If Week 1 was about setting tones, Zion Elee just rang out like a siren. The five-star St. Frances Academy (Md.) edge rusher helped lead the Panthers to a 42–13 rout of national power Chaminade-Madonna in the Broward County National Football Showcase at St. Thomas Aquinas, jumping ahead 28–7 by halftime and never looking back.
The performance doubles as a recruiting reminder. The Hurricanes are still very much in contact with Elee, even as he remains publicly committed to Maryland. The 6-foot-3-inch, 220-pound pass rusher — celebrated for elite length (35.5-inch arms) and one of the most effective first steps in the country — has been rated a Five-Star Plus+ prospect (five-star by all four major services) and the No.