McDevitt Transfers to Wood

[wilson8500]

PREP REDZONE News broke about the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s decision to close Bishop McDevitt (Wyncote), seemingly without warning, at the end of last year. We won’t get into the said decision and how it may have wrongly affected many students and student-athletes opportunities moving forward. In this piece, we will discuss where multiple former Bishop McDevitt ranked and unranked prospects will now be transferring too. This is strictly an on-the-field look at new additions made by Archbishop Wood in Warminster, Pennsylvania.

Archbishop Wood went 3-4 last fall, 3-3 in conference, and have no significantly bolstered their rosters to become serious contenders with the likes of La Salle College, Bonner & Prendie, and even St. Joe’s Prep. Below is a list of new additions to Archbishop Wood.

New Additions – Transfers

Johnny Pergine – 5’11″, 220lbs, LB/SS, C/O 2022

Semaj Bridgeman – 6’2″, 220lbs, OLB/DE, C/O 2023

James Bermudez – 5’10, 190lbs, RB, C/O 2023

Emmanuel Sia – 5’9″, 165lbs, WR/CB, C/O 2022

Jamir Robertson – 5’10″, 165lbs, WR/FS, C/O 2023

Akire Lilley – 5’9″, 170lbs, SS/RB, C/O 2022

Eric Gardner Jr – 6’0″, 220lbs, OG/DE, C/O 2023

C.J. Quesada-Rivera – 6’3″, 280lbs, OC/DT, C/O 2022

Khadir Rowe – 6’0″, 200lbs, OLB, C/O 2023

Jaleel Davis-Shabaaz – 6’0″, 185lbs, SS/FS, C/O 2023

Gilbert Kinsey – 6’3″, 170lbs, WR, C/O 2022

Tyrese Whitaker – 6’3″, 215lbs, DE/OT, C/O 2023

Nehemiah Shine – 5’10″, 190lbs, OLB, C/O 2023

These additions will surely shake up the Philadelphia Catholic league projections for this coming season. Congrats and good luck to all new transfers making a new home.

 

[wilson8500]

Will it work?
Can they beat SJP?
Any thoughts?????

 

[lilromeo]

Will it work?
Can they beat SJP?
Any thoughts?????

Defensively Wood with these additions should be a force. The two RBs are solid and a few others will contribute on the o line for sure. My question is the QB position. If that gets resolved with a good candidate then ,I will say they have a shot against the big dog. I am sure Wood returns a few good ones also.

 

[lilromeo]

Defensively Wood with these additions should be a force. The two RBs are solid and a few others will contribute on the o line for sure. My question is the QB position. If that gets resolved with a good candidate then ,I will say they have a shot against the big dog. I am sure Wood returns a few good ones also.

Oh , and the biggest concern to me is coaching !!!! the Prep has one of the best if not the best coaching staffs in the state ,so Wood will need to step up their game big time in this area or same old same old.

 

[HSFB99]

I see it the same way as you Romeo. These new additions give them a chance to compete with SJP, and gives them more talent than LaSalle. The big question mark will be the coaching staff. It wasn’t great last year, but that was a new staff. Hopefully they are settled in now and we will see some improvement on that end.

 

[lilromeo]

I see it the same way as you Romeo. These new additions give them a chance to compete with SJP, and gives them more talent than LaSalle. The big question mark will be the coaching staff. It wasn’t great last year, but that was a new staff. Hopefully they are settled in now and we will see some improvement on that end.

I know its 2 years away , but I think Woods best team will be in 2 years ,since their existing squad is young and the McD contingent consists of some strong Sophs. We will see.

 

[Stalker]

So you think Wood will still be 6A in 3 years when sophs are srs? Life would be much easier if they were a 5.

 

[new2pa]

Couldn’t Wood be back in 4A by then? Decide not to voluntarily play up? (Isn’t 4A their natural enrollment?)

 

[lilromeo]

Couldn’t Wood be back in 4A by then? Decide not to voluntarily play up? (Isn’t 4A their natural enrollment?)

Their enrollment I believe is either 3 or 4 A.

 

[HSFB99]

The classification issue will come down to how the PIAA deems these transfers. Do they count towards their total? If so, they will be forced to stay in 6A.

 

[new2pa]

In the WPIAL, Vincentian shut down last year. They had a good basketball team. Players transferred everywhere and were immediately eligible for regular and post-season. So, I don't think they would count as transfers.

 

[Stalker]

Thanks for developing my inference better. It's a major issue and will be interesting seeing how it unfolds the coming years.
* And that's too bad about Vincentian. I did hoops some years ago and you always had to consider them. What a team Berlin Bval had. Yikes!