HS FOOT: Little Crespi receiver should have another big year

Summer football is heating up, and among the intriguing players to watch is Mike Davison, a top receiver at Crespi who is listed at 5-foot-3 and 130 pounds but is actually closer to 5 feet.

The biggest mistake opponents can make to underestimate the little receiver who is coming off a junior season that included 56 catches for 637 yards and six touchdowns in addition to several long, weaving kick returns.

Davison already has a scholarship offer from Alabama State, and he should have another big season if Crespi can re-fortify its passing offense after graduating star quarterback Kenny Stenhouse and UCLA bound-receiver Devin Lucien.

"Oh, it's a blast to watch Mike play, and it's even more fun to coach him," Crespi coach Jon Mack said. "You may see him as a little over five feet tall, but he sees himself as a 6-3, 225-pounder. In his mind, he is unstoppable, and that's his greatest weapon - his confidence."

Meanwhile, Crespi needs to find someone to pass Davison and fellow returnee Chris Harper the football, and when the Celts' three-week break ends next week, a huge batch of candidates will compete for the starting position.

"There are five or six of them right now, so we're going to have to narrow it down a bit," Mack said. "That's going to happen pretty soon, but for now they're all working hard, and I feel confident about all of them."