2024 Team Preview: Montoursville Warriors (4)

Written by: David Mika on Tuesday, August 20th, 2024. Follow David Mika on Twitter.

Head Coach: Joe Hanna

Assistant Coaches:
Dave Myers
Cameron Ott
Dave Fortunato
Marshall Hall
Jeremy Eck
Bill Meredith
Brian DeSanto
Jacob Stoner
Dave Bower
Rocco Pulizzi

Team Name: Montoursville Warriors

District: 4

Class: AAA

League: PA Heartland Athletic Conference, Division II

2023 Record: 3-7

8/25 @ Wellsboro (AA) 7:00 pm W 49-0
9/01 Troy Area (AA) 7:00 pm L 7-38
9/08 @ Lewisburg* (AAA) 7:00 pm W 21-14
9/15 Central Columbia* (AAA) 7:00 pm W 20-13
9/29 Southern Columbia* (AA) 7:00 pm L 0-21
10/06 @ Danville* (AAA) 7:00 pm L 0-56
10/13 Jersey Shore (AAAA) 7:00 pm L 21-38
10/20 @ Selinsgrove (AAAA) 7:00 pm L 7-35
10/27 Loyalsock Township* (AAA) 7:00 pm L 21-50
11/04 @ Lewisburg (AAA) 3:00 pm L 14-29

Key Starters Lost:
Cole Yonkin OL/DL
Nate Fisher RB/LB
Evan Bloom TE/LB
Bryce Eberhart WR/DB
Dylan Keyte WR/DB
Wyatt Fry K

Offensive Starters Returning:
Sr. Jimmy Mussina QB 5-11 160
Sr. Todd Crawford WR 6-0 160
Sr. Landon Morehart OG 5-10 260
Sr. Nicco DeSanto C 5-8 230
Jr. Christian Banks RB 5-9 205
Jr. Kingston Fisher OT 6-2 210
Jr. Noah Rakestraw OT 5-11 230

Defensive Starters Returning:
Sr. Owen Kleinman LB 5-11 190
Sr. Michael Reeder DB 5-8 155
Sr. Kameron Smith DT 5-9 185
Jr. Christian Banks LB 5-9 205
Jr. Kane Moore DB 5-9 160
Jr. Ethan Bloom DT 6-0 240
So. Hayden Harvey DB/LB 5-7 170

Special Team Starters Returning:
Sr. Nicco DeSanto LS 5-8 230
Sr. Jimmy Mussina Holder 5-11 160

Key Newcomers:
Kacen Engel WR/DB
Noah Kemmerer RB/LB
Gavin Hawley K
Grady Foster TE/DL
Chase Jones RB/LB
Hunter Shaffer OL/DL
Carlos Tira WR/DB
Gabe Vanderwall OL/DL
Alex Felver RB/LB
James Williams WR/DB

2024 Returning Player Stats:
Jimmy Mussina
Passing:
1074 Passing Yards
7 Touchdown Passes
(87 Rushing Yards 1 Rushing Touchdown/1 Receiving Touchdown)

Christian Banks
Rushing:
175 Carries
782 Rushing Yards
7 Touchdowns

Defense:
60 Total Tackles
5 TFL
2 Sacks
1 Pass Defended

Todd Crawford
Receiving:
14 Catches
126 Yards

Michael Reeder
Receiving:
14 Catches
149 Yards

Defense:
40 Total Tackles
2 Interceptions
6 Passes Defended

Owen Kleinman
Defense:
66 Total Tackles
7 TFL
1 Sack
2 Passes Defended
2 Fumbles Recovered

Kane Moore
Defense:
40 Total Tackles
6 Passes Defended

Landon Morehart
Defense:
21 Total Tackles
1 TFL
2 Fumbles Recovered

Kameron Smith
Defense:
17 Total Tackles
4 Hurries

Ethan Bloom
Defense:
29 Total Tackles

Noah Rakestraw
Defense:
20 Total Tackles

Hayden Harvey
Rushing:
29 Carries
103 Yards
1 Rushing Touchdown

Defense:
37 Total Tackles
1 Interception
3 Passes Defended

2024 Offensive Outlook: We return a number of starters on the offensive side of the ball, including our QB Jimmy Mussina and our leading rusher from last season, Christian Banks. We are also returning a number of starters on the offensive line, including seniors Landon Morehart and Nicco DeSanto. We have a number of new players competing for playing time at the receiver spots and on the offensive line as well. Offensively for us to be successful we need to be physical at at the line of scrimmage and be balanced on offense with the ability to create chunk plays on the offensive side of the ball.

2024 Defensive Outlook: The defensive group has a number of starters returning this season as well as a number of newcomers looking to make an impact defensively for us. Our defensive line has a lot of depth and a great mix of returners and newcomers. Our linebacking core includes two of our leading tacklers returning in Owen Kleinman and Christian Banks. Our secondary has been working hard in the offseason improving on our communication and coverage skills and we return a number of players who logged a lot of varsity snaps last year. We need to play fast and physical on defense and be disciplined in our assignments to be successful on the defensive side of the ball.

2024 Special Teams Outlook: We lost our kicker and punter from last year so we need to replace those guys. Gavin Hawley and Shaw Simpson will be competing for the kicking duties and a number of guys will be competing to take over the punting duties.

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