| CB EAST FOOTBALL | |||
| Patriots | |||
| Navy, Red, and White | |||
| District One | |||
| Suburban One League / Continetal Conference | |||
| Coaching Staff | |||
| Head Coach: | John Donnelly | Wil Acosta | Jason Knipe |
| Assistant Coaches: | Ray Riley – DC | Tim Barno | Matt Riley |
| Jason Hepler | Vince Sebal | ||
| Mike Junkin | Brand Sparks | ||
| Ryan Kronmiller | Anthony Ventresca | ||
| Film: | Mike Buerhle | ||
| Years coaching: | 25 (including 2017) | ||
| Overall record: | 93~104 | ||
| School record: | 38~44 | ||
| 2017 record: | 4~6 | ||
| *PIAA playoff berth | |||
| Championships: | Suburban One League Champions: 2001, 2005 | ||
| Bux-Mont League Champions: 1979 | |||
| Professional Players: | Bryan Scott (Atlanta Falcons and Buffalo Bills), Brad Veirling (Jacksonville Jaguars) | ||
| Scott Stankavage (Denver Broncos and Miami Dolphins) | |||
| Collegiate players: | |||
| 2010 | 2011 | ||
| Erik Brink | Western State (CO) | Jake O’Donnell | University of Miami (FL) |
| James Dawkins | Coast Guard Academy | Josh Bernard | Johns Hopkins |
| Zak Mysza | Ithaca College | Brandon Sparks | Gettysburg College |
| Sawyer Tillitson | Liberty University | Greg Herrmann | West Chester |
| Justyn White | Wesley College | ||
| 2012 | 2013 | ||
| Vince Thompson, Jr. | Villanova University | Ryan Kronmiller | Mercyhurst College |
| Jake Duncan | West Chester University | ||
| Brandon Ilkiw | Kutztown University | ||
| 2014 | 2015 | ||
| Alex Jordan | Bucknell University | Tommy Strasburger/Jack Lamb | Lafayette College |
| Connor O’Keefe | Millersville University | Lamine Nouck-A-Nwal/Alex Gibson | Columbia University |
| AJ Ventresca | Clarion University | Danny Mantell | TCNJ |
| 2016 | 2017 | ||
| Barney Amor | Colgate University | PJ Syzymanski | Villanova University |
| Evan Dorsey | Widener University | ||
| Jake Grube | US Coast Guard Academy | ||
| Lou Meringo | Albright College | ||
| Chad Guzzi | Carnegie Mellon University | ||
| Returning Defensive Starters: | 6 | |||||||
| Returning Offensive Starters: | 6 | |||||||
| D players lost to graduation: | 5 | |||||||
| O players lost to graduation: | 5 | |||||||
| Top Returning Def. Players | Name | Position | Yr start | Recruit | Ht | Wt | Yr | Stats |
| Drew Bethke | LB | 2 | D1-A/AA | 6’4 | 225 | SR | 59 Tackles in just 6 games | |
| Joey Haug | FS | 2 | D2 | 6’0 | 180 | SR | 43 tackles – converted LB | |
| Otto Magelin | LB | 2 | 5’11 | 185 | SR | 37 tackles | ||
| Nick Diehl | DT | 2 | 6’3 | 250 | SR | part of Dline rotation last yr | ||
| Kyle Collie | DT | 2 | 5’10 | 205 | SR | part of Dline rotation last yr | ||
| David Moyer | LB/DE | 2 | 6’0 | 195 | SR | great athlete-play-maker | ||
| 2017 avg pts allowed: | 21.4 | Punter | Michael Smigley | |||||
| Kicker | Michael Smigley | |||||||
| Type of Defense: | 42-5 | Long snap | ||||||
| Defensive strengths: | LB and DL | |||||||
| Key position battles: | Secondary | |||||||
| Top Returning Off. Players | Name | Position | Yr start | Recruit | Ht | Wt | Yr | Stats |
| Evan O’Donnell | QB | 2 | D2 | 5’11 | 175 | SR | Set 9 school records – 68% comp | |
| Jake Ventresca | RB | 3 | D1-A/AA | 5’10 | 175 | JR | over 1300 all purpose yards | |
| Chris Lochetta | WR | 2 | D2-3 | 5’7 | 165 | SR | 43 reception for 775 yds | |
| Drew Bethke | TE | 2 | D1-A/AA | 6’4 | 225 | SR | will play a big role on O this yr | |
| Danny Bodish | OG | 3 | D3 | 6’2 | 230 | SR | solid 3 year starter | |
| Connor Burns | OT/C | 2 | 6’2 | 270 | SR | Tireless worker in weight room | ||
| 2017 avg pts scored | 25.8 | |||||||
| Type of Offense: | Spread | |||||||
| Offensive strengths: | Skill positions | |||||||
| Key position battles: | OL | |||||||
| Top Newcomers | Name | Position | Yr start | Ht | Wt | Yr | ||
| Kieran Kelly | OL/DL | 6’0 | 210 | SR | selected captain | |||
| Pat Volko | RB/WR | 5’11 | 170 | JR | played bigger role last in season | |||
| Bryan Kelly | RB/OLB | 6’0 | 195 | JR | big potential on both sides | |||
| Jack Duffy | OL/DL | 1 | 6’0 | 210 | JR | Started at TE – will play OL/DL | ||
| Anthony Giordano | QB/WR | 6’0 | 175 | SO | outstanding athlete-will play many spots | |||
| Peyton Pflug | RB | 6’0 | 180 | JR | had a huge off season – will start | |||
| Wyatt Knipe | DB/RB | 6’0 | 175 | JR | Excellet athlete – ready to contribute | |||
| Michael Smigley | DB | 5’10 | 165 | JR | outstanding athlete | |||
| Andrew Cassidy | WR | 6’0 | 180 | JR | primed for a big season |
| Top Players in D1 | |||||
| Top TE | Drew Bethke (CB East)-Benson(CBW)-Oley (Neshaminy)-Gallo (CRS) | ||||
| Top QB | O’Donnell (CB East) | ||||
| Top RB | Jake Ventresca (CB East) | ||||
| Top WR | Lochetta (CB East) | ||||
| Top OL | Tarburton (Pennridge) | ||||
| Top DL | |||||
| Top DB | Jon Hanes (NP) | ||||
| Top LB | Norris (CBS) | ||||
| Top DE | Benson (CBW) | ||||
| Human Interest story: | |||||
| We are very optomistic about this season. The team has worked hard and is hungry for success. | |||||
| To be successful this year: | We need to develop both of our lines quickly as we have a mix of some experienced players and some newcomers. | ||||
| Offensively, we have as good a core of skill players as we have had in the last 9 seasons. Defensively, we have made some | |||||
| schematic adjustments that will help us defend the pass better this year. In terms of Special Teams, we have talented returners | |||||
| and one of the better kickers in the area in Smigley. | |||||
| Top players to replace | Name | Position | Yr start | Stats | Future Plans |
| PJ Szymanski | OG | 3 | 2 year captain | Villanova University | |
| Evan Dorsey | DB | 3 | captain – years on varsity | Widener U | |
| Chad Guzzi | RB/OLB | 3 | extremely versatile | Carnegie Mellon | |
| Lewis Meringo | DB | 1 | athletic and tough in secondary | Albright for baseball | |
| Ty Tracy | LB | 2 | leading tackler | Pitt (academics) | |
| Jake Grube | DE | 1 | 2nd on team for TFL’s | US Coast Guard | |
| Jake Novroski | WR | 2 | leading receiver | PSU (academics) | |
