Break Out Players from District 3
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Next Friday night we kick off week 1 of High School Football. For this article, I am focusing on players who I expect to have a strong season, but who have not gotten a lot of recognition yet. The players…
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Continue ReadingNext Friday night we kick off week 1 of High School Football. For this article, I am focusing on players who I expect to have a strong season, but who have not gotten a lot of recognition yet. The players below should have breakout seasons for their respective teams.
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Corbett Brickle Jr Corbett Brickle Jr 6'1" | 285 lbs | DL Lebanon | 2024 State PA . Lebanon. Brickle played defensive line and guard last year for Lebanon. At defensive line, he primarily played nose tackle and shows an ability to be a one-man wrecking crew for the interior offensive line. He gobbles up double teams and forces them into the backfield. He also showed good pass-rush moves and created a lot of pressure for opposing offensive players. At guard, he is a devastating blocker, who does a good job pulling and kicking out defenders. Brickle has been getting some looks from some colleges, and below is an offer from a Division 2 college called Texas State. I expect more offers to come his way.
Kyle Jankowski Kyle Jankowski 6'0" | 150 lbs | WR Conestoga Valley | 2024 State PA Conestoga Valley. Jankowski played wide receiver last year for Conestoga Valley. He played outside wide receiver and flashed some solid skills at wide receiver. He catches the ball well and does a nice job of making plays after the catch. He doesn’t have the best speed but makes up for it by catching the ball well and making people miss after the catch. I expect he will be a bigger contributor for Conestoga Valley this year.
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Elijah Cunningham Elijah Cunningham 5'10" | 200 lbs | RB Lancaster Catholic | 2024 State PA Lancaster Catholic. Cunningham played running back for Lancaster Catholic last year after being moved there from wide receiver. Cunningham had a good year last year, but I expect he will have a monster year this year. With an inexperienced quarterback taking over at Catholic, I am expecting them to rely on the run game more this year. Cunningham is expected to be a huge part of this running game and it would not surprise me if he has a monster Senior Year. He currently has an offer from Wilkes University, but I think more offers should come his way.
Dominic Diaz-Ellis Dominic Diaz-Ellis 6'0" | 170 lbs | WR Bishop McDevitt | 2025 State PA Bishop McDevitt. Diaz-Ellis has had an interesting off-season. He played his 1st two years at Columbia where he was a dominant player. Then it looked like he was going to transfer to Hempfield, but now he is playing for Bishop McDevitt. He will be overshadowed by Rico Scott Rico Scott 6'0" | 185 lbs | WR Bishop McDevitt | 2024 State PA , but it would not surprise me if he gets on the field and makes some plays for McDevitt this year. He also has the benefit of catching passes from Kentucky commit Stone Sanders. I expect Diaz-Ellis to get on the field and make some plays for McDevitt.
Jeremiah Hargrove Jeremiah Hargrove 5'9" | 185 lbs | ATH Carlisle | 2024 State PA Trinity. Hargrove spent last year at Carlisle but transferred over to Trinity this year. Hargrove is a legit homerun threat every time he touches the ball. He played running back and slot wide receiver. At both positions, he showed elite moves to make people miss in space and the speed to run past defenders. Hargrove also showed that he can catch the ball as a slot receiver and as a running back. Hargrove is another weapon for Trinity to use all over the field. I expect Hargrove to get plenty of reps this season.