Event News - 2022 Quarterback Classic

The 2022 Quarterback Classic will be held on Friday, May 20, 2022 at 7:00 am at the Downingtown Country Club in Downingtown, PA.

The price for an individual golfer is $200, a foursome is $800, and other sponsorship opportunities are available, with all proceeds from the event going directly into the football scholarship fund. Anyone interested in attending or sponsoring the event is asked to use the online registration center.

2022 Spring Game Report - Gold 27 - Purple 10

Some observations from Friday's Purple-Gold game which was won by Gold by a score of 27-10:

• There was a nice crowd on hand for the first spring game since 2019. The pre-game tailgate, great weather, and post-game freworks also helped.
• Gold featured the first team offense while Purple was manned by the first team defense.
• With Shane Dooley, last year's starting quarterback not dressed, Desman Johnson played for Gold while Yahmir Wilkerson played for Purple.
• The passing game wasn't particularly successful. Johnson was 5 of 12 for 76 yards with most of the yards coming on a 52-yard bomb to Mari Wright. Wilkerson was 7 of 16 for 114 yards with 47 yards coming on a pass to David Burnshaw. Wilkerson did pick up 56 yards on the ground while Johnson had two rushing touchdowns.
• Dan Grozozski, who's generously listed at 5-10, played quarterback for both teams. One of the most entertaining plays was a reverse flea flicker that ended with Daquan Robinson completing a 13-yard pass back to Grozozski.
• Defensively, Ben Marsico and Matt Checchia each had an interception for Gold. Matt Marshall almost had two picks for Gold, but was credited for two pass breakups.
• Defensive lineman Daniel Hicks had five tackles including one TFL for a seven-yard loss.
• Some new names that stood out on defense for Purple were Oscar Uduma (7 tackles), Zebbie Zarwie (6 tackles), and Tom Burns (6 tackles).
• Sean Henry made his only field goal attempt and Brayden Basile converted from 32- and 34-yards.
• Besides Dooley, also not dressed for the contest were defensive back Sterlen Barr, defensive back Nyeem Jones, defensive back Shamar Edwards, defensive back Ronnie James, running back Phil Poquie, wide receiver Seth Degree, and left tackle Brendan Ruskowski.

Finished off a great spring season with our annual Purple and Gold Spring Game! Here is the play of the game by standout Zack Breiner! #abc6 #rampride🐏 pic.twitter.com/d0DYNMbArp

— West Chester Golden Rams Football (@WCUGoldenRamsFB) April 23, 2022

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West Chester Athletic Site - Gold Tops Purple in Spring Game

Daily Local News - With a bunch of key players absent, WCU wraps up Spring Football

Team News - 2022 WCU Football Schedule

Here's what we know about the Golden Rams 2022 football schedule so far.

West Chester will have their work cut out for them as they are scheduled to face four teams that participated in the 2021 playoffs (Kutztown, Shepherd, Bentley, Slippery Rock), including reigning regional champion Shepherd.

When the Golden Rams open the season against Bentley, West Chester will play a Friday night game at Farrell Stadium for the first time since 2005, which was a 43-14 victory over Clarion.

West Chester will face Slippery Rock for the first time since the Golden Rams captured the PSAC championship in 2018. This will be the Rock's first visit to West Chester since 2016.

West Chester will travel to Erie for the third consecutive season when they face Gannon. Their past two trips were successful as they toppled the Golden Knights in 2019 and Mercyhurst in 2021.

In a rather unusual circumstance, West Chester's game at Bloomsburg is scheduled to kickoff at 6:00pm.

Shippensburg will be West Chester's homecoming opponent for the first time since 2014, a 55-28 victory for the Golden Rams. The last time West Chester lost on homecoming was 2012, to those Shippensburg Raiders.

Although West Chester has faced the Shepherd Rams three times, including twice since Shepherd joined the PSAC, this will be their first ever visit to Farrell Stadium.

The Golden Rams are scheduled to play another unfamiliar foe in the last week of the season, as they haven't faced Clarion since 2016. If West Chester happens to win the PSAC East, the Golden Rams will travel to the winner of the PSAC West instead of facing the Golden Eagles.

Day	Date	Opponent	Time	Notes
Friday	September 2	vs Bentley	6:00 pm
Saturday	September 10	vs Slippery Rock	12:00 pm
Saturday	September 17	at Gannon	12:00 pm
Saturday	September 24	vs Millersville	12:00 pm	Family Day
Saturday	October 1	at Bloomsburg	6:00 pm
Saturday	October 8	vs Shippensburg	2:00 pm	Homecoming
Saturday	October 15	at East Stroudsburg	2:00 pm	ESU's Homecoming
Saturday	October 22	vs Shepherd	12:00 pm
Saturday	October 29	vs Lock Haven	12:00 pm	Senior Day
Saturday	November 6	at Kutztown	12:00 pm	Kutztown Senior Day
Saturday	November 13	at Clarion	12:00 pm	Clarion Senior Day

Player News - Eight Golden Rams Receive Academic Recognition

The National Football Foundation (NFF) has named eight West Chester football players as members of the 2021 Hampshire Honor Society. Senior offensive lineman Jacob Colby, senior punter John George, senior quarterback Zach Gilbert, senior defensive lineman Michael Gobora, senior defensive lineman Joe Janick, senior offensive lineman Jonathan Miller, senior offensive lineman Brendan Ruskowski, and senior linebacker Cole Zapf were all recognized.

Membership is granted to senior or graduate student football players that have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale, have outstanding football ability, and demonstrate strong leadership and citizenship. Among the 31 student-athletes from PSAC schools, West Chester had 8 representatives, Shippensburg 8, Slippery Rock 7, East Stroudsburg 3, Shepherd 3, and California 2.

National Football Foundation Site - 2022 NFF Hampshire Honor Society Membership Announced

Event News - Another Future Golden Ram to Play in 2022 Big33 Game

Future Golden Ram defensive tackle Giovanni Graham (Imhotep) has been selected to replace Dylan Jones (Bishop Shanahan) in the Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches Association (PSFCA) Big33 Football Classic on Monday, May 30 at Rocco Ortenzio Stadium in Harrisburg.

Pennsylvania, which will be coached by John Franco of Tyrone, is 6-2 against Maryland, including a 20-0 win in 2021. This will be the 65th Annual Game. From 1993 to 2012, Pennsylvania played an all-star squad from Ohio.
Kick-off is set for 2:00 pm.

Welcome to the Big 33 @TepFootball DT @GinoGraham3 ! pic.twitter.com/pjnn04duyt

— PSFCA BIG33 Football Classic (@psfcabig33) April 8, 2022

pennlive - Imhotep Charter DT Giovanni Graham added to Pa. Big 33 team

PSFCA - Introducing The 2022 PSFCA Big 33 Team PA Squad

Event News - Future Golden Ram to Play in 2022 Big33 Game

Future Golden Ram defensive back Maurice Beverly (Imhotep) has been selected to replace Cade Yacamelli (Penn Trafford) in the Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches Association (PSFCA) Big33 Football Classic on Monday, May 30 at Rocco Ortenzio Stadium in Harrisburg.

Pennsylvania, which will be coached by John Franco of Tyrone, is 6-2 against Maryland, including a 20-0 win in 2021. This will be the 65th Annual Game. From 1993 to 2012, Pennsylvania played an all-star squad from Ohio.
Kick-off is set for 2:00 pm.

pennlive - Imhotep Charter outside linebacker Maurice Beverly joins Pa. Big 33 roster

PSFCA - Introducing The 2022 PSFCA Big 33 Team PA Squad