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Monday, March 3, 2025

Team News - Golden Rams 2025 Spring Schedule

Spring practice for the Golden Rams starts in four weeks. The team is scheduled to practice four days a week from March 31 through April 21. Monday and Wednesday sessions will be at 4:00pm while Friday practices will start at 6:30am. Saturday sessions will be at 10:00am on April 5, April 12 and April 19. The Purple-Gold Spring Game is scheduled for Friday April 23 at 7:00 pm in John A. Farrell Stadium.

Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Team News - 2025 Recruiting Class

Name
Pos
Ht
Wt
School
DB
6-0
170
Woodbridge
OL
6-3
270
Garnet Valley
RB
6-1
225
Temple/Whitehall
OL
6-5
260
Penn Charter
Edge
6-1
225
Toms River North
DE
6-4
225
Atlantic City
LB
6-1
215
Manheim Township
OL
6-2
275
Roman Catholic
OL
6-4
304
Gannon/Laurel, DE
WR
6-3
175
Rancocas Valley
DT
6-1
285
Towson/Calvert Hall, MD
WR
6-3
190
Springfield
WR
6-2
210
Stetson/Conrad Weiser
DL
6-4
250
Shawnee
TE
6-5
230
Middletown North
OL
6-6
285
Pace/Cranford
QB
6-4
215
Cedar Creek
WR
6-3
185
Monmouth/Haddon Heights
RB
5-9
175
Bonner-Prendergast
WR
6-0
165
Conestoga Valley
OL
6-3
305
Lock Haven/East Stroudsburg South
DB
6-1
200
Wayne St/Hudson Valley/Lackawanna/Central Dauphin
DB
6-1
180
Wayne St/Hudson Valley/Lackawanna/Central Dauphin
DE
6-2
225
Lackawanna/Imhotep
OL
6-3
287
Rutgers/LaSalle
TE
6-3
215
Monroe/Albany/Imhotep
OL
6-3
265
Central Bucks South
LB
6-0
215
Point Pleasant Borough
OL
6-3
290
Downingtown West
DL
6-3
255
Oakcrest
QB
5-11
181
Rutgers/Upper Dublin
CB
6-0
185
Absegami
RB
5-7
195
Pace/Penns Grove, NJ
DB
5-11
180
Atlantic City
DB
6-0
190
Millersville/Bishop Shanahan
WR
5-10
180
Roman Catholic
WR
6-1
190
Monmouth/Central Bucks East
OL
6-3
270
Cherry Hill East
WR
6-1
175
Burlington Township
WR
5-10
180
Virginia Military Institute/Springside Chestnut Hill
CB
6-2
175
Perkiomen Valley
LB
6-0
200
Central Bucks South
OL
6-5
285
Glassboro
RB
6-2
185
Exeter


Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Player News - Mikhail Johnson Becomes a Golden Ram

Mikhail Johnson (Bonner-Prendergast) is joining the West Chester football family. The 5-9, 175lb running back/defensive back was a standout on both sides of the ball. In his junior year, he rushed for 682 yards and 7 touchdowns on offense and made 71 tackles, 9 pass breakups and 3 interceptions on defense. In his senior season, Johnson made 54 tackes and 10 pass breakups on defense and rushed for 1,322 yards and 29 touchdowns, including four scores to help the Friars capture the PIAA Class 4A championship.

- 2024 PA Football Writers Class 4A All-State (offense)
- 2024 First Team PAFootball News Class 4A All-State (defense)
- 2024 First Team Class 4A All-EasternPAFootball.com (offense)
- 2024 First Team All-DelCo (offense)
- 2024 First Team Coaches' All-Catholic Red Division (offense)
- 2024 First Team Coaches' All-Catholic Red Division (defense)
- 2024 First Team Ed "Huck" Palmer Overall All-Catholic (offense)
- 2024 First Team Ed "Huck" Palmer All-Catholic Red Division (offense)
- 2023 Honorbale Mention All-DelCo (defense)
- 2023 First Team Ed "Huck" Palmer All-Catholic Blue Division (offense)


Player News - Jayden Johnson Coming to West Chester

Jayden Johnson (Conestoga Valley) is becoming a Golden Ram. The 6-0, 165lb speedy playmaker needs the ball in his hands. As a junior, he rushed for 1,038 yards and 16 touchdowns, while making 21 catches for 451 yards and eight scores. As a senior, despite missing four games due to an injury, he had 320 yards and five touchdowns rushing and 500 yards and five touchdowns receiving, as the Buckskins advanced to the District 3 Class 5A semi-finals. Johnson, also a champion sprinter, returned three kickoffs 80+ yards for touchdowns over his final two seasons. He selected West Chester over Monmouth and PSAC East rival Shippensburg.

- 2024 Honorable Mention Class 5A All-EasternPAFootball.com
- 2024 Lancaster-Lebanon League Section 2 Receiver of the Year
- 2024 First Team Lancaster-Lebanon League Section 2
- 2023 Honorable Mention Class 5A All-EasternPAFootball.com
- 2023 Lancaster-Lebanon League Big 37 Team
- 2023 Lancaster-Lebanon League Section 2 Offensive Back of the Year
- 2023 First Team Lancaster-Lebanon League Section 2


Lancaster County Sports Hall of Fame - Lancaster-Lebanon League Track & Field Champions 2024

Player News - Ali Barkley to Continue at West Chester

Ali Barkley (Temple/Whitehall) has signed with the Golden Rams. After rushing for 1,000+ yards and 13 touchdowns as a senior for the Zephyrs, the 6-1, 225lb running back spent a year at Cheshire Academy. He then walked on at Temple where he spent two years but did not play. He then transferred to Akron, but did not appear on their roster.

- 2019 Honorable Mention The Morning Call All-Area


Monday, February 10, 2025

Player News - Kristen McAdams Transferring to West Chester

Kristen McAdams (Monroe/Albany/Imhotep) is transferring to West Chester University. The 6-3, 215lb tight end spent 2021 and 2022 at Albany where he was credited with nine catches for 114 yards and two touchdowns in seven games there. After spending 2023 at Monroe where he made 13 catches for 193 yards and two scores, he was introduced as part of last year's signing class at PSAC East rival Lock Haven although he didn't appear on the Bald Eagles' roster. Listed in PennLive's Fab 50 prospects in 2019, he played in the Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches Association East-West All-Star Class 4A-6A Game after graduating in 2021.

- 2021 Second Team Prep RedZone Philadelphia Public League


Player News - Rayshawn Scott Remains in Purple and Gold

Rayshawn Scott (Roman Catholic) has signed to play football for West Chester University. The 5-10, 180lb receiver had a breakout season for the Cahillites as he set school, Catholic league and city records for receiving yards in a season in his senior season. He made 74 catches for 1,399 yards and 15 touchdowns. In the class 4A championship game, he hauled in 6 passes for 74 yards and a touchdown, and even threw a 52-yard touchdown pass.

- 2024 PA Football Writers Class 5A All-State
- 2024 First Team PAFootball News Class 5A All-State (defense)
- 2024 First Team Class 5A All-EasternPAFootball.com
- 2024 First Team Ed "Huck" Palmer Overall All-Catholic
- 2024 First Team Ed "Huck" Palmer All-Catholic Red Division


Player News - Khalif Kemp Transferring to West Chester

Khalif Kemp (Lackawanna/Imhotep) is joining the Golden Rams. The 6-5 225lb edge rusher, who had offers from Kansas, Indiana, Tennessee and Akron among others, originally committed to Temple even before his senior year when his Imhotep Panthers advanced to the Class 5A championship game in 2021. He subsequently spent the past few years at Lackawanna where he was a member of the Dean's List.



Player News - Shamilyn Joppy to Continue at West Chester

Shamilyn Joppy (Wayne St/Hudson Valley/Lackawanna/Central Dauphin) has signed with the Golden Rams. After being a two-way standout for the Central Dauphin Rams, Joppy redshirted in 2021 and played sparingly at defensive back in 2022 at Lackawanna. In 2023 he had a solid season at Hudson Valley, making 32 total tackles, snatching five interceptions and making nine pass breakups. The 6-1, 180lb defensive back spent last season at Division II Wayne State where he was credited with eight tackles and a pass breakup in eight games. Joppy also had an offer to play at Mercyhurst.

- 2023 Second Team NJCAA DIII All-American

Hudson Valley Community College - Four Vikings Garner Football All-American Honors

Sunday, February 9, 2025

Player News - Lou Cerone Coming to West Chester

Lou Cerone (Roman Catholic) will remain in purple and gold. The 6-2, 275lb guard anchored an offensive line for the Cahillites that advanced to the PIAA Class 5A championship game.