Week 2 Game Preview: Pine-Richland VS. Upper St. Clair
We have a good matchup Friday night September 18th against Pine-Richland (1-0) and Upper St. Clair (1-0). Pine-Richland is loaded with talent, but Upper St. Clair has some guys too. On offense for Pine-Richland, it starts with their senior QB,…
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Continue ReadingWe have a good matchup Friday night September 18th against Pine-Richland (1-0) and Upper St. Clair (1-0). Pine-Richland is loaded with talent, but Upper St. Clair has some guys too. On offense for Pine-Richland, it starts with their senior QB, Cole Spencer Cole Spencer 5'10" | 180 lbs | QB Pine-Richland | 2021 PA . He is small but shows to have a good arm. He has a senior receiver to rely on with Eli Jochem Eli Jochem 6'1" | 177 lbs | WR Pine-Richland | 2021 PA . Eli had 3 touchdowns of 40, 54, and 55 yards in last week’s win over Fox Chapel. Cole also has a couple of offensive linemen that protect well in Harrison Hayes Harrison Hayes 6'3" | 253 lbs | OL Pine-Richland | 2021 State PA who is a Liberty commit and John Swisher John Swisher 6'2" | 245 lbs | OL Pine-Richland | 2021 PA . Upper St. Clair’s defense has a tall task to handle, but seniors David Pantelis David Pantelis 5'11" | 175 lbs | WR Upper St Clair | 2021 State PA , Luke Banbury Luke Banbury 6'2" | 210 lbs | LB Upper St Clair | 2021 PA , and Jaden Keating Jaden Keating 6'0" | 190 lbs | DB Upper St Clair | 2021 State PA need to get it done. David, the wide receiver/cornerback and recent Yale commit, can really make a difference. I can see him, and Eli will be at it all night. Luke, the linebacker and recent Cornell commit can make an impact on stopping the run. If he can get pressure on Cole, who is not an overly athletic QB for his size, look for some mistakes. Jaden, who I feel is an underrated safety can also be a big difference in the secondary. He shows to have the quickness and speed to give David some help with Eli. He can matchup well with other Pine-Richland receivers as well.
On the offensive side of the ball for Upper St. Clair, they got senior QB Ethan Dahlem Ethan Dahlem 5'10" | 173 lbs | ATH Upper St Clair | 2021 PA leading the way. He is a good QB but if they want a chance, they need to put the ball in their playmaker’s hands, like David Pantelis David Pantelis 5'11" | 175 lbs | WR Upper St Clair | 2021 State PA and Jaden Keating Jaden Keating 6'0" | 190 lbs | DB Upper St Clair | 2021 State PA who plays running back as well, quick and fast. Pine-Richland’s front seven is a force with senior defensive end Miguel Jackson Miguel Jackson 6'1" | 237 lbs | DL Pine-Richland | 2021 State PA , senior linebacker Luke Miller Luke Miller 6'1" | 190 lbs | LB Pine-Richland | 2021 PA , and junior linebacker Jeremiah Hasley Jeremiah Hasley 6'3" | 225 lbs | LB Pine-Richland | 2022 State PA . Miguel, who is also a Liberty commit will be trouble for the offensive line. He has good get off with quickness and twitch. Luke Miller Luke Miller 6'1" | 190 lbs | LB Pine-Richland | 2021 PA , a Kent State commit, is the more athletic linebacker who will be around the ball constantly. Jeremiah is still developing but coming into his own. The last time these two teams played each other was over a decade ago and Upper St. Clair won that battle, so who wins at the start of this decade?