HS FOOT: Crespi's Grasu shows strong leg -- maybe a little too strong ...

Crespi has been on the hunt for a kickoff specialist who can put the ball into the end zone, and the Celts might have found one in Hroniss Grasu, a 6-3, 260-pound lineman whose brother, Nico, is a kicker for Washington State.

The other day, Grasu was kicking 40-yard field goals in his free time when he accidently booted one through the uprights that soared into the parking lot and shattered the windshield of assistant coach Awan Diles' truck.

"I felt bad. I was down about it all practice but Coach (Jeremiah) Ross said not to worry about it," Grasu said.

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One Crespi player who is a crowd favorite is little Michael Davison, a sophomore reserve running back who is listed at 5-foot-4 but is actually closer to 5-1. He scored a touchdown the first time he touched the football this season on a 2-yard run in an opening victory over Lancaster, and he also showed some nifty open-field moves on a 25-yard punt return against Birmingham.

"He's an exciting kid. He can run and do some stuff with his feet," Ross said. "He's not so easy to tackle because you've got to get your hands on him first."