{"id":4291,"date":"2014-02-14T11:11:01","date_gmt":"2014-02-14T16:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chescotimes.com\/?p=4291"},"modified":"2014-02-14T11:11:01","modified_gmt":"2014-02-14T16:11:01","slug":"6-cash-football-seniors-celebrate-recruitments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/?p=4291","title":{"rendered":"6 CASH football seniors celebrate recruitments"},"content":{"rendered":"

Administrators, coaches, students reflect on past, prepare for future<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h1>\n
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By Kyle Carrozza<\/strong><\/span>,\u00a0Staff Writer, The Times<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Colin<\/a>

Colin Raysor and and Titus Richards sit in front of family members.<\/p><\/div>\n

CALN \u2013 Six Coatesville Area Senior High (CASH) football players signed letters of intent to continue their careers at the collegiate level at a conference on Wednesday, Feb. 12.<\/p>\n

Daquan Worley committed to Penn State, joining Maryland commit Tyler Burke in the Big Ten. Colin Raysor committed to Lafayette, Devonte Suber to California University of Pennsylvania, Titus Richards to Wagner, and Darrik Muroski to the University of Rhode Island.<\/p>\n

Parents and coaches were present for pictures while Interim Supt. Leonard Fitts, CASH Principal Robert Fisher, and Head Coach Matt Ortega offered congratulations and encouragement for the next level.<\/p>\n

\"Tyler<\/a>

Tyler Burke and Darrik Maroski sit in front of their coaches.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cWe will be following you. We expect great things. Don\u2019t hesitate to reach back to us,\u201d said Fitts, advising the students that they should reach out to former teachers, counselors, and coaches if they ever need help in the future.<\/p>\n

Fisher made sure to emphasize that the day was about more than just football.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt starts with the educators in their lives,\u201d he said. He also thanked the parents for raising the young men in a way that would cause them to succeed. \u201cWe are truly grateful for you,\u201d he told them.<\/p>\n

Fisher also noted that with tuition and room and board, the six students earned a combined $894,000 in scholarships, bringing the number over $2 million since 2009.<\/p>\n

Like any good coach, Ortega offered words of motivation for continued success.<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t take it for granted, don\u2019t cheat the game,\u201d he said. \u201cYou\u2019ll always be part of the Red Raider family.\u201d<\/p>\n

After listening to their elders with attentive respect, the students\u2019 excitement started to show as they posed for pictures, received congratulations from parents, and even talked a little trash to each other.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Saturday games, the atmosphere, all the students coming out, that\u2019s what I\u2019m mostly looking forward to,\u201d said Burke.<\/p>\n

Much of that excitement came from the fact that Wednesday was the culmination of months of listening to offers, weighing options, and considering athletic and academic futures.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs soon as the recruiting process began, it was fun, but as it carried on, it got stressful,\u201d said Suber. \u201cMy number one factor was my comfort level. A couple other factors were the way they play defense \u2014 I\u2019ll be a part of the defense \u2014 and the school itself is a very prestigious academic school.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Daquan<\/a>

Daquan Worley and Devonte Suber sign their letters of intent.<\/p><\/div>\n

Raysor also considered his comfort level on campus and the school\u2019s academic prestige among the top priorities in selecting a school.<\/p>\n

\u201cI picked Lafayette because Coach Ortega always told me you go onto the campus, and you feel that\u2019s the place,\u201d he said. \u201cThe academic support they have there is second to none, and the quality of football is outstanding; they\u2019re Patriot League Champions this year, so I\u2019m going into a really good program and an even better school.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ortega said that while he advised his players on how to handle the recruiting process and gave them tips on selecting a school, the students came to their decisions individually.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe athlete and the parents have to decipher all that information and make the best decision on the family,\u201d he said. \u201cThe only thing I do is help them decide on who\u2019s the most interested.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ortega stressed that much of the process \u2014 both recruiting and being on the field over the past four years \u2014 comes down to the work ethic of the student. He just tries to cultivate a program that will allow his players to succeed.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey all took academics seriously. It was probably the easiest group in terms of keeping them focused throughout their career,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s a great environment for a student-athlete to develop in. It\u2019s who we are; it\u2019s what we are. This is what we\u2019re good at, and we\u2019re doing it on the field and off the field.\u201d<\/p>\n

Worley said that in making his decision, he looked for a school with a positive environment similar to the one fostered by the athletic department at Coatesville.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing at Coatesville helped me prepare because you meet so many different people; it\u2019s so diverse here, and nobody has bad blood,\u201d he said. \u201cOn the football field, you\u2019re my brother, and in class, we all helped each other out, and that\u2019s what I recognized at Penn State.\u201d<\/p>\n

Worley also said that while Coatesville has created a brotherhood among players, there will be certain situations where he will not be rooting for the guys he played high school ball with.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s my boy, but next year, we\u2019re going to see,\u201d he said of playing against Burke in the Big Ten. \u201cI\u2019m going to give him a hug after the game and tell him \u2018good game,\u2019 but in between the lines, it\u2019s on.\u201d<\/p>\n

Burke was undeterred.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh yeah, we\u2019ll beat him.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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