There are those who would argue that it wasn’t so long ago St. Paul
couldn’t find a quarterback on its roster.
This season, it appears there will be at least three, none of them
seniors, two of them sophomores and possibly a fourth, who will be
competing for playing time, and all of them reported to be blessed with
exceptional talent.
The players who have been working out with the Swordsmen are junior
Andrew Canales and sophomores Paul Lopez and Gabriel Encinas.
The fourth is sophomore Chris Willison, a transfer from South Hills who
was taking care of the necessary admissions paperwork at St. Paul
Tuesday afternoon.
Canales is a returning letterman who was a reserve and split time early
before taking over the starting role in midseason. Lopez, Encinas (who
transfer from Santa Fe) and Willison were standouts for their freshman
teams.
To halt — or at least slow — the rumor train, Willison reportedly also
considered Bishop Amat and at least two other schools. One of the main
reasons given for picking St. Paul was “the educational opportunities
and the overall program.”
There is no reason to believe otherwise.