There have been plenty of strong performances from the area's small-school quarterbacks so far on the local prep football field this fall;

Let's take a look at some of the best:

Nate Drews (Rochester Hills Lutheran NW) – The Crusaders' most prolific quarterback ever who will be playing basketball in college……throws a beautiful ball and has that PRIMETIME SWAGGER that all the true greats at the position embody in both sports. After opening the season with a tough loss to Warren Michigan Collegiate, where NW could only manage 13 points, Drews and the Crusaders offense have roared back with ground-shaking efficiency, putting up 83 points over the past two weeks, in a pair of commanding wins for TEAM JUSTICE

Connor Francek (Royal Oak Shrine) – One of the steadiest signal callers around, regardless of school size…..the definition of a gamer, leader, playmaker, etc…Behind Francek's heroics, Shrine is 3-0, averaging close to 40 points per outing

Nate Grys (Madison Heights Bishop Foley) – A rising star under center for the Ventures already in his second year as the team's starting field general as only a sophomore……won a state title on the baseball diamond last spring, too! Grys and the Ventures (2-1) are coming off a resounding 41-6 demolishing of Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook in Week 3 and are also averaging roughly 40 points a night

Sal Mastromatteo (Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes) – A rising star under center for the Lakers, already in his second year as the starting field general as only a sophomore……this kid is improving as fast as any quarterback in the OC! Mastromatteo played the role of gunslinger in Week 3, taking his team to a 56-41 shoot-out win over Riverview Gabriel Richard to improve to a perfect 3-0 heading into its Week 4 grudge match against rival Shrine