Find out what some of the top players in the state are saying about football now!
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Q&A with Pennridge outside linebacker Ryan Rowe
How did the high school football season go overall?
“My sophomore season was awesome. I put a lot of work in the weight room last summer knowing I would be younger and I felt prepared physically out there. I was happy with my adjustments to the speed of the game. I also had great coaching to help me progress technically. Thankful for that amount of experience as a sophomore.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Right now I’m focused on wrestling. My High School, Pennridge, is headed out to Hershey tomorrow to compete for a state championship. We have very intense workouts but when the season ends I’m immediately focused on football and improving speed, strength and explosiveness.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Last year was an investment year with the addition of a new coaching staff. Coach Beller has committed a lot of time and energy into the off season getting Pennridge back to where they belong. I’m optimistic about next year. We will be ready.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“In wrestling, your opponent doesn’t matter as much as you wrestling within yourself and performing at your best. Sometimes it’s good enough and sometimes it isn’t. But you learn the value of preparation and focusing only on what you can control. The opponent doesn’t matter to me. We each have to do our jobs collectively and the results will take care of themselves.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“It doesn’t matter to me. I will be ready. We will be ready. We are focused on what we can control.”
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Q&A with Fleetwood Area running back Jason Petion
How did the high school football season go overall?
“Honestly it improved towards the end of the season, we finished with a 3 game winning streak.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Currently going to team lifts and working our at Garage Strength Gym in Maiden Creek with my trainers.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Next football season I’m completely confident, I truly feel like we got something special coming up.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I’m not really all too worried that of course there’s going to be a team or two that is going to be a dog fight but we go into every game with the mentality of winning any way possible.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Not all too worried on that part either but there’s definitely a couple of players from the teams we play this year.”
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Q&A with Central Valley running back Jance Henry Jr.
How did the high school football season go overall?
“Overall our season was ok, we didn’t win a conference, Wpial or state title. That doesn’t sit well with me, that’s not the standard at Central Valley.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I train 5 days per week, I’m playing 7 on 7, I’ll be running track this spring, I’ll spend time in the film room with Rushel Shell and I’ll get my position training at Tote Academy here at home and RB Academy in Miami, Florida.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like we have a chance to be as good as we want to be next season as long as we put the work in and play for each other.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I prepare for every opponent the same, I respect them all equally. I’m just going to try to make every game my best game.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“This is our first year in 3A so I don’t really know much about the players in this classification.”
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Q&A with Schuylkill Haven cornerback Leyden Hertz
How did the high school football season go overall?
“This year went amazing, we went from having 4 wins the past 2 years to making it all the way to the district championship. For me as an individual it also went great. On the defensive side I was named 1st team all-county, all-area and all-state as a CB. I also made honorable mention for the Big Eastern team and finished the season with 6 interceptions and one touchdown allowed. For offense I was named 2nd team all-county WR and averaged 14.6 yards per catch.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I am currently in basketball season right now, we made districts and leagues but after the season I plan on spending my spring and summer lifting daily and going to agility classes, I want to work on my footwork as well as my explosiveness. I also plan on attending college camps and visiting campuses to really get my name out there and bring my recruiting up more.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We had a great team last year and we will definitely lose [some] good components to our squad but I feel like we have some studs on the team and we can be just as great if not better than last year if we put our focus on where it needs to be during the season, but more importantly the offseason.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I would say Blue Mountain will be our toughest opponent. Not only is it a rivalry game but they also are well coached but are [also] a bigger school and have a deeper roster.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I would say Dante Carr, he’s a great player and had good size, he has great speed and is just an overall good football player.”
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Q&A with Big Spring strong safety Spencer Cachara
How did the high school football season go overall?
“Our season as a whole was successful. We made districts which is a big accomplishment for Big Spring.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I only play football so I’m lifting and running until next fall.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I have a good feeling that next season will be very successful as well. We have a lot of returning starters combined with a lot of young talent.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“In my opinion, I feel that Susquehanna Township will be our toughest opponent. We have a new schedule this year so I’m unfamiliar with some of the teams.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Our toughest individual player would have to be Lex Cyrus from Susquehanna Township.”
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Q&A with Pennridge outside linebacker Ryan Rowe
How did the high school football season go overall?
“My sophomore season was awesome. I put a lot of work in the weight room last summer knowing I would be younger and I felt prepared physically out there. I was happy with my adjustments to the speed of the game. I also had great coaching to help me progress technically. Thankful for that amount of experience as a sophomore.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Right now I’m focused on wrestling. My High School, Pennridge, is headed out to Hershey tomorrow to compete for a state championship. We have very intense workouts but when the season ends I’m immediately focused on football and improving speed, strength and explosiveness.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Last year was an investment year with the addition of a new coaching staff. Coach Beller has committed a lot of time and energy into the off season getting Pennridge back to where they belong. I’m optimistic about next year. We will be ready.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“In wrestling, your opponent doesn’t matter as much as you wrestling within yourself and performing at your best. Sometimes it’s good enough and sometimes it isn’t. But you learn the value of preparation and focusing only on what you can control. The opponent doesn’t matter to me. We each have to do our jobs collectively and the results will take care of themselves.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“It doesn’t matter to me. I will be ready. We will be ready. We are focused on what we can control.”
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Q&A with Fleetwood Area running back Jason Petion
How did the high school football season go overall?
“Honestly it improved towards the end of the season, we finished with a 3 game winning streak.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Currently going to team lifts and working our at Garage Strength Gym in Maiden Creek with my trainers.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Next football season I’m completely confident, I truly feel like we got something special coming up.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I’m not really all too worried that of course there’s going to be a team or two that is going to be a dog fight but we go into every game with the mentality of winning any way possible.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Not all too worried on that part either but there’s definitely a couple of players from the teams we play this year.”
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Q&A with Central Valley running back Jance Henry Jr.
How did the high school football season go overall?
“Overall our season was ok, we didn’t win a conference, Wpial or state title. That doesn’t sit well with me, that’s not the standard at Central Valley.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I train 5 days per week, I’m playing 7 on 7, I’ll be running track this spring, I’ll spend time in the film room with Rushel Shell and I’ll get my position training at Tote Academy here at home and RB Academy in Miami, Florida.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like we have a chance to be as good as we want to be next season as long as we put the work in and play for each other.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I prepare for every opponent the same, I respect them all equally. I’m just going to try to make every game my best game.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“This is our first year in 3A so I don’t really know much about the players in this classification.”
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Q&A with Schuylkill Haven cornerback Leyden Hertz
How did the high school football season go overall?
“This year went amazing, we went from having 4 wins the past 2 years to making it all the way to the district championship. For me as an individual it also went great. On the defensive side I was named 1st team all-county, all-area and all-state as a CB. I also made honorable mention for the Big Eastern team and finished the season with 6 interceptions and one touchdown allowed. For offense I was named 2nd team all-county WR and averaged 14.6 yards per catch.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I am currently in basketball season right now, we made districts and leagues but after the season I plan on spending my spring and summer lifting daily and going to agility classes, I want to work on my footwork as well as my explosiveness. I also plan on attending college camps and visiting campuses to really get my name out there and bring my recruiting up more.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We had a great team last year and we will definitely lose [some] good components to our squad but I feel like we have some studs on the team and we can be just as great if not better than last year if we put our focus on where it needs to be during the season, but more importantly the offseason.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I would say Blue Mountain will be our toughest opponent. Not only is it a rivalry game but they also are well coached but are [also] a bigger school and have a deeper roster.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I would say Dante Carr, he’s a great player and had good size, he has great speed and is just an overall good football player.”
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Q&A with Big Spring strong safety Spencer Cachara
How did the high school football season go overall?
“Our season as a whole was successful. We made districts which is a big accomplishment for Big Spring.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I only play football so I’m lifting and running until next fall.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I have a good feeling that next season will be very successful as well. We have a lot of returning starters combined with a lot of young talent.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“In my opinion, I feel that Susquehanna Township will be our toughest opponent. We have a new schedule this year so I’m unfamiliar with some of the teams.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Our toughest individual player would have to be Lex Cyrus from Susquehanna Township.”
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