Steel Valley vs Sto Rox: Game Notes
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Kent State Commit
Cruce Brookins
Cruce
Brookins
6'2" | 180 lbs | ATH
Steel Valley | 2023
State
PA
led Steel Valley to a narrow 27-24 victory Friday Night. Sto Rox arrived into the 22' season ranked #7 in PA, while Steel Valley was ranked #13. Brookins' ability was on display in the ranked matchup offensively & defensively. OL/DL Greg Smith looked sharp clearing big running lanes & registered a sack on defense. ATH
JeSean Wright
JeSean
Wright
5'8" | 170 lbs | LB
Steel Valley | 2023
State
PA
, DB Antonio Bray & DB
Da’Ron Barksdale
Da’Ron
Barksdale
5'11" | 175 lbs | ATH
Steel Valley | 2026
State
PA
were all major contributors to the Ironmen triumph. Some of the notable standouts for Sto Rox were Senior QB
Josh Jenkins
Josh
Jenkins
6'3" | 180 lbs | QB
Sto-Rox | 2023
State
PA
, WR/DB
Jaymont Green-Miller
Jaymont
Green-Miller
5'10" | 170 lbs | WR
Sto-Rox | 2023
State
PA
, WR/DB
Deigo Ellis
Deigo
Ellis
5'11" | 160 lbs | ATH
Sto-Rox | 2023
State
PA
, WR/DB Dre Miller-Ross, & ATH
Zay Davis
Zay
Davis
5'6" | 165 lbs | ATH
Sto-Rox | 2023
State
PA
. Seton LaSalle (0-2) is next up for Steel Valley, while Sto Rox faces Avonworth (1-1).
Cruce Brookins
Cruce
Brookins
6'2" | 180 lbs | ATH
Steel Valley | 2023
State
PA
Led Steel Valley to a victory finishing with 185 yds, 4 TDs & 8 tackles. On one of his long TD runs, Cruce showed great sustained top-end speed. At Free Safety he ran the alley well & delivered a couple of hard hits.
Highlights
Wright finished with 108 yds from scrimmage Friday night. He ran the ball well in traffic showing the ability to evade defenders. JeSean exhibited good footwork on a 15 yd reception on the sideline.
Antonio Bray
Antonio Bray
Bray has adequate hips & feet coupled with good twitch & speed. He had a couple of PBUs & a game-closing INT. AB showed good anticipation on breaks & a willingness to hit. I look forward to watching Antonio in more press & off-man situations throughout 2022.
The Miami (OH) commit cleared running lanes all game for the Ironmen. Most of the big running plays came behind Smith. He showed great athleticism on a screen block peeling back on a pursuing defender. Smith also registered a sack on defense in the win.
The freshman showed a lot of potential & toughness from the CB spot. He displayed good footwork pedaling & breaking. Da’Ron didn’t deliver any bone-crushing hits, but he showed toughness & consistency coming up to tackle. Not sure how DB plays press or off-man due to not seeing any clips in man coverage. Barksdale led Steel Valley with 9 tackles on the day.
Highlights
Jenkins showed a lot of accuracy & arm strength on several throws. On one TD completion, he rolled left, & threw right across the field with accuracy & zip on the ball. He completed outs & timing routes with good anticipation & precision. Josh finished the game 17/28 275 yds, 3 TDs & led the Vikings rushing with 69 yds.
Deigo once again displayed his explosion finishing with 2 TDs on the day. Ellis showed his acceleration & burst on a kick return that went for a TD. DE actually had 2 kick return TDs, but one was called back due to a penalty. The senior also had a TD reception at WR. At CB Deigo didn’t allow any Steel Valley WR the opportunity to be relevant offensively.
Jay led the Vikings in receiving yards catching a long TD reception from Jenkins to open the scoring. Jay also showed good elusiveness and ball skills in the close loss. Jaymont averaged 29.7 yds per catch & finished 3/89 yds, & 2 TDs receiving.
The senior FBS product was a menace on defense. He showed a lot of physicality on multiple tackles coming down from strong safety to help in run support. Dre’s athletic ability was evident on offense he was 2/81 yds receiving. Miller-Ross lead the defense with 9 tackles vs the Ironmen.
Highlights
Davis finished with 90 all-purposed yards on Friday. Zay’s versatility offensively will continue to be a matchup problem for opposing WPIAL teams.
