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While the Long Island area
usually doesn’t receive the same
recruiting attention as some of
its neighboring areas, the
football talent continues to
improve. This was proven again
as the National Underclassmen
Combine recently made a stop in
Long Island.
Coach Schuman setting the
stage for the awards in LI
Winning the Overall MVP was
sophomore LB Peter Miller of
Friends Academy in New York.
Miller, 6-foot-2 ˝ and
231-pounds, was dominant during
1-on-1’s. He finished with two
interceptions, plus he used his
size and power to knock five
receivers to the ground. He
also had a 29.5-inch vertical,
4.70 40, 4.54 shuttle, and 23
reps at 150-pounds.
Peter Miller with Coach
Schuman
Making his way from Ohio was
Freshman MVP Carl Washington of
Eastmoor Academy. Washington,
5-foot-7 ˝ and 162-pounds, was
fantastic during the positional
drills and had a 29-inch
vertical, 8’6 ˝” broad, 4.74 40,
4.71 shuttle, and 21 reps at
135-pounds.
Coach Schuman with Carl
Washington
Though he didn’t win the MVP,
deserving special mention was
freshman dual-threat quarterback
Alik Robinson of Hudson Catholic
High School in New York.
Robinson, 5-foot-11 and
155-pounds, had a 33.5-inch
vertical, 8’11” broad, 4.66 40,
and 12 reps at 135-pounds.
Alik Robinson with Coach
Schuman
The OL MVP went to freshman
Michael Lisi of H. Frank Casey
High School in New York. Lisi,
6-foot-1 and 248-pounds, showed
very good technique during the
1-on-1’s, especially for a
freshman. During the combine
events he had a 23.5-inch
vertical, 5.03 40, 7’10 ˝”
broad, and 25 reps at
150-pounds.
Coach Schuman with Michael
Lisi
The freshman domination
continued with Anthony Brunetti
of Holy Trinity High School in
New York, who won the RB MVP.
Brunetti, 5-foot-8 and
195-pounds, was very good during
both the 1-on-1’s and positional
drills. He had 16 reps at
135-pounds, a 30-inch vertical,
4.80 40, and 4.40 shuttle.
Anthony Brunetti with
Coach Schuman
Freshman Alex White of St.
Anthony’s High School in Long
Island took home the DL MVP.
White, 6-foot-1 and 195-pounds,
showed great footwork and speed
during the 1-on-1’s. He had 22
reps at 150-pounds, a 27-inch
vertical, 4.81 40, and 4.81
shuttle.
Alex White with Coach
Schuman
The final freshman to win an
award in Long Island was Zenel
Hudson of Bay Shore High School
in New York. Hudson, who ran a
4.62 40, took home the Fastest
Man Award. Besides his 40 time,
Hudson, 5-foot-7 ˝ and
165-pounds, was also impressive
during the remaining combine
events with a 31-inch vertical,
8’7 ˝” broad, and 19 reps at
135-pounds.
Zenel Hudson with Coach
Schuman
Despite being outsized by
basically all of the
participants, the DB MVP went to
sophomore Alain Alisca of
Washingtonville High School in
New York. Alisca, only 5-foot-1
˝ and 139-pounds, locked down
basically every receiver he
faced, plus he had a 27-inch
vertical, 4.79 40, 4.64 shuttle,
and 10 reps at 150-pounds.
Alain Alisca with Coach
Schuman
Sophomore Travis Quarless of
Holy Cross High School in New
York took home the WR/TE MVP.
Quarless, 5-foot-11 ˝ and
207-pounds, was very impressive
during both the positional
drills and 1-on-1’s. He
finished the combine events with
a 4.81 shuttle, 4.84 40, and
26.5-inch vertical.
Travis Quarless with Coach
Schuman
The final MVP of the Long Island
event went to sophomore Billy
Ray of St. John the Baptist High
School in New York. Ray,
6-foot-1 ˝ and 234-pounds, did a
good job during passing drills
and showed impressive passing
technique. Pushing Ray for the
QB MVP was sophomore Bryan
Dengal of Smyrna High School in
Delaware. Dengal, 5-foot-11 ˝
and 166-pounds, did a very good
job during passing drills and
had a 27.5-inch vertical, 4.91
40, 8’6” broad, 4.65 shuttle,
and had 17 reps at 150-pounds.
 
Billy Ray & Bryan Dengal
with Coach Schuman
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