Despite finishing the 2010 season with a sub-.500 record, Upper Perkiomen boasted a pretty potent offensive arsenal that averaged more than 28 points per game, featuring a pair of 1,000-yard rushers, a 1,500-yard passer and a 1,000-yard receiver.
One of those key returning offensive pieces, wide receiver Ronnie Gillespie, is attracting Division-1 interest.
The 5’9, 160-pound Gillespie has received interest, but no verbal offers, from six Division-1 programs, according to national recruiting service Rivals.com. Buffalo, Penn State, Pitt, Rutgers, Temple and Tennessee have all shown interest in the Indians’ featured receiving target.
Gillespie had a solid junior season for Upper Perk, hauling in a team-best 45 passes for 1,028 yards and 12 touchdowns, averaging 22.7 yards per catch. He finished five of the Indians’ 12 games with at least 100 receiving yards, including games against Upper Dublin, Methacton and Phoenixville with at least 150 receiving yards. He finished four games with at least five receptions and four games with at least two receiving touchdowns. Gillespie was also a threat on special teams, returning 21 kickoffs for 477 yards and one touchdown (a 98-yarder against Muhlenburg), averaging 22.7 yards per return.
The Indians finished 5-7 overall in 2010, losing in the opening round of the District 1 AAA playoffs to 11-time District champion Strath Haven, 48-7. That was the only game the Indians scored less than 10 points last year.
