Thursday Night Football: Prospects to Watch

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A warm summer night with a little shower in the sky was a perfect for thursday night football. The 5A Brighton Bengals defended their home field against the Syracuse Titans in a tight matchup. Both teams have a good number of prospects on both sides of the ball. Check out the scouting reports on the following prospects to look out for this season...</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1268000' first='Hoyt' last='Pula']: EDGE || 6'2 || Syracuse HS || c/o 2025</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pula is an athletic player with bend and burst to play along the LOS. Against the run, he shows initial quickness to read and react. Has strength at the POA to separate, recognize and shed blocks. As a pass rusher, he shows burst to get upfield, UOH to make quick contact and accelerate to the QB. Pula will be prospect to look out for as one of the top pass rushers in his 2025 class. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kimball Shill: EDGE || 6'2 || Brighton HS || c/o 2024</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Shill is an athletic player with a lean athletic build. Displays bend and burst to play along the LOS. Against the run, he shows initial quickness to read and react at the LOS. Shows strength at the POA to separate, recognize and shed blocks to make the play. As a pass rusher, he shows burst to get upfield and push the pocket as a power rusher. A sure tackler that can stop ball carriers at the LOS and pursuits to the ball from snap to whistle. Shill will mostly likely be an All Region player if he keeps this up. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jack Bowers: OL || 6'4 || Brighton HS || c/o 2024</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bowers is a tough physical player with a thick lower body build. Shows bend and burst ability to be in a 2 or 3pt stance. Shows initial movement off the snap. As a run blocker he shows explosion off the ball with strength and leg drive. In pass protection, he can set his base, give initial contact and sustain feet. Bowers will be a prospect to look out for as the season goes on. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='718014' first='Marshall' last='Huber']: OL || 6'5 || Brighton HS || c/o 2026</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Huber is a tough physical with a thick build and plays the Right Tackle position in the Bengal's offensive line. Shows bend and burst ability to be in a 2 or 3pt stance. Shows initial movement off the snap. As a run blocker he shows explosion off the ball with strength and leg drive. In pass protection, he can set his base, give initial contact and sustain feet.Huber is still young, but will continue to get better as the Bengals will face more quality opponents in their region. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='875579' first='D'Angelo' last='Mayes']: WR || 6'2 || Syracuse HS || c/o 2024</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mayes is an athletic player with a lean athletic build. Shows initial movement to burst into his routes. Has the speed to go deep, force separations with DBs, and vision to adjust to the ball in flight in run long routes. Catch ball in a crowd, cutting ability and route agility to run short routes. Athletic after the catch showing open field vision to gain more yards. Mayes will continue to be one of the Titan's playmakers to put points on the scoreboard. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Other Prospects to Watch: </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wyatt Pierce: DL || 6'3 || Syracuse HS || c/o 2024</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Shaun Blanton: WR || 6'3 || Syracuse HS || c/o 2024</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='681228' first='Kobe' last='Bennett']: HB || 6'0 || Syracuse HS || c/o 2024</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Topi Lelenoa: OL || Syracuse HS || c/o 2025</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Zack Gonzalez: OL || Syracuse HS || c/o 2024</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='894781' first='Ty' last='Hunter']: OL || 6'4 || Syracuse HS || c/o 2025</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Easton Adamson: DL || 6'3 || Brighton HS || c/o 2024</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1312683' first='Tyree' last='Pearson']: DL || 6'1 || Brighton HS || c/o 2025</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1556584' first='Caleb' last='Stock']: DL || 6'4 || Brighton HS || c/o 2025</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Siale Ofa: DB || 5'11 || Brighton HS || c/o 2024</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jarom Tapusoa: DB || 6'0 || Brighton HS || c/o 2024</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kaimana Fuertes: DB || 5'10 || Brighton HS || c/o 2024</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->