2023 Season Preview Potomac Senior

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Potomac Senior Panthers closed their 2022 campaign on a two game winning streak to finish 5-5 on the year. They're offense really seem to take flight late in the year as they nearly doubled up both Woodbridge and Charles Colgan in back to back weeks. Not able to overcome any of the top squads such as Freedom and Forest Park, will 2023 be the year the Panthers break through and reach the district playoffs?</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Anthony McDonald","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2024","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'1u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"2406","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Potomac Senior","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Very smart and physical at the line of scrimmage really enjoy the way he sheds blockers and gets in on the tackle. 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Standing at 6'0 with a sub 4.7 40 you can see his speed at the safety position transition very well.  Gordon has been making the rounds this past summer with stops at Coastal Carolina, Penn State and William u0026amp; Mary camps, hoping to get the right opportunity/offer soon. With a good senior season and the commitment he has put in this young man could easily play at least at the division 2 level or higher. 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Each time he gets the football he has a chance to score, yes he is that fast.rnrnhttps://www.hudl.com/video/3/15684628/63c7e3ce578d9e090c861e63","_player_evaluations_4_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_5_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_5_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_5_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_5_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_5_player_details_player_name":"Kaden Lewis","_player_evaluations_5_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_5_player_details_graduating_class":"2024","_player_evaluations_5_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_5_player_details_height":"6'1u0022","_player_evaluations_5_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_5_player_details_position":"2495","_player_evaluations_5_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_5_player_details_school":"Potomac Senior","_player_evaluations_5_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_5_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_5_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_5_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_5_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_5_evaluation":"We have talked about Kaden Lewis before but we must do so again as he is one of the best defensive backs in the state of Virginia! A master of his craft at both safety and corner, Lewis earned first team all district honors last season. The honors were well deserved this young man is always around the football and could lead the league in interceptions this fall. His name is starting to get out their with some FCS schools starting to take an interest. I can assure anyone he is good enough to play at the FCS level if not higher.rnrnhttps://twitter.com/kadenlewis_215/status/1642267575106125824?s=20","_player_evaluations_5_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":6,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-64da3876ee2c5"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Final Thoughts:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>For the Potomac Senior Panthers to have a shot at districts this year, it may be not how they finish but how they start the season. Their schedule does them no favors with early matchups against Gainesville and Battlefield. If they can survive the early tests and come into their matchup against Freedom fairly unscathed then you can start to feel good about the Panthers playoff chances. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->