What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“What I have been doing lately with off season workouts is staying in shape as much as I can such as going on runs and working out as much as I can at home.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“What I have improved on most since last football season is my speed, strength and all around how I am as a football player.”

What are you trying to improve on before the football season begins?
“I am trying to improve my skill playing OT by still getting faster and stronger before the season because there is always room for more improvement.”

How has Covid-19 factored into your workouts?
“Covid-19 has affected my workouts, but it does not keep me from working out every day. I mainly go on runs for at least an hour then come home to do my workout.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“We have hope this season, but we all need to improve as a whole.”

Who do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Our toughest competition on the schedule is usually St. Joes Prep.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I want to play football in college and that was always my dream.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“A few colleges are showing interests in recruiting me, but I don’t have any offers as of yet.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I visited Villanova and ESU my freshman year.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I do plan on visiting schools once the whole COVID-19 pandemic is over.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“As of now, I don’t have any plans of doing a camp but maybe I will end up doing a football camp in the summer.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I did have a lot of favorite colleges growing up such as Georgia, Temple, Penn State, and a lot more.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I’ve been cleaning, squatting, and benching with my friend at his gym at home. I am going to the field and doing drills and lots of pushups and sit-ups.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I think I’ve gotten quicker and stronger since last season.”

What are you trying to improve on before the football season begins?
“I am trying to get bigger, gain more weight, and come into the season stronger.”

How has Covid-19 factored into your workouts?
“At first, Covid-19 was terrible, but I found a way to work around it, so it hasn’t been that big of a deal. I just miss my teammates and coaches.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“We are aiming to win another state championship.”

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

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against this fall?
“Kyle McCord and the Prep offense.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I want to play in college. Whichever team takes a chance on me is where I feel is home.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have been in touch with some Ivy Leagues, Patriot League, and the biggest one for me personally is Navy.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I visited UPenn, but my other visits got cancelled because of Covid-19.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“Navy, Rivals, and other schools.”

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

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I’ve been lifting and working out almost every day. Along with that, I practice my speed and agility by doing different sprints and different agility workouts.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I definitely improved my strength a lot more last season. I wasn’t really one of the biggest kids on the field, but this year I gained nearly thirty plus pounds by the end of last season. I’m now weighing between the 196-200 range.”

What are you trying to improve on before the football season begins?
“I’m trying to improve on my speed to the ball and reaction along with my power and explosiveness when delivering the hit.”

How has Covid-19 factored into your workouts?
“Covid-19 only affected my team workouts. We used to go to this place called Damans and lift, but now that they are closed, I still lift on my own at my house.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I think we are definitely state championship contenders again for sure. We only lost a couple seniors which played a big role in last year’s team, but I think we have the guys who are ready to fill their shoes.”

Who do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think Aliquippa is going to be the toughest on our schedule. They are coming for revenge from last year’s district championship game, so they do have a chip on their shoulder. It’s definitely going to be one of those big atmosphere games, but without a doubt, I think we can easily beat them again.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against this fall?
“I think the toughest player we will play would be Vernon Redd from Aliquippa. He is there running back, and he tends to hit the hole or bounce it outside. We put a stop on him last year early in the game but again he has a lot more to play for this year.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I definitely want to play sports in college. Football is my main sport and I’ve been working hard all year to try and produce an elite junior season highlight tape to start receiving college offers.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“There are really no schools recruiting me the hardest, but there are a couple schools who I’ve been in contact with and their coaches have really liked what they’ve seen.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Unfortunately all my college trips this spring we’re cancelled due to the virus outbreak, but I’m still staying in contact with those schools.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I do have more plans for trips this summer. Hopefully all goes well, and I can make the trip out.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I most recently got invited to a camp at Notre Dame but along with that I will go to Pitt, WVU, Penn State, Penn, Ohio State, Kent, Syracuse, Rutgers, Kentucky, Michigan, and Michigan State.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“WVU has always been one of my dream schools to go there. It’s where I am originally from and it feels like home in Morgantown. I think it would be awesome to play at Milan Puskar Stadium, so if WVU would offer me, I might just commit right away.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“My season went really well overall. I had a really good overall offensive season and really good defensive season with two touchdowns as a sophomore nose tackle.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plans now are to get ready for the season and train and lift harder than ever. I lift nearly every day and do speed training anywhere from 3 to 4 days a week. I recently recorded my max on bench of 345 pounds, which is probably my highest achievement in the weight room.”

What are you trying to improve on the most as a player?
“I’m trying to mostly improve on my technique. I feel that my speed and strength can always be critiqued, but I have a little bit of technique on both sides of the ball I can work on.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel our team has a great shot of winning WPIALs this year, and possibly even making it to state.”

Who do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule next season?
“I feel that South Park will be a pretty good match up this year.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Either football or wrestling. I feel that in both sports I am pretty successful, and I would like to see what offers I get and go from there.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have not been recruited yet. I am only a sophomore.”

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

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Lately since the Corona virus, I’ve been training in my house which consist of bench press, leg press, a variety of core workouts, and running on the treadmill.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“Speed for sure and having a nose for the football. During my freshman season, my speed in my opinion was decent but last year I trained really hard to get a quick burst which I needed. My 40-time dropped to 4.7.”

What are you trying to improve on before the football season begins?
“I still want to improve on speed I want to get my 4.7 time down to at least a 4.4-4.5. Other than that, my strength and reads are pretty good.”

How has Covid-19 factored into your workouts?
“it hasn’t impacted me at all except for me working out with my teammates. I’ve been grinding at home.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I believe we will have a chance to play in the state playoffs. I don’t think any team is going to stop us this year.”

Who do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Aliquippa. It’s a good game every year.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against this fall?
“I don’t believe any individual player will give us a hard game.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Rutgers, Ball State, Old Dominion, and Bowling Green have all talked to me.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I’d say Rutgers because they’ve been hitting me up the most on Twitter asking me questions and getting my contact info.”

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

Do you have plans for more trips soon
“Yes, I believe this season I will be having the opportunity to be going across the country.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“Rivals, Pitt, Cincinnati, Penn State, and the Nike camp.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes, Clemson and Pitt were my two favorites.”

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How did the high school football season go overall?
“I think our season went well overall. We started out 7-0 and then had a tough three games with a lot of season ending injuries. We won in the first round of playoffs but lost to a good Washington team in the 2nd round.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plan was to play baseball, but I’m not really sure what’s going to happen there. Right now, I’ve been lifting weights frequently.”

What are you trying to improve on the most as a player?
“I’m trying to work on my deep ball and just improve arm strength. Fades are something I’ve been focusing on.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel that we’re going to have a great year. We have a lot of seniors coming back who are second year starters and we have a solid group coming back on the offensive line.”

Who do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule next season?
“I think we have a tough section this year. We’ve never played Beaver Falls before and I know they have some really good players. There are teams like New Brighton and Neshannock we’ve been playing for the last 3 years that are always tough.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I do want to play college football. It’s been a goal of mine for a while.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
N/A

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not been on any trips yet, but I plan on going to a few in the summer.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up, I’ve always watched a lot of Penn Stare and Pitt.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I’ve been doing wrestling and track to stay in good condition and from time I would go into the weight room when Coach Boger would let me.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“My ability to adapt to different scenarios like my position coach asked me if I could learn guard in a week and I said okay.”

What are you trying to improve on before the football season begins?
“My ability to stay on a block for longer, getting off the ball quicker, and using my hands better for both offense and defense.”

How has Covid-19 factored into your workouts?
“I’m not able to get a lift in but I can still do my ladder and cone drills in my backyard.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I feel that if we develop more chemistry and if people are more determined, we will do good this season.”

Who do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“McDevitt in Harrisburg and Cedar Cliff.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I want to play college football at the Division 1 level.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“None so far due to not having a full varsity season playing time, but I have half a season.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Possibly if the Coronavirus wasn’t affecting travel so much.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“My team was planning on LVC camp, FCA camp, maybe Penn State and St Francis camp depending on our head coach.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“It was either Penn State or Ohio State as a child.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“During the 2019 season, we went through a lot of hardships. We had a new coaching staff and a young team. There were many games that we could’ve beaten the team we were playing, but just lost our momentum in the second half.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“It’s a hard time for athletes currently. Everyone is stuck inside, and all of the gyms are closed. I don’t have access to a weight room, so the best I can do is pushups, sit ups, planks, and jumping rope.”

What are you trying to improve on the most as a player?
“I definitely need to work more on footwork. I had a little trouble last year when up against faster kids, so faster feet is going to help a lot.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think we will do much better during the 2020 season. A lot of our starters from last year were sophomores, including myself. We didn’t have a lot of seniors, so we will be a lot of the same team but with older starters.”

Who do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule next season?
“With the new schedule, it’s hard to know who will be our hardest competition because a lot of these teams we haven’t played before. I think for next year, our toughest competition is going to be South Park.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love to play football in college. My dream college is Penn State.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“As a sophomore, I haven’t been necessarily recruited yet. I have been talking with some coaches from colleges.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I haven’t made any college trips yet, but I hope to take some soon.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Not at this time, but I would if offered the opportunity.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I always liked Penn State because my sister went there and really liked the campus and education.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“I’m very happy with the way our 2019 went. I had a great time with my guys. We made a lot of great memories. Early in the season, we battled a lot of inexperience and adversity. However, once we found our identity mid-season, everything changed. We really got things turning in the Railriders Bowl against Mid Valley at PNC Field, where we shocked everyone by becoming the first team to win it in back-to-back years after scoring 10 points in the final :60 seconds in a dramatic comeback. We carried that resilience into our rivalry game the next week against then-#1 A team in the state, the Old Forge Blue Devils. In that game, we were down 2 scores twice and battled back to lead, before coming a few yards short of winning the game as time expired. I can cite almost every game we played in as evidence, but we were truly a resilient group that wouldn’t go down without a fight after that Railriders Bowl. That’s what I’m most proud of. As for personal achievements, with help from our receiving corps, we opened up our offense and set the league on fire through the air. 7 of our receivers had over 10 catches. 4 of them had 25 or more receptions. One being Razen Reyes who helped me set the single season Lackawanna Football Conference/LIAA/Riverside passing records for yardage and touchdowns. Furthermore, I led the state in passing YPG and finished with 2952 yards and 40 TDs. Razen, himself, also set a record setting single season with touchdowns and yardage. I was very lucky to have a group that worked hard and believed in me.”

What are you trying to improve on the most as a player?
“Obviously, I still have a lot to work on as a player. On a positive side to this coronavirus, I have been able to focus a lot of my efforts on football from lifting to stretching to field work to film work. I’m trying to improve my mental understanding of the game, speed, and strength to put us in the best position to win come August. The weight room has been a huge part of that process. I’ve been in there every day this winter/spring in order to attack the weaknesses and help me enhance the things I need to accomplish my goals.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We still have a long way to go, but I am so optimistic about what’s to come. We lost a huge senior class with all of our skill players and two of our best linemen. The biggest obstacle we have to overcome is replacing those players, and for those who are returning starters, we need to improve enough to compensate for some of those losses. In order for us to be where we want to be, we definitely need to recruit some guys within our school who have never played football before. We have some great athletes focused on other sports right now, but I think that once we open their eyes to how great varsity football is, they can be great for us. I’m really optimistic that we can get some guys, but if not, we have a committed, tough group that’s ready to go to war. It’s been a decade since our school has won a district championship. I know that this is our year. I won’t go down without winning it. The pieces are coming together. We just have to finish the deal. The inexperience is going to be there, but I believe we’ll come together like last year and finish the deal. Looking forward to showing everyone what we got.”

Who do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule next season
“Dunmore is always a team that we look to as a tough game. They constantly produce great teams and have made a great run over the past ten years by dominating our district. They’ve won something like five district championships in a row, so if we’re going to win one, we have to dethrone them. It should be a really competitive bracket for us. In AA, we just added a good young Northwest Area team and back-to-back state runner ups in Lackawanna Trail. Two tough teams, but I’m looking forward to our competitive schedule.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I definitely would love to play football in college. Ever since I started playing in eighth grade, I fell in love with the game. I’ve worked really hard to get where I am, so I hope it pays off in the recruiting process. I’d do anything for football, so hopefully that takes me to some great places.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve talked to some Ivy League schools, Patriot League schools, and PSAC schools. There are no offers yet, but I’ve been invited to Harvard’s campus, Princeton’s campus, etc. this spring. Unfortunately, those visits were cancelled given the current coronavirus situation, but I plan to visit a lot of schools this summer.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Last summer, I went to camps at Villanova and Penn State.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I plan to really visit as many as I can this summer so that I can explore what is the right fit for me. I’m looking forward to that.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I am a huge Penn State fan. My first game was actually Joe Paterno’s 400th win. I’ve loved them ever since. I really look up to/have looked up to a lot of their players, especially their QBs like Matt McGloin, who grew up about 10-15 minutes away from me, Christian Hackenberg, Trace McSorley, and now Sean Clifford. Our family is season ticket holders so we try to make it out to as many games as we can. Love it out there. Nothing beats a whiteout.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“So far with the virus going on and everything, I’ve been doing in home workouts and going to the fields and working out myself or with my dad.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I have to improve everything about my game as in my speed getting off the ball and just everything. Since this was only my first year of football, I got a lot to work on.”

What are you trying to improve on before the football season begins?
“I am trying to improve making my hands more violent and also my speed getting off the ball.”

How has Covid-19 factored into your workouts?
“Covid-19 really made an impact on my workouts by closing all the gyms and closing all the trainers.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I feel my team will be great this season.”

Who do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“The toughest team on the schedule probably will be St. Joseph Prep.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Syracuse, Bowling Green, Arizona State, Iowa, Indiana, Rutgers, Toledo, UMASS, Temple, Central Michigan, Boston College, Old Dominion, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Maryland, and West Virginia.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Mainly all the schools keep in contact a lot.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have only been to Rutgers and Temple.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes, I plan on visiting a lot more schools.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I was planning on doing the Opening and some other camps.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I never really had a favorite college. It is just any D1 college.”

Find out what colleges are recruiting Robert Jackson, Johnny Gilchrist, Liam Halligan, Emilio Diaz, and Cole Beck now!

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Archbishop Wood defensive end Robert Jackson
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Syracuse, Bowling Green, Arizona State, Iowa, Indiana, Rutgers, Toledo, UMASS, Temple, Central Michigan, Boston College, Old Dominion, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Maryland, and West Virginia.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Mainly all the schools keep in contact a lot.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have only been to Rutgers and Temple.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes, I plan on visiting a lot more schools.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I was planning on doing the Opening and some other camps.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I never really had a favorite college. It is just any D1 college.”

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Riverside quarterback Johnny Gilchrist
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I definitely would love to play football in college. Ever since I started playing in eighth grade, I fell in love with the game. I’ve worked really hard to get where I am, so I hope it pays off in the recruiting process. I’d do anything for football, so hopefully that takes me to some great places.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve talked to some Ivy League schools, Patriot League schools, and PSAC schools. There are no offers yet, but I’ve been invited to Harvard’s campus, Princeton’s campus, etc. this spring. Unfortunately, those visits were cancelled given the current coronavirus situation, but I plan to visit a lot of schools this summer.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Last summer, I went to camps at Villanova and Penn State.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I plan to really visit as many as I can this summer so that I can explore what is the right fit for me. I’m looking forward to that.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I am a huge Penn State fan. My first game was actually Joe Paterno’s 400th win. I’ve loved them ever since. I really look up to/have looked up to a lot of their players, especially their QBs like Matt McGloin, who grew up about 10-15 minutes away from me, Christian Hackenberg, Trace McSorley, and now Sean Clifford. Our family is season ticket holders so we try to make it out to as many games as we can. Love it out there. Nothing beats a whiteout.”

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Seton LaSalle offensive tackle Liam Halligan
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love to play football in college. My dream college is Penn State.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“As a sophomore, I haven’t been necessarily recruited yet. I have been talking with some coaches from colleges.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I haven’t made any college trips yet, but I hope to take some soon.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Not at this time, but I would if offered the opportunity.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I always liked Penn State because my sister went there and really liked the campus and education.”

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Milton Hershey defensive tackle Emilio Diaz
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I want to play college football at the Division 1 level.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“None so far due to not having a full varsity season playing time, but I have half a season.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Possibly if the Coronavirus wasn’t affecting travel so much.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“My team was planning on LVC camp, FCA camp, maybe Penn State and St Francis camp depending on our head coach.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“It was either Penn State or Ohio State as a child.”

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Freedom Area quarterback Cole Beck
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I do want to play college football. It’s been a goal of mine for a while.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
N/A

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not been on any trips yet, but I plan on going to a few in the summer.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up, I’ve always watched a lot of Penn Stare and Pitt.”

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I follow McD among others in the PCL and have noticed some significant changes since Mike Watson has taken over as head coach there. He has built a solid staff and is attracting and developing some real talent. They are returning a good nucleus of players that include 3 D-1 players and several others that will make other Division squads. Their MLB has double digit offers as a freshman to include Tennessee , Old Miss ,Va Tech and ,Iowa state . IF and its a BIG if they find a good replacement for QB Lonnie Rice{[Buffalo } they will be tough to handle.

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A couple things stand out. Will CB-East have lights this season? Their website says all night games. They open up against Ridley and Neshaminy. Schedule can be found here:

https://www.cbeastfootball.org/

Neshaminy opens up at home against Archbishop Wood. Don't recall seeing that mentioned. With the recent SOL realignment, neither Rock is on their schedule, just seems a little strange to an old school LBCL guy.

https://neshaminyfootball.com/

Should be interesting seeing New Hope-Solebury make the leap to the SOL.

https://nhslions.org/main/teamschedule/id/3751674/seasonid/4521612

Eastern PA Football has a few schedules up, but mostly in D11.

https://www.easternpafootball.com/db/schedules/index.php5

How did the high school football season go overall?
“Our season was good, but not the result we wanted. We lost in the first round to a team we definitely should’ve beat. I had a bad game.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“With the virus and everything going on, I’ve just been working out from my house every day. I’ve also been watching a lot of old film and thinking about this coming season.”

What are you trying to improve on the most as a player?
“My speed.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think we’ll have a good season. We have a good mix of young guys and guys that have experience. We have a good chance to make it to Heinz this year.”

Who do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule next season?
“With the new sections, we have a few teams we’ve never played before on our schedule, but I don’t think we should have any problems. However, we get a rematch with South Park, who we lost to in the playoffs so that should be a good one. Derry usually plays us tough too.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, my goal is to play D1 football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Army, Holy Cross, New Hampshire, Youngstown State, and a couple more, but no offers yet.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Probably Army and New Hampshire.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I had a chance to go to Army in February, but other trips got canceled because of the virus.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“As soon as everything with the virus is over, I hope to visit the schools I’ve talked to.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Pitt was always my team.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“We went 11-2 and the championship but didn’t win. I still took a lot of positives out that of season.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plans are just to get better as a player.”

What are you trying to improve on the most as a player?
“I want to improve on my acceleration and vertical.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel my team will be ready for this season even though we’re going up to Class 4A.”

Who do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule next season?
“I don’t feel any opponent is different than another from us moving up in class. Every week will be tough, so we just have to take it week by week.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Schools that have recruited me are Eastern Michigan University, the University of Akron, and Miami University.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I made a few trips with my first ones being at was the University of Pittsburgh, the University of Toledo, and the Ball State Cardinals.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes, I have plans to visit a lot more.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My college favorite is Louisiana State University.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“The season went well overall. We lost only to games to the State Runner Up Central Valley and a tough first round lost against South Park. Obviously, we wanted to go further but the season was successful overall.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I do speed and agility training with my dad 4-5 times per week.”

What are you trying to improve on the most as a player?
“I plan on improving my overall footwork and technique at CB.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Next year is an exciting year at North Catholic. I think we have a shot at the WPIAL Championship.”

Who do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule next season?
“I think our toughest competition will be Elizabeth Forward. They have a really talented DE that can be tough to slow down and that game has the chance to determine the conference champion.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Although I love basketball and what my team has accomplished, I definitely want to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Army, Yale, Miami (OH), and a lot of D2 and D3 have talked to me and been to the school.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Army definitely.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not made any college trips. I had planned on going, but my basketball team was in the state playoffs, so I had to delay them.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I do have plans to make it down to West Point and camps at some colleges.”

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

How did the high school football season go overall?
“I think it went well considering the injuries and low numbers that we dealt with during the season. I really enjoyed the group of guys we had, especially the seniors. I’m proud of how we fought every week and I think we competed really well in the playoffs.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“For now, I’m just staying active around my house and getting some work with a few local trainers on my throwing and kicking.”

What are you trying to improve on the most as a player?
“At the moment, I’ve just been hitting the weight room to get bigger while watching film from last season and identifying things that I can do better next season.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think we have a great senior class coming in, and a strong group of returning starters to go with. If we can stay healthy, I think we’ll have a solid season.”

Who do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule next season?
“Because everything changes so much on a year-to-year basis, it’s hard to predict. Right now, we’re just focusing on week 1 and we’ll go from there.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I took gameday visits to Michigan State, Columbia, MIT, University of Chicago, and Carnegie Mellon University this fall. I took a junior day visit to Washington University in St. Louis, and was planning to visit Princeton, Cornell, Macalester, Carleton, Williams College, Case Western Reserve University, Trinity College, and a few others after talking with coaches and receiving Junior Day invites.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“The main D1 schools that I’ve had good conversations with are Princeton and Cornell and as mentioned, I planned on taking junior day visits to both schools. In terms of high academic D3 programs, I’ve enjoyed talking to a few coaches from Williams College on the phone and getting to know more about their program.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“In addition to the schools already mentioned, I went to camps last summer at Yale, Harvard, and the University of Minnesota. I also took a day to visit Bucknell while I was near campus and visited Macalester and Carleton last summer while I was home in Minnesota.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I had planned on going on a few junior day visits, including Princeton, Cornell, and Williams College, but of course those have been postponed or cancelled. I’m hoping that I’ll be able to get out and see some schools this summer for camps and showcases.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Michigan State has always been my favorite team since I was a kid.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“We continued to get better throughout the season. We won the WPIAL championship, but fell short in the state semifinals.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I’m planning on AAU basketball, 7v7, school football workouts, and track.”

What are you trying to improve on the most as a player?
“I’m trying to work on cleaner routes, speed and strength like always, and also my tackling.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel that we will go far, and we have a great chance of going all the way. We all have a hard-working mentality that kicked in the second our season ended.”

Who do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule next season?
“Saint Joes Prep.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes of course. I want to play football at the highest level I can, but I would play track and baseball as well.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Recruiting has been slow, but I’ve talked to Pitt, WVU, UPenn, and St. Vincent.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, I’ve visited Pitt, MSU, and Maryland.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes, I’m hoping to visit WVU, St. Vincent, Penn State, and Pitt again.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I’ve always wanted to play football for Penn State.”

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Central Catholic wide receiver Gannon Carothers
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes of course. I want to play football at the highest level I can, but I would play track and baseball as well.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Recruiting has been slow, but I’ve talked to Pitt, WVU, UPenn, and St. Vincent.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, I’ve visited Pitt, MSU, and Maryland.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes, I’m hoping to visit WVU, St. Vincent, Penn State, and Pitt again.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I’ve always wanted to play football for Penn State.”

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Shady Side Academy quarterback Joshua Castro
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I took gameday visits to Michigan State, Columbia, MIT, University of Chicago, and Carnegie Mellon University this fall. I took a junior day visit to Washington University in St. Louis, and was planning to visit Princeton, Cornell, Macalester, Carleton, Williams College, Case Western Reserve University, Trinity College, and a few others after talking with coaches and receiving Junior Day invites.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“The main D1 schools that I’ve had good conversations with are Princeton and Cornell and as mentioned, I planned on taking junior day visits to both schools. In terms of high academic D3 programs, I’ve enjoyed talking to a few coaches from Williams College on the phone and getting to know more about their program.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“In addition to the schools already mentioned, I went to camps last summer at Yale, Harvard, and the University of Minnesota. I also took a day to visit Bucknell while I was near campus and visited Macalester and Carleton last summer while I was home in Minnesota.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I had planned on going on a few junior day visits, including Princeton, Cornell, and Williams College, but of course those have been postponed or cancelled. I’m hoping that I’ll be able to get out and see some schools this summer for camps and showcases.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Michigan State has always been my favorite team since I was a kid.”

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North Catholic defensive back Isaiah Jackson
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Although I love basketball and what my team has accomplished, I definitely want to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Army, Yale, Miami (OH), and a lot of D2 and D3 have talked to me and been to the school.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Army definitely.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not made any college trips. I had planned on going, but my basketball team was in the state playoffs, so I had to delay them.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I do have plans to make it down to West Point and camps at some colleges.”

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

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Aliquippa running back Karl Mcbride Jr.
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I would love playing football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Schools that have recruited me are Eastern Michigan University, the University of Akron, and Miami University.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I made a few trips with my first ones being at was the University of Pittsburgh, the University of Toledo, and the Ball State Cardinals.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes, I have plans to visit a lot more.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My college favorite is Louisiana State University.”

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North Catholic wide receiver Nick Maher
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, my goal is to play D1 football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Army, Holy Cross, New Hampshire, Youngstown State, and a couple more, but no offers yet.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Probably Army and New Hampshire.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I had a chance to go to Army in February, but other trips got canceled because of the virus.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“As soon as everything with the virus is over, I hope to visit the schools I’ve talked to.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Pitt was always my team.”

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In my 45 years of watching high school football in Philadelphia I don't think there's another guy that was a special as this kid even in his freshman year at SJP. One of my most vivid memories was seeing him take on two Pittsburgh Central Catholic defenders on a kick return and leveling both of them as a freshman at Hershey.

I am really pulling for him and I think he'll easily play into his second contract for whomever drafts him. Although the Eagles have other more urgent needs, seeing him and Myles Sanders in their backfield would of been amazing..
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He is a sensational talent who's dead leg move is is second to none as he prepares for the next phase of his career.

On another note both John Reid and Jon Runyan stood out in the combine and should enjoy decent careers as well. I just have a feeling that as long as Reid can stay healthy he'll make an impact on whosoever roster he's on.He has terrific ball skills and may end up being the smartest DB coming into this draft.

Phil Picciotti #33 2023
6'2'' 205 lb LINEBACKER
Pennridge H,S Varsity Football
Perkasie PA
Started last 5 games of season as a freshman LB
Went both ways in the last game of season LB/TE
36 Tackles 24 Solo
Athletic!
Great Bloodline!
Going to be huge!