State College it has to be Penn State.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“Overall it went good, [we] made districts [for] the first time in school history.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Continue to get better every season.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We are graduating seniors that played important roles, but I feel we have a group of kids ready to step up and fill whatever role is needed to fill.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“With the new league change out of Berks each team looks good, [we’ll] have to take it week by week.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“We will be playing a good group of competition with some good overall players each week, including some very talented QBs on that schedule.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Would love the opportunity to compete at the college level in any sports.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“N/A.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“N/A.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Camps at Pitt and Penn state.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“N/A.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“N/A.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
‘This high school season didn't go as we expected with only going 3-7 but it showed a lot of potential for next season. We got hot at the end of the year averaging 300 rushing yards the last two games.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plan with sports is do different sports to help with certain things. I do basketball for footwork and track for more strength and agility and after track is over, I lift until season is in full swing.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“With our team being moved to a different region we have really high hopes next season we expect to go and win a region title along with winning the D-10 title, that is our goal. With it being my senior season I will do anything possible to make that happen.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I honestly think Cambridge Springs will be the toughest, they have been on the uprise since my sophomore year. They don't have the biggest guys but they are strong offensively and hold their ground.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I don't have a specific player that will be the toughest but whoever our coach says we need to stop, our team will do everything we can to do so.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I have always had a dream to play college football. Since I first put on a helmet that's been my goal.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have gotten emails from Geneva, Gettysburg, Hiram, Clarion, Thiel, and Alleghany.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I would say Gettysburg is recruiting me the most, I've had contact with the head coach for a while now they seem to be showing the most interest.”

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

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I plan to visit some during the summer to see what's best for my future and academically.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was definitely Ohio State. I grew up in a Buckeye family and their fan atmosphere is amazing.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“Overall it went great! We had one of, if not the best season in the school history. We lost in a state semi-final to the State Champions Penn Trafford, but had an amazing season.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I’ve been debating playing travel basketball. Either way I’ll be full time in the gym, sometimes twice a day.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think we can come back with the exact same mind set and have an even better season this upcoming year. We should have an expectation to be at this level every year.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“It will most likely be the same teams that that gave us good a good competition last year. I think Governor Mifflin and maybe Manheim Central will be our toughest opponents.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I don’t know many individuals from a lot of these schools but I know Manheim Central has some really good individuals.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve talked to coaches at West Point, Yale, Kent State, Maryland, Temple, Delaware, Northwestern, and Central Michigan.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I would say I’ve heard the most from either West Point or Yale.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I just recently came back from a Junior Day at Yale. I’ve also been to games at Maryland, Temple, Kent State, and Central Michigan.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I plan on going to junior days at West Point and Bucknell soon.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I never really did.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“Overall our team performance was far below what I wanted but personally I feel my performance was pretty good. I feel like I excelled in the areas I hoped to going into the season.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“As of right now I’m planning on finishing this basketball season then increasing my football workouts to twice a day.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel we will do much better next season I feel we should have no more than 3 losses and should make a playoff run if all goes as planned.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I feel Reynolds will be the toughest team we play this season.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I personally feel Jaylen Wagner will be the toughest player we face as he’s coming off a 2k rushing yard junior season.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve been in contact with coaches from Saint Vincent, Ohio Wesleyan, Westminster, Slippery Rock, Youngstown State, and Walsh.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“The school recruiting me the hardest is probably Ohio Wesleyan.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes I have gone on unofficial visits to both Ohio Wesleyan and Saint Vincent.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“No I don’t have any trips planned unfortunately.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up my favorite team was always the University of Miami.”

I know this is a football forum, but the state wrestling championships are awesome. Good luck and congratulations to all.

I imagine this is a problem throughout the state....not just District-3.​

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Mid-Penn scheduling some football games for Thursday, Saturday nights in fall due to shortage of officials: ‘We’re hopeful for an influx’​

Updated: Mar. 08, 2022, 3:51 p.m. | Published: Mar. 08, 2022, 2:20 p.m.

Plans to move some Mid-Penn high school football games to Thursdays and Saturdays, as well as continuing to play on Friday nights in the fall, are moving forward.

Mid-Penn Conference athletic directors and coaches have been provided skeleton schedules, Lower Dauphin Athletic Director Dave Bitting said. He floated the proposed changes to the conference.
“There’s no formal vote,” he said. “We’re doing one division at a time. Schools are working on adjusting their schedules.”

Most schools are in favor of the change, Bitting said. And, so is the Capital Area Football Officials Association.

“We did it out of necessity,” said Jerry Hocker, Mid-Penn Conference football assigner. “Each year we are losing quality officials to retirements and injuries, and we have not seen an uptick in replacements.”

The move is beneficial to allow “quality officials” to “work more often and not jeopardize the level of officiating,” Hocker said.

Games on Thursdays and Saturdays are most likely going to continue for at least the next two years, Bitting said. It will also support temporary relief to bus drivers and maintenance crews.

“We’re hopeful for an influx,” he said. “The issue we’ll run into is how quickly we can get officials up to the varsity level across the board. You don’t just walk out of the class and you are suddenly a varsity official. It takes a lot of games to get to that point.”

The Mid-Penn Conference needs about 20 more “seasoned officials to be able to go back to having all of the games on a Friday night,” Hocker said.

“We have had a few dedicated officials sign up over the last couple of years, but you cannot just jump right into a varsity football game without some on-field experience,” Hocker said. “It takes a couple of seasons working at the lower levels to be able to handle a varsity game.”

Beginner officials should understand that they need to put in the time, Hocker said. There has been a misconception that once you pass the PIAA-administered rules test, then you can officiate at the highest level, he said.

“They want and expect to work at the highest level without putting the time in,” Hocker said. “That’s not how it works in your daily job and it sets you up for failure. We have the tools in place within our chapter with our new official’s class that is taught by our best officials that prepare the people to sign up to complete the PIAA exam.

“This then allows you to officiate the lower levels and move your way up the ranks. We also have on-field clinics and sessions that are taught by our senior officials to help educate the committed officials who want to get better. This has been promising the last couple of years. The PIAA also has been helping in the recruitment of officials through social media and other ways. We just need the people to sign up and stay committed.”

Today’s current sports culture is another reason Hocker said he thinks people are “reluctant” to sign up to officiate.

“They do not want to put up with the unruly fans and coaches,” he said. “My take on that is that it is an issue and people, in general, need to realize that without the officials we cannot have the games. So, cheer for your kids and let the officials do their jobs.”

on paper they were the most dominant team we've seen in Pa

they played 2A competition but a lot of people said they would beat most if not all 6A teams that season, were they that good?

were they at least the best small school team ever or did they just beat up on bad teams?

At Cumberland High School?? WTF??

Steelton Highspire 2022 openers.
The Rollers hope to rebound from an off year that saw them go 8-3 following their 10-0 title run of 2021 by beefing up the schedule their first two games. They open with last year’s 1A WPIAL champ and state semifinal loser Bishop Canevin (13-2) of Pittsburgh (Westwood) at the Peach Bowl Showcase in Chambersburg on Aug 26th.

Week-2 sees them in the home opener (Steelton) against District-8’s Westinghouse, last year’s District 5/8 champ who finished 10-2. The Bulldogs have one of the rising stars of Western PA in head coach Donte Green going 8-4, 7-0 and 10-2 his first three years at the helm. Last year’s City Title was their third straight. They also feature Qb Keyshawn Morsillo (6-1, 190) who finished last year with 1551py and 778ry with 33 Tds. No worries, the Rollers counter with Qb Alex Erby (6-4, 210, jr) with 3272py at 83%, 161 of 193! This is good news as they often have trouble finding non-conf opponents. Note; their first undefeated season came in 1898.

4-star linebacker Josiah Trotter puts Penn State among top 5 schools​

Updated: Feb. 25, 2022, 3:02 p.m. | Published: Feb. 25, 2022, 3:02 p.m.

Josiah Trotter, St. Joseph's Prep, tackles Alex Tecza, Mt. Lebanon, but Mt. Lebanon beats St. JosephÕs Prep 35-17 for the 2021 PIAA Class 6A Football Championship at Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, Pa., Dec. 11, 2021. Mark Pynes | mpynes@pennlive.com


By Daniel Gallen | dgallen@pennlive.com
STATE COLLEGE — Penn State remains in the mix for St. Joseph’s Prep linebacker Josiah Trotter as he cuts down his list of options ahead of the spring.

The Nittany Lions were in the latest top five that Trotter posted to social media Friday afternoon. Penn State is joined by Virginia Tech, Clemson, West Virginia and South Carolina on the list.

The 6-foot-2, 230-pound Trotter is a four-star recruit in the 247Sports composite rankings, and he’s ranked as the No. 7 player in Pennsylvania, the No. 26 linebacker nationally and the No. 269 overall prospect in the Class of 2023.


Trotter is ranked as the No. 4 linebacker and the No. 12 overall prospect in Pennsylvania.

Trotter has football bloodlines. His father, Jeremiah, played for the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Commanders in the NFL, while his older brother, Jeremiah Jr., just finished his freshman year at Clemson.

Penn State originally offered Trotter in May 2020.

Trotter released a list of his top eight schools last month, and the three schools that missed the cut in his latest update were Texas A&M, Ohio State and Notre Dame.

Trotter helped St. Joseph’s Prep to the PIAA Class 6A title game last fall, and he finished the year with 114 tackles, nine for loss, with 2.5 sacks, two fumble recoveries and six passes defensed. He made PennLive’s All-Pennsylvania Football Team for the 2021 season.

Penn State currently has eight commitments in the Class of 2023, and the class ranks No. 1 in the Big Ten and No. 3 nationally in the 247Sports composite rankings.

Trotter is part of an impressive class of linebackers in Pennsylvania for the current cycle, along with Brashear four-star Ta’Mere Robinson, Archbishop Wood four-star Semaj Bridgeman and Pennridge four-star Phil Picciotti.

How did the high school football season go overall?
“I think the season went well overall. We had a lot of ups and downs but when it was time to come together we did.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I am just going to be lifting and trying to gain weight for next season.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like we should do pretty well.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Right now I think our toughest competition is Central Catholic.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I don’t know many players but Anthony Speca I believe is going to give us a problem next year.”

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?
“Right now no colleges have been trying to recruit me.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“N/A.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I haven’t had any visits.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I don’t plan on having one soon.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up I liked Pitt and Ohio State.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“Football season went very well and could've gone a lot better but [we] fell short.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Just to keep working out in the off-season and get the younger guys up to speed.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel we can go all the way.”

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

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“ feel like we really don’t worry about individual players and we just play our game.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I do, I haven't made a decision yet.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“[I got] looked at by a couple colleges like Ohio Wesleyan and Westminster.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“No idea yet.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I visited Westminster and Mercyhurst University and Ohio Wesleyan.”

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

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

How did the high school football season go overall?
“I think I had a good Freshman year. Even though we fell short of our team goal (states), we were 6A D3 Champs. It was great because we weren’t expected to make it that far.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Right now I’m playing basketball to stay in shape. After basketball season I plan to hit the gym to gain a few pounds and work with my QB coach to improve my craft.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We’ll still have a young team, but with the experience we gained this year, we should have a great season.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“State College. They have a lot of returning starters.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Can’t name just one. In the Commonwealth Conference, we have to face good players and good teams every week.”

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?
“A few have shown interest but no offers yet.”

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

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

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“No plans—hopefully this summer.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite school growing up was Oregon. I liked their Quarterback Marcus Mariota.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“My season went very well this season even though we didn’t reach our goal.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Work harder in the gym and be consistent.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like my team will do well next season.”

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

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

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, and I want to go to a Big 10 college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Not many so far but I talked to Akron, OH.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“N/A.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No I haven’t.”

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

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

How did the high school football season go overall?
“The season did not go as well as we would have hoped. It was definitely a learning experience for us all considering our situation.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“We began our offseason lifting program and I will continue to attend our workouts every week until lacrosse starts in the spring.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think we will be much better next year. We have really come together as a family this year which is something that we lacked last season.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Penn Trafford is always a very tough opponent.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I'm not really sure.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“None.”

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

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

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I think I will make a few trips to different local schools.”

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

Find out what colleges are recruiting Anthony Vallano, Suhtaun Lewis, Shawn Lee Jr., Lamont Samuels, and Daniel Sellers now!

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Q&A with Hempfield Area athlete Anthony Vallano​

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“None.”

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

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

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I think I will make a few trips to different local schools.”

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


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Q&A with Cathedral Prep running back Suhtaun Lewis​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, and I want to go to a Big 10 college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Not many so far but I talked to Akron, OH.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“N/A.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No I haven’t.”

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

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


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Q&A with Harrisburg quarterback Shawn Lee Jr.​

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?
“A few have shown interest but no offers yet.”

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

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

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“No plans—hopefully this summer.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite school growing up was Oregon. I liked their Quarterback Marcus Mariota.”


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Q&A with Farrell defensive back Lamont Samuels​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I do, I haven't made a decision yet.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“[I got] looked at by a couple colleges like Ohio Wesleyan and Westminster.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“No idea yet.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I visited Westminster and Mercyhurst University and Ohio Wesleyan.”

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

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


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Q&A with North Allegheny tight end Daniel Sellers​

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?
“Right now no colleges have been trying to recruit me.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“N/A.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I haven’t had any visits.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I don’t plan on having one soon.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up I liked Pitt and Ohio State.”


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Find out what some of the top players in the state are saying about football now!

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Q&A with Hempfield Area athlete Anthony Vallano
How did the high school football season go overall?
“The season did not go as well as we would have hoped. It was definitely a learning experience for us all considering our situation.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“We began our offseason lifting program and I will continue to attend our workouts every week until lacrosse starts in the spring.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think we will be much better next year. We have really come together as a family this year which is something that we lacked last season.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Penn Trafford is always a very tough opponent.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I'm not really sure.”

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Q&A with Cathedral Prep running back Suhtaun Lewis
How did the high school football season go overall?
“My season went very well this season even though we didn’t reach our goal.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Work harder in the gym and be consistent.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like my team will do well next season.”

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

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

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Q&A with Harrisburg quarterback Shawn Lee Jr.
How did the high school football season go overall?
“I think I had a good Freshman year. Even though we fell short of our team goal (states), we were 6A D3 Champs. It was great because we weren’t expected to make it that far.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Right now I’m playing basketball to stay in shape. After basketball season I plan to hit the gym to gain a few pounds and work with my QB coach to improve my craft.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We’ll still have a young team, but with the experience we gained this year, we should have a great season.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“State College. They have a lot of returning starters.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Can’t name just one. In the Commonwealth Conference, we have to face good players and good teams every week.”

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Q&A with Farrell defensive back Lamont Samuels
How did the high school football season go overall?
“Football season went very well and could've gone a lot better but [we] fell short.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Just to keep working out in the off-season and get the younger guys up to speed.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel we can go all the way.”

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

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“ feel like we really don’t worry about individual players and we just play our game.”

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Q&A with North Allegheny tight end Daniel Sellers
How did the high school football season go overall?
“I think the season went well overall. We had a lot of ups and downs but when it was time to come together we did.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I am just going to be lifting and trying to gain weight for next season.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like we should do pretty well.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Right now I think our toughest competition is Central Catholic.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I don’t know many players but Anthony Speca I believe is going to give us a problem next year.”

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Typical offseason talk with my buddies today on the golf course. My Delco buddies and I got to talking today, and the question came up "who is the best team from Delco in the playoff era?" Now I'm a little too young to remember those Ridley juggernaut teams from the late 80s/early 90s, but the 1990 team was the choice from my older friends today. My friend that's my age and myself picked the 99 Strath Haven team(Mark Jones, Mike Connor, Josh Hannum, Zach Love, one of the 9 Mulherns I believe lol,etc). Anyone care to be the tiebreaking vote? Is there a team that should be ahead of those 2? There was a handful of teams that also were mentioned, just curious as to what the other football heads think

Hope everyone is having a good winter. Only 6 months or so until summer camp

Any scoop on who is interested in the HC job at Penn Hills. Should be a reasonably appealing job. The football program has a great history and they have talent. Julian Dugger is going to be in his 3rd season as a starter as just a junior and will be one of the better WPIAL QB's. They have a terrific junior at RB in Amir Keys.

Penn Hills does need to work on community support for football. The atmosphere at Penn Hills games is just dreadful in comparison to most WPIAL schools. This past season I was at their game on Homecoming night and I don't think they had even 500 fans in the stands. At Homecoming. It was like a morgue. I can see why LeDonne wanted to go to Pine-Richland where the stands will be packed.

How did the high school football season go overall?
“My high school football season was definitely full of ups and downs. It [was unfortunate] to start off the season with your senior quarterback getting hurt on the third play of your first scrimmage but it also led to Eric stepping up like he did. The season for me was overall a great time and not just because of the way we played but because of the people I played for and played with.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Well right now I am playing basketball and working out almost every day just so I can get back to my pre-injury form and stamina.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Even though we are losing a lot of key seniors this year I think that many of the younger guys will step up next year and take on that leadership role and next year will be another successful season.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I haven’t really looked into next year's schedule that much but I think our biggest competitors will be Meadville, Oil City, and General Mclane just because of the fact they will be bringing back lots of talent.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“It’s hard to say exactly who our toughest competitor will be, but a few guys that will be a struggle to stop will be the running backs from Meadville and Oil City. I also believe that General Mclane has a few skill position guys that are coming back that really helped them this year.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I for sure want to play sports in college but I haven’t really made the full commitment to whether it’s basketball, football, or even both.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“N/A.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“N/A.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not been on any college visits nor am I planning on going to any college visits anytime soon.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“See above.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite colleges growing up would be West Virginia, Buffalo, and Alabama.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“This past season went well but certainly didn’t end the way we wanted it to. Our goal is always to win a WPIAL title.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“The next sport for me is baseball, which I love also. However, I am committed to the weight room and my off season workouts and will keep my skills fresh by playing 7x7 this Spring.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Strong! If we come together as a team we will be hard to beat.”

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

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

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, my plans are to play either football or baseball in college, whichever one provides me the best opportunity. I am fully committed to both.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Patriot League.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Patriot League schools.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“My last visit was to Lehigh University.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“There are none scheduled but I plan to visit several schools this spring.”

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