2022 Week 1 – Games to watch: Districts 2-6
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Manheim Township vs Cumberland Valley Both Manheim Township and Cumberland Valley are coming off quality 2021 seasons and are returning quite a bit of talent in 2022. On Friday night, the two programs will clash at Cumberland Valley. In terms…
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Both Manheim Township and Cumberland Valley are coming off quality 2021 seasons and are returning quite a bit of talent in 2022. On Friday night, the two programs will clash at Cumberland Valley.
In terms of our ranked prospects heading into this matchup, it heavy on the offensive side of the ball. Manheim Township has an impressive 2024 trio with Hayden Johnson Hayden Johnson 6'1" | 195 lbs | QB Manheim Township | 2024 State PA , Landon Kennel Landon Kennel 6'3" | 200 lbs | WR Manheim Township | 2024 State PA , and Asher Wolf while Cumberland Valley has quite a few offensive weapons themselves in Griffin Huffman Griffin Huffman 6'1" | 200 lbs | WR Cumberland Valley | 2023 State PA , Isaac Sines Isaac Sines 5'9" | 175 lbs | RB Cumberland Valley | 2023 State PA , Caiden Pines Caiden Pines 6'0" | 185 lbs | WR Cumberland Valley | 2024 State PA , and Bryce Staretz Bryce Staretz 6'1" | 215 lbs | RB Cumberland Valley | 2024 State PA .
Matchup to watch:
In terms of matchups to watch in this one; we’ll be keeping a close eye on how Hayden Johnson Hayden Johnson 6'1" | 195 lbs | QB Manheim Township | 2024 State PA performs overall against a quality Cumberland Valley defense as well as how Cumberland Valley’s top 2023 prospects Griffin Huffman Griffin Huffman 6'1" | 200 lbs | WR Cumberland Valley | 2023 State PA and Isaac Sines Isaac Sines 5'9" | 175 lbs | RB Cumberland Valley | 2023 State PA perform. Both are intriguing prospects.
Manheim Township prospects:
2024 QB Hayden Johnson Hayden Johnson 6'1" | 195 lbs | QB Manheim Township | 2024 State PA
2024 WR Landon Kennel Landon Kennel 6'3" | 200 lbs | WR Manheim Township | 2024 State PA
2024 WR Asher Wolfe Asher Wolfe 6'3" | 200 lbs | ATH Manheim Township | 2024 State PA
2025 DL Julian Larue Julian Larue 6'2" | 285 lbs | DL Manheim Township Highschool | 2025 State PA
2025 QB Carson Weisser Carson Weisser 6'2" | 190 lbs | QB Manheim Township | 2025 PA
2025 ATH Donovan Rodriguez Donovan Rodriguez 5'9" | 145 lbs | DB Manheim Township | 2025 State PA
Cumberland Valley prospects:
2023 WR Griffin Huffman Griffin Huffman 6'1" | 200 lbs | WR Cumberland Valley | 2023 State PA
2023 RB Isaac Sines Isaac Sines 5'9" | 175 lbs | RB Cumberland Valley | 2023 State PA
2024 LB Alex Sauve Alex Sauve 6'0" | 195 lbs | LB Cumberland Valley | 2024 State PA
2024 WR Caiden Pines Caiden Pines 6'0" | 185 lbs | WR Cumberland Valley | 2024 State PA
2024 RB Bryce Staretz Bryce Staretz 6'1" | 215 lbs | RB Cumberland Valley | 2024 State PA
Southern Columbia vs Berwick
In Pennsylvania high school football history, there are not many programs that are more dominant in the last 30 years than Southern Columbia and Berwick. Between the two programs, they hold 17 state titles.
This should be a good week one matchup, Southern Columbia isn’t as talented as in years past but should be just as good while Berwick has some quality prospects of their own.
Matchup to watch:
In this game, we’ll be paying close attention to how 2023 RB Braeden Wisloski Braeden Wisloski 5'10" | 185 lbs | ATH Southern Columbia | 2023 State PA is able to perform against Berwick’s quality fronts even headlined by 2023 LB Spencer Kishbaugh Spencer Kishbaugh 6'3" | 205 lbs | LB Berwick | 2023 State PA . Would love to see one-on-one matchups between them int his game.
Southern Columbia prospects
2023 RB Braeden Wisloski Braeden Wisloski 5'10" | 185 lbs | ATH Southern Columbia | 2023 State PA
2023 OL Chris Treshock Chris Treshock 6'2" | 280 lbs | OL Southern Columbia | 2023 State PA
2024 DL Colden Bloom Colden Bloom 5'11" | 200 lbs | LB Southern Columbia | 2024 State PA
2024 ATH Blake Wise Blake Wise 6'1" | 155 lbs | QB Southern Columbia | 2024 State PA
2024 K Isaac Carter Isaac Carter 5'11" | 195 lbs | K Southern Columbia | 2024 PA
2025 LB Dominic Fetterolf Dominic Fetterolf 6'1" | 215 lbs | LB Southern Columbia | 2025 State PA
Berwick prospects
2023 LB Spencer Kishbaugh Spencer Kishbaugh 6'3" | 205 lbs | LB Berwick | 2023 State PA
2023 DB Dreyton Wilk Dreyton Wilk 5'11" | 190 lbs | DB Berwick Area | 2023 State PA
2025 ATH Bo Sheptock Bo Sheptock 5'10" | 165 lbs | ATH Berwick | 2025 State PA
Danville vs Bloomsburg
We’re going to find out a lot about both of these two programs in week one. This will be a pretty tough matchup for Bloomsburg as Danville is one of the deepest teams in the state of Pennsylvania.
Returning a ton of talent this season, Danville should improve on their 8-5 mark from a season ago. Bloomsburg may only have two prospects in our rankings but they’re not a program that should be overlooked either.
Key matchup to watch:
We’ll be watching how Bloomsburg’s defense is able to handle the Danville offense. Ty-Brown Stauffer and Carson Persing Carson Persing 5'9" | 170 lbs | WR Danville Area | 2023 State PA are two great talents and 2025 RB Kory King Kory King 5'9" | 150 lbs | RB Danville | 2025 PA is a name to watch. The Panthers’ issues last year weren’t defensively but offensively, if their offense can take a step up in 2022, they’ll have a chance to put together a nice season. But this will be a good test for their defense early on.
Danville prospects:
2023 RB Ty Brown-Stauffer Ty Brown-Stauffer 5'10" | 205 lbs | RB Danville | 2023 State PA
2023 OL Declan Aikens Declan Aikens 6'2" | 250 lbs | OL Danville | 2023 State PA
2023 LB Mason Raup Mason Raup 6'0" | 210 lbs | LB Danville | 2023 State PA
2023 WR Carson Persing Carson Persing 5'9" | 170 lbs | WR Danville Area | 2023 State PA
2024 OL Justin Kutcher Justin Kutcher 6'1" | 265 lbs | OL Danville | 2024 State PA
2025 LB Cameron Kiersch Cameron Kiersch 6'1" | 220 lbs | LB Danville Area | 2025 State PA
2025 QB Madden Patrick Madden Patrick 6'0" | 175 lbs | QB Danville | 2025 State PA
2025 RB Kory King Kory King 5'9" | 150 lbs | RB Danville | 2025 PA
2025 DL Caleb Fowler Caleb Fowler 6'3" | 225 lbs | DL Danville | 2025 PA
Bloomsburg prospects:
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2023 LB Nicholas Wharton Nicholas Wharton 6'0" | 200 lbs | LB Bloomsburg | 2023 State PA
Mount Carmel vs North Schuylkill
A really intriguing matchup to start the season here both North Schuylkill and Mount Carmel. This should be a great game overall, between two well-coached and talented teams.
Both these schools won 10 games last season and are among the best in their respective conferences. Both will be playing into late November and December this year. It’s a good early-season matchup for both and as a non-conference matchup, whoever ends up losing this game will still have plenty of time left in the season to get past the loss and refocus on their ultimate goals.
Key matchup:
Mount Carmel’s offensive line is one of their biggest strengths so I will be really intrigued to see how the Red Tornadoes handle North Schuylkill’s trio of top defenders in Steven Davis Jr Steven Davis Jr 6'2" | 260 lbs | DL North Schuylkill | 2023 State PA , Jaxon Dean, and Jaxson Chowansky Jaxson Chowansky 5'11" | 220 lbs | LB North Schuylkill | 2024 State PA . Both Matt Kelley Matt Kelley 6'4" | 325 lbs | OL Mt. Carmel Area | 2023 State PA and Nick Nestico Nick Nestico 6'1" | 285 lbs | OL Mount Carmel | 2023 State PA are high-quality offensive linemen but this North Schuylkill front seven can beat you in a variety of ways.
Mount Carmel prospects
2023 DL Matthew Scicchitano Matthew Scicchitano 6'4" | 275 lbs | DL Mount Carmel Area | 2023 State PA
2023 OL Matt Kelley Matt Kelley 6'4" | 325 lbs | OL Mt. Carmel Area | 2023 State PA
2023 OL Nick Nestico Nick Nestico 6'1" | 285 lbs | OL Mount Carmel | 2023 State PA
2023 ATH Michael Farronato Michael Farronato 6'0" | 175 lbs | ATH Mt. Carmel Area | 2023 State PA
2023 WR Garrett Varano Garrett Varano 5'10" | 165 lbs | ATH Mt. Carmel Area | 2023 State PA
2024 LB Jacob Schultz Jacob Schultz 6'2" | 185 lbs | LB Mount Carmel Area | 2024 State PA
2024 ATH Xavier Diaz Xavier Diaz 5'9" | 145 lbs | ATH Mount Carmel | 2024 State PA
North Schuylkill prospects
2023 DL Steven Davis Jr Steven Davis Jr 6'2" | 260 lbs | DL North Schuylkill | 2023 State PA
2023 LB Jack Dean Jack Dean 6'3" | 220 lbs | LB North Schuylkill | 2023 State PA
2024 WR Joey Flail Joey Flail 6'0" | 185 lbs | ATH North Schuylkill | 2024 State PA
2024 LB Jaxson Chowansky Jaxson Chowansky 5'11" | 220 lbs | LB North Schuylkill | 2024 State PA
2024 DB Keegan Curry Keegan Curry 6'2" | 185 lbs | DB North Schuylkill | 2024 PA