Film Review WPIAL 2025 Top Prospects 3A-1A Part 2

For this article, I am focusing on the WPIAL, but focusing on the smaller school prospects. These are prospects from 3A schools to 1A schools. Even though these are your smaller schools, lot of talent in these schools. This is part 2. Check it out below.    [player_tooltip player_id='598899' first='Iseia' last='Schulz'] Out Lady of The Sacred Heart. Schulz is a good prospect who played defensive end for Our Lady of The Sacred Heart. He is a very good athlete that makes a ton of plays all over the field. At the defensive end, he does a good job at setting the edge. When there is a play run to his side Schulz holds his own and either makes the play or forces the ball carrier inside. One time in his film a team ran a reverse to his side and Schulz stayed home and made the tackle. Schulz is also very good at attacking off the edge and creating havoc. He had 10 sacks this past season, many of them by chasing down and making difficult plays on the quarterback. Schulz also has a motor that never quits. He is constantly chasing down plays downfield. Schulz has a ton of talent and should only get better.   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/SchulzIseia/status/1587067582858858498?s=20 </div></figure>    [player_tooltip player_id='386107' first='Donald' last='Barksdale'] Steel Valley. Barksdale is a really good athlete who played running back and defensive back for Steel Valley. At running back he is a big play ready to happen. Barksdale has elite track speed. When he gets into the open field he is gone. Barksdale is also very shifty in the hole and is very good at making people miss and running through contact. On defense, he has very good ball skills and constantly makes plays on the ball. He also uses that elite speed to guard wide receivers. He then can use his athleticism to take turnovers into big plays. Finally, Barksdale is very good at coming up and making a tackle from his defensive back position. Barksdale is a very good athlete that I cannot wait to watch going forward.    [player_tooltip player_id='264248' first='Lonnie' last='Greene'] Jeanette. Lonnie Green played defensive end for Jeanette last year. Greene is a long athletic player who has great size for the position. Greene is very good at making plays from his defensive end position. Several times he created pressure by chasing down quarterbacks and creating turnovers. Greene also has a very good motor that never stops. His film shows him making plays downfield by tackling players later in the play. Greene also can set the edge well. He sets the edge and forces everything inside. Occasionally he will lose contain, but Greene's athleticism makes up for it. Greene is a very interesting prospect that should only get better as a player.    [player_tooltip player_id='598925' first='Tim' last='Kershaw'] Monessen. Kershaw is an athletic player who makes big plays every time he touches the ball. Kershaw scored on a rushing touchdown, receiving touchdown, and an interception he returned for a touchdown. He was particularly good at running the ball on jet sweeps. He has a natural ability to make people miss space. Several times he broke long gains on jet sweeps. Kershaw also has good hands and catches the ball very well. He is also good on deep balls. Kershaw is good at catching the ball in traffic. On defense, he showed good coverage skills at cornerback. Kershaw also showed the ability to create turnovers at the position and then turn that into big plays. Kershaw is a very fluid athlete who should only get better.    [player_tooltip player_id='255090' first='Braiden' last='Sudor'] Bishop Canevin. Sudor is an athletic defensive tackle who makes a ton of plays from his position. He has a natural quick 1st step at attacking offensive linemen. He uses this 1st step and his hands very well to create pressure on the offense. He is very good when he makes it in the backfield by then using his athleticism to attack the offense. Sudor has a great motor and never stops on a play. Sudor is also very strong and uses that strength to control offensive linemen. Sudor projects as someone who should have a good chance to play College Football.   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/BraidenSudor/status/1634219149642571777?s=20 </div></figure>    [player_tooltip player_id='598776' first='Ethan' last='Gardner'] Our Lady of The Sacred Heart. Gardner played wide receiver and cornerback for Our Lady of The Sacred Heart. Gardner at wide receiver made some of the best catches I saw all year. Several times in tight coverage he made tough acrobatic catches. He is very good in those 50/50 balls and makes big plays in the passing game. Gardner is also very good at catching the ball in traffic. He runs good routes and can take any catch to the end zone at any time. On defense, Gardner plays very well at cornerback. He has good coverage skills and the ability to make plays on defense. Garner projects as a College Football player in the future.    [player_tooltip player_id='598939' first='Troy' last='Cunningham'] South Park. Cunningham played defensive tackle for South Park. Cunningham is a good athlete at defensive tackle. He constantly uses his athleticism to make plays in the backfield. His technique can be up and down, but because he has good size and athleticism he makes up for it. Cunningham also has position versatility. He can play defensive end as well. At the defensive end, he is very good at pressuring the quarterback. Cunningham also has a motor that never stops. Several times on film he will go down and chase plays down from behind. Cunningham is a good prospect that with more time he should only improve.

For this article, I am focusing on the WPIAL, but focusing on the smaller school prospects. These are prospects from 3A schools to 1A schools. Even though these are your smaller schools, lot of talent in these schools. This is part 2. Check it out below.