New England- Underclassmen Defense All Conference Honors.

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In this report, we preview the rising underclassmen prospects from the <strong>Southern Connecticut Conference (Public School)</strong>, who earned<strong> All SCC Conference honors on defense as announced by each league for their 2023 season performances</strong>. We will also include a short note on what we know about each prospect and include their season highlight video if available at publication. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:heading {"textAlign":"center"} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center"><strong>DEFENSE</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:heading {"textAlign":"center"} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">Defensive Linemen</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1123304"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"u003cstrongu003eTier 2 Defense:  Tackle Selection.u003c/strongu003ernrnu003cstrongu003eThe Short Scoop: u003c/strongu003eXavier High School Class of ‘25 Football, Track and Field Email: Jacharks@gmail.comrnrnHe is a new prospect name that surfaced to our attention during the 2023 season. 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