Scouting the State Finals: PIAA Class 2A Championship
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Westinghouse (14-0) VS. Southern Columbia (11-3) Keyshawn Morsillo PA #110 QB #10 HEIGHT 6'3" WEIGHT 190 POS QB CLASS 2023 View Profile Keyshawn Morsillo State: Pennsylvania School: Westinghouse Sincere Smith PA #127 WR #13 HEIGHT 6'1" WEIGHT 175 POS WR…
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Continue ReadingWestinghouse (14-0) VS. Southern Columbia (11-3)
Excited to see how accurate I am with my assessment of Westinghouse prospects, considering this will be the first time I’ve watched any of them play ball live. Safe to say the show on offense starts and ends with the connection between quarterback Keyshawn Morsillo Keyshawn Morsillo 6'3" | 190 lbs | QB Westinghouse | 2023 State PA and wideout Sincere Smith Sincere Smith 6'1" | 175 lbs | WR Westinghouse | 2023 State PA . There might not be a pair in all six games that I’m more excited to see than these two. The stats are outstanding, 1,300+ receiving yards with under 50 receptions brought it, That number should stagger you, this kid is a big play waiting to happen. 22 touchdowns is another eye-opening stat. Turn on the tape and you’ll see how complete of a threat these two are together. Love that Keyshawn Morsillo Keyshawn Morsillo 6'3" | 190 lbs | QB Westinghouse | 2023 State PA is willing to give Sincere Smith Sincere Smith 6'1" | 175 lbs | WR Westinghouse | 2023 State PA shots downfield. The two won’t go down without a fight.
This Westinghouse team isn’t the Morsillo-Smith show believe it or not, despite my rant on how special the two are. They wouldn’t have gotten this far on the backs of the two alone.
Southern Columbia will have to account for some special backend talent being deployed by Westinghouse. Deshaun Blackwell might have the best ball skills of any secondary prospect on the field. Khalil Taylor Khalil Taylor 5'11" | 180 lbs | ATH Seton LaSalle | 2027 State PA ranks as a top 30 DB in his class while showing off special technique at corner. Roderick Jeter Roderick Jeter 6'0" | 200 lbs | LB Westinghouse | 2023 State PA acts as one of the more versatile prospects inside the defense, both serving as a front-seven run-stopper or coming downhill from his safety spot to clog running lanes.
Can’t forget about Sincere Shannon Sincere Shannon 6'2" | 200 lbs | DL Imani Christian | 2024 State PA , a 6’2 edge/interior defender who is going to see a huge boost in rank once we drop the 2024 update. There’s even an infusion of youth on this team whose value is palpable. Lloyd Penn Lloyd Penn 5'11" | 185 lbs | ATH Westinghouse | 2025 State PA is a kid I’m fond of and seeing what Kyshawn Robinson has been doing as of late gets me excited for his future.
I’ll be on the look out for game-changers like Bangura, as well as Troy Brown.
Garrett Garcia Garrett Garcia 6'0" | LB Southern Columbia | 2024 State PA
Garrett Garcia Garrett Garcia 6'0" | LB Southern Columbia | 2024 State PA
This was supposed to be a down year for the dynasty that is Southern Columbia. Yet they still find themselves dominating competition on their way to a 2A Championship meeting against Westinghouse.
How will Westinghouse’s coaching staff approach stopping Braeden Wisloski Braeden Wisloski 5'10" | 185 lbs | ATH Southern Columbia | 2023 State PA ? Wisloski, a top 25th senior in the State and future Maryland Terp, will be the key to how this one sways. This kid can blow games open on either side of the football. Does Westinghouse try to contain him offensively? Do they let him work on offense but limit his abilities at other alignments? I’d imagine WH would like Wisloski as uninvolved as possible, tough task for one of the more aware prospects I’ve come across. Pound for pound, there might not be a more versatile prospect that can change the game in an instant.
Maybe WH lets Wisloski get his, this program is still chock full of athletes that will challenge WH on all levels. The Tigers blend youthful talent with veteran presence wonderfully, it’s no question prospects like Blake Wise Blake Wise 6'1" | 155 lbs | QB Southern Columbia | 2024 State PA and Dominic Fetterolf Dominic Fetterolf 6'1" | 215 lbs | LB Southern Columbia | 2025 State PA continue to develop in the right direction. In the 1A matchup, I find it very hard to bet against Steelton Highspire because of the consistency of lasting program success. It’d be hard for me to do the same in this matchup. This is one of the more intriguing matchups of any of the final six championships.
Southern Columbia has the most PIAA All-Time wins to date, a win here would the total jump to 61, 20+ more than the second leader in wins.