2024 Team Preview: Twin Valley Raiders (3)

Written by: David Mika on Thursday, August 15th, 2024. Follow David Mika on Twitter.

Head Coach: Brett Myers

Assistant Coaches:
Scott Ryan
Jerry Wilczynski
Steve Foster
Al Grundy
Will Carter
Anthony Heimbach
Dan Larson
Steve Brill
Dennis Iezzi
Eric Skiles
Jason Kilgore

Team Name: Twin Valley Raiders

District: 3

Class: 4A

League: Berks-Lancaster-Lebanon League, Section 4

2023 Record: 10-2

8/25 Schuylkill Valley (AAA) 7:00 pm W 44-13
9/01 @ Lower Dauphin (AAAAA) 7:00 pm W 24-21
9/08 @ Conrad Weiser (AAAA) 6:00 pm W 49-0
9/15 Fleetwood* (AAAA) 7:00 pm W 49-19
9/22 @ Elizabethtown Area* (AAAAA) 7:00 pm W 49-8
9/29 @ Solanco* (AAAAA) 7:00 pm W 29-28
10/06 Garden Spot* (AAAAA) 7:00 pm W 35-34
10/13 @ Ephrata* (AAAAA) 7:00 pm L 33-52
10/20 Daniel Boone* (AAAA) 7:00 pm W 54-7
10/27 Hatboro-Horsham (AAAAA) 7:00 pm W 48-7
11/10 ELCO (AAAA) 7:00 pm W 35-7
11/17 Manheim Central (AAAA) 7:00 pm L 28-65

Key Starters Lost:
Paul McClune-OG
Noah Roehm-C
Sam Donnellan -OT
Ean Winchester-DT/H
Kyle Kline-DE
Ben Savidge-DE
Markel Norris -N

Offensive Starters Returning:
Ben Grundy- Wr
Justin Pinciotti -Wr
Grayson Miller-OG
Aris Drake-OT
Evan Myers-QB
Evan Johnson- TB
Drew Engle -TB

Defensive Starters Returning:
Evan Johnson- DB/TB
Drew Engle -DB/TB
Tristan Bailey-CB
Brendan Yagle-CB
Lucas Myers-LB

Special Team Starters Returning:
Evan Johnson- KR
Drew Engle -KR
Ben Grundy-KR

Key Newcomers:
Titus Akinrefon-Wr/DB
Grant Moser-RB/DB
Carter Faubel- DT/OG
Ryan Rementer-LB/RB
Mark Minardi- DT
Gavin Crawford-LB/TE
Noah DiGiacomo- Cen/DT
Andrew Boswell- OT/DT
Zach Troutman -OT/DT
Isaiah Saunders- DE/OG
Joey Buckley- TE/DE
Ryan Pigeon -SS/TE
Harley Hartwell -SS/WR

2024 Returning Player Stats:
Offense:
Evan Myers- 1516 yards passing, 9 Tds passing , 632 Yards Rushing, 10 rushing TDS ( Career 4174 yards Passing 1228 yards Rushing), Schools all-time leading Passer.
Drew Engle -1599 yards Rushing, 14 Rushing TDs, 10 receptions, 169 yards receiving. (Single season rushing record).
Evan Johnson-1088 yards Rushing, 14 rushing TDs, 9 receptions, 140 yards receiving . (Career 2415 yards Rushing).
Ben Grundy -27 catches , 505 yards receiving, 4 receiving TDs

Defense:
Lucas Myers -95 solo tackles,16 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, 4 break ups
Brendan Yagle- 41 solo tackles, 1 Int, 4 pass break ups
Tristan Bailey- 32 solo tackles, 1 int, 5 pass break ups
Drew Engle- 30 solo tackles, 4 pass break ups
Evan Johnson -28 Solo tackles, 2 int, 3 pass break ups

2024 Outlook:
Offense: We will need to improve our effort and our blocking fundamentals.

Defense: We will need to have great discipline and improve our tackling and understanding the angles that are needed to play great defense.

Special Team: To be successful on special teams we will need to play with a sense of urgency while constantly improving our blocking and tackling.

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