September 9th 1:30 pm
In the first week of the CHSFL season, there is only one inner conference game for the AAA division and its when Stepinac travels to Staten Island to take on St Peters.
Player to watch for St Peters- Shakim Douglas- TE/DL [Committed to Navy] The kid is a matchup nightmare offensively and a very good run and pass blocker. Douglas is a 2 way player, on defense he had 10 sacks last year including 1 vs Stepinac a year ago.
For St Peters, Justin Malak and this running game will need to step up for the Eagles. St Peters has a junior by the name of Chris Ledlum who is another matchup nightmare in this offense. The 6'4 WR is a stud and another player to watch. The key for the Eagles is a quick start. St Anthony's and Cardinal Hayes took early leads when defeating Stepinac last year. Defensively slowing down the passing game and limiting Stepinac's athlete Trill Williams are 2 musts to be successful on Saturday.
Player to watch for Stepinac- Trill Williams- ATH [committed to Syracuse]
He's plays everywhere and he might be the best athlete on the field. Williams had 5 Td's vs Iona prep last year before tearing his ACL but now he's back and better than ever.
For Stepinac, they need establish the run game so they can attack the secondary of St Peters early and often. The Eagles lose a lot in the secondary and Stepinac has one of the top QB's within Michael Nicosia back and he returns some of his top targets within Alex Thomas and Tyler Winston
Defensively the crusaders had trouble defending the pass in thier losses last season so keying in on Douglas and Ledlum is a must.
Key matchup- Stepinac Offense vs STP defense
Archbishop Stepinac's offense is one of the best units in the AAA division and can put up points on anyone. The Eagles defense loses a lot but they have talent returning and this matchup here can decide if Stepinac will run away with this or if the Eagles can stay with the Crusaders and take the W
Player to watch for St Peters- Shakim Douglas- TE/DL [Committed to Navy] The kid is a matchup nightmare offensively and a very good run and pass blocker. Douglas is a 2 way player, on defense he had 10 sacks last year including 1 vs Stepinac a year ago.
For St Peters, Justin Malak and this running game will need to step up for the Eagles. St Peters has a junior by the name of Chris Ledlum who is another matchup nightmare in this offense. The 6'4 WR is a stud and another player to watch. The key for the Eagles is a quick start. St Anthony's and Cardinal Hayes took early leads when defeating Stepinac last year. Defensively slowing down the passing game and limiting Stepinac's athlete Trill Williams are 2 musts to be successful on Saturday.
Player to watch for Stepinac- Trill Williams- ATH [committed to Syracuse]
He's plays everywhere and he might be the best athlete on the field. Williams had 5 Td's vs Iona prep last year before tearing his ACL but now he's back and better than ever.
For Stepinac, they need establish the run game so they can attack the secondary of St Peters early and often. The Eagles lose a lot in the secondary and Stepinac has one of the top QB's within Michael Nicosia back and he returns some of his top targets within Alex Thomas and Tyler Winston
Defensively the crusaders had trouble defending the pass in thier losses last season so keying in on Douglas and Ledlum is a must.
Key matchup- Stepinac Offense vs STP defense
Archbishop Stepinac's offense is one of the best units in the AAA division and can put up points on anyone. The Eagles defense loses a lot but they have talent returning and this matchup here can decide if Stepinac will run away with this or if the Eagles can stay with the Crusaders and take the W
