How to watch: No. 14 St. Edward and its massive offensive line take on No. 21 Good Counsel

By Thomas Frey Aug 24, 2023, 3:30pm

Ohio State commitments Deontae and Devontae Armstrong as well as Michigan pledge Ben Roebuck power Eagles in trenches.

No. 14 St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio) has one of the biggest offensive lines in the nation, clocking in at an average of 299 pounds per lineman ahead of its game against No. 21 Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney, Md.) on Sunday.

The Eagles are led up front by Ohio State commits Deontae Armstrong (6-foot-7, 295 pounds), Devontae Armstrong (6-5, 305), Michigan commit Ben Roebuck (6-7, 320), uncommitted junior Archer Soltis (6-3, 300) and Sawyer Prementine (6-3, 270).

How to watch
When:
Sunday, Aug. 27 at 1 p.m. ET
Where: Lakewood High School, Ohio
Stream: ESPN

Behind the massive line, St. Edward scored four rushing touchdowns while cruising to a 27-10 win over two-time defending Indiana state champion Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.) in the Aug. 19 season opener. Joshua Groudle scored two rushing touchdowns while Jacob Robinson and Brandon White each found the end zone once.

St. Edward is 31-2 since 2021 with two state championships and takes on Our Lady of Good Counsel, the No. 21 team in the MaxPreps Top 25 and No. 2 squad in Maryland.

Good Counsel, playing its season opener, is led by Dilin Jones (Wisconsin), Aaron Chiles (Florida), Elijah Moore (Florida State), Darien Mayo (Clemson), Kyle Altuner (West Virginia) and Judah Jenkins (Indiana).



Top players

Good Counsel: LB Aaron Chiles (6-3, 220), RB Dilin Jones (5-11, 180), DB Faheem Delane (6-2, 180), DL Darien Mayo (6-7, 250), OL Kyle Altuner (6-2, 290)

St. Edward: OL Ben Roebuck (6-7, 320), OL Devontae Armstrong (6-5, 305), OL Deontae Armstrong (6-7, 295), DL Loghan Thomas (6-4, 210), QB Casey Bullock (6-1, 205)
St. Edward senior Ben Roebuck is a 6-7, 320 pound offensive tackle headed to Michigan. No. 14 St. Edward takes on No. 21 Our Lady of Good Counsel Sunday at 1 p.m. in an ESPN-televised game. (Photo: Jeff Harwell)
St. Edward senior Ben Roebuck is a 6-7, 320 pound offensive tackle headed to Michigan. No. 14 St. Edward takes on No. 21 Our Lady of Good Counsel Sunday at 1 p.m. in an ESPN-televised game. (Photo: Jeff Harwell)