Tag: Middletown

Middletown QB transfers to Steel-High after football season canceled

More fallout from the Blue Raiders’ hazing incident.

Yesterday Middletown High School (Pa.) had its football season canceled after more sexualized hazing videos involving team members came to light.

In the wake of that news, Middletown’s former starting quarterback Bamm Appleby is transferring to Steel-High, where he will play wide receiver, according to a report by CBS21 News.

Appleby (6-foot-1, 170 pounds) shared the story on his Twitter page, adding that he can’t wait to get started at his new school.

Appleby’s father Bobby is going out of his way to let potential colleges know his son had nothing to do with the incidents, per PennLive.

“He was out sick most of that whole week. He has college football offers from Lebanon Valley College, Ursinus and Misericordia, and I’ve reached out to all of them, too, to let them know that he had nothing to do with that. I’ve told them that all of his coaches and the athletic director (at Middletown) can confirm that.”

According to Mike Byers, COO of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, the district is allowing players who were not involved in the hazing scandal to transfer to another school. However, they have to wait 21 days in order to be eligible to play.

Teams that were scheduled to play Middletown this season have two options: either take a win for that week or find another school that’s willing to play.

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Middletown cancels football season after more hazing videos emerge

2022 is over for Blue Raiders football

Middletown High School (Pa.) has canceled its 2022 football season in light of new evidence in a hazing scandal.

According to Brian Linder at PennLive.com, the school made the announcement today after the district obtained additional video of a hazing incident involving players, which took place during the team’s heat acclimation period in the second week of August. This follows video of a sexualized hazing incident coming to light on the 11th.

The team’s head coach Scott Acri had already stepped down last week and was replaced by Rob Brodish.

Superintendent Chelton Hunter released a written statement promising discipline for any students involved.

“Unfortunately, this video demonstrates that this hazing was much more widespread, and involved many more students than we had previously known… Any students found to have participated in this incident will be disciplined in accordance with our student code of conduct and hazing policy. Any staff members who were found to have ignored this kind of hazing will also face disciplinary action… It simply cannot and will not be tolerated. We know we must work to address the culture of this team, educate our student body about hazing, and put programs in place to help us ensure that this kind of atmosphere is never allowed to exist in our school facilities.”

Middletown was set to open their season on Friday against Lower Dauphin.

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MSU Football offers 2022 4-star QB Braden Davis, No. 1 ranked player in Delaware

Michigan State has offered the No. 1 ranked player in Delaware, and the No. 4 ranked dual-threat 2022 QB Braden Davis out of Middletown.

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In a day where Michigan State Football already offered two highly recruited quarterbacks in 4-star Walker Howard and 3-star Devin Brown, a third QB, 4-star Braden Davis, announced that he has also received an offer from the Spartans.

Davis is a 6’4.5″ QB out of Middletown High School in Delaware and he is currently the No. 4 ranked dual-threat quarterback in his recruiting class. 247sports also has him listed as the No. 1 ranked recruit in the state of Delaware.

Here are Davis’ sophomore highlights at Middletown High School:

 

Davis is the son of former NFL OL Antone Davis. Antone Davis played at Tennessee before being drafted in the first round by the Philadelphia Eagles.

Davis has received offers from all the big-name schools including Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, and Penn State.

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Notre Dame Football: Three-Star CB Clarence Lewis Signs with Irish

Lewis was offered a scholarship by Notre Dame on in May and gave his verbal commitment in June after making his first official visit to campus.

A somewhat under the radar prospect in Clarence Lewis signed his National Letter of Intent with Notre Dame, adding to their impressive haul in the 2020 recruiting class.

A Middletown, New Jersey (Mater Dei High School) product, Lewis ranks as the 17th best prospect in the state of New Jersey this year.

Lewis was offered a scholarship by Notre Dame on in May and gave his verbal commitment in June after making his first official visit to campus.

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He committed quickly after receiving an offer but also had offers from Minnesota, Nebraska, Purdue, Kentucky and Virginia.