Head Coach: Brent Bell
Assistant Coaches: DC/WR Mike Griffiths, QB/LB Ed Cooper, OL/DL Jordan Feidt, TE/DB/STC Corey Shadle, RB/DB Trey Campbell, RB/LB Denny Lenker, OL/DL Chad Everhart
Team Name: Upper Dauphin Area
2015 Record: 3-7
Key Starters lost:
Drake Lenker (RB/LB)
Aaron Cleveland (QB/DE)
Cody Zerby (OL/DL)
Cole Zimmerman (OL/DE)
Max Snyder (WR/DB)
Zach Rebuck (WR/DB)
Alex Uhler (K)
Coy Rickert (OL/LB)
John Eppley (DL)
Colton Laudenslager (TE/DE)
Ethan Ditty (OL/DL)
Derrick Bordner (WR/DB)
Offensive Starters Returning: (7) OL Masen Bellis, RB Mason Wiest, RB Caron Barge, RB Tyler Wiest, RB/WR Donny Gelnett, OL Tanner Bechtel, WR Ben Cope
Defensive Starters Returning: (7) NG Masen Bellis, DB Mason Wiest, DB Carson Barge, LB/DB Tyler Wiest, DL Donny Gelnett, LB Tanner Bechtel, DL Blair Warner
Special Team Starters Returning: (2) KR Mason Wiest and KR Carson Barge
Key Returning Players: (11)
Masen Bellis Junior OL/DL
Mason Wiest Sophomore RB/DB
Carson Barge Sophomore RB/DB
Donny Gelnett Sophomore RB/DE
Tanner Bechtel Senior FB/LB
Ben Cope Sophomore WR/DB
Blair Warner Senior OL/DL
Connor Reed Sophomore WR/DB
Zach Rupp Sophomore QB/DB
Keegan Kerstetter Junior TE/DE
Tyler Wiest Senior RB/DB
Key Newcomers: (15)
Chuckie Brown Junior OL/DL Played primarily JV in 2015
Darien Wiest Sophomore RB/LB Played primarily JV in 2015
Eli Smith Junior K Plays soccer; Played football in 2014
Hayden McAllister Senior TE/DE Did not play in 2015
Jason Caffas Senior WR/DB Did not play in 2015
Sam Kerwin Freshman OL/DL
Jake Ramberger Freshman RB/DB
Kyle Kerstetter Freshman TE/DE
Cody Istre Junior WR/DB Did not play in 2015
Steven Heck Freshman OL/DL
Maison Grow Freshman RB/DB
Cody Folcarelli Freshman OL/DL/LB
Dalton Boyer Freshman WR/RB/DB
Hayden Bellis Freshman OL/LB
Macklin Ayers Freshman TE/LB
2016 Outlook: Please let us know the keys about your team on offense, defense and special teams. What are your keys to having a successful year?
Our goal is to quickly acclimate a new quarterback and rebuild our offensive line. If that happens quickly, we believe our experience at running back and receiver will help us have a competitive offense. Defensively, we need to be more aggressive up front with our defensive front and inside linebackers. In general we will strive to be more aggressive defensively. We have a very young team, but a talented young team. If we stay injury free, we have a chance to become a nice team as the year progresses and position ourselves for a strong future.
