Roman Catholic (Philadelphia) quarterback Mike Keir has been starting for the Cahillites since his freshman season, so it's no surprise he feels those first two years have set him up for his best season yet."I've gotten a lot better," said Keir, one of the top junior signal callers in Pennsylvania. "Playing that early, you have your bumps in there, and I had them. It helped me a lot playing that young and seeing how fast it was."I had a problem with reading defenses. Now in my junior year, I'm ready to go. I'm in control out there now."The Cahillites are 1-1 on the season and were shut out by Malvern Prep last weekend. Keir, in front of an offensive line that allowed six first-half sacks, was still efficient, completing 14 of 18 passes for 119 yards.Keir said that will be the last time he allows the Cahillites to lose a game this year, though they will have a number of top opponents left such as La Salle College and St. Joseph's Prep, which four-star quarterback and former grade school teammate
Skyler Mornhinweg attends."He's a friend of mine," Keir said. "I went to like four of his games last year. He's good all around, a good athlete."Keir said he wishes he had Mornhinweg's elusiveness, but said he can scramble when he needs to and runs the ball here and there. Keir says his greatest skill is his ability to stand in the pocket and deliver the football, though.This summer, Keir traveled to camps at Alabama and Ole Miss to see how his skills matched up with some of the top quarterbacks in the country's richest region for high school talent."That went very well," Keir said of the Ole Miss camp. He didn't get to do a lot at Alabama's. "It was a lot of competition, and I got to see where I place and what I got to work on. I feel like I stacked up pretty well. I wasn't intimidated by anybody out there."The talent down there is just ridiculous," added Keir, who was also invited to camps at Rutgers, Pitt and Connecticut but did not attend.At this point, Keir doesn't have any favorites. He has also visited Pitt and said the visit went well. He gushed about the facilities at Heinz Field, which is also home to the NFL's Steelers. Keir doesn't have any visits set up but wants to check out as many schools as he can.A team that employs a spread offense is preferred, though, Keir said. He is OK with a pro-style offense, but would much rather play in a spread offense that relies heavily on the passing game.