Scout’s Notebook: Offensive Skills from PRZNJ’s Stock Up Showcase

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Our event coverage of Prep Redzone New Jersey's Stock Up Showcase continues. We have already covered the offensive and defensive MVPs. Additional coverage will disclose individual notes taken while on-site. These breakdowns are only from my subjective on-site observations. 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He looked the fastest, moved the quickest, and had real strong-looking legs. What impressed me about Mitchell was that every cut he made was violent. I do not recall him dropping a pass and he tracked the ball well deep down the field...... [player_tooltip player_id='205508' first='Luke' last='Gialanella'] was a back that stood out to me; however, after I wrote bib #51 down and cross-checked the roster, I was floored to find out the back out of Pope John was just a current freshman. Gialanella looked very comfortable as a one-cut-and-go upfield type of runner. He also showed me that he changed direction very well and played with good pad level. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Wide Receivers</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Akin to his Pioneer teammate [player_tooltip player_id='939692' first='Terrell' last='Mitchell'], Joshua Rodriguez took home MVP honors at wide receiver. Rodriguez possesses a plus release and high-pointed the ball any time it was above his head. He also seems to be well coached to catch the ball with his hands, as I never witnessed him pin the ball against his body. He runs relatively crisp routes that created separation against some of the showcase's lesser defenders. Lastly, Rodriguez is willing to give his body up, laying out for the ball, in order to make the play...... [player_tooltip player_id='271051' first='Gavin' last='Gatchalian'] - who I have officially renamed "Catchalian" - was a clear-cut standout amongst the receivers as well. Gatchalian was a great route runner. He got open quickly at the line, but his speed was on full display when he ran deep. The deeper the route, the more open he got. Gatchalian also showed a keen sense of field awareness - particularly as he approaches the boundary...... Hailing from New Dorp, Staten Island [player_tooltip player_id='818741' first='Zymiere' last='Shaw'] was also a receiver prospect who caught my attention. More so than any other prospect I witnessed, Shaw was especially adept at double-move routes. His sudden movement atop the first route as he broke into the second left defenders in a blender. Shaw also had some fight to him - fighting for each and every ball that was contested. More times than not he prevailed victorious. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->