Two Chesco Football Standouts Headed to West Chester University in 2017

WEST CHESTER, PA -- West Chester has announced their 2017 football recruiting class, including two athletes from Chesco high schools.

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."

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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