Game Notes, Observations, Archbishop Wood @ Roman Catholic

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[player_tooltip player_id='140970' first='Jaleel' last='Davis-Shabazz'] recorded a ton of reps inside the box, letting the young gun DBs play in pass coverage a bit more. JDS came away with some game-altering plays in this one. Davis-Shabazz blocked a punt in this one and came up with a huge TFL in the redzone, a solo tackle at that. There were also some quality reps of JDS covering routes out of the slot. 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Shout out to the Wood defense for making things difficult for the Roman offense all game long. Many will discredit Roman, yet they proved they can still win in a scrap fight led by their defense. Huge props are in order for the Roman offensive line, opening running lanes for both [player_tooltip player_id='140966' first='Jamir' last='Robertson'] and [player_tooltip player_id='248126' first='Mao' last='Howell'] to each rush for over 100 yards. What's more impressive, most of this yardage came from wildcat sets, where Wood was fully expecting the run. The tandem of Robertson and Howell will test all defenses they go up against this Fall. Walt Clymer caught a touchdown pass in this one, a tough catch at that. Excited to see him involved in the passing game, this being just his second catch of the year. [player_tooltip player_id='164157' first='Trey' last='Woodley'] went out early in this one, Clymer's efforts were much needed.rnrnThis wasn't a game Denmark could impact too much. 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The Roman defensive front had its way in the first half, yet when Wilson entered the game, life was seemingly breathed into these lines. [player_tooltip player_id='66058' first='Cole' last='Evans'] looked great on both sides of the ball, elite hand placement, showing off his smarts as a trench player. I'd trust this young man to play almost everywhere along either line. Evans was able to clog holes defensively even with elite DL [player_tooltip player_id='27739' first='Eric' last='Gardner'] not participating in this one. My opinion of [player_tooltip player_id='66058' first='Cole' last='Evans'] continues to trend in the right direction.rnrnThis might have been one of the best outings I've seen out of Jason Baldwin. It's tough to watch guard play from the field, yet nearly every time I keyed in on Baldwin from his guard spot, he was standing a defender up or driving them off the ball. Hardly any panic in his play, his footwork development shows. Baldwin did most of his work against IDL, happy to see him work hard to keep up with this Roman defense.rnrnThis marked the first time I got to see highly-touted recruit [player_tooltip player_id='377030' first='Kevin' last='Heywood'] in person. The pressure couldn't be higher, this kid was ready for it all. With Lyons, Montgomery and Patterson lined up across the Heywood for the duration of the match, with the Penn State staff looking on, Heywood was up for it. It's always a bit jarring seeing someone this big move the way he does. Franklin and Trautwein had to be drooling seeing Heywood move the way he did in this one.  The junior is still raw on both sides of the ball. Yet when everything clicks, and he stops thinking instead of playing, he's easily one of the best linemen his class has to offer. The defensive reps are a plus, watching him get a hold of players off the edge is a sight to see, considering he's got a nice blend of power and athleticism. 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