Offensive Standouts at East Middle School Camp

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>FORT MILL | Some potential future high school impact players made their way Sunday to Fort Mill High School.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>From nearby Rock Hill to as far away as Huntington, West Va., close to 40 middle schoolers participated in the East Middle School Camp. They spent 2 ½ hours going through various individual drills and receiving instructions during one-on-one activities.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Thriving in such a venue was (pictured) wide receiver <strong>Kellen Rife</strong>. The 5-foot 10, 150-pound Huntington eighth grader posted the best time in both the shuffle run and L drill. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>He also displayed solid pass-catching skills to earn one of the Prep Redzone gold-chain awards.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Rife credited his performance to ‘working consistently, always putting in hard work and training every single day.'” He believes Sunday's camp was a “learning experience” which will help him when he moves up to varsity.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The group of wide receivers in attendance showed potential with their speed and toughness. At 4-foot 10 and 100 pounds, eighth-grader <strong>Alfonszo Peterson </strong>of Saluda Trail was the shortest wide receiver at the camp.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>His pass-catching and consistent scores in the drills also earned him a gold chain. Joining him and Rife as wide receiver honorees were <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='824759' first='Amari' last='Green']</strong> (Southside) and<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1593778' first='Jake' last='Erlandson']</strong> (Cane Bay).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The quarterback position saw 6-foot 2, 185-pound <strong>Weston Michalak</strong> stand tall as a potential ninth-grade starter. The Ambassador Christian eighth grader showed a fluid, powerful release and nimble footwork during obstacle drills.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1069233' first='Caden' last='Young']</strong> of Cardinal Newman and <strong>Seldon Peden</strong> of Christ Church Episcopal were also named top camp quarterbacks with Michalak. Each scored high in individual drills while displaying dual-threat ability.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The running back position award winners were <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='437772' first='Brayden' last='Boults'] </strong>(Ebenezer), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='865974' first='Jemo' last='Stinson']</strong> (Mountain View Prep) and <strong>Dakarai DeLaO</strong> (Oscar Smith).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>“I feel like I can be a good contributor as long as I keep pushing yard and working hard,” said Boults, who will attend Crestwood High School.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->