Week 7 Game Preview: McKeesport VS. Thomas Jefferson
We have a great 4A conference matchup between McKeesport (5-1) and Thomas Jefferson (5-0). It starts with senior QB Jake Pugh for Thomas Jefferson. Jake is undersized but is athletic and has a decent arm. He has thrown 13 touchdowns…
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Continue ReadingWe have a great 4A conference matchup between McKeesport (5-1) and Thomas Jefferson (5-0). It starts with senior QB Jake Pugh for Thomas Jefferson. Jake is undersized but is athletic and has a decent arm. He has thrown 13 touchdowns this season. To help protect Jake is 6-foot 4 275-pound senior offensive lineman Jake Krawczyk. He shows to be physical and drives feet on contact. Pugh has senior receiver in Ian Hasen. Ian is a small guy but shows some quickness and speed. He also shows good ball skills. Ian has 15 receptions for 374 yards and 5 touchdowns. McKeesport has junior defensive back Kanye Thompson. Kanye shows size, length, and speed. He should be all over the field. Along with Kanye in the secondary is sophomore Jahmil Perryman. He shows quickness and good speed. Expect him to be around the ball a lot as well. Thomas Jefferson has junior running back/linebacker in Conner Murgra. Conner has good size, lacks quickness, decent speed but has good burst. He has a total of 31 carries 258 yards and 8 touchdowns. They also have senior running back Deron Vanbibbler. Deron has 55 carries for 316 yards and a touchdown on the season. To help in the defensive run game is McKeesport’s senior linebacker, Aundre Robinson. He’s quick to the hole that shows disruptiveness in the backfield. Thomas Jefferson’s offense has been lights out this season, but McKeesport’s defense has the players to hold them.
For McKeesport’s offense, they have senior offensive lineman Colin Lyons Colin Lyons 6'4" | 275 lbs | OL McKeesport | 2021 PA up in the trenches. He is quick off the snap and gets on his blocks. McKeesport also has senior athlete Asaad Robinson. Asaad will line up at running back and receiver. He Is quick with good speed. They also have a junior running back in Keyshawn Humphries. Keyshawn has good size and a thick body. He shows quickness and decent speed but can be hard to take down. Along with Asaad and Keyshawn, McKeesport likes to use the sweeps and reverse with Kanye Thompson and Jahmil Perryman. Between the four of them, they have a total of 82 carries for 512 yards and 6 touchdowns. Thomas Jefferson’s front seven has a lot cut out for them. They have a sophomore defensive end in Jordan Mayer. Jordan has good size and long arms made a one-arm tackle. He has okay get off, uses hands, decent bend. Senior linebacker Preston Zandier Preston Zandier 6'1" | 180 lbs | LB Thomas Jefferson | 2021 PA has to be the guy to lead this defense. Along with Preston, is Conner Murga, who will be a linebacker at the next level. With McKeesport changing conferences this season, this is the first time they face off with Thomas Jefferson for more than a decade and a half (No info before 2004 season). McKeesport finds itself in the mix for a wildcard in the playoffs, but they must win if they want a chance.