Week 1 Preview: York, Lancaster and Chester Counties
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Week 1 of the 2021 high school football season offers the potential for a high scoring shootout as well as some star individual performances that guys will be trying to build upon this week against quality non-region opponents in York,…
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Continue ReadingWeek 1 of the 2021 high school football season offers the potential for a high scoring shootout as well as some star individual performances that guys will be trying to build upon this week against quality non-region opponents in York, Chester and Lancaster counties on Friday night.
Catawba Ridge at Nation Ford – If you like points and offense, this one’s for you on Friday night. This game features two of the top quarterbacks in the 2023 and 2024 recruiting classes: Carson Black Carson Black 6'3" | 190 lbs | QB Nation Ford | 2023 State SC (@CarsonBlack16) for Nation Ford and Jadyn Davis Jadyn Davis 6'1" | 185 lbs | QB Providence Day | 2024 State NC (@iamjadyndavis) for Catawba Ridge. The Falcons will be looking to bounce back following a loss to Indian Land last week where first half mistakes plagued them. Look for Falcons running back Eli Whitner (@EliWhitner) to potentially carry more of the load this week. Copperheads wide receiver and defensive back Jacobie Henderson Jacobie Henderson 6'0" | 185 lbs | WR Catawba Ridge | 2022 State SC (@cobieh10) will also be a factor looking to build on his solid opening performance which included 1 touchdown and 1 sack last week.
Myers Park (NC) at Clover – The Blue Eagles pulled off an upset of Dorman last week on the road and they now turn their attention to Charlotte power Myers Park. Linebacker Cooper Zohner (@cooperzohner) will be looking to follow up on a solid opening performance where he had 13 tackles, with three of them for a loss. Clover’s run game could be a factor Friday night as well with running back Elijah Farmer (@elijahfarmer13) looking to build off a strong opening performance as well.
Rock Hill at Northwestern – The news came out Thursday morning that these two rivals will meet up in a non-region matchup as both the Trojans and Bearcats won’t be able to play their originally scheduled opponents due to COVID-19 issues with Indian Land and South Pointe.
Rock Hill defensive linemen Maurice Bonneau (@MauriceB55) and Zay Robinson (@zayrobb) will look to get pressure on the Trojans’ offensive line along with quarterback Matthew Wilson Matthew Wilson 6'1" | 200 lbs | QB Rock Hill | 2024 State SC (@matthew76905115) making plays in the run and pass game.
For the Trojans, will be interesting to watch the play of the Trojan defensive line after giving up 200+ yards on the ground last week. The Trojans’ connection between Will Mattison Will Mattison 6'4" | 190 lbs | QB Northwestern | 2022 State SC (@Will1Mattison) and Calique Cunningham Calique Cunningham 5'9" | 165 lbs | WR Northwestern | 2022 State SC (@4Calique_) was active last week and you can expect that to continue.
NOTE about Northwestern – The Trojans will honor the undefeated (15-0) 2010 state championship team on Friday night.
Fort Mill at Chester – Chester quarterback Zan Dunham Zan Dunham 6'2" | 215 lbs | ATH Chester | 2022 State SC (@ZanDunham17) is another quarterback in the 2022 class who has a plethora of P5 offers. Fort Mill cornerback/wide receiver J.J. Ogwal (@jj_ogwal) played mainly on the defensive side and did a nice job of making tackles in space against Catawba Ridge. Middle linebacker Stephen Ocampo (@stephenhuizar) will also be a guy to watch as he came up and made plays in the hole against the top quarterbacks in the 2024 class at Catawba Ridge last week.
Legion Collegiate Academy at Cannon School (Concord, NC) – Legion will open the 2021 season following a pause due to COVID-19. Coach Strait Herron’s team has a plethora of talent including wide receiver/defensive back Vic Lindsay (@Viclindsay1) and defensive back Skylar Woodard (@sky_woody04).