Buckeye 8 Athletic League Top 2023
Central Ohio is loaded with talent in the 2023 and 2024 classes like the rest of the state. This series will focus on the league breakdowns for the 2023 class. Bellaire Ray Ray Pettigrew, CB – Ray Ray is an…
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Continue ReadingCentral Ohio is loaded with talent in the 2023 and 2024 classes like the rest of the state. This series will focus on the league breakdowns for the 2023 class.
Bellaire
Ray Ray Pettigrew, CB – Ray Ray is an excellent football player. He plays WR/CB and is the most athletic player on the field when he takes it. He is extremely fast and twitchy. He runs good routes and attacks the ball in the air. He gets vertical really quickly and can score every time he touches the ball. At CB is lock down. He runs in phase with receivers and plays through the hands. He makes physical tackles and sets the outside edge well. Has the speed to run the plays down from behind. Keep a good eye on him in 2022.
HUDL: https://www.hudl.com/profile/14205815/Ray-Ray-Pettigrew
Cambridge
Jake Valentine, WR/OLB – Jake is an outstanding football player with great upside. He plays really well on both sides of the ball. At OLB, sets a hard edge and gets off blocks well. He is a ferocious ball hawk and tackler. Had a couple of touchdowns from the OLB position. He drops quickly into coverage and covers ground quickly. At WR he does a good job of getting open in the voids. He attacks the ball in the air and has a good burst. He blocks well on the perimeter and can be relentless.
HUDL: https://www.hudl.com/profile/14554600/Jake-Valentine
Martins Ferry (2024)
Baron Lucey, WR – Baron is an outstanding football player from the WR position. He is easily one of the best players on the field when he takes it. Runs a tremendous deep route with wiggle and speed. Attacks the ball in the air with his hands and eyes. Runs good intermediate routes up the seams and shaves safeties well. He is utilized in all sorts of ways on offense and will be a force over the next few years.
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St. Clairsville
Jamarcus Webster, OT – Jamarcus is a nasty OL with aggression. He plays tackle and has the size and feet to be a really good one in college. He is flexible and gets up and under defenders driving them off the ball. He moves laterally very well and uses good outside run technique. He is a good pass blocker with good posture and punch. He moves his feet well through the finish. Should have a great camp season.
HUDL: https://www.hudl.com/profile/11916015/Jamarcus-Webster
Union Local
Carter Blake, QB – Carter is an outstanding athlete with great upside heading into 2022. He is tall and athletic with good speed when he pulls it down. He can make all the throws well with touch and accuracy. Has great ability to throw on the run. He does a great job of getting the ball out to his playmakers with urgency. The offense runs through him and he always steps up to the plate.