Abington Football Standout Headed to West Chester University in 2017

WEST CHESTER, PA -- West Chester has announced their 2017 football recruiting class, and it includes Abington standout Isaiah Cruz.

Also from the local area are Downingtown East's Ethan Harris, a wide receiver, and Downingtown West's Cole Zapf, a defensive back, will both be playing for the Rams next fall.

They'll join a crew of 21 new recruits, plus two new transfer student-athletes.

"We accomplished what we set out to do by signing a real good defensive back class," head coach Bill Zwaan said, according to West Chester's athletics site. "We also added a few good offensive linemen to help us when a good group graduates next year."

Cruz is one of those defensive backs. Here's what the school had to say about the Abington star in their profile:

"A highly motivated athlete that motivates his teammates to be better, is a quality that arises from Cruz. From the suburban Philly area and coached under Kevin Conlin, he was the team captain for the Galloping Ghost. He also earned the defensive MVP award twice and was also honorable mention for the Suburban One National. Collectively he accounted for 76 tackles throughout his high school career, two force fumbles, two recoveries as well as an interception. He is the son of Kenyatta Cottrell and Aracelis Cottrel. Member of National Honor Society."

All but three of the recruits are from Pennsylvania. Two are from New Jersey and one from Massachussetts.

The full list is included below:

• Nate Barnes, DB, Carlisle, Pa./Carlisle
• Isaiah Cruz, DB, Abington, Pa./Abington
• Devin Darden, DB, Philadelphia, Pa./Ben Franklin
• Darnell Ferrell, RB, Allentown, Pa./Central Catholic
• Patrick Ferry, Allentown, Pa./Parkland
• Mack Focht, WR, East Earl, Pa./Garden Spot
• Zack Gilbert, QB, Whitehall, Pa./Whitehall
• Ethan Harris, WR, Dowingtown, Pa./Downingtown East
• Tyrone Hodges, DB, Morrisville, Pa./Pennsbury
• Nyseer Jones, DB, Philadelphia, Pa./Ben Franklin
• Brett Moyer, DE, Reading, Pa./Exeter
• Nasir Mundey, WR, Philadelphia, Pa./Comm Tech
• Mike Piperno, QB, Washington Twp., N.J./Wash. Twp.
• Brendan Ruskowski, OL, Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Ryan
• Ed Scannapieco DB 5-10 190 Franklin, Mass./Franklin
• Adam Schreck TE 6-5 220 Manasquan, N.J./Manasquan
• Trael Seegars RB 5-11 200 Harrisburg, Pa./Susquehanna Twp.
• Jalik Smith WR 5-10 170 Harrisburg, Pa./Susquehanna Twp.
• Wyatt Smith, DL, Hellam, Pa./Eastern York
• Marcus Wilson, FB, Reading, Pa./Berks Catholic
• Cole Zapf, DB, Downingtown, Pa./Downingtown West

Transfers

• Brendan Clark, OL, Philadelphia, Pa./Father Judge (Temple)
• Malik White, OL, Woodbridge, Va./Freedom (Lackawanna CC)

West Chester was 8-3 in 2016, placing second in the PSAC standings.

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