Scouting Reports: Williamsburg-Solon Football ’23

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SOLON, Iowa - </strong>Class 3A No. 4 Solon opened eyes around the state Friday night here at Spartan Stadium with a 21-14 victory against top-ranked Williamsburg. Both teams moved to 6-1 on the season. The Spartans got a leg up in the District 5 race. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here's a look at players from both teams that stood out: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["248037"],"_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":1034332,"_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":"The Iowa Hawkeye linebacker commitment did a little bit of everything Friday night, including punting and playing quarterback. If you haven't heard, he's a tremendous athlete, also starring in basketball and track for the Raiders. He combines that tremendous athleticism with toughness, strength and a high football IQ. He threw a touchdown pass in this game and locked down the middle of the Williamsburg defense from his safety position. It will be interesting to follow his career in Iowa City. His ceiling is as high as anyone's in the Hawkeyes' 2024 recruiting class.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_1_player":["248019"],"_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":1034340,"_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":"White, a Baylor baseball pledge, certainly could play college football if he chose that path. With his swing, it makes sense that he's chasing his diamond dreams. White is heart of a dominant defense that led the Spartans to the upset of Williamsburg. Beyond his physicality and speed at linebacker, White receives the signals from the sidelines and gets Solon aligned on the field. 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He maximizes his size at center by getting underneath the pads of opponents, controlling them with good hand placement and driving through them with his legs. He moves well off the ball and laterally. Solon controlled the clock in this game by running the football behind a physical offensive line on a mission. 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