Reigning Champs Hope To Rebound

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Legendary WPIAL head coach Bob Palko is looking to rebound from the Blue Devil's 21-6 opening day loss. The reigning state champs faced a tough Gateway squad loaded with next level talent. Bethal Park is hoping to earn their second victory at the likes of Mt. Lebanon. BPHS also has D1 talent, and they seem to be up for the challenge to compete for a WPIAL title. This game will be interesting moving forward to see what teams emerge as contenders. The players that have next level potential are listed below.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"id":"block_63125b3edbbb5","name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["249031"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"u003cp class=u0022p1u0022u003eUltra physical Hback that is more athletic than originally meets the eye. Athletic Hback blocker has good footwork on pulling blocks u0026amp;u003cspan class=u0022Apple-converted-spaceu0022u003e  u003c/spanu003eathletic enough to be effective run blocking on the second level. Plays with a low pad level u0026amp; brings his hips u0026amp; feet on contact. Plays until the end of the whistle with great effort, a very physical one track mind during plays. Pretty good route runner with decent catch radius but sometimes lets the ball get to his body on receptions. Negatives would be that he doesn't have a ton of pass catching highlights, but he still has a season to go. On defense he plays with a good motor with physical violent hands. Grayden possesses good bend and gets out his stance well firing out. 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Hartung has the speed u0026amp; motor to be able to play sideline to sideline. Had a play vs Gateway where he showed good LB instincts with his run pass reads and made a tackle running to the sideline. Displays a good nose for the ball. Not great with using his hands playing off of blocks on inside run plays. He will have tou003cspan class=u0022Apple-converted-spaceu0022u003e  u003c/spanu003ework on overall strength finishing tackles, playing off of blocks better with his hands.u003cspan class=u0022Apple-converted-spaceu0022u003e u003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003ernu003cp class=u0022p1u0022u003eu003cbu003e22' :u003c/bu003e Looked explosive like he was fully healed from his injury from Jr. year. Had a sack and 8 tackles at LB. Had a couple plays were he showed the ability to explosively shoot gaps on run plays for TFLs. He evaded an OL coming to block him on an inside run by sidestepping him with a low center of gravity u0026amp; good tackling form. 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Had a good play where he showed athletic ability flipping his hips to the field for his drop then flipping hips u0026amp; chasing down the shallow crosser for a 1-3 yd gain.u003cspan class=u0022Apple-converted-spaceu0022u003e u003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003e","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"align":"","mode":"edit"} /--> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"id":"block_63125c7fdbbb8","name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["357867"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"u003cp class=u0022p1u0022u003eUltra physical Hback that is more athletic than originally meets the eye. Athletic Hback blocker has good footwork on pulling blocks u0026amp;u003cspan class=u0022Apple-converted-spaceu0022u003e  u003c/spanu003eathletic enough to be effective run blocking on the second level. Plays with a low pad level u0026amp; brings his hips u0026amp; feet on contact. Plays until the end of the whistle with great effort, a very physical one track mind during plays. Pretty good route runner with decent catch radius but sometimes lets the ball get to his body on receptions. Negatives would be that he doesn't have a ton of pass catching highlights, but he still has a season to go. On defense he plays with a good motor with physical violent hands. Grayson possesses good bend and gets out his stance well firing out. 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Moul is relentless on blitzes and often causes sacks, TFLs or hurries. He has a very high football IQ that makes him great at reading his LB keys. He has a big motor which allows him to play sideline to sideline. He is a playmaker that has the ability to run a TD back after an INT. 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