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Bishop McDevitt Crusaders | McD news, notes, stats | 2024 State Champs | 3x State Champs |18x District 3 Champs | @McD_athletics #McDevittFootballFamily
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Joined September 2011
With LeSean McCoy's milestone 10,000 rushing yards today, Bishop McDevitt is the first high school in the nation with two 10,000 yard NFL rushers. Shady joins our Ricky Watters who rushed for 10,643 yds in 10 NFL seasons. #TailbackHigh #10kChase .@CutonDime25 @RickyWatters @NFL.
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Final score tonight in the PIAA Class 4A State Championship Game . Bishop McDevitt 41 Aliquippa 18. Your Crusaders are State Champs! .#McD #GoCrusaders 🔵🟡
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The McDevitt Football Family is saddened at the loss of a great young man in Anthony Myers. We send our deepest condolences and our prayers to the Myers family and the Berks Catholic community. Rest In Peace, Anthony. #17Strong.
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The McD football family is overwhelmed with sadness as we mourn the loss of our beloved friend John Vugrinec. Big John was our longtime equipment manager, and he lived & breathed @McD_athletics, but he was so much more to so many. We pray for his family & friends. @CoachWeachter
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Congratulations to our own BRYCE HALL selected by the @nyjets in the fifth round of the 2020 @NFLDraft !.We are so proud of you @BryceHall11 !. #McDFootballFamily
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History has been made in the first half. On the 31-yard touchdown pass to Chase Regan, Stone Saunders has set a school record. Stone is now McDevitt’s all-time career passing leader with 7,978 yards. Congratulations, Stone! . @McD_athletics.
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Final score tonight in the PIAA Class AAAA Semifinal - Bishop McDevitt 35 Crestwood 0. McD (12-1) will play for the state title next Thursday night at Cumberland Valley High School. #GoCrusaders.
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It’s over! Crusaders heading home and heading for Hershey on Thursday night! 🔵🟡.
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Final score tonight from Coatesville - Bishop McDevitt 28 Bishop Shanahan 21. Crusaders (12-1) advance to the PIAA State Championship Game!.
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Our hearts are broken this morning with the devastating loss of Lamar Banks, a beloved friend and mentor to so many. http://t.co/uLlOZk9Aed.
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Today we mourn the passing of our team chaplain Deacon Joe Wrabel. No one embodied the spirit and tradition of Bishop McDevitt more than Deacon. He was a wonderful mentor to countless Crusaders over the last 40 years. We send our love and condolences to his family and friends. 🙏🏻
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Senior LB Devyn Clair made 22 tackles (14 solos) in Friday night's 21-7 loss to Cumberland Valley. Devyn's 22 stops are the most by any Crusader in a game during head coach Jeff Weachter’s 22 seasons at McD. Dray Donley made 20 tackles vs. Cedar Cliff in Oct. 2017. @DevynClair.
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IT’S GOOD !!! 🚨🚨🚨. AIDAN GRELLA WINS IT IN OVERTIME . McD STATE CHAMPS!!!! ⚔️⚔️⚔️.
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Final score tonight from Rocco Ortenzio Stadium - . Bishop McDevitt 23.Manheim Central 17. McD wins the District 3 Class AAAA title for the 3rd straight season and takes a 26-game winning streak into the state semis. 🏆🏆🏆. #McD 🏈 #GoCrusaders ⚔️⚔️⚔️
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Tonight is head coach Jeff Weachter’s 200th win at Bishop McDevitt. Congrats coach! .#McDDNA.
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Final score from Rocco Ortenzio Stadium - Bishop McDevitt 40 Manheim Central 0. Crusaders are the District III Class AAAA Champions!. #McD #GoCrusaders.
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The 2022 Bishop McDevitt Crusader Football Team. #McD #McDevittFootballFamily #GoCrusaders @HailToTheeMcD
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Please join us in sending our thoughts & prayers to the Anthony Myers family @ Berks Catholic High School. Please consider supporting their cause. @HailToTheeMcD @BerksCatholic @WeAreBC55.
Support our friend and teammate, Anthony Myers, and his family! Join team17strong
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Congratulations to our Rico Scott on winning the Big School Class 4A-6A Mr. PA Football! @mrpafootball 🏆. #McD 🏈⚔️.@Rico_Scott1
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Final score tonight from Chapman Field…. In Overtime…. Bishop McDevitt 34 Roman Catholic 31 . Your Crusaders are the 2024 CLASS 5A STATE CHAMPIONS 💙💛
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From big play wide receiver to 100 Meter sprint champ - JuQuill Adams and head track coach/assistant football coach @TommyMealy celebrate after JuQuill’s District 3-AAA Gold Medal effort today at Shippensburg University. #McDDNA #CatchTheSpirit
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Crusader Nation, families, alumni, friends, fans - THANK YOU for all your love & support throughout this 2022 journey. This 🏆 was for all of you. So grateful for your outpouring of messages all season especially the postseason. State Champs!.#McDevittFootballFamily .#GoCrusaders.
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Congratulations to our Rico Scott on being named the 2023-24 Gatorade Pennsylvania Football Player of the Year! . Rico caught 86 passes for 1,353 yards & 23 touchdowns (25 total TD) this season & set a school record with 50 career TD catches. #McD 🏈⚔️.@Rico_Scott1 @CoachWeachter.
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In this morning’s varsity scrimmage the Crusaders scored 6 touchdowns to 1 TD for Cedar Crest. QB Chase Diehl threw 5 touchdown passes, 4 to Nazir Burnett and 1 to T’nyis Becker. Feyisayo Oluleye threw a 12 yard TD to sophomore Omari Hopkins.
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McD Family - can’t wait to see all of you loud and proud at Cumberland Valley next Friday night. #GoCrusaders⚔️⚔️
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Congratulations to Stone! 🎱.Mid-Penn Commonwealth Offensive Player of the Year. His 3rd straight conference POY Award. 🏆🏆🏆. #GoCrusaders ⚔️⚔️
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Our Bryce Hall had himself a huge day in Virginia's win at Duke with 2 interceptions & a nice play here! @BryceHall11 @HailToTheeMcD.#McDDNA
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Congratulations to head coach Jeff Weachter for his selection as the Pennsylvania Football Writers’ 4A Coach of the Year! . #McD🏈🔵🟡 🏆.@CoachWeachter .@BishopMcDevitt.
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Donley's 20 tackles last week is believed to be the highest single-game total in head coach Jeff Weachter's tenure, dating back to 1998.
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Congratulations @Stone_Saunders8! 👑. Pennsylvania’s all-time passing leader in yards, touchdowns, and completions. #GoCrusaders⚔️⚔️
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Nazir Burnett set a school record with 258 receiving yards, surpassing the previous single game mark of 249 receiving yards (Brian Lemelle in 2012 vs. Lampeter-Strasburg).
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Final score from West Shore Stadium - Bishop McDevitt 27 Red Land 0.
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Final score from Manheim Township High School - Bishop McDevitt 41 Berks Catholic 31. The Crusaders win the District 3-AAAA Championship. #McDDNA.
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🎱 STONE SAUNDERS CAREER 🎱. 🔵 52-6 record .🟡 18-2 in postseason games .🔵 2 State Championships .🟡 4 District III Championships.🔵 13, 629 Passing Yards 👑.🟡 204 Touchdown Passes 👑.🔵 779 Completions 👑.
Congratulations @Stone_Saunders8! 👑. Pennsylvania’s all-time passing leader in yards, touchdowns, and completions. #GoCrusaders⚔️⚔️
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Congratulations to our three selections to the 2024 @psfcabig33 Team! .S Nevan Hopkins .CB Jaire Rawlison .TE Nick Slogik .#McD 🏈⚔️ @McD_athletics
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The Crusaders are the top seed in Class AAAA and will host a district quarterfinal matchup on Friday, November 10 at 7:00 p.m. at Rocco Ortenzio Stadium. #McD 🏈
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Congratulations to our Riley Robell on winning the PIAA Class 2A 285 lb state wrestling championship! .🏆🥇🔵🟡.#McD .@HailToTheeMcD @riley_robell.
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Last Friday night prior to our Homecoming game victory, Stone Saunders received his 2022 Mr. PA Football Award for Big School Class 4A-6A. @mrpafootball Chairman of the Board Ron Marsico and CEO Wayde Marsico presented Stone with his trophy. #McD 🏈 #GoCrusaders ⚔️
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Our Deacon Wrabel Prayer is a recent addition to Rocco Ortenzio Stadium. Honoring the late Deacon Joseph Wrabel, McD icon & our team chaplain for 40 years, the memorial displays Deacon’s prayer. Members of the Wrabel family were on hand Friday for our 1st game with the tribute.
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Congratulations to our quarterback Stone Saunders on being named the 2022-23 Gatorade Pennsylvania Football Player of the Year! Stone passed for 3.583 yards and 54 TDs during his sophomore season, capped by 5 TDs in our state title win. #McD🏈🏆.@Stone_Saunders8 .@CoachWeachter.
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Congratulations to our James Lawson, selected as a defensive back for the 2018 Big 33 Football Classic. #Big33.
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Congratulations to our Jeff Weachter on his selection to the Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches Hall of Fame! We are so proud! .#McD 🏈🔵🟡. @McD_athletics @CoachWeachter. Four coaches to be inducted into the PSFCA Hall of Fame. - Big 33
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Final score tonight from Mansion Park in Altoona - . Bishop McDevitt 28 Pine-Richland 14. The Crusaders are on to the Class 5A State Final! McD!!⚔️⚔️
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PIAA Executive Director Bob Lombardi reached out today to McD AD Tommy Mealy to confirm the Crusaders as the home team wearing dark jerseys Friday night. (An updated forecast now shows zero percent chance of McD appearing in maroon Altoona jerseys for the 1st half. @HailToTheeMcD.
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This week we lost a man who means so much to so many of us, Coach Doug Verbos. We mourn the loss of a lifelong, dedicated Crusader who touched so many lives with his kindness and generosity. We continue to pray for his family and friends. Love you and miss you, Doug.
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Congratulations to the JV Football Team - today’s 32-6 victory over Hershey completed an undefeated JV season at 6-0! 🏈
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Throwback photo taken during our final season at McDevitt Field. October 2012. #McD .@HailToTheeMcD
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McD football family is deeply saddened by the loss of Rob Deibler. Beyond 4 years he spent on our staff, he was a great friend to so many.
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Final score from Hersheypark Stadium - Bishop McDevitt 41 Lower Dauphin 21. Crusaders win the 2017 Mid-Penn Keystone Division title.
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Final score tonight from Hersheypark Stadium - . Bishop McDevitt 61 Lower Dauphin 10. Crusaders finish the regular season 10-0 and will be the No. 1 seed in the District 3-AAAA playoffs. #McD 🏈 has won 23 straight games. #GoCrusaders⚔️
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We will open the 2023 season at home on Friday August 25 against Mount Saint Joseph, one of the top programs in the state of Maryland. #McD 🏈 .@McD_athletics @BishopMcDevitt
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Great to be recognized as one of the elite in Pennsylvania since 2006. Proud to be McD.
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‼️ SCHOOL RECORD 🔵🟡.On that touchdown pass to Kamil Foster, Stone Saunders has set a new Bishop McDevitt single season record with 45 touchdown passes.
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Crusaders received the @YorkRoseBowl Trophy following the 45-15 win over Mount St. Joseph tonight.
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McDevitt’s winning streak has now reached 18 games, setting a school record for most consecutive wins. #McD 🏈 #GoCrusaders ⚔️. @McD_athletics.
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Tonight’s championship is our 18th District III crown and 4th consecutive title. 🏆🏆🏆🏆. #GoCrusaders ⚔️⚔️🔵🟡
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Congrats to our 6 Pennsylvania Football Writers All-State selections announced today:. QB Stone Saunders .RB Marquese Williams.WR Mario Easterly.DL Riley Robell.LB Ryan Russo.ATH Kamil Foster . #McD #McDevittFootballFamily .@HailToTheeMcD.
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Your 2021 District 3 Class AAAA CHAMPIONS! 🏈🏆.@HailToTheeMcD .#McDevittFootballFamily.#WinForDeac 💙💛
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Milestones for Nazir Burnett. not only did he top 1,000 yards for the season last week (1,071 in 7 games), he also reached 150 career receptions (152) and 3,000 career yards (3,030). Naz passed Fred Lee, Raki Nelson and Bryce Hall on the McD all-time TD receptions list (36).
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Safety Nevan Hopkins truly had a historic night, with 3 interceptions in one game (one half!) . This is believed to be the first time in head coach Jeff Weachter’s 26 seasons at McD that a player picked off 3 passes in one game. Nevan now has 12 career INTs. #WarEagle⚔️⚔️⚔️.
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Final score from Rocco Ortenzio Stadium - Bishop McDevitt 40 Conrad Weiser 16. The Crusaders (11-1) will play for the District 3 Championship against Berks Catholic on Friday. #McDDNA.
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Final score tonight from Lennon Field in Wayne, New Jersey -. Bishop McDevitt 46 DePaul Catholic 42. Crusaders (2-0) return home next Friday night vs. LaSalle College. #McD 🏈 .#GoCrusaders ⚔️.
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Congratulations to our Riley Robell on winning the Big School Class 4A-6A @mrpafootball Lineman of the Year!.#McD🏈🏆.@riley_robell
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Final score from Rocco Ortenzio Stadium - Bishop McDevitt 47 Lampeter-Strasburg 17. Crusaders (10-2) into District 3-AAAA Final next Friday.
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Senior linebacker Dray Donley has reached the milestone of 200 career tackles. Dray also has 26.5 tackles for loss in his career. He is the second Crusader this season to reach this milestone, joining junior LB Devyn Clair, who has 222 career tackles.
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Congratulations to our QB Stone Saunders on being named Mid-Penn Keystone Offensive Player of the Year and LB Ty Kephart on being named Mid-Penn Keystone Defensive Player of the Year. @Stone_Saunders8 @Ty_kephart30 .#McD 🏈 #GoCrusaders ⚔️.
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He was already a Hall Of Famer. Now 2 State Titles in 3 years 💍💍. Congratulations @CoachWeachter! .#GoCrusaders⚔️⚔️
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Congratulations quarterback Stone Saunders on setting a school record for career touchdown passes. With 5 TD passes in the first half, Stone has 87 in his career. #McD 🔵🟡.
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Congratulations to our WR Mario Easterly and LB Ryan Russo on their selections to Pennsylvania’s Big 33 roster! Mario and Ryan will play in the 65th Big 33 game at our Rocco Ortenzio Stadium. Monday May 30 at 2:00 p.m. #McD 🔵🟡.#McDevittFootballFamily .@psfcabig33.@HailToTheeMcD.
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Final score tonight from Rocco Ortenzio Stadium - . Bishop McDevitt 43 Lampeter-Strasburg 7 . Crusaders (12-0) have won 25 straight and will host the District 3 Championship next Friday night at 7:00. #McD 🏈 #GoCrusaders ⚔️
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Nazir Burnett’s 14 yard touchdown catch in the 2nd quarter is his 22nd of the season, a Bishop McDevitt single-season school record. Burnett’s 22 TD catches eclipses the previous mark of 21 by Aaron Berry in 2005. #McDDNA.
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Crusader fans - coming soon…. State Championship Celebration Show. Stay tuned this week for details on when and where you can listen.
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