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Countdown to Kickoff: West Catholic

    by Rick O'Brien
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West Catholic

Coach: Brian Fluck (15th year, 126-57).

Last season: 7-4 overall; 4-0 Catholic League Class AA; beat Archbishop Carroll for Catholic AA title; lost to Imhotep Charter in PIAA District 1-12 Class AA subregional title.

Offense: Multiple/shotgun.

Defense: 3-4.

Top 10: Greg White, RB-DB, 5-11, 185; Antwain McCollum, QB, 6-0, 170; Patrick Amara, WR-DB, 6-2, 180; Rae'Quan Williams, RB-DB, 5-9, 160; Ahkil Crumpton, WR-DB, 5-9, 160; Khalim Hadas, OL-DL, 6-3, 300; Neil Satterwhite, WR-LB, 6-0, 175; Tymir Oliver, TE-DE, 6-4, 250; Craig Jones, WR-DB, 5-10, 165; David Swen, RB-DB, 5-10, 170.

Another to watch: Jalil Branch, LB, 6-0, 200; Steven Wyant, OL-DL, 5-11, 295.

The skinny: Burrs have won seven straight Catholic League crowns; White, who rushed for 1,469 yards and 28 TDs last season, has scholarship offers from Ohio, Massachusetts, Old Dominion, Temple and Towson, among others; Amara committed to Pittsburgh over the summer; Oliver and Jones are rising sophomores.

Biggest games: Sept. 6 vs. George Washington, at NE, 6:30; Sept. 20 vs. Archbishop Wood, at Tennent, 7; Oct. 26 vs. La Salle, at PW, 7.