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Sunday, June 4, 2017

Player News - Transfers Introduced at Spring Game

Besides offensive lineman Malik White, three other transfers were introduced at this year's spring game.

  • Dashon Thomas (Timber Creek/Kutztown) - the 6-6, 250lb offensive lineman redshirted for PSAC East rival Kutztown in 2015 and did not appear on their roster in 2016.
  • Ryan George (Monsignor Bonner/Delaware County) - the 6-4, 225lb linebacker was first team all-catholic AAA as a senior and second team all-catholic AAA as a junior.
  • AJ Long (Syracuse/Wagner) - the 6-1, 195lb dual threat quarterback is probably the most interesting player introduced. Long earned Class A all-state recognition as a sophomore at St Pius X in Allentown in 2011, throwing for 3,700 yards and 46 touchdowns while running for 931 yards and 18 scores. He then transferred to Friendship Christian School in Tennessee where he earned Division II-A all-state honors honors and state championships in both 2012 and 2013. As a true freshman at Syracuse in 2014, he started five games and threw for 935 yards, 4 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, earning ACC Rookie of the Week honors for the Orange's win at Wake Forest. Prior to Long's sophomore season in 2015, Syracuse disqualified him from further play due to multiple concussions. Long then transferred to Wagner, and although he performed well in their 2016 spring game, he hurt his back prior to the season and did not see game action at all last season.
Again, these players were introduced at the spring game. It's not clear at this point if they've committed or have been admitted for the fall semester.

Also, it has been reported that Gabe Schappell (Exeter) is coming to West Chester. The 6-3, 240lb tight end had a dynamic high school football career. As a sophomore, he hauled in 27 catches for 634 yards and 6 touchdowns. Then due to an injury on the team, Schappell was moved to quarterback in his junior season. He filled the stat sheet with 443 yards, 5 touchdowns and 4 interceptions passing, 977 yards rushing and 199 yards receiving while scoring a total of 19 touchdowns. Back to tight end and H-back as a senior, he rushed for 219 yards, pulled in 47 passes for 908 yards receiving, and scored 11 touchdowns. The consensus Class 5A all-state player originally committed to Army.



Finally, it became more clear why the Golden Rams were down to just two quarterbacks this past spring. Sophomore Paul Dooley, who saw action in six games last season primarily in the wildcat, had some legal problems in early April. It's not clear how this will effect his eligibility this coming season.

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