2024 Team Preview: Northwestern Lehigh Tigers (11)

Written by: David Mika on Friday, August 9th, 2024. Follow David Mika on Twitter.

Head Coach: Josh Snyder (13th season, 104-40)

Coaching Staff:
DC – Greg Mitchell
Line – Dave Kerschner
DL/WR – Rich Kulp
DB/RB – Josh Zimmerman
LB’s Ryan Hulmes
TE’s & Special Teams George Haddad

Team Name: Northwestern Lehigh Tigers

District: 11

Class: 3A

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Gold Division

2023 Record: 15-1 (D11 3A District Champions, State Runner Up)

8/25 @ Tamaqua Area (3A) 7:00 pm W 49-6
8/31 Northern Lehigh (1A) 7:10 pm W 48-0
9/08 @ Blue Mountain* (4A) 7:00 pm W 28-21
9/16 @ Pen Argyl (2A) 1:30 pm W 41-7
9/22 Lehighton* (3A) 7:00 pm W 49-0
9/29 Saucon Valley* (3A) 7:00 pm W 42-15
10/06 Pottsville Area* (4A) 7:00 pm W 56-14
10/13 @ Bangor* (4A) 7:00 pm W 35-6
10/21 @ Wilson Area* (3A) 12:00 pm W 53-0
10/27 Southern Lehigh* (5A) 7:00 pm W 42-14
11/02 Lehighton (3A) 7:00 pm W 58-14
11/10 Notre Dame GP (3A) 7:00 pm W 43-21
11/17 Palmerton Area (3A) 7:00 pm W 58-8
11/24 Scranton Prep (3A) 7:00 pm W 27-6
12/01 @ Wyomissing Area (3A) 7:00 pm W 33-24
12/09 Belle Vernon Area (3A) 1:00 pm L 7-38

Key Starters Lost:
SR RB/LB Dalton Clymer
SR LB/O-Line Blaine Snyder
SR WR/OLB Devon Hildebrand
SR O-Line/D-Line Ben Walters
Sr WR/DB Daniel Jenkins

Offensive Starters Returning:
SR O-LINE Bryer Reichard
SR O-LINE Jared Meck
SR O-LINE Jackson Bailey
SR WR Landen Matson
SR WR Seth Kern
JR QB Shane Leh
JR WR Mason Bollinger
Jr TE Shane Hulmes

Defensive Starters Returning:
Sr DE Bryer Reichard
Sr DB Eli Zimmerman
Sr DB Seth Kern
Sr Nose Guard Jackson Huber
Sr OLB Landen Matson
Jr LB Shane Hulmes

Key Newcomers:
Sr FB/TE/LB Josh Wambold
Sr O-LINE Jeremiah Gornicz
Jr O-LINE Colton Popp
Jr LB Braxton Lakatosh

2024 Outlook:
Defense: Tigers return 6 Defensive starters from a year ago. They will rely on being aggressive and use their athleticism to give multiple looks. The defense has a good mix of players at all 3 levels that will give them depth. The defensive line has a lot of experience and should be the strength of that side of the ball with Bryer Reichard and Jackson Huber Returning. In the back end 3 year starting safety Eli Zimmerman is also returning. Look for the Tigers to be stingy on defense this season as Shane Hulmes will return at middle linebacker.

Offense: The Tigers are returning 8 Starters on offense. The Tigers will once again rely on the running game this season with Eli Zimmerman taking over for record setter Dalton Clymer at running Back. The offensive line have 3 returning starters and will pave the way in the run game led by 3 year starter Jarad Meck. The Offense will be more balanced this season as it returns most of their skill position players from a season ago including Shane Hulmes at QB after a breakout sophomore season.

Special Teams: Tigers will have competition in the kicking and punting game this year.

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