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Engineering a future Former Edgewood star Shane Styzej will go about constructing what comes down the line at Westminster BOB ETTINGERStar Beacon “I always thought I was a little small,” Styzej said. “I’ve wanted to get bigger so I don’t get run over.”
That disadvantage has hindered Styzej a little when it comes to reading the offense prior to the snap of the ball. “It’s hard when the linemen are standing up to read (the offense) over them,” Styzej said. “I always have a sense of where the ball is. It’s easier for me to sneak around and get to the ball, too, because I’m smaller.” But instinct has helped him to overcome his size. “I’ve always had a feel for the game,” Styzej said. “It always came naturally. It’s pretty much all instinct, but there are some things you can be taught.” As it stands right now, Styzej will enter college at the position he’s most comforting playing. “I’ll go into training camp as a linebacker, but they might move me somewhere else after that. I could also stay at linebacker. I’ll go in and play hard and try to be a linebacker. If they move me, I’m not going to complain, it’s for the betterment of the team and for me (if they move me).” The jump to college ball has Styzej a little anxious, but he will make sure that he enters camp ready to go. “I’m a little nervous,” Styzej said. “But I’m going to be ready for it. I’m not looking at it in a bad way. I’ve got to go in being confident.” Playing for former Edgewood coach Lance Hostetler and current coach Joe Kearney has readied Styzej for what he will encounter at the next level. “One of those guys was all practice and the other focused on schemes,” Styzej said. “They were both trying to get me ready for college. A lot of coaches in college scheme a lot, they look at film then they go out and practice a lot.” 
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