Head Coach: Dave Holman
Team Name: Mahanoy Area Golden Bears
2014 Record: 5-6
Key Starters Lost: OG/DE Bailey Forte; OT/DT Troy Kimmel; OG/DE Jeremy Markiewicz; TE/LB Corbin White; FS/RB Jason Richmond
Offensive Starters Returning: (6) SR Mason Ryan (QB); SR Lenny Dulsky (FB); SR Mike Wronski (RB); SR Matt Yedsena (RB); SR Nolan Fegley (C); SR Ayden Erbe (WR)
Defensive Starters Returning: (8) SR Mike Wronski (LB); SR Nolan Fegley (LB); SR Chris Caravella (DT); SR Lenny Dulsky (DE); SR Mason Ryan (FS); SR Matt Yedsena (DB); JR Liam Mansell (LB); SO Matt Lewandowski (SS)
Key Newcomers: SR Marcus Styka (TE-LB); JR Billy Lipshaw (OL-DL); SO Mike Hayes (OL-DE); SO John Molina (OL-DL); SO Mark Lawrence (OL-DE); FR Colin Fegley (QB-DB)
Key Stats: Four year starter and senior LB Mike Wronski accumulated 138 tackles last season and has almost 300 total career tackles. Senior LB Nolan Fegley also returns after recording over 100 tackles last season. Senior FB Lenny Dulsky returns after rushing for 956 yards as a junior. QB Mason Ryan will lead the option offense after rushing for over 700 yards in 2014.
Twitter: @MAHSAthletics
2015 Season Outlook: I feel very confident in our senior led team this year. They are smart and hardworking young men. We return a nice amount of our skill players on both sides of the ball.
We do, however, need to replace four out of five linemen that we lost to graduation. Our guys have been working very hard since last season ended and we’ve had a great summer. With us being one of the smaller teams in the Anthracite Football League, we know that we have a difficult schedule ahead of us.
We need to stay healthy and stay confident and take it one game at a time.
