Reeder does it all for Fels
Standout senior has had success for the Panthers on both sides of the ball this season.
MEET JYLIL REEDER.
He is Mr. Everything for the Samuel Fels Panthers, and he wouldn't have it any other way. Reeder is the starting slot receiver, free safety and return man for Fels, while also being the team's Wildcat QB and change-of-pace back.
After six games, he has 43 rushes for 238 yards and three touchdowns; 27 receptions for 587 yards and eight TDs; 44 yards passing on eight completions; one kickoff return for a TD; and three interceptions. How does a 17-year-old handle all this responsibility?
"I try to help my team in every way I can by being in the best position to make plays, score and win," said Reeder, who lives in North Philadelphia around 11th and Cumberland, but grew up in West Oak Lane, with time in the Lower Northeast.
"I wanted to go to King, but my mom [Cheri Reeder] didn't want me to go there, because all my friends were there," he said. "Now looking back, I'm so glad I came to Fels. I love the school. Love my team. It's been the best place for me."
The 5-9 175-pound senior hasn't run a 40-yard dash since his sophomore year, but figures he is somewhere around 4.4. He has yet to be seriously recruited by a college. And, get this, he played no youth football before attending high school. Now he's established himself as one of the city's best.
Weekly notes
In a 48-32 shootout win over School of the Future, Prep Charter senior wide receiver Curran Simmons had 12 catches for 186 yards, with all four of his TDs in coming the first half. Future Robert Hall ran 13 times for 196 yards, with four scores of his own . . . Southern senior nose tackle prospect Mark "Spider" Webb (6-1, 285) has the lower body of a Sherman tank. He claims he can squat 730 pounds . . . In the marquee game of the week, St Joseph's Prep came from 21-7 down to overtake Archbishop Wood by scoring 24 unanswered points en route to a 31-21 victory. The Hawks face archnemesis La Salle Friday night at 7 at Plymouth Whitemarsh in this week's mega-game . . . King stud senior WR Delane Hart's 3-year varsity totals are an eye-popping 75 catches for 1,428 yards and 16 scores. He also threw for four scores as a sophomore at Murrell Dobbins Tech and is receiving sustained Division I interest . . . Imhotep junior wideout Dennison "DJ" Moore caught seven balls for 122 yards and a score Saturday in the Panthers' 36-28 loss to national power Eastern Christian (Elkton, Md.).