The Unofficial Holy Cross Commit List for the Class of 2016

If it's late January, that can only mean one thing for Lehigh football fans: the steady stream of commitments coming from high school seniors.

In past years, I have posted one humongous posting of all the Patriot League teams whom I've confirmed are headed to Patriot League schools.

This year, though, I've decided to break out my posted commitments by school.

Below the flip, get a sneak peek of Holy Cross' class of 2016 - and come back to this page often, as I'm going to be updating it frequently over the next few weeks.

FB/LB Kenny Acquah (Mount St. Michael Academy, New York, NY)
NY Post 1st Team All-City Offense (FB)
NY Post 2nd Team All-City Defense (LB)
NY Post: Mount's Acquah to Join Brother at the College of the Holy Cross

OL Richard Barber (Lake Forest Academy, Lake Forest, IL)
Chicago Tribune Commit List

QB Austin Barr (Covenant Christian Academy, Colleyville, TX)
NCSA Recruit Profile shows commitment and video

ATH Matt Bhaya (Haddonfield HS, Haddonfield, NJ)
Philadelphia Inquirer Second Team All South Jersey (All-Purpose Athlete)
Philadelphia Inquirer: Haddonfield's Bhaya Heads to Holy Cross

TE Danny Bosse (Woodward Academy, College Park, GA)
Atlanta Neighbor Newspapers: South Fulton Athletes Set to Confirm Decisions

WR Zachary Buzzard (Chaparral HS, Scottsdale, AZ)
East Valley Tribune Division II, Section III All-Section Second Team
Blog posting on commitment

WR Coan Calabrese (Rockwall HS, Rockwall, TX)
10-4A All District Team
NCSA Recruit Page shows commitment | Dallas News Commitment

OL/DE Dewayne Cameron (Pine Crest HS, Fort Lauderdale, FL)
Broward-Beach Bowl Participant
Sun-Sentinel Broward County Commitment List

WR/DB Leif Colberg (Daniel Hand-Madison HS/Cheshire Academy, Cheshire, CT)
Hartford Courant commitment

RB Elad Covaliu (Walter Johnson HS, Bethesda, MD)
Rivals commitment

K/P Connor Fitzgerald (Bloomington North HS, Bloomington, IN)
AP All-State 1st Team
Herald-Time Online: High School Sports Chat

DB J.T. Frank (Jesuit HS, Carmichael, CA)
Sacremento Bee Commit List

DL Mike Galantini (Valley View HS, Archibald, PA)
Hookey Reap Award, Top Defensive Lineman in Lackawanna County
Times-Tribune: Cougars Sweep Hookey Reap Awards
Videos Profiled on Hudl

OL Jacob Gonzales (Anderson HS, Austin, TX)
Austin Statesman's Commit List

OL/DL Conor Hopewell (Croatan HS, Newport, NC)
NC Preps All-State 2A
1st Team All-Area Team
Rivals commitment

DL/LB Clint Jackman (Dublin HS, Dublin, CA)
Dublin Patch Commit List

ATH Kyle Keyser (Garnet Valley HS, Glen Hills, PA)

All-Delco Team, Delco Times
Philadelphia Inquirer All Central League 1st Team

Philadelphia Inquirer Commitment | Delco Times

Video available on Hudl profile

DE Danny Moloy (Westwood HS/Berkshire School, Westwood, MA)
Boston Herald Football Commitments
Video available on Hudl profile

LB Kobe Osei-Boaten (Lewisville HS, Lewisville, TX)
Dallas News Commitment

OL Sam Ranieri (Dr. Phillips HS, Orlando, FL)
Rivals Commitment

WR/DB Kalif Raymond (Greater Atlanta Christian School, Norcross, GA)
Gwinnett Daily Post Recruiting Confirmation

TE/DB Ryan Smith (Ryle HS, Union, KY)
Nominated for 2011 Postseason All-Tristate Football Team

Cincinnati Enquirer List of Commitments

LB Justin Todd (Carmel HS, Carmel, IN)
Member of State Champion team
Indy Star: Todd to play at Holy Cross

LB John Turner (Ridgefield HS, Ridgefield, CT)
All-FCIAC Central 1st Team Defense
New Haven Register Commit List
MaxPreps Profile

RB Alex Waked (Marina HS, Huntington Beach, CA)
OC Varsity: Marina's Waked to Holy Cross

WR Don Webber (Duxbury HS, Duxbury, MA)
Boston Herald Commit List

LB John Zakrzewski (St. Francis HS/Taft Academy, Traverse City, MI)
Traverse City Record-Eagle: Zakrewski Lands at Holy Cross

Nick Shafnisky Is Pushing Hard to Get To Play at the Next Level in Football

"Don't take anything for granted, just keep pushing."
Those are the words of QB Nick Shafnisky, told to The Whitehall-Coplay Press all the way back in 2013, about his preparation as a high school athlete.
And they seem to summarize the Whitehall, PA native perfectly, then as now.
Dubbed the "Male Athlete of the Year" by that publication, the article goes on about Shaf's many exploits at Whitehall high school - leading the Zephyr football team to a co-Lehigh Valley Conference title, becoming the first player ever in that conference to rush and pass for over 1,000 yards, and earning the league's co-MVP award as well.
He also was a member of the Zephyrs playoff basketball team, and for good measure also helped set a record for the 4x100 relay team as well.
At Whitehall, and at Lehigh, coaches pushed him, but it was his own hard work that helped make him the best athlete he could be.
This weekend, Shaf, like every eligible college football player, will be …

What Are You Doing the Night of Lehigh's 2017 Home Opener?

I have this vision.

It's the weekend of the home opener at Murray Goodman Stadium, Labor Day weekend. It could be a Thursday, Friday, or Saturday.

And it's 6:00 PM.

In 2018, the Lehigh football team will open the season with a big celebration of the football program - at Navy, Lehigh's first game against an FBS team in over a decade.

In 2017, why not, as a one-off opportunity, try to have one Lehigh football game, the home opener, be the first-ever night game at Murray Goodman Stadium?

Will it cost money? Yes. Will it be easy? Probably not.

However, is it doable? I've got to believe the answer is "yes".

Seven Positive Thoughts About All the Patriot League Recruiting Classes

It's recruiting season. Every incoming recruit is a Patriot League all-star, everyone is a first team all-American, everyone is undefeated. It's all good times, a chance for kids to be admitted to some of the best Universities in the world. In that, it's a win for everyone.

While we wait for each of the remaining recruits to be announced as a part of their recruiting classes, I thought I'd comb through all of the incoming classes of the Patriot League and tell you what sticks out to me.

This summart isn't a ratings-based system, than folks like 247Sports have in terms of measuring the number of "starred recruits" (they list Holy Cross as the "winner"), or even a hybrid-based system, like LFN's yearly Patsy Ratings (last seasons "winner": Lehigh) or HERO Sports' list of the top overall FCS recruits (which lists Lafayette as the "winner"). It's just one guy, looking at the recruit lists, and giving his opinion.

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