BATB Recap: QB Grades

<p>BATB 2022 was a great weekend with many great teams and players on display. As we recap the weekend's action we start with the graded performances of all quarterbacks of the New Jersey teams.</p>   <h2>[player_tooltip player_id='183497' first='Jahki' last='Coates'], Salem </h2>   <h2>Grade: B+</h2>   <p>Jahki is one of the most underrated quarterbacks in the state and he put on a spectacular performance against Cedar Grove. Scoring 6 touchdowns and gaining 352 all-purpose yards on the day between rushing and passing his dual-threat skillset was on full display, leaving Cedar Grove helpless to do anything to stop the Salem offense.</p>   <p>The B grade comes primarily due to the two bad interceptions he made in the scoring area. Make no mistake, his performance was dominant, but we hold Jahki to a high standard, and committing two turnovers in the red zone on the same play to the same player is unacceptable for a player of his caliber. Especially, after explaining to us he practiced the play all week. </p>   <p>Nonetheless, Jahki propelled his team to victory and looked like Auburn Cam Newton when running and throwing the football as Salem beat Cedar Grove 53-15. </p>   <p>We caught up with Jahki after the game: </p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/edaniels77/status/1563253246176952320 </div></figure>   <h2>[player_tooltip player_id='181955' first='Derek' last='Namnun'], Delran </h2>   <h2>Grade: C</h2>   <p>As we stated in previous articles Namnun is going to be one of the safer quarterbacks, who will not put the ball in harm's way. He scored a rushing touchdown on the goalline off a beautiful PA fake. In addition, had two inaccurate deep passes one fell incomplete one was a turnover-worthy play that should on been intercepted but was a great play by receiver Ezra Thomas.</p>   <p>Namnun can play a lot better and we believe he will going forward. </p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/edaniels77/status/1563559996410851329 </div></figure>   <h2>[player_tooltip player_id='378676' first='Jacob' last='Zamot'], Millville</h2>   <h2>Grade: B</h2>   <p>In his first action with a new coach and top-notch weapons on the outside. Zamot played well distributing the ball to all his playmakers. </p>   <p>First and foremost, he rarely put the ball in harm's way he did a great job of taking care of the football. Secondly, in the NFL there's a constant conversation around how much top receivers matter when it comes to the development of quarterbacks. How as a quarterback they need a top threat on the outside to unlock their full potential.</p>   <p>There is no difference at the high school level. Zamot had one pass that traveled over twenty yards. The majority of his yards came after the catch being more of a facilitator than a quarterback who has consistently make tough throws. </p>   <p>Zamot goes up against a tough Irvington team next Friday and while playing facilitator was good enough for a win against Thomas Jefferson. Will see how he handles playing against another state champion powerhouse where the talent level is much higher. </p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/JacobZamot/status/1564189197770100737 </div></figure>   <h2>Matthew Yascko, Edison</h2>   <h2>Grade: B</h2>   <p>Yascko executed the game plan really well. He was really effective on quarterback power runs and made some timely throws one for a touchdown in money time. Yascko won MVP of the game and had a strong performance to start the season. </p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/nickkosko59/status/1564051374509379584 </div></figure>   <p> </p>   <h2>[player_tooltip player_id='146477' first='Robert' last='Long'], St. Peter's Prep</h2>   <h2>Grade: A</h2>   <p>The most well-rounded performance of the weekend was by Champ Long. Started off the game with a 30+ yard bomb to [player_tooltip player_id='187876' first='Zion' last='Fowler'] for a touchdown and Champ didn't look back. He also had some difficult throws including threading the needle between two defenders to [player_tooltip player_id='220088' first='Kenyon' last='Massey'] for a touchdown. He took great care of the ball didn't have any huge mistakes, had one interception off a tipped pass. He put togther the right mix of ball security,and pushing the ball down with accuracy to warrant a high grade. </p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/CantGuardZion/status/1564625375191236612 </div></figure>   <h2></h2>

BATB 2022 was a great weekend with many great teams and players on display. As we recap the weekend's action we start with the graded performances of all quarterbacks of the New Jersey teams.