Team: Sun Valley Vanguards
Conference: Ches-Mont American
District: 1 AAA (2006 playoff qualifier)
Location: Aston, Pa. Delaware County
Head Coach: Ray Gionta
Assistant Coaches: Craig Stephenson, Rudy Cerami, Dana Keith,
Ted Carotenuto, Bill Fulton, John Mc Allister
2014 Record: 2-4 (league), 5-7 (overall)
KEY LOSES: Ed Racine OL/DL, Nate Cusumano TE/DE, Kijana Gordon
RB/DB, Mike Fisher LB, Juwan Chandler RB, DB
Twitter: @SValleyFootball
RETURNING STARTERS: (4 offense, 4 defense)
Sr.Bobby Koons OG/LB 5’11- 210 (HM All –Ches mont)
Sr. Anthony Ruggiero C/DT (HM All-Ches mont)
Sr. Logan Markley OT/DL 6’3-250 (2-year starter @ OT)
Jr. Gabe Boccella QB/DB 6’0-185 (starter as soph. 6 td passes)
Sr. Wali Sabree DE 6’3-215
So. Shane Luedtke DT/OL 6’0-270
Sr. Tyler Smith K/P 5’11-160 (holds school record 8 PAT in game)
Jr. Quentin West RB-DB 5’9-165 (40 carries-171 yards game)
Other Letter Winners:
Sr. Nigel Bell OG-DE 5’11-185
Jr. Jon Kester RB- LB 5’10-180 (66 carries-281 yds-4 tds)
So. Charlie Wendling RB- OLB 6’0-180 (14 carries-83 yds-2 tds)
TOP NEWCOMERS:
Jr. Ishy Ahmad REC/DB 5’10-150
Jr. Tyler Schuck OG/DT 5’10-250
Jr. Chase Kilgore TE-OLB 5’11-160
So. James Gines TE-LB 5’11-190
Jr. Marvin Barnett RB- DB 5’10-165
Jr. Tim Brooks OG-LB 5’9-180
So. Adam Robinson QB- DB 5’11-170
So. Josh Truesdale SE-DB 6’0-170
STRENGTHS:
A good returning core of starting players on offense will include 3 lineman and quarterback. The Kicker is back which should help the offense and field position for the defense. There are young players coming up who have a significant amount of game time from 14.
The defense has 3 returners in the front eight.
WEAKNESSES:
Youth on both sides of ball. Sophs and first year players as juniors will play. The roster will be dominated by underclassmen . Depth is always a problem at the smallest Ches Mont American School. The number of two way players
OUTLOOK:
Coming off an Inaugural season with 3 wins in the last 4 games will provide the vanguards with some momentum heading into 2015. The team will be young and ready to compete in an always tough ches-mont American conference. Traditional Ches-mont powers will be a challenge for vanguards.
Questions need to be answered in all three phases of game. The Vanguards experienced players must remain injury free. This will give the team time to develop and mature as the season progresses. They will compete and fight in each game on the schedule. The Building continues with an improvement on 2 league wins as a goal.
