Film Review WPIAL 2025 Prospects Northeast Conference

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>For my next article on the WPIAL I am previewing the 2025 prospects for the Northeast Conference. This conference features all 5A teams and includes Pine-Richland, Woodland Hills, Penn Hills, North Hills, Shaler and Fox Chapel. Lots of talented players in this conference. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["148535"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-64094c7c0f8a5"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='148535' first='Niko' last='Andrews'] Pine-Richland</strong>. Andrews is a very good athlete that can play all over the field. He played cornerback and wide receiver for Pine-Richland last year. Andrews has really good speed. You see it on defense the way he can run with wide receiver and the other side of the ball at wide receiver. At cornerback, he has good skills and covers a lot of ground. He then can take an interception and make a big play. At wide receiver, he is a playmaker with the ball in his hands. He has good hands and can make people miss after he catches the ball. Andrews has all the athletic skills to play at the College Football level. He should only get better the more football he plays. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/NikoAndrews/status/1601971744574775298?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/NikoAndrews/status/1601971744574775298?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["255091"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-64094c7c0f900"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='255091' first='Amere' last='Brown'] Woodland Hills</strong>. Brown is a very good athlete that can play all over the field. Brown is a homeroom ready to happen every time he touches the ball. He returned two kickoffs for a touchdown on his film. Both should his vision and speed in the open field. He is also a very good defensive back. He breaks on the ball very well and makes a lot of plays. He has very good closing speed and several times on film he made really good plays on pass breakups. Brown is a fluid athlete that should only get better going forward. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/Pgh_Mere23/status/1592530791938265088?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/Pgh_Mere23/status/1592530791938265088?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["305089"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-64094c7c0f94a"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='305089' first='Naytel' last='Mitchell'] Penn Hills. </strong>Mitchell is an elite athlete playing football. He played middle linebacker, wide receiver, and running back for Penn Hills. As a running back, he has a great explosion and makes people miss very well. He is shifty in the hole and makes people miss very well. At wide receiver, he is an elite player who catches the ball very well and is good after the catch. At middle linebacker, he is undersized but makes up for it with athleticism. He is very good at getting downfield at linebacker and making tackles. He is then very good in coverage and makes a lot of plays on the ball. Mitchell is a good player and I expect him to play at an even higher level. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["598903"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-64094c7c0f990"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='598903' first='Sam' last='Heckert'] Pine-Richland. </strong>Heckert played outside linebacker for Pine-Richland. He is a very good player who plays well in space. At outside linebacker, he is very good at reading and reacting to the play and then coming up and making the play. He is a good athlete so when he drops in coverage he is good at making a play on the ball against an offensive player. He sets the edge very well and either make the tackle or forces the ball carrier inside. Heckert also is a very good blitzer off the edge. Heckert is a player with more development and should only get better. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["598904"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-640a1dcfb1669"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='598904' first='Joe' last='Rispoli'] Shaler Area.</strong> Rispoli played linebacker for Shaler Area. Rispoli is a good athlete that flashes on his film. He is very good at attacking ball carriers and making sound tackles. He has this knack for breaking through the offensive line and tackling the ball carrier in the backfield. Rispoli is also an excellent blitzer and uses that same attacking mindset to attack the offense. Another impressive part of his game on film was he blocked two punts. That is an important skill to have. Finally, Rispoli is a playmaker all over the field constantly attacking the offense. Rispoli should only get better going forward. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->