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


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Q&A with Greensburg Central Catholic strong safety Aidan Allison
How did the high school football season go overall?
“It went great and it was exciting for our team to make it to the 2nd round of the playoffs in 11 years. We want the championship.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“After the season I began working out with my trainer Rocco Yauger, focusing on speed and explosiveness. Team lifts also began in January. It's track season now. So I've been busy sprinting, which will help when camps start.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I expect our team to do better than last year. We have great coaching that will be mixed with more experience. We have a really strong team from coaches to athletes.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Clairton. They always have really good talent.”

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

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Q&A with Steel Valley athlete Donald Barksdale
How did the high school football season go overall?
“The season went good, everything about it was great but hard at the same time, nothing is easy.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I’m planning on getting bigger [in my] upper body and fast[er] for the upcoming season going into my senior year.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Great, I feel as if everyone stays locked in and ready to play when the Friday night lights come on, we are going back to back.”

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

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Sincere Smith on Westinghouse my sophomore year.”

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Q&A with Hickory cornerback Jadon Phillips
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Working on my strength.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“Press-Man coverage.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“State champs.”

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

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

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Q&A with Franklin Regional defensive tackle Andrew Devola
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I’ve been lifting both with my team and on my own for at least 6 days a week since the season was over and I’ve been getting in field work whenever I’ve had extra time between work and practices.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel I’ve improved most on upper body power and punch though I need to work on it more still.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel that our football team will exceed all expectations that the local stations and score predictors will have for us.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“We have one of the hardest schedules in 5A football, we have teams like PCC and USC non- conference but then we still have powerhouses like Gateway, PT, Woody and Latrobe in our conference as well.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The toughest competition I think that I will face off against is most likely one of the D1 lineman from USC or PCC. I do not know which yet.”

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Q&A with Conestoga Valley defensive lineman Tal Stoltzfus
How did the high school football season go overall?
“Our past season went above our expectations. Going into the season we knew we had potential but we were able to express it to the fullest. We were excited to win our first playoff game in almost 14 years as well.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“The team has been lifting three times a week mostly during advanced PE or after school. I have been and am continuing to wrestle three days a week and I am training with Daryl Daniels once a week.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We have a very competitive team this year willing to put in the work. I am very excited and think we can surprise a lot of people.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think it will be Exeter as we beat them last year in a really fun game. I know they have coaches and players coming back looking for revenge.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I can’t say I know anyone right now.”

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How did the high school football season go overall?
“Our past season went above our expectations. Going into the season we knew we had potential but we were able to express it to the fullest. We were excited to win our first playoff game in almost 14 years as well.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“The team has been lifting three times a week mostly during advanced PE or after school. I have been and am continuing to wrestle three days a week and I am training with Daryl Daniels once a week.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We have a very competitive team this year willing to put in the work. I am very excited and think we can surprise a lot of people.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think it will be Exeter as we beat them last year in a really fun game. I know they have coaches and players coming back looking for revenge.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I can’t say I know anyone right now.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I do plan to play in college. It is either between football or wrestling. I still haven’t decided yet. Possibly would do both.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Gettysburg College reached out to me a while ago and I went on a visit. This was for wrestling.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Gettysburg has been the only team really talking.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, Gettysburg.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“No I do not.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I never really did anything besides local teams like Penn State.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I’ve been lifting both with my team and on my own for at least 6 days a week since the season was over and I’ve been getting in field work whenever I’ve had extra time between work and practices.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel I’ve improved most on upper body power and punch though I need to work on it more still.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel that our football team will exceed all expectations that the local stations and score predictors will have for us.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“We have one of the hardest schedules in 5A football, we have teams like PCC and USC non- conference but then we still have powerhouses like Gateway, PT, Woody and Latrobe in our conference as well.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The toughest competition I think that I will face off against is most likely one of the D1 lineman from USC or PCC. I do not know which yet.”

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?
“Lots of local FCS schools such as RMU, St. Francis and Duquesne have reached out.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I wouldn’t say any school has been recruiting me the hardest but RMU has been recruiting me the longest. I attended one of their regular season games last year as a junior.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve been to Seton Hill, RMU, Duquesne and Case Western on visits.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I plan on going back to some of those colleges again in the summer along with hopefully other schools as well.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I’m working on my camp schedule right now, as of currently I will be at Duquesne’s camp and RMU’s mega camp over the summer.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite colleges have always been Wisconsin and Penn State.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Working on my strength.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“Press-Man coverage.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“State champs.”

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

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

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Pitt, Penn State, Kentucky.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Kentucky.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, to Pitt. Penn State, and Kentucky.”

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

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“Kent State Mega Camp, Penn State, Pitt and Kentucky.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“No.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“The season went good, everything about it was great but hard at the same time, nothing is easy.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I’m planning on getting bigger [in my] upper body and fast[er] for the upcoming season going into my senior year.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Great, I feel as if everyone stays locked in and ready to play when the Friday night lights come on, we are going back to back.”

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

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Sincere Smith on Westinghouse my sophomore year.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Bowling Green, Robert Morris and Central State.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“All of them really, they’ve all been staying in touch.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, me and my family [have] been to 6 different schools this offseason.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“So me and my family we always take a trip down to Florida almost every year, so, yeah.”

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

How did the high school football season go overall?
“It went great and it was exciting for our team to make it to the 2nd round of the playoffs in 11 years. We want the championship.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“After the season I began working out with my trainer Rocco Yauger, focusing on speed and explosiveness. Team lifts also began in January. It's track season now. So I've been busy sprinting, which will help when camps start.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I expect our team to do better than last year. We have great coaching that will be mixed with more experience. We have a really strong team from coaches to athletes.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Clairton. They always have really good talent.”

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

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have been talking with several coaches and have been invited to colleges for a visit.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“See above.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“See above.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I have a few more college trips planned. It's been a very busy month.”

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

This had me thinking when guys on another thread were talking about Terrell Pryor being a distraction in the locker room. We all know he had issues at Ohio St and with the law. Austin Scott is another one that has been discussed often on here. Two big ones in my area (district 10) were Greg Garmon the 2011 running back from McDowell. He started over James Connor and was the starting running back at Iowa as a freshman. He ended up dropping out of school and was involved in a home invasion. Another big one was deshawn Coleman who was the 2012 running back at hickory. He originally committed to WVU but couldn't get his grades up enough to enroll. He then committed to Gannon but was kicked out before he even got to school. He then shot at a ice cream truck and is a doing time in the department of corrections as we speak. What are some of the other unbelievable talents in the state that couldn't stay out of their own way and were their own worse enemies?

How did the high school football season go overall?
“Not amazing, we won our league but the goal is always to win as many games as possible and we let some slip away we shouldn’t have. Individually on the other hand it was pretty good, but I definitely would’ve liked to have had a better start to the season.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Train as much as possible everyday and stack days. Become a better athlete in every way I can.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Really good, we have a great feeling about next season.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“New Oxford, while they are losing a lot of skill players coach Warner always has found a way for their team to be competitive in recent years.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I don’t really pay attention to individual players, I’m not someone who looks at another team and is scared of one of their players. I’m confident I bring more to the table for Bermudian Springs than they do for whoever they play for.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love the opportunity and feel I’m in prime opportunity to play college football, the level and school has yet to be determined.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Mainly schools in the PSAC I’ve had talks with.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“It's hard to say, a couple of schools are about the same in that regard.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Not really, I plan on visiting a couple in the deeper spring.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“Yes, a couple different colleges in May and June.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I’ve been a UCLA fan since I started watching college football.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“This season our team accomplished a lot, a D10 title, and made it to the state semifinals for the first time in like 34 years. It was our head coach's first time there as well. We didn’t get the outcome we wanted but it was an amazing season.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I was in my winter sport which was hockey and that season ended with a championship as well. But now football started in January so I’m really pushing myself this offseason so me and my team can dominate the competition this season.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“This year’s team is different from every other Hickory team without a doubt. We have our entire offense and defense line returning, our leading rusher, multiple all state guys. This team is going somewhere for sure.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Rival games are always the hardest, we have the Sharon Tigers week 3 on senior night and it’s just a battle every time we see them.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Juju Johnson from Farrell is a really tough and good player at running back and just an all-around field.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve had multiple coaches from all levels reach out to me over Twitter and stuff, Lehigh U, Drake, Pens State.”

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

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

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I’m going to Pitt, Penn State in the next couple weekends.”

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

How did the high school football season go overall?
“The previous high school season was amazing learning the position as my first year starting at quarterback as a sophomore and got a ton of experience for the next two seasons.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Lifting twice a day before school and with the team after school. The schedule is tough with baseball and track too.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I’m very excited for this upcoming season with everyone back. We have tons of experience returning with all of our receivers and running backs and most linemen back.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I feel like the best opponent match up will be against our rival Marian with my cousin being their head coach and knowing most of the players gets me excited to play them.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“N/A.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I would love the opportunity to play college sports. Not knowing which sport between football or baseball, only the man above will lead me down the path into my future journey.”

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’ve made a couple trips in the fall on some visits.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I plan on making a couple of visits this fall. Some in mind are Muhlenberg, LVC, Coast Guard, Navy etc. to see the collegiate competition and experience.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up has to be Notre Dame, the tradition is unmatched and the campus is beautiful.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“Last year went well. Bringing the first playoff win in history home was a great feeling, but we fell short of our ultimate goal and we are going to change that this year.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“With football being the only sport I play, I get to focus on it all year around and this offseason a big focus for me was getting quicker and stronger.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel that our team this year will really be able to do something. We have several key players returning. The seniors that left played a big role in our team last year but we got dudes ready to step up and take those roles as leaders and playmakers.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“We will play a couple tough teams but they are all beatable. We don't care who we play, we just want to win.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“We’re going to face lots of good players this year.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“None yet but I’m going to keep working and doing my thing and hopefully they come.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“N/A.”

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

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college team [has] got to be PITT. Nothing like a good Pitt football game.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“Pretty good, finished the season off 12-2. We lost in the semis to states, overall great job by me and my guys.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Just to get bigger, faster, and stronger.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like we will go far this season, we are hungry for that state championship.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“There are some pretty good teams around and in our schedule but none that I believe will give us a run for our money! We are excited about the McDevitt game though.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Nobody’s tough going against us.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I’d love to play football in college at the d1 level, that’s why I’m working super hard to get there.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“None so far, I have been talking to a couple schools but none want to give me a shot, so I’ll show them what they’re missing out on next season.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I took a trip to Syracuse, I love the atmosphere, also UCF, it was pretty good there too.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I plan on going to a few camps to get my name out there a bit more.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes Alabama was my favorite college football team growing up, but my favorite basketball team right now is Kentucky.”

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Q&A with Harrisburg defensive back Quincy Brannon Jr.​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I’d love to play football in college at the d1 level, that’s why I’m working super hard to get there.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“None so far, I have been talking to a couple schools but none want to give me a shot, so I’ll show them what they’re missing out on next season.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I took a trip to Syracuse, I love the atmosphere, also UCF, it was pretty good there too.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I plan on going to a few camps to get my name out there a bit more.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes Alabama was my favorite college football team growing up, but my favorite basketball team right now is Kentucky.”


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Q&A with Deer Lakes offensive lineman Joey Ashi​

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“None yet but I’m going to keep working and doing my thing and hopefully they come.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“N/A.”

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

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college team [has] got to be PITT. Nothing like a good Pitt football game.”


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Q&A with Panther Valley quarterback Brody Breiner​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I would love the opportunity to play college sports. Not knowing which sport between football or baseball, only the man above will lead me down the path into my future journey.”

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’ve made a couple trips in the fall on some visits.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I plan on making a couple of visits this fall. Some in mind are Muhlenberg, LVC, Coast Guard, Navy etc. to see the collegiate competition and experience.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up has to be Notre Dame, the tradition is unmatched and the campus is beautiful.”


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Q&A with Hickory quarterback Zander Telesz​

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve had multiple coaches from all levels reach out to me over Twitter and stuff, Lehigh U, Drake, Pens State.”

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

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

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I’m going to Pitt, Penn State in the next couple weekends.”

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


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Q&A with Bermudian Springs running back Eddie Sebright​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love the opportunity and feel I’m in prime opportunity to play college football, the level and school has yet to be determined.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Mainly schools in the PSAC I’ve had talks with.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“It's hard to say, a couple of schools are about the same in that regard.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Not really, I plan on visiting a couple in the deeper spring.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“Yes, a couple different colleges in May and June.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I’ve been a UCLA fan since I started watching college football.”


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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 Harrisburg defensive back Quincy Brannon Jr.
How did the high school football season go overall?
“Pretty good, finished the season off 12-2. We lost in the semis to states, overall great job by me and my guys.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Just to get bigger, faster, and stronger.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like we will go far this season, we are hungry for that state championship.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“There are some pretty good teams around and in our schedule but none that I believe will give us a run for our money! We are excited about the McDevitt game though.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Nobody’s tough going against us.”

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Q&A with Deer Lakes offensive lineman Joey Ashi
How did the high school football season go overall?
“Last year went well. Bringing the first playoff win in history home was a great feeling, but we fell short of our ultimate goal and we are going to change that this year.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“With football being the only sport I play, I get to focus on it all year around and this offseason a big focus for me was getting quicker and stronger.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel that our team this year will really be able to do something. We have several key players returning. The seniors that left played a big role in our team last year but we got dudes ready to step up and take those roles as leaders and playmakers.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“We will play a couple tough teams but they are all beatable. We don't care who we play, we just want to win.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“We’re going to face lots of good players this year.”

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Q&A with Panther Valley quarterback Brody Breiner
How did the high school football season go overall?
“The previous high school season was amazing learning the position as my first year starting at quarterback as a sophomore and got a ton of experience for the next two seasons.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Lifting twice a day before school and with the team after school. The schedule is tough with baseball and track too.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I’m very excited for this upcoming season with everyone back. We have tons of experience returning with all of our receivers and running backs and most linemen back.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I feel like the best opponent match up will be against our rival Marian with my cousin being their head coach and knowing most of the players gets me excited to play them.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“N/A.”

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Q&A with Hickory quarterback Zander Telesz
How did the high school football season go overall?
“This season our team accomplished a lot, a D10 title, and made it to the state semifinals for the first time in like 34 years. It was our head coach's first time there as well. We didn’t get the outcome we wanted but it was an amazing season.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I was in my winter sport which was hockey and that season ended with a championship as well. But now football started in January so I’m really pushing myself this offseason so me and my team can dominate the competition this season.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“This year’s team is different from every other Hickory team without a doubt. We have our entire offense and defense line returning, our leading rusher, multiple all state guys. This team is going somewhere for sure.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Rival games are always the hardest, we have the Sharon Tigers week 3 on senior night and it’s just a battle every time we see them.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Juju Johnson from Farrell is a really tough and good player at running back and just an all-around field.”

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Q&A with Bermudian Springs running back Eddie Sebright
How did the high school football season go overall?
“Not amazing, we won our league but the goal is always to win as many games as possible and we let some slip away we shouldn’t have. Individually on the other hand it was pretty good, but I definitely would’ve liked to have had a better start to the season.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Train as much as possible everyday and stack days. Become a better athlete in every way I can.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Really good, we have a great feeling about next season.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“New Oxford, while they are losing a lot of skill players coach Warner always has found a way for their team to be competitive in recent years.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I don’t really pay attention to individual players, I’m not someone who looks at another team and is scared of one of their players. I’m confident I bring more to the table for Bermudian Springs than they do for whoever they play for.”

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Imhotep did it this year but they go out and bring players in and cherry pick the talent. The only other team that comes to mind with this accomplishment is general McLane in 07-08. Am I missing anyone else that has done this.

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Q&A with Franklin Regional linebacker Austin Kerns​

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?
“I have been talking to many schools here's some of them. Akron, Buffalo, Ohio, Marist, Drake, New Hampshire, Dartmouth, Penn, Cornell, Marshall, Eastern Michigan, Bucknell, RMU, Villanova, and Lehigh.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I would say Akron.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, I have been to a couple. Akron, EMU, Ohio U, Marshall, RMU, UCF.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“Yes, I have been invited and plan on going back to Akron as well as Buffalo, Bowling Green, Villanova, and Penn.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Pitts has always been my favorite. Both of my parents are Pitt grads and it's a hometown favorite.”


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Q&A with Seneca Valley defensive back Adam Bayer​

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 no colleges are recruiting me.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“No schools are recruiting me heavily right now.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have had one game day visit at RMU last year.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“Currently I do not have any plans for trips to colleges right now.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up my favorite college team was PITT.”


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Q&A with Deer Lakes running back Zier Williams​

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve talked to RMU, Colby College, Seton Hill, and ST. THOMAS. Those are some of the colleges that have reached out to me about camps and my past football season.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Currently I don’t know who is recruiting me the hardest.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve only been to Youngstown State.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“No, I do not have any trips planned right now.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes, Ohio State has been my favorite college since I was a little kid.”


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Q&A with Jim Thorpe Area quarterback Cole Lazorick​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“My goal has always been to play college football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“So far I have gotten camp invites from UPenn and UConn.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“None I’m going to have to show them my talents in the summer camps.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I went out to Syracuse with my teammate Noah who is playing football there now.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I want to get up to UPenn and Temple for their summer camps and some Patriot League Schools.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I’ve always loved Penn State since I was a little kid.”


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Q&A with Seneca Valley linebacker/athlete Jackson Matthews​

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’m not getting recruited heavier from any school in particular.”

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

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

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I have plans to show up to showcase camps and college football camps.”

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


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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 Franklin Regional linebacker Austin Kerns
How did the high school football season go overall?
“I think it went very well. I had an outstanding season and feel I proved my abilities. Team wise the season didn't end like we wanted, but we are getting ready for a big season ahead.”

What are your plans now with sports and workout?
“I am working to get bigger, Faster, and Stronger. Right now I am lifting 5 times a week, as well as speed training with Justin King 2 times a week at 210ths. I am also playing 7v7 with AIT.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel that we have a strong and talented group with lots of experience. I expect big things this upcoming season.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“With new conference additions I feel Woodland Hills, Latrobe, and Penn Trafford will all be challenging games, but I'm looking forward to it.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I'm going to go with Scoop Smith from Woodland Hills. He's a gifted player with blazing speed and athleticism.”

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Q&A with Seneca Valley defensive back Adam Bayer
How did the high school football season go overall?
“I think the season wasn’t that good last season, we went 3-7 overall but a lot of us underclassmen got some good experience in games and practices so it was a good experience for us underclassmen.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Right now our team does lifts on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and we go to the north park bubble on Sundays for an hour to get field work in.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think our team will be good next year.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think Central Catholic will be the toughest competition, they are always a good team so it will be a good test for us and a great opportunity.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I am not sure who will be the best player we go against, there are a lot of great players in the WPIAL so I couldn’t name the best player we will go against.”

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Q&A with Deer Lakes running back Zier Williams
How did the high school football season go overall?
“This past football season was the best Deer Lakes has ever done. I think we could have done better, but BellVeron is a tough team to beat.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Right now I am doing track and playing volleyball. I also go to our offseason football workouts.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We have a very strong chance to win sections and make a run in the playoffs. We have many weapons coming back.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think our toughest game this upcoming season is going to Beaver.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I think the toughest individual we will face off against this year will be Dayshaun Burnett.”

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Q&A with Jim Thorpe Area quarterback Cole Lazorick
How did the high school football season go overall?
“Our season went well but we are working towards a way better year this year.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I’m currently playing baseball and doing track but still manage to get lifts every day.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We were an inexperienced team this year and I feel we are going to excel this year.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I would say Northwestern Lehigh is the toughest team on our schedule this year.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I’m not sure we aren’t worried about an individual, we just want to get the job done.”

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Q&A with Seneca Valley linebacker/athlete Jackson Matthews
How did the high school football season go overall?
“It didn’t go the way we wanted because we had lots of errors early on that we fixed up in the end, but it was too late.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I have a training schedule that I’ve been sticking to this whole time. It’s a six-day train split with fieldwork and weightlifting. All included positional work, plyometrics to become the best athlete and football player that I can. Having elite maneuverability is something that I’ve been training on so that it can translate to the next level. I train at the lab sports performance, and of course my school lifting.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel it will be a major turnaround from last year, considering the playmakers, coaching, and chemistry that we have. We will be a way better team.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“North Allegheny will be the toughest team we play after winning the Wpial last year.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“This is a tough question, but one of the ones that came to mind was Elijah Faulkner.”

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How did the high school football season go overall?
“It didn’t go the way we wanted because we had lots of errors early on that we fixed up in the end, but it was too late.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I have a training schedule that I’ve been sticking to this whole time. It’s a six-day train split with fieldwork and weightlifting. All included positional work, plyometrics to become the best athlete and football player that I can. Having elite maneuverability is something that I’ve been training on so that it can translate to the next level. I train at the lab sports performance, and of course my school lifting.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel it will be a major turnaround from last year, considering the playmakers, coaching, and chemistry that we have. We will be a way better team.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“North Allegheny will be the toughest team we play after winning the Wpial last year.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“This is a tough question, but one of the ones that came to mind was Elijah Faulkner.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’m not getting recruited heavier from any school in particular.”

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

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

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I have plans to show up to showcase camps and college football camps.”

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

How did the high school football season go overall?
“Our season went well but we are working towards a way better year this year.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I’m currently playing baseball and doing track but still manage to get lifts every day.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We were an inexperienced team this year and I feel we are going to excel this year.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I would say Northwestern Lehigh is the toughest team on our schedule this year.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I’m not sure we aren’t worried about an individual, we just want to get the job done.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“My goal has always been to play college football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“So far I have gotten camp invites from UPenn and UConn.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“None I’m going to have to show them my talents in the summer camps.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I went out to Syracuse with my teammate Noah who is playing football there now.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I want to get up to UPenn and Temple for their summer camps and some Patriot League Schools.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I’ve always loved Penn State since I was a little kid.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“This past football season was the best Deer Lakes has ever done. I think we could have done better, but BellVeron is a tough team to beat.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Right now I am doing track and playing volleyball. I also go to our offseason football workouts.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We have a very strong chance to win sections and make a run in the playoffs. We have many weapons coming back.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think our toughest game this upcoming season is going to Beaver.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I think the toughest individual we will face off against this year will be Dayshaun Burnett.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve talked to RMU, Colby College, Seton Hill, and ST. THOMAS. Those are some of the colleges that have reached out to me about camps and my past football season.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Currently I don’t know who is recruiting me the hardest.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve only been to Youngstown State.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“No, I do not have any trips planned right now.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes, Ohio State has been my favorite college since I was a little kid.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“I think the season wasn’t that good last season, we went 3-7 overall but a lot of us underclassmen got some good experience in games and practices so it was a good experience for us underclassmen.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Right now our team does lifts on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and we go to the north park bubble on Sundays for an hour to get field work in.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think our team will be good next year.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think Central Catholic will be the toughest competition, they are always a good team so it will be a good test for us and a great opportunity.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I am not sure who will be the best player we go against, there are a lot of great players in the WPIAL so I couldn’t name the best player we will go against.”

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 no colleges are recruiting me.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“No schools are recruiting me heavily right now.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have had one game day visit at RMU last year.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“Currently I do not have any plans for trips to colleges right now.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up my favorite college team was PITT.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“I think it went very well. I had an outstanding season and feel I proved my abilities. Team wise the season didn't end like we wanted, but we are getting ready for a big season ahead.”

What are your plans now with sports and workout?
“I am working to get bigger, Faster, and Stronger. Right now I am lifting 5 times a week, as well as speed training with Justin King 2 times a week at 210ths. I am also playing 7v7 with AIT.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel that we have a strong and talented group with lots of experience. I expect big things this upcoming season.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“With new conference additions I feel Woodland Hills, Latrobe, and Penn Trafford will all be challenging games, but I'm looking forward to it.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I'm going to go with Scoop Smith from Woodland Hills. He's a gifted player with blazing speed and athleticism.”

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?
“I have been talking to many schools here's some of them. Akron, Buffalo, Ohio, Marist, Drake, New Hampshire, Dartmouth, Penn, Cornell, Marshall, Eastern Michigan, Bucknell, RMU, Villanova, and Lehigh.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I would say Akron.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, I have been to a couple. Akron, EMU, Ohio U, Marshall, RMU, UCF.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“Yes, I have been invited and plan on going back to Akron as well as Buffalo, Bowling Green, Villanova, and Penn.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Pitts has always been my favorite. Both of my parents are Pitt grads and it's a hometown favorite.”

Who were some past teams from the wpial that were great but never ended up in the state playoffs? There was a lot of talk last season about how 2023 PCC would end up in GOAT conversations, but they obviously Fell in the wpial championship.

Another team I’d add is 2018 NA. Tough one my tigers as they went undefeated in the regular season but lost to Seneca valley first round

Last team I’d say is 2015 Woodland Hills. This team had Miles Sanders on it and went undefeated through the regular season. Ended up losing to central who won states

Who do you think deserves a spot in the hall of infamy?

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Indiana State 33-6 vs Seton Hall 25-12
* Indy has tournament wins against SMU, Minn, Cincy and Utah last night 100-90
* Hall has tournament wins against St. Joe's, N. Tex, UNLV and Georgia last night 84-67

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