Bishop McDevitt’s move down in classification from AAAA to AAA has been successful, save for consecutive losses in the PIAA AAA championship game. But otherwise, McDevitt has owned its District 3 AAA counterparts, winning 17 of its last 18 games, the lone exception a loss to Susquehanna Township in 2010.
The Crusaders lost some thump on the offensive line with four starters gone due to graduation, but skill-wise, McDevitt is arguably among the best in the state. Returning field general Alec Werner set a school single-season record with 3,518 yards passing, and receiver Brian Lemelle set school single season records for receptions (93) and receiving yards (1,630). Running backs Andre Robinson, Darnell Holland and Rashad Lawson are all back – Holland was just 63 yards shy of McDevitt finishing as the ninth PIAA affiliated program with three 700+-yard rushers in the same backfield last year. Defensively, hard hitters like Noah Spence and Brock Dean are gone, but McDevitt should, as has become habit, reload on that side of the ball.
