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2014 Team Preview: Greater Nanticoke Area (2)

Written by: on Wednesday, July 30th, 2014. Follow David Mika on Twitter.

nanticokeHead Coach Ron Bruza Jr. Q&A

 

Q. What are the key things we should know about your offense?

A. We will be running the Delaware Wing T. We are returning three of our five starting linemen from last season. There will not be one true ball carrier in our offense. We will look for everyone to contribute.

My backfield will be made up of Alec Norton, Blake Balderrama, Ron Kotz, Ocyrus Brown, and Jules Beckhorn,

Our top receivers will be Tyler Hanna, Robert Roth

 

Q. What are the key things we should know about your defense?

A. We are returning seven defensive starters from last season’s team. Our impact players on defense will be Tyler Hanna, Blake Balderrama, Ron Kotz, Derick Fisher, Alec Norton, Dylan Eichorn and Michael Rosario-Clark

 

Q. What are the key things we should know about your special teams? Who are your kick and punt returners? Who are your kicker and punter? 

A. Our kick and punt returners are Tyler Hanna, Nick Littzi, Damon Beckhorn, Ocyrus Brown.

Our kickers will be Alec Norton, Cory Hughes, and Mitchell Romanowski.

Our Punters will be Alec Norton, Cory Hughes, A.J.Hunter.

 

Head Coach: Ron Bruza Jr.

2013 Record: 5-6 (Lost in the Eastern Conference Playoffs to Northwestern Lehigh)

2014 Schedule

Key Starters lost: Kyle Gavrish WR/DB, J.T Levandowski QB, PAT Hempel RB/DB, Caleb Race OL/DL, Giacoma Bova OL/DL, Brad Yanus RB/DB, Tyler Myers WR/DB, Joe Shimko OL/DL

Offensive Starters Returning: (5)

Defensive Starters Returning: (6)

Players Returning:

32 Blake Balderamma LB/RB SR.

44 Alec Norton LB/RB K JR.

4 Ron Kotz LB/RB SR

22 Tyler Hanna WR/DB SR.

71 Derek Fisher OL/DL SR

72 Dylan Eichhorn OL/DL SR.

75 Brett Haven OL/DL SR.

40 A.J Hunter DL SR.

 

Key Newcomers: FR Damon Beckhorn QB/DB, SOPH Justin Casey TE/DE, Cody Mutchler RB/DB, JR Ocryus Brown RB/LB,

D1 (FBS & FCS) Prospects: SR. Derek Fisher (Harvard) DE

Key Stats: Nanticoke made the Playoffs for the first time in 14 years last season. Finished second in our conference last season with a 4-3 record.

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