Westmoreland County high school football players to watch for Week 1
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Thursday, September 10, 2020 | 9:42 PM
Southmoreland quarterbacks Zach Cernuto and Kadin Keefer, background, work on passing drills during a heat acclamation practice on Monday, Aug. 24, 2020 at Southmoreland High School.
Franklin Regional’s Colton Johns goes through drills during work outs Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020 at Franklin Regional High School.
Ligonier Valley’s Jude Grzywinski goes through drills during work outs Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020 at Weller Field.
Yough’s Gamal Marballie
Ligonier Valley’s Jude Grzywinski
Franklin Regional’s Colton Johns
Zach Cernuto
Southmoreland, sr., QB
Cernuto is a four-year starter who has thrown for 3,731 yards by completing 257 of 493 passes with 34 touchdowns and 31 interceptions. He lost his top receivers from a year ago and will break in a few new ones, including returning tight end Anthony Govern.
Colton Johns
Franklin Regional, sr., RB/QB/LB/DE
Johns is a 6-foot-2, 215-pound all-everything player who will see time at running back and line up at quarterback as well as linebacker and defensive end. Coach Greg Botta called him a master of the game.
Jude Grzywinski
Ligonier Valley, jr., C
Grzywinski has started every game the past two seasons at center. Coach Roger Beitel considered moving him to guard or tackle but was advised by some college coaches to build from the middle. He is drawing interest from Division I schools.
Gamal Marballie
Yough, sr., RB
Marballie was thrust into becoming the Cougars quarterback in 2019 because of an injury. He ran for 708 yards and six touchdowns and completed 108 of 177 passes for 1,334 yards and nine touchdowns. Now, he is back at running back.
Paul Schofield is a TribLive reporter covering high school and college sports and local golf. He joined the Trib in 1995 after spending 15 years at the Daily Courier in Connellsville, where he served as sports editor for 14 years. He can be reached at pschofield@triblive.com.
Tags: Franklin Regional, Ligonier Valley, Southmoreland, Yough
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