What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“We have been doing lifting and some installation of plays and formations and conditioning.”

What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“My strength and I also focused on my footwork a lot this offseason.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“Ideally, I hope we do well. Everyone has bought into Coach Ramsden’s system, and we are excited to get out and play.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I feel our conference is one of the best 2A conferences in the WPIAL so every game will be a battle no game is a give me this year.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I don’t know if I could only pick one. The conference is loaded with great players.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Many D2 and D3 schools.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have made a few unofficial visits to a few PSAC and a few division 3 schools.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes, I plan to have some unofficial and a few official visits this summer.”

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“I attended a Ryzer camp at Slippery Rock. I performed well in the 1 on 1 drills.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“Yes, later this week I am attending a camp at Millersville, and I plan to attend more later in the summer.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“As a kid, I really loved Notre Dame.”

I was very young when the Berwick teams of the past (83? to 94?) really started making their mark on the national scene. Legendary teams with legendary players led by arguably the most legendary coach in Pa history. Now its obviously impossible to travel the country and cover every great team in the USA during the course of the season, but as far as I know (very limited research haha), Berwick is the ONLY Pa team to be crowned "mythical" National Champions by USA today and other media outlets. I know they have been crowned twice and possibly a 3rd time that may be escaping my mind at the moment. And I'm talking semi recent HS football history(1980ish to present day). Now, my question is this... where do those great Berwick teams ,the Kelchner and Powlus teams, stack up historically against the recent title winners and all time great Pa teams. Would they have any chance against any of the teams that Rover went so in depth with during his past title team reviews? Theres a decent amount of YouTube clips from the Powlus era, and he certainly seemed like a man among boys ("hes gonna win 2 heismans"- Beano Cook) as evidence of his National POY awards and #1 ranking as a recruit. I was always curious as to how good they actually were. Again, i was just a youngster during the Powlus years, but those teams always seemed larger than life bc of their reputation. Stores and towns closing down on Friday Nights for home games at Crispin Field always blew my mind as a 10 year old. The Dateline stories and Sports Illustrated stories and ESPN analysts raving about Powlus while he was still in HS just elevated them even higher in my mind bc stuff like that just didnt happen in the early 90s. Anyone care to enlighten me as to how good they really were and how they would match up against the other great teams in Pa history? Bummed I never got to go up to Crispin Field in the fall of 91 or 92 to see them in action. I'm a Delco guy, so when Strath Haven beat Berwick in 1998, the whole county celebrated because of the weight that Berwick name carried at the time and the fact that Berwick had ended their season the previous 2 years and looked to be doing it again for a 3rd straight year until Mark Jones went beast mode. Anyway, sorry for the long winded rambling. Hope to get some good insight. Thanks in advance

Northeast is playing st Peters Prep this year at home. This is a very big step up for the Vikings. St Peters has played st Joes several times in the past and is in the big North New Jersey. Could be a game to watch.

Here’s a peek at the schedule insanity that will be District-3 football-21. All the “big names” are playing each other early, with great intra district non-conf battles and a few inter district battles as well. Anyone who is anybody is playing someone special right at the beginning of the season. Check out the front loaded schedules of historic teams/recent power teams of the district. Never seen so many power teams going at each other so early. Many of the games will have major impact across the district and beyond for the playoffs. Most have 8/27 opening games, all are consecutive unless mentioned otherwise.

Mid Penn Conference
Bishop McDevitt 6-0: Open with two games at home against Philadelphia-LaSalle and Middletown (new coach) then at Harrisburg. McDevitt is loaded with returnees from last year’s undefeated team, looking to replace graduated Qb Lek Powell (5-10, 175, Dayton last heard) who had profound stats for six games; 1598py, 67%, 20/0 Td/Pick ratio. No picks! LaSalle could be a wake-up call with McDevitt being untested last year against marginal Cedar Cliff (4-4) and Cumberland Valley (3-5) teams.
Central Dauphin 5-1: Open on road at Wilson, then three straight homers against Berks Catholic, Manheim Township and Harrisburg. Lots of holes to fill but it’s CD who eats, sleeps and breaths it with a returning quarterback and some attitude from last year’s 42-15 playoff drubbing by Central York. Unfortunately, and like McDevitt above, their covid influenced schedule lacked the typical tests of Harrisburg 4-0, Wilson 6-1 and Township 5-2.
Cumberland Valley 3-5: At Manheim Central, home to Central York and Spring Ford. Coach Josh Oswalt will open things up more (dumped Wing-T) with a wild pass scheme demonstrated at Carlisle and Central York before coming home (04 CV grad) in 2020. A lot more resources at CV so look for improvement in year two. He’ll need it with that opening schedule.
Harrisburg 4-0: At Hazelton (big #s + Qb….upset anyone?), home to McDevitt, at CD. Should come in with real attitude feeling they were short changed in playoffs with a forfeit fielding an excellent team. OL stalwarts return in Ty Black 6-1 275, Roy Irvin 6-2 295 and Tymere Jennings 5-11, 280. But they’ll miss under rated Qb John McNeil forcing them to ground early.

Lancaster Lebanon League
Wilson 6-1: Open with two bitter rivals, Central Dauphin at home, at Governor Mifflin then away at Exeter. The offense will build around their bruising running back Jadyn Jones (6-0, 220, 75/519) and some fine, fine sophs coming up. CD in game-1 sets up a lot for both programs.
Township 5-2: First two weeks are typical (CD East, Dallastown) then all hell breaks loose 3rd and 4th week with Central Dauphin on the road, a loaded Spring Ford offense visiting and a game at Cocalico taking on their option attack and four veteran backs. Any team would be a factor with return/receiver Anthony Ivey (5-11, 180, 23-546p, 8 TDs) back for his senior year. He’s listed as the 6th receiver in the state and 20th in the nation depending on which site you view. Lots to rebuild but good numbers return to the defense. 61-19 won-loss last seven years says they’ll figure it out.
Hempfield 4-4: Could be legit with return of solid Qb Cam Harbaugh and year-2 for Coach George Eager, the LL’s youngest coach at 34. But all this could be masked by a tough opening slate with a vet but young Dallastown team then on the road to Manheim Central and Central York before home vs Exeter then away at Warwick.
Manheim Central 3-5: Open with two homers vs Cumberland Valley and Hempfield then a winnable game at Susquehanna Twp before consecutive road trips at Perkiomen Valley and Wilson before coming home to Warwick.
Cocalico 4-4: Open at home against Conrad Weiser who has an unheralded duel threat Qb, then away at Cedar Cliff then home vs Governor Mifflin. Need a Qb but they return their top backs. That’s key with Anthony Bourassa (90/753ry), Steven Flinton (58/468ry, 14/353py), Brysen Flinton (14/201ry) and Austin Vang (16/77ry) back.

Berks Inter-County Conference
Governor Mifflin 8-1: Open on road vs York High (Wm. Penn), then home to Wilson, away at Cocalico. Following a breather at home vs Cedar Crest, they have an interesting game at Episcopal Academy. Nice chance for SE PA to see running back Nicholas Singleton who has offers from everyone including PSU, OSU, Notre Dame and Alabama, the eighth SEC school to offer.
Exeter Twp 6-2: Open at home against Central York, then a winnable game at veteran Boyertown, then home to Wilson before road war at Hempfield who took them to overtime last year before falling. Young bunch last year except at Qb. Like Red Lion, ELCO and McDevitt, just need a quarterback.
Berks Catholic 5-3: Doesn’t fit scenario but have a few interesting games; opening week at home to Executive Education Academy Charter School of Allentown (nice gym!), then away at Central Dauphin before coming to Boothwyn Delaware County if anyone wants to check them out playing Chichester. Play Malvern Prep 9/24 in Reading; Exeter and Mifflin end of year.

York-Adams League
Central York 10-1: Open with road games at Exeter then Cumberland Valley before home opener against Hempfield to see dueling quarterbacks….then a rough one at Red Lion. Central York returns Beau Pribula (158/234/68%, 34/7, 2156py, 519ry, 14Tds), Knights have Cam Harbaugh (82/138, 59%, 9/1, 1173py). CY had heavy grads but return enough parts knowing who’s under center.
York 7-1: Open at home with Governor Mifflin, then J.P.McCaskey (Lancaster High) where they should dominate before a road trip to Coatesville for some inter-district bragging rights. York is young but loaded with most of last year’s team returning. Game no doubt facilitated by Coach Ortega who turned around a moribund York program from 2004 to 2008, going 37-18 before coming to Coatesville in 2009. This is new territory for the Bearcats, taking on teams the caliber of the Silver Medal Mustangs and Coatesville. Let’s see how they hold up.
Red Lion 5-2: Open at home with the Colts of Cedar Cliff, then Waynesboro and Chambersburg on the road for good comparison of York-Adams football to Mid Penn. If Red Lion can’t hold up against these teams, it will be a LONG season with Central York game-4, but in Red Lion. If they roll, they will have successfully replaced a fine duel threat in Qb Randy Fizer, to fire on all cylinders with a veteran team.

**** I wanted to get this out with a schedule stretching me from cuz’s ranch in FL to Gettysburg, not being sure how much will get done this year on D-3 football. Will at least get a Top 20 out soon.

and recruit private school kids? I would do that in a hurry , in fact I tried to schedule the big Catholic school here in Raleigh just for that reason. Start picking off players

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I have been lifting a lot and doing a lot of quickness drills as well as our team’s 7 on 7 workouts.”

What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“I feel like I have improved with my strength the most.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I feel like our team will be very good. I think we could be one of the top teams if we all contribute.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think Central Martinsburg will give us a lot of competition because it’s week 1 and they’re new to the Laurel Highlands.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I think the toughest player we will face is probably Mercury Swaim from Bedford.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would like to play sports in college. I would prefer to play football, but I am open to playing basketball or baseball too.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I haven’t been recruited that much. I have had a couple that has reached out to talk though.”

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

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“I have been to Slippery Rocks football camp as well as Shippensburg and Pitts. I feel like I performed well at those camps.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“I don’t really have that many more plans to go to any more camps, but I am going to St. Francis for their 7 on 7 tournament June 25.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college by far was Pitt. My family and I have always had big, huge fans even having season tickets to their games too.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“During the off season my team has been having workouts every day in the morning and 7v7s on Wednesday. Every day since the last day of the season last year I’ve been working out 6 times a week.”

What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“During this off season I’ve been trying to improve on my speed and quickness. Last year I ran a 5.3 40-yard dash and this year at the Shippensburg camp I ran a 4.76 40-yard dash. Another thing I improved on was muscle weight.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I believe my football team will be great this year and possibly be the best team to come through Southwestern seems like we have very good chemistry, and everyone is like brothers to each other.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“The team that will be our toughest opponent this year will definitely be Central York. They have always been a good team and have many weapons.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The toughest individual we will be going against will be Beau Pribula from Central. He is a very good player with many Division 1 offers and is committed to Penn State but I believe we will be able to shut him down.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I do want to play football in college and hopefully one day go to the league.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“As of right now, I have two schools recruiting me: Millersville and Randolph Macon.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Millersville definitely has been recruiting the hardest which I have a good feeling about the coach is very cool and shows lots of interest.”

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

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Not as of right now but hopefully soon.”

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“I’ve done a lot of camps this off season, most of them in the PSAC league and I feel like I performed very well. At Kutztown I got 2 best overall linebacker.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“Yes, I am going to many more camps this summer. This Thursday I am going to the Millersville camp.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes, my favorite team to watch growing up was Alabama.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Lately I’ve been going to the gym and working on my speed and agility.”

What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“I feel my strength and speed has improved from last year.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I feel like my team will do really well this year. We have a lot of guys returning. And should make a deep playoff run.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“The toughest team we will face will be Steel High.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The toughest individual player we will go up against is York Catholic QB Levan McFadden.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
N/A

Have you made any college trips yet?
N/A

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“I went to a Frostburg Football camp. I feel I performed well.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“I will be attending the top 200 camp in New Jersey.”

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

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Other sports such as track, basketball, and lifting.”

What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“Strength and acceleration.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“We will have a great season.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“No one.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“No one.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Currently I have two offers from Westminster College and Thiel but am being recruited by Kent, Bowling Green, Slippery Rock, Westminster College, Thiel, and Clarion.”

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

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“Yes, the Pitt Rising Stars camp.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“Penn State.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up, I liked Ohio State, but I learned to like Ole Miss.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Hitting the weights hard and I’ve very focused on speed and agility getting ready for camps. I can’t wait to compete this upcoming fall.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I’ve worked really hard on speed, agility and pass coverage in the offseason.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I believe in all of my teammates. I definitely think we are going to be a team to watch come the post season. We’re all hungry coming out of 2020. As a team we also lost a leader and great teammate #88 recently. I’ve learned how important your team is on and off the field. Our edge will be how hard we’ll fight for each other.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“There’s a lot of great competition in the Ches-Mont National, so we have to respect all teams and get after it each week.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“There’s a lot of them, it's hard to single out any single player.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“The most active ones have been Yale, Dartmouth, Penn, Bucknell, Lehigh, Lafayette, Johns Hopkins, and Fordham.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Yale and Dartmouth.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No. Now that the dead period is finally over, I’m looking to get to some of the schools that I’ve been talking to.”

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

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“Villanova, Pitt, York, Temple, Fordham, Dartmouth, Yale, and Penn.”

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

Find out what colleges are recruiting Will Mahmud, Omar Stewart, Landen Eckert, Josh Wasowicz, and Matthew Whysong now!


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Q&A with Downingtown West linebacker Will Mahmud​

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“The most active ones have been Yale, Dartmouth, Penn, Bucknell, Lehigh, Lafayette, Johns Hopkins, and Fordham.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Yale and Dartmouth.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No. Now that the dead period is finally over, I’m looking to get to some of the schools that I’ve been talking to.”

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

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“Villanova, Pitt, York, Temple, Fordham, Dartmouth, Yale, and Penn.”

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


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Q&A with Farrell wide receiver Omar Stewart​

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Currently I have two offers from Westminster College and Thiel but am being recruited by Kent, Bowling Green, Slippery Rock, Westminster College, Thiel, and Clarion.”

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

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“Yes, the Pitt Rising Stars camp.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“Penn State.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up, I liked Ohio State, but I learned to like Ole Miss.”


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Q&A with Delone Catholic linebacker Landen Eckert​

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
N/A

Have you made any college trips yet?
N/A

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“I went to a Frostburg Football camp. I feel I performed well.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“I will be attending the top 200 camp in New Jersey.”

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


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Q&A with Southwestern linebacker Josh Wasowicz​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I do want to play football in college and hopefully one day go to the league.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“As of right now, I have two schools recruiting me: Millersville and Randolph Macon.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Millersville definitely has been recruiting the hardest which I have a good feeling about the coach is very cool and shows lots of interest.”

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

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Not as of right now but hopefully soon.”

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“I’ve done a lot of camps this off season, most of them in the PSAC league and I feel like I performed very well. At Kutztown I got 2 best overall linebacker.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“Yes, I am going to many more camps this summer. This Thursday I am going to the Millersville camp.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes, my favorite team to watch growing up was Alabama.”


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Q&A with Chestnut Ridge athlete Matthew Whysong​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would like to play sports in college. I would prefer to play football, but I am open to playing basketball or baseball too.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I haven’t been recruited that much. I have had a couple that has reached out to talk though.”

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

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“I have been to Slippery Rocks football camp as well as Shippensburg and Pitts. I feel like I performed well at those camps.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“I don’t really have that many more plans to go to any more camps, but I am going to St. Francis for their 7 on 7 tournament June 25.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college by far was Pitt. My family and I have always had big, huge fans even having season tickets to their games too.”


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This is on Max's site. Thought I'd post it.

1. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Head coach: Bruce Rollinson
2020-21 record: 5-0 | Final ranking: NR (Spring season)

2. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)
Head coach: Pepper Johnson
2020-21 record: 8-0 | Final ranking: 1

3. St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)
Head coach: Jason Negro
2020-21 record: 5-1 | Final ranking: NR (Spring season)

4. Westlake (Austin, Texas)
Head coach: Todd Dodge
2020-21 record: 14-0 | Final ranking: 3

5. Thompson (Alabaster, Ala.)
Head coach: Mark Freeman
2020-21 record: 14-0 | Final ranking: 6

6. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Head coach: Roger Harriott
2020-21 record: 8-1 | Final ranking: 14

7. Southlake Carroll (Southlake, Texas)
Head coach: Riley Dodge
2020-21 record: 12-2 | Final ranking: 15

8. Grayson (Loganville, Ga.)
Head coach: Adam Carter
2020-21 record: 14-0 | Final ranking: 2

9. American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.)
Head coach: Patrick Surtain
2020-21 record: 11-2 | Final ranking: 21

10. St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, Md.)
Co-head coaches: Biff Poggi and Messay Hailemariam
2020-21 record: Season canceled

11. Collins Hill (Suwanee, Ga.)
Head coach: Lenny Gregory
2020-21 record: 12-3 | Final ranking: NR

12. Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.)
Head coach: Vito Campanile
2020-21 record: 5-1 | Final ranking: NR

13. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)
Head coach: Brent Browner
2020-21 record: 2-0 | Final ranking: NR (Spring season)

14. North Shore (Houston)
Head coach: Jon Kay
2020-21 record: 14-1 | Final ranking: 7

15. Duncanville (Texas)
Head coach: Reginald Samples
2020-21 record: 10-2 | Final ranking: 16

16. Miami Central (Miami)
Head coach: Roland Smith
2020-21 record: 8-1 | Final ranking: 18

17. De La Salle (Concord, Calif.)
Head coach: Justin Alumbaugh
2020-21 record: 6-0 | Final ranking: NR (Spring season)

18. Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.)
Head coach: Eric Moore
2020-21 record: 14-0 | Final ranking: 12

19. Chandler (Ariz.)
Head coach: Rick Garretson
2020-21 record: 10-0 | Final ranking: 5

20. Katy (Texas)
Head coach: Gary Joseph
2020-21 record: 13-1 | Final ranking: 17

21. Servite (Anaheim, Calif.)
Head coach: Troy Thomas
2020-21 record: 4-2 | Final ranking: NR (Spring season)

22. St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia)
Head coach: Tim Roken
2020-21 record: 6-0 | Final ranking: 4

23. St. Xavier (Cincinnati)
Head coach: Steve Specht
2020-21 record: 10-2 | Final ranking: 20

24. Corner Canyon (Draper, Utah)
Head coach: Eric Kjar
2020-21 record: 14-0 | Final ranking: 9

25. Denton Ryan (Ryan, Texas)
Head coach: Dave Henigan
2020-21 record: 15-0 | Final ranking: 8

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Here's the article "New" and others........was hoping they could fill the open slot at 8/27. Guess they did!​

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Harrisburg will open upcoming football season against defending 5A state champion, Pine-Richland​

Updated 4:08 PM; Today 4:06 PM

Kyle Williams and Harrisburg will face Pine-Richland to open the season. Sean Simmers |ssimmers@pennlive.com
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Harrisburg went from not having a football season-opener when Monday began to having one of the most intriguing first-week matchups by the afternoon.


Cougars coach Calvin Everett told PennLive his team will take on defending 5A champion Pine-Richland at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday Aug. 28 in the WPIAL vs. Everyone Showcase at Woodland Hills.

Everett said the Cougars and Rams had a verbal agreement in place to play this season before Pine-Richland fired head coach Eric Kasperowicz. And, he said, he thought that might be completely out the window in the wake of that, but with both teams needing a Week One opponent, Everett said they were able to reach an agreement to meet in the showcase.


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Manheim Central 7 on 7 competition

It figures to be a particularly tough test for the Cougars. While Harrisburg has been one of the state’s best programs across the last half-decade, Everett told PennLive earlier this summer he has a young team that is dealing with lower than normal turnout.
But, Monday, he said he can’t wait to see how that young group fares against the Rams.

“My philosophy is, if you want to be the best, you have to compete against the best,” he said. “The expectation isn’t changing at all. So, we are ready for that challenge.”

Justin Kanyuk, and offensive tackle from Bethlehem Catholic, committed to North Carolina after receiving an offer from Mack Brown at camp this week. Kanyuk is 6’6 290 and will be a four year starter for the Golden Hawks.

Kanyuk was a second team all state pick by PA Football News and an All EPC pick at tackle as a junior. He’s rated a three star prospect by Rivals, though he just started getting Power 5 offers on the camp circuit as both UNC and Maryland offered this week. Mack Brown had success recruiting the Valley in his last stint at UNC, landing future NFL players Greg DeLong and Jonathan Linton out of Parkland and Catasaqua, respectively

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Club lacrosse season lacrosse has started; I've been going to off-season football workouts. I've also been going to a personal trainer focusing on building up my speed and acceleration.”

What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“I feel that I have improved most on my speed and footwork skills.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“Our team is just looking to improve on last season, we are just going to try to take it one day at a time and keep grinding.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think that William Penn and Central York will be tough again this year.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Jaheim White from William Penn is a very talented player.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I am pursuing opportunities to play lacrosse and possibly football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have not been specifically recruited by any colleges.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I plan on going to see colleges this summer to maybe start to see what type of environment I'm interested in.”

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“No, I haven't gone to any camps yet this off-season.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“I plan on going to lacrosse and football camps this summer.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I have always been a fan of Oregon University since I was little.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“For the late off-season workouts, it’s been mostly field and speed work. I’ve mostly packed up the weights until the season is over.”

What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“This off season I think I’ve improved most from a technical standpoint. This is the first time I’ve had to focus on one position, so it’s been much easier to improve my D-line abilities.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“For me personally, I feel like we are in a great position to have another amazing season.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Our coaches put together another monster schedule this year with a lot of great competition. But as far as the most competition, we’ll have to wait and see.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I don’t think any specific player will give my team problems. We are built to stop a whole team.

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I hope to further my football career in college, while getting a great education.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Since the season ended the schools that have been recruiting me are; Ole Miss, West Virginia, Penn State, Virginia, Temple, Texas A&M, and Rutgers.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Since I am a freshman, schools aren’t really going to school with much attention in recruiting but if I had to say a specific school, I’d say Penn State is.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Not yet, after these camps I’ll take maybe two.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“As of right now I only have set plans to visit Penn State.”

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“I’ve only been to Penn state’s camps so far.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“Yes, I plan to go to Temple, Rutgers, Ohio State, Pitt, and West Virginia.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up, I loved Florida and Florida State.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“This off-season I have been working out 6-7 days a week and have been going to college camps to get better and learn.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel like my explosiveness off the ball has improved the most, nearly all my workouts have multiple exercises to improve that aspect of my game.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“As far as my team goes, we are looking very good for this coming season, I’m very confident that we will be a championship contender. We have a lot of guys coming back with a lot of experience.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“North Catholic for sure, it was a close game last year and will be even more close this year. I’ve been waiting for the rematch with them for months.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“North Catholic’s quarterback, he’s pretty big and shifty. He can escape the pocket very well. Our defense will be more than ready for him when we face off.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“As of now, Akron, Temple, Dayton, Saint Francis, Clarion, Shippensburg, Walsh, and Seton Hill are the main schools recruiting me.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Clarion or Dayton.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“So far, I’ve been up to Clarion and Shippensburg this year.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I plan to take a lot more trips by the end of the summer.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“As I said earlier, I have been up to Clarion and Shippensburg already. Coming up I have the Youngstown State Grit camp, Temple’s prospect camp, and Saint Francis prospect camp.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My family and I have always been big Penn State fans.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I’ve been in the gym with a personal trainer since last season ended, and on a 7v7 team.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I think my footwork, and ball skills have been some things I’ve been focusing on, but I think I’ve improved as an athlete in general.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think we have a promising year.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Definitely we will have an eye on Clairton this year.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I don’t underestimate anybody as a player.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“A couple schools have been inviting me to their showcases, and camps.”

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

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

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“The University of Davenport, Duquesne, Lincoln University, University of Findlay, Grand Valley, and a couple others.”

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

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“This off-season I've been trying to work out 5-6 days a week. But I do play lacrosse, which is a spring sport, so it’s been tough to get all my workouts in. Still though the team gets together and lifts 3 days a week and I try to lift outside of football as much as I can.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I think I have improved on almost everything last year, I’ve really put in work trying to get faster and stronger. I’ve seen almost all of my maxes go up and definitely feel more agile. Football wise, I’ve spent a lot of time watching films breaking down mistakes and weak spots in my game. I feel I've really improved my pass rush ability and pass sets. I’ve been working with Tyler Zimmer, a former D2 all-American linebacker at Seton Hill, who owns the gym I go to and Penn-Trafford alum.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel our team will be very competitive. We’ve got a great group of guys that love to compete and are putting in great work during the off-season.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Next season I feel every game is going to be just as tough as the other, I’m a guy that looks at each game the same way. Obviously, we’ve got big games such as Gateway and Peters Township.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“To be honest I don’t really focus on individuals, as cliché as it sounds, I just look at the team as an overall group, not individuals.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve been getting a lot of interest from FCS schools mostly, such as Ivy League, but I've had a lot of schools reach out on Twitter.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Not any yet, but I do have a couple planned.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I think when I go to camps, I’ll also look at the school.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“As of right now, I’m going to camps at Duquesne, Dartmouth, UPenn, and Pitt.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up, I’ve always been a bit of an Ohio State guy, love their football program and have been watching every game since elementary school.”

Find out what colleges are recruiting Declan Ochendowski, Taishaun Jamison, Cole Charlton, Richard James, and Caleb Fox now!


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Penn Trafford offensive tackle Declan Ochendowski​

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve been getting a lot of interest from FCS schools mostly, such as Ivy League, but I've had a lot of schools reach out on Twitter.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Not any yet, but I do have a couple planned.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I think when I go to camps, I’ll also look at the school.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“As of right now, I’m going to camps at Duquesne, Dartmouth, UPenn, and Pitt.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up, I’ve always been a bit of an Ohio State guy, love their football program and have been watching every game since elementary school.”


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Greensburg Central Catholic linebacker Taishaun Jamison​

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“A couple schools have been inviting me to their showcases, and camps.”

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

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

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“The University of Davenport, Duquesne, Lincoln University, University of Findlay, Grand Valley, and a couple others.”

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


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Freeport Area linebacker Cole Charlton​

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“As of now, Akron, Temple, Dayton, Saint Francis, Clarion, Shippensburg, Walsh, and Seton Hill are the main schools recruiting me.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Clarion or Dayton.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“So far, I’ve been up to Clarion and Shippensburg this year.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I plan to take a lot more trips by the end of the summer.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“As I said earlier, I have been up to Clarion and Shippensburg already. Coming up I have the Youngstown State Grit camp, Temple’s prospect camp, and Saint Francis prospect camp.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My family and I have always been big Penn State fans.”


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St. Joseph's Prep defensive tackle Richard James​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I hope to further my football career in college, while getting a great education.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Since the season ended the schools that have been recruiting me are; Ole Miss, West Virginia, Penn State, Virginia, Temple, Texas A&M, and Rutgers.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Since I am a freshman, schools aren’t really going to school with much attention in recruiting but if I had to say a specific school, I’d say Penn State is.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Not yet, after these camps I’ll take maybe two.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“As of right now I only have set plans to visit Penn State.”

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“I’ve only been to Penn state’s camps so far.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“Yes, I plan to go to Temple, Rutgers, Ohio State, Pitt, and West Virginia.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up, I loved Florida and Florida State.”


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Dallastown Area athlete Caleb Fox​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I am pursuing opportunities to play lacrosse and possibly football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have not been specifically recruited by any colleges.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I plan on going to see colleges this summer to maybe start to see what type of environment I'm interested in.”

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“No, I haven't gone to any camps yet this off-season.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“I plan on going to lacrosse and football camps this summer.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I have always been a fan of Oregon University since I was little.”


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I assume Huck isnt posting here anymore ,since he does apiece on the Eastern site at times but does anyone know if he will return ?? He is the most knowledgeable about the happenings in the PCL.