March On Campus: White Knoll Timberwolves

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In two seasons, head coach Nick Pelham has the White Knoll football program howling again in Red Bank.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Timberwolves have made two straight playoff appearances and are coming off a 7-4 campaign in which they set a school record by winning their first six games.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pelham accomplished this mostly with a group of freshman and sophomores who quickly adopted his philosophy of hard work both on the field and in the weight room.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Just before Spring Break, the team was hitting the weights in large numbers as they look to build on the recent success. The Timberwolves return key starters at quarterback in junior [player_tooltip player_id='346199' first='Landon' last='Sharpe'] and wide receiver [player_tooltip player_id='448995' first='Austin' last='Cunningham'], fullback [player_tooltip player_id='467583' first='Tyson' last='Cox'] and tight end Hasan Lee, all seniors.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>They also look to bring up promising young two-way players like sophomore defensive back [player_tooltip player_id='1025815' first='Caleb' last='Geronomi']. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["346199"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":741492,"_player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"u003culu003ern tu003cliu003eA rising junior, Cunningham looks to build off last year's breakthrough season in which he completed 155-242 passes for 2,208 yards and 25 touchdownsu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eIn addition to displaying improved arm strength and confidence in the pocket, he also displayed strong mobility in rushing for five touchdownsu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ePlays in an offense where he's able to utilize his field vision to great effectivenessu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eEnjoys chemistry with both his wideouts and offensive lineu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eLooks to use experiences from the playoffs to improve his overall playu003c/liu003ernu003c/ulu003e","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_1_player":["448995"],"_player_evaluations_1_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_1_player_featured_image":741394,"_player_evaluations_1_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"u003culu003eu003cliu003eHe was the team leader with 51 receptions for 665 yards and 11 touchdowns last seasonu003c/liu003eu003cliu003eHe's grown from a 150-pound freshman to a lean,  6-1, 185-pound rising senior with 4.5 speedu003c/liu003eu003cliu003eTakes great pride in blocking downfieldu003c/liu003eu003cliu003eMakes strong moves off the line of scrimmage, enabling him to get open for receptions","_player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_2_player_details_selected_featured_image":741343,"_player_evaluations_2_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_2_player_details_player_name":"Hasan Lee","_player_evaluations_2_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_2_player_details_graduating_class":"2024","_player_evaluations_2_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_2_player_details_height":"6'2u0022","_player_evaluations_2_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_2_player_details_position":"2407","_player_evaluations_2_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_2_player_details_school":"White Knoll ","_player_evaluations_2_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_2_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_2_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_2_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_2_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"u003culu003eu003cliu003eAmong the Timberwolves' leading college prospects. 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