Prep Redzone PA’s Week Eight Standouts
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Week eight of high school football was another great week of action across the Keystone State with a ton of players having eye-opening games. That being said, we have narrowed it down to just 10 standout performances for week eight.…
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Continue ReadingWeek eight of high school football was another great week of action across the Keystone State with a ton of players having eye-opening games. That being said, we have narrowed it down to just 10 standout performances for week eight.
RB Dominic Caruso Dominic Caruso 5'7" | 170 lbs | RB Twin Valley | 2022 State PA – Twin Valley:
Twin Valley defeated Schuylkill Valley 42-14 last Friday behind a strong effort from senior running back Dominic Caruso Dominic Caruso 5'7" | 170 lbs | RB Twin Valley | 2022 State PA who rushed for 120-yards and one touchdown on 12 carries. Caruso has totaled 712 yards and seven touchdowns so far this season.
RB Jontae Morris – Cedar Cliff: Cedar Cliff running back Jontae Morris rushed for 219-yards and three touchdowns in a 42-14 route of Palmyra. He has over 1,300 rushing yards on the season and 19 total touchdowns.
QB Christian Coudriet Christian Coudriet QB St. Mary's Area | 2022 State PA – St. Mary’s: Coudriet is having a truly special senior season for the Flying Dutch, this past week in a 42-6 win over Moniteau he was 21-for-29 for 338-yards and five touchdowns. He’s now passed for 300+ yards in three straight games and has 11 touchdowns in those three games. He’s eclipsed the 2,000 passing yard mark already with 20 touchdown passes to just three interceptions.
QB Stone Saunders Stone Saunders 6'2" | 200 lbs | QB Bishop McDevitt | 2025 State PA – Bishop McDevitt: We’ve been beating the Stone Saunders Stone Saunders 6'2" | 200 lbs | QB Bishop McDevitt | 2025 State PA drum for quite some time now but every week he continues to impress and the numbers that he is putting up as a freshman are outstanding. This past week was his best week yet. Against Milton Hershey, Saunders was 12-for-14 for 400-yards and seven touchdowns. While he may not be going up against the best of talent week in and week out, he’s been incredibly efficient for a freshman, completing 69.4% of his passes for 1,681-yards, 29 touchdowns, and zero interceptions. Just an amazing season so far out of him.
QB Cadin Olsen Cadin Olsen 6'5" | 225 lbs | QB Armstrong | 2023 State PA – Armstrong:
Cadin Olsen Cadin Olsen 6'5" | 225 lbs | QB Armstrong | 2023 State PA had one of his better weeks last weekend, unfortunately in a 41-27 loss to Highlands. Olsen completed 26-of-32 passing attempts for 307-passing yards and three touchdowns. He’s having a very good junior season, completing 65.0% of his passes for 23-touchdowns and seven interceptions.
DT Sean FitzSimmons Sean FitzSimmons 6'3" | 275 lbs | DL Central Valley | 2022 State PA – Central Valley:
One of our top players in the class of 2022 had himself a night last weekend against Ambridge recording eight tackles including five tackles for a loss. While he didn’t record a sack in the game, he almost got to the quarterback numerous times, with four quarterback hurries. He has 21 tackles for a loss this season including eight sacks but has been consistently in the backfield and threatening quarterbacks with 37 hurries.
DB Justin Cook – Harrisburg:
One of the state’s interceptions leaders recorded two more on Saturday against Cumberland Valley, giving him seven interceptions on the season. He also had three pass deflections in the Cougars 45-7 win.
LB Chandon Maurer – Line Mountain
Sophomore linebacker Chandon Maurer of Line Mountain had a good game against North Penn-Mansfield, recording 15 total tackles including 2.5 tackles for a loss and half a sack. He’s among the state’s top tacklers overall and leads all sophomores with 93 on the season.
RB Quinton Martin Quinton Martin 6'3" | 200 lbs | ATH Belle Vernon Area | 2024 State PA – Belle Vernon
The sophomore tailback rushed for 181-yards and two touchdowns this past weekend in a 49-0 win over Trinity. He did so on just eight carries, an average of 22.6 yards per carry. He’s putting together a solid sophomore season that has him averaging 11.8 yards per carry while finding the endzone seven times.
QB Max Mosey Max Mosey 6'0" | 190 lbs | QB Central Dauphin | 2022 State PA – Central Dauphin
Mosey had a heroic effort on Friday night in a 52-48 win over Altoona. The senior quarterback had 267 passing yards through the air while also rushing for 206-yards and six touchdowns. He now has over 1,500 total yards and 21 total touchdowns on the season.
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