Previewing Spring Football In Philadelphia: Week 1
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Before the fall season was set to commence, the Philadelphia School District announced the postponement of the Fall season for all Philadelphia programs due to COVID. This left multiple contenders out of the state championship race in PIAA Class 4A. As much as that hurt parents, coaches, and of course the players, we are now looking forward to a Spring season!
Said Spring season is set to kick off this Saturday! We will see a bountiful amount of talent across all of Philly as powerhouses Imhotep Charter and Northeast high school look to dominate the season. Here’s a look at each scheduled game along with ranked prospects to watch on each team!
*West Catholic HS @ Northeast HS*
NE Offensive Ranked Prospects | NE Defensive Ranked Prospects |
John-Luke Peaker | Elijah Jeudy Elijah Jeudy 6'1" | 208 lbs | DL Northeast | 2021 State PA |
Rhyme Robinson Rhyme Robinson 6'1" | 190 lbs | QB Northeast | 2021 PA | Tyreek Chappell Tyreek Chappell 5'11" | 165 lbs | DB Northeast | 2021 State PA |
Tamir Schullere Tamir Schullere 6'4" | 315 lbs | OL Northeast | 2021 PA | Zaire McLaurin Zaire McLaurin 6'1" | 185 lbs | DB Northeast | 2021 PA |
Julian Carrion Julian Carrion 6'2" | OL Northeast | 2023 PA | Amara Yobouet Amara Yobouet 6'0" | 255 lbs | DL Northeast | 2021 PA |
Additional Defenders | Ken Talley Ken Talley 6'2" | 220 lbs | DL Northeast | 2022 State PA |
Kion Wright Kion Wright 6'3" | 235 lbs | DL Cheltenham | 2023 State PA | Ronel Nukah Ronel Nukah 6'3" | 235 lbs | DL Northeast | 2023 State PA |
West Catholic Ranked Prospects |
Naquil Betrand Naquil Betrand 6'6" | 285 lbs | OL West Catholic | 2022 PA |
Eden Johnson Eden Johnson 5'10" | 175 lbs | DB Governor Mifflin | 2022 State PA |
*Bartram @ Imhotep Charter Institute*
WL – Kenny Wosely Jr. , Jahsear Whittington
Ranked Bartram Players – Zhiyjay Louineus Zhiyjay Louineus 6'0" | 160 lbs | WR Northeast | 2022 State PA
Samuel Fels @ Dobbins
Ben Franklin @ Mastery Charter
Boys Latin Charter @ Central
Ranked Central Players – Balansama Kamara Balansama Kamara 6'3" | 215 lbs | LB Central | 2021 PA
Simon Gratz @ Olney Charter
Tair Bolden Tair Bolden 5'5" | 149 lbs | RB Simon Gratz - Mastery Charter | 2021 PA , Aronald Paramore Aronald Paramore 5'7" | 153 lbs | WR Simon Gratz | 2021 PA ,
Washington @ Lincoln
WL on Washington – Kyle Schumann
WL on Lincoln – Khavon Walker
Overbrook @ Kensington
Frankford @ MLK
Ranked Frankford Players – Anthony Torres Jr.
Ranked MLK Players – Matthew Pajuste Matthew Pajuste 6'4" | 280 lbs | OL Martin Luther King | 2021 State PA
Father Judge @ Chichester
West Philadelphia @ Roxborough
Ranked WPH Players – Jabriell Rhodes-Nelson Jabriell Rhodes-Nelson 6'3" | 235 lbs | LB West Philadelphia | 2023 PA
Belmont Charter @ South Philadelphia
Ranked SPH Players – Jason Everett Jr., Razan Parker,
Harry S. Truman @ Cheltenham
Ranked HST Players – Zayyan Saunders Zayyan Saunders 6'5" | 210 lbs | TE Harry S. Truman | 2021 PA
Ranked Cheltenham Players – Nathaniel Felix Nathaniel Felix 6'2" | 245 lbs | OL Cheltenham | 2021 PA , Matthew Hoffman Matthew Hoffman 6'4" | 215 lbs | LB Cheltenham | 2022 State PA , Sam Sykes Sam Sykes 5'9" | 180 lbs | RB Cheltenham | 2021 PA