NE Ohio Playoff Preview – St. Vincent St. Mary vs John Hay

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Intriguing matchup on Friday night as John Hay travels to St. Vincent St. Mary on Friday night. Detailed below are the top recruits for each squad.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>St. Vincent St. Mary</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Head Coach: Terry Cistone</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Record: 6-3</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top Recruits</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>D'Anthony Kelker</strong>, RB, 2023 - D'Anthony is a flat out stud. He is very fast, twitchy, and tough. Patient to the hole with good burst through it. Gets on the LB's and Secondary quickly and can separate. He is quick around the edge and runs by the force players. Has the ability to run defenders over and fall forward. Impressive kick returner who can score every time he touches the ball. I am really impressed with him on film and he will make an impact on Friday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>HUDL: <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/12808493/DAnthony-Kelker" data-type="URL" data-id="https://www.hudl.com/profile/12808493/DAnthony-Kelker">https://www.hudl.com/profile/12808493/DAnthony-Kelker</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Torell Hopson</strong>, DB, 2023 - Torell is outstanding and committed to Wayne State. Very athletic CB with twitch and burst. He is a tall player with great speed. Patient in his backpedal and has great hips to transition to staying over the top. He is great in Zone coverage and can play multiple receivers in an area. He is very capable at locking down a receiver. He is an impressive block destroyer and tackler. Every time he is around a ball carrier they get taken to the ground.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>HUDL: <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/12808472/Torell-Hopson" data-type="URL" data-id="https://www.hudl.com/profile/12808472/Torell-Hopson">https://www.hudl.com/profile/12808472/Torell-Hopson</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='127307' first='Riley' last='Defibaugh']</strong>, OL/DL, 2023 - Riley is an outstanding two-way interior Lineman. He gets after defenders as a blocker. Comes off the snap with proper technique and punch. Runs his feet through the defenders and routinely gets them to the ground. He is a great puller and quickly gets up the second level and latches onto LB's. He stonewalls on the inside in pass pro and is good against the bull rush. He has good posture and moves his feet well with technique. On defense he is a great gap defender and holds his ground. He has a good punch up and through the blockers. He sheds easily and keeps his eyes in the backfield. Runs well down the LOS on ball away. The bull rush is his favorite pass rush move. Getting a lot of interest across the Divisions.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>HUDL: <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/10292838/Riley-Defibaugh" data-type="URL" data-id="https://www.hudl.com/profile/10292838/Riley-Defibaugh">https://www.hudl.com/profile/10292838/Riley-Defibaugh</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Cleveland John Hay</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Head Coach: Rodney Decipeda</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2022 Record: 7-3</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top Recruits</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Stanley Turpin Jr</strong>., DB, 2023 - Stanley is a drop down stud. He has great athleticism and twitch. He is great at Man coverage and stays in phase easily. He makes tremendous plays on the ball and affects the pass game every play. In Zone coverage he is patient in his backpedal and transitions quickly with his great hips. He stays over the top of the deepest and motors down quickly on the underneath throws. He takes on blocks with proper leverage and toughness and makes great tackles with pop. Keep an eye on him Friday night.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>HUDL: <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/12866511/Stanley-Turpin-Jr" data-type="URL" data-id="https://www.hudl.com/profile/12866511/Stanley-Turpin-Jr">https://www.hudl.com/profile/12866511/Stanley-Turpin-Jr</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Samir Rogers</strong>, LB, 2023 - Samir is a great athlete and can run sideline to sideline. He is very athletic and twitchy. All of his tackles come with great feet drive and wrap. He gets to the ball with velocity inside the tackles and over the top outside. He is very quick in his pass drops and cancels the other routes underneath.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>HUDL: <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/16163036/Samir-Rogers" data-type="URL" data-id="https://www.hudl.com/profile/16163036/Samir-Rogers">https://www.hudl.com/profile/16163036/Samir-Rogers</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Lawrence "Tre" Tinsley</strong>, FS, 2023 - Tre is tremendously talented and athletic. His backpedaling is patient and he has great transitions to zone coverage with the speed to stay over the top. On run plays he is like a bullet to the ball and makes good tackles. He uses his hands well to play the ball in the air through the hands. Impressive player who should have a good Friday night.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>HUDL: <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/14515736/Lawerance-Tre-Tinsley" data-type="URL" data-id="https://www.hudl.com/profile/14515736/Lawerance-Tre-Tinsley">https://www.hudl.com/profile/14515736/Lawerance-Tre-Tinsley</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->