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Below
is a brief profile on each member of the Bald Eagle recruiting class:
Daniel Bradley
6’3”
- 300 lbs.
- Lewistown, Pa./Indian
Valley
Position:
Offensive Line
Bradley earned multiple mention as a Big 8 All-Conference center while
attending Indian Valley High School. A Pennsylvania Football News honorable mention defensive
lineman and an academic honor roll recipient, Bradley earned varsity letters in
football as well as track and field.
Steven Brewer
5’11” - 210 lbs. -
Stewartstown, Pa./Fork Union Military Academy
Position: Fullback
Brewer was a two-year letter winner as a fullback and linebacker at Fork Union
Military Academy, garnering All-Prep League and All-Central Virginia honors as
well as a Second Team All-State nod as a linebacker after his senior season.
The FUMA Forrest Lee Hail Award winner, he is also an academic honor
roll student. Brewer was a
four-year member of the track and field team, including the 2003 Prep League
Outdoor Track & Field Championship squad.
Edward Cieslinski, Jr.
6’0” - 250 lbs. - Levittown, Pa./Pennsbury
Position: Defensive End
Cieslinski earned Suburban One League honorable mention as a defensive lineman
in 2002, and also earned the Pennsbury Falcons’ Special Teams Player of the
Year award as a long snapper.
Nate Compton
6’3” - 225 lbs. - Wellsboro, Pa./Wellsboro Area
High School
Position: Tight End
Compton has received numerous accolades as a tight end for the Green Hornets of
Wellsboro Area High School including Northern Tier League first team, Star-Gazette
Twin Tiers first team and Pennsylvania Football News third team honors as a
tight end. Also a four-year letter
winner in wrestling, Compton was a two-time sectional champion and placed fifth
at the District IV tournament as a senior.
Matt Coxford
6’5” - 275 lbs. - Middlebury Center,
Pa./Wellsboro Area High School
Position: Offensive Line
Coxford earned District IV honorable mention as an offensive lineman for the
Green Hornets of Wellsboro Area High School.
He was a Northern Tier League second team lineman and an honorable
mention defensive tackle and also garnered Twin Tiers all-star accolades during
his high school career. In addition to three years of varsity football, Coxford
lettered all four years in track and field.
Greg Dalton
6’3” – 275 lbs. – Quakertown, Pa./Quakertown
Community High School
Position: Offensive Line
Dalton is a two-time First Team All-Suburban One League offensive guard and
also earned All-Intellegencer honors after both junior and senior seasons.
A Suburban One North/South All-Star, he was voted as his team’s most
valuable lineman following his senior year.
An honor roll student, Dalton also lettered in track and field.
Adam Fulton
6’2” - 270 lbs. - Quarryville, Pa./Solanco High
School
Position: Offensive Line
Fulton hails from Solanco High School where he was a Second Team
All-Lancaster-Lebanon League All-Star as a lineman.
He is an honor roll student who also lettered one season in track and
field.
Trevor Glass
6’2” - 180 lbs. - Birdsboro, Pa./Twin Valley High
School
Position: Wide Receiver
Glass was a Berks County Senior All-Star game participant and earned Berks
County All-Academic team recognition. He
captained the Twin Valley High School football team in 2001 and ’02, earning
honors as Defensive Back of the Year as a junior and Wide Receiver of the Year
as a senior. Glass also lettered in basketball and was invited to play in
the county all-star game.
Danny Hagerman
6’0” - 190 lbs. - Scottdale, Pa./Southmoreland
High School
Position: Kicker/Punter
Hagerman hails from Southmoreland High School where he was a two-year
letterwinner for the Scotties as a punter and place kicker.
He was also a four-year varsity soccer standout, gathering All-Section
honors. He was an All-Academic
Team member for maintaining at least a 3.5 grade point average.
Will Harvey
6’3” - 185 lbs. - Wynnewood, Pa./Lower Merion
High School
Position: Wide Receiver
Harvey was a letter winner in football along with baseball while captaining the
junior varsity basketball team.
Marc Jones
6'2" - 225 lbs. - Enola, Pa./East Pennsboro Area High School
Position: Defensive Line
Jones was a two-time All-Mid Penn Conference pick at center, earning First Team honors
following his senior season. The East Pennsboro Panthers captured the
Colonial Division championship in both of his varsity seasons. Jones was a
Panther Award recipient for academics and earned the Bronze Award for Academic
Excellence during his senior year. He also received letters in track and field,
wrestling and baseball.
Jack Kephart
5’11” - 215 lbs. - Houtzdale, Pa./Moshannon
Valley High School
Position: Quarterback/Punter
Kephart was a First Team Inter-County Conference quarterback and also received
recognition as an all-star punter. He
earned Progressland All-Star Second Team honors as both a quarterback and a
punter, as well as being a multiple-time selection for the Altoona Mirror’s
Player of the Week. Kephart was
Moshannon Valley High School’s Central PA Chapter National Football
Foundation and College Hall of Fame representative.
A member of the National Honor Society, he also lettered in basketball
and baseball.
Austin McCusker
5’11” - 185 lbs. - Hanover, Pa./Delone Catholic
High School
Position: Quarterback
McCusker was a member of one District title squad and three YAIAA Division II
league titles as a quarterback at Delone Catholic High School.
He also helped the Squires reach the PIAA Class AA championship first
and second rounds in two of his three varsity seasons.
McCusker was a Pennsylvania Football News Keystone Club member after
throwing for 1033 yards in his senior season.
He also lettered four seasons in track and field.
Matthew Palmatier
5’7” - 155 lbs. - Jersey Shore, Pa./Jersey Shore
High School
Position: Cornerback
Palmatier hails from nearby Jersey Shore High School, where he was a two-time
Central Susquehanna Conference and District IV Second Team All-Star at
defensive back. Palmatier was also
a three-time letterwinner in track and field and played one season of baseball
for the Bulldogs.
Ben Plunkett
6’1” - 260 lbs. - Cresson, Pa./Penn Cambria High
School
Position: Offensive Line
Plunkett was a three-year varsity standout for the Penn Cambria High School
Panthers, serving as co-captain his senior season along with being chosen to
compete in the Lezzer Lumber Football Classic.
An honor roll student, Plunkett also lettered in baseball for two
seasons.
Chris Reed
6’1” - 235 lbs. - Reedsville, Pa./Indian Valley
High School
Position: Defensive End
Reed was a Big 8 Conference honorable mention defensive end following his
senior season for the Indian Valley High School Warriors.
An honor roll student, he also lettered in baseball.
Jason Reed
5’10” - 170 lbs. - Lebanon, Pa./Cedar Crest High
School
Position: Defensive Back
Reed was a three-year letterman for the Falcons of Cedar Crest High School,
spending the majority of his time at defensive back. He was a Scholastic Art
and Writing Award winner.
Kris Runner
5’11” - 215 lbs. - Avis, Pa./Jersey Shore High
School
Position: Linebacker
Runner garnered District IV First Team honors as an inside linebacker along
with Central Susquehanna Conference Second Team (LB) and Honorable Mention (OG)
accolades following his senior season. As
a junior, he was an honorable mention linebacker.
Voted as the Jersey Shore Bulldogs’ Defensive Player of the Year,
Runner also lettered one season in track and field.
Sean M. Sanderson
6’1” -195 lbs. - Enola, Pa./East Pennsboro High
School
Position: Wide Receiver
Sanderson was a standout receiver on an East Pennsboro High School squad that
captured back-to-back Mid-Penn Conference Colonial Division championships.
He co-captained the Panthers as a senior, and was also selected as a
Mid-Penn All-Conference tight end. Sanderson
was also a baseball letterwinner and was active as the school’s vice
president of the Varsity Club. He
was listed in Who’s Who Among American High School Students and was an honors
certificate winner.
David Show
6’0” -170 lbs. - Mill Run, Pa./Connellsville Area
High School
Position: Defensive Back
Show played at wide receiver and defensive back and was also voted a Quad East
First Team punter following his senior season.
He received All-Fay-West and all-county honors and was selected as the
Connellsville Area High School Defensive Back of the Year. He was a member of
the National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society.
He lettered three seasons for the Falcons, also playing two seasons of
baseball.
Todd Smoker
6’2” - 170 lbs. - Strasbug, Pa./Lampeter-Strasburg
High School
Position: Defensive Back
Smoker collected two Second Team All-Section awards as a defensive back for
Lampeter-Strasburg High School and earned an invitation to the 2003 Tri-County
Football All-Star Game. A
three-year standout for the Pioneers, Smoker helped the squad to a share of the
Lancaster-Lebanon League Section 3 title in 2002.
Travis Whitehead
6’5” - 190 lbs. - Hackettstown, N.J./Hackettstown
High School
Position: Quarterback
Whitehead was honored by the Sussex County Herald as a First Team defensive
back and an Honorable Mention quarterback.
He was the Hackettstown High School Most Valuable Offensive Player of
the Year and garnered the Captain’s Award in 2002.
An honor roll student, Whitehead also lettered three years in wrestling.
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