Game Notes, Observations, Roman Catholic @ St. Joseph’s Prep
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Dazhaun Hopkins HEIGHT 5'10" POS DB CLASS Dazhaun Hopkins School: Roman Catholic Tayden Mines PA #434 WR #45 HEIGHT 5'8" WEIGHT 130 POS WR CLASS 2025 View Profile Tayden Mines State: Pennsylvania School: Roman Catholic Tyseer Denmark PA #6 WR…
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A tough night to find anything positive to say about any prospect on Roman’s side. Games like this happen, especially up against an opponent the caliber of St. Joseph’s Prep. Roman was outclassed in almost every facet of the game, yet Tayden Mines Tayden Mines 5’8″ | 130 lbs | WR Roman Catholic | 2025 State PA and Dazhaun Hopkins flashed highlight plays in this one. Hopkins played a Samaj Jones Samaj Jones 6’0″ | 215 lbs | QB St. Joseph’s Prep | 2024 State PA pass well up the seam, closing the gap while he and the Roman safety bracketed the would-be receiver. Hopkins’s interception might be the lone bright spot against the elite passing game of SJP. Tayden Mines Tayden Mines 5’8″ | 130 lbs | WR Roman Catholic | 2025 State PA showed off his open-field vision and acceleration on a kick return in this one too. Good to see him taking advantage of every opportunity given to him.
Tyseer Denmark Tyseer Denmark 5’11” | 180 lbs | WR Imhotep Charter | 2024 State PA was bottled up in this one. He went down with an injury in the first half.
The top dogs in this matchup played as expected. I’ll focus on some of the lesser-known Hawks to shine some much-needed light on the depth of their elite roster.
Samaj Jones Samaj Jones 6'0" | 215 lbs | QB St. Joseph's Prep | 2024 State PA flexed his muscles, almost cementing his spot as the top passer in his class, possibly in the state. Complete command of the offense, Jones looks as comfortable in the pocket as I have ever seen him. The highly-touted Roman secondary was no match for the decisive and efficient Jones. Omillio Agard Omillio Agard 5'11" | 160 lbs | DB St. Joseph's Prep | 2024 State PA hardly broke a sweat in this one. Josiah Trotter Josiah Trotter 6'2" | 220 lbs | LB St. Joseph's Prep | 2023 State PA was flying around the field at will, sniffing out runs before they develop. Trotter secured a pick-six in this one as well, showing off some of the best instincts that any linebacker possesses in the state.
The running back tandem of Kahseim Phillips Kahseim Phillips 5’9″ | 185 lbs | RB St. Joseph’s Prep | 2024 State PA and Taj Dyches Taj Dyches 5’8″ | 180 lbs | RB St. Joseph’s Prep | 2024 State PA tore through the Roman defense with relative ease. Huge props to the Hawk offensive line that keyed in on their assignments and put a hat on a hat. Phillips scored on the ground and through the air, exploiting holes off tackle and hitting running lanes already in stride. Phillips and the offensive line set the tone of this game. Huge props to Taj Dyches Taj Dyches 5’8″ | 180 lbs | RB St. Joseph’s Prep | 2024 State PA , who has carved out a role for himself in a loaded backfield with young backs waiting in line. Dyches made the most out of each carry. The junior back added a tough goal-line run to his season highlight reel, one that went for a score in this one. Happy to see him finding success at SJP.
Elijah Jones Elijah Jones 6’0″ | 190 lbs | WR St. Joseph’s Prep | 2024 State PA and Brandon Rehman each shared explosive plays in this one, both plays breaking the spirits of Roman Catholic. Some speed is just different, the Hawk wideouts showed that there are levels to speed in the state. Elijah Jones Elijah Jones 6’0″ | 190 lbs | WR St. Joseph’s Prep | 2024 State PA knifed through the Roman Secondary on a 3rd and 30+ plus to score a 70-yard touchdown early in this one. Brandon Rehmann Brandon Rehmann 6’0″ | 180 lbs | WR St. Joseph’s Prep | 2024 State PA showed off his unreal speed and acceleration taking a screen 50+ yards for an untouched score.
Huge props to the Hawk coaching staff for putting these kids in position to succeed.
Highlights
An incredible performance put on by the entire offensive line. Tackles Kevin Towns Kevin Towns 6’4″ | 290 lbs | OL St. Joseph’s Prep | 2024 State PA and Joey McMahon Joey McMahon 6’7″ | 280 lbs | OL St. Joseph’s Prep | 2023 State PA held their own against one of the more formidable OLB/EDGE units in the Catholic League. The preparation and attention to detail were awesome to watch from the sideline. Hardly caught reaching in pass protection, well balanced and confident, the tackles did their thing, especially when they played on an island or in space. Hats off to the interior linemen as well, some of the running lanes created by the big men inside could have been ran through by some of the spectators in the stands. The matchup between both trenches was one I thought Roman could compete with, I was wrong.
Highlights
Again, Shamir Johnson Shamir Johnson 6’0″ | 180 lbs | DB St. Joseph’s Prep | 2024 State PA and Anthony Sacca Anthony Sacca 6’4″ | 220 lbs | LB St. Joseph’s Prep | 2025 State PA hardly broke a sweat on the field. Shamir Johnson Shamir Johnson 6’0″ | 180 lbs | DB St. Joseph’s Prep | 2024 State PA was left on an island along the boundary on a multitude of reps. Johnson can be trusted to play on or off man coverage, even against elite competition. Smooth feet laterally off release. Was in constant winning position. Physical enough to drive kids off their routes, especially early on in the rep. He didn’t show off his capabilities of running with guys downfield, only because he didn’t have to. Johnson was more than willing to step up and make open-field tackles too. Good outing by the young man.
Anthony Sacca Anthony Sacca 6’4″ | 220 lbs | LB St. Joseph’s Prep | 2025 State PA toyed with his matchups, easily disengaging and shedding would-be blockers when coming down from his safety spot. Elite play recognition had Sacca in the right place at the right time more often than not. The Hawks didn’t need the best out of Sacca on this night, yet he still flashed why he’s one of the more coveted prospects in all of Pennsylvania.