2024 Team Preview: Central Columbia Blue Jays (4)

Written by: David Mika on Monday, August 19th, 2024. Follow David Mika on Twitter.

Head Coach: E.J. Smith

Assistant Coaches:
Dave Wood
Brett Comstock
Doug Brown
Bill Monahan
Jon Hidlay
Grant Marshman
Shaun Hummer

Team Name: Central Columbia Blue Jays

District: 4

Class: 3A

League: PA Heartland Athletic Conference, Division II

2023 Record: 1-9

8/25 Shikellamy (4A) 7:00 pm L 7-21
9/01 @ Mifflinburg (3A) 7:00 pm L 28-35
9/08 Danville* (3A) 7:00 pm L 3-55
9/15 @ Montoursville* (3A) 7:00 pm L 13-20
9/22 Lewisburg* (3A) 7:00 pm L 3-20
9/29 Loyalsock Township* (3A) 7:00 pm L 10-50
10/06 @ Southern Columbia* (2A) 7:00 pm L 13-54
10/13 @ Shamokin (4A) 7:00 pm L 21-33
10/20 Athens (3A) 7:00 pm W 28-14
10/27 @ Bloomsburg (2A) 7:00 pm L 28-34 OT

Key Starters Lost:
Eli Book
Aiden Hidlay
Chase Williams
Talon Piatt

Offensive Starters Returning:
Sr. OT Cordell Heggenstaller 6-2, 280
Sr. OL Kole Hummer 6-1, 240
Sr. OL Barron Oyar 5-10, 230
Sr. RB/WR Aidan Huntington 6-0, 175
Sr. RB Gaje Gombert 5-10, 170
Sr. QB Parker Day 6-1, 185
Sr. RB Ty Regan 5-10, 200
Sr. WR Alex Zeisloft 6-1, 190
Sr. UT Josh Worthington 6-0, 200
Jr. OL Noah Musselman 6-0, 250
Sr. TE Dylan Shultz 6-2, 210

Defensive Starters Returning:
Sr. DT Cordell Heggenstaller 6-2, 280
Sr. DT Kole Hummer 6-1, 240
Sr. DT Barron Oyar 5-10, 230
Sr. DB Aidan Huntington 6-0, 175
Sr. LB Gaje Gombert 5-10, 170
Sr. LB Parker Day 6-1, 185
Sr. LB Ty Regan 5-10, 200
Sr. DB/LB Alex Zeisloft 6-1, 190
Sr. LB Josh Worthington 6-0, 200
Jr. DT Noah Musselman 6-0, 250
Sr. LB Dylan Shultz 6-2, 210

Special Team Starters Returning:
Jr. K Maguire Blake 6-2, 180
Sr. KR Aidan Huntington 6-0, 175

Key Newcomers:
Sr. LB/RB Crue Chipeleski 5-11, 190
Sr. DB/WR Jansen Sarisky 6-1, 180
Jr. DL/OL Christian Nowak 6-3, 235
Jr. DL/OL Clayton Whitenight 6-0, 240
So. LB/RB Demir Wood 5-10, 200
So. WR/DB Tanner Regan 5-10, 165

2024 Returning Player Stats:
Offense:
Aidan Huntington 325 rushing yards- (7.7 avg) 1 Kick RT TD
Alex Zeisloft 115 Rec yards (10 avg)
Ty Regan 172 rushing yards (5.6 avg)
Gaje Gombert 141 rushing yards (5.5 avg)

Defense:
Alex Zeisloft led the team in tackles (51)
Kole Hummer led team in TFLs (8)
Gaje Gombert 49 tackles (7 TFLs)

2024 Offensive Outlook: We have a new Offensive Coordinator and a brand new offense this season. The keys to being successful will be our kids understanding the plays and our very veteran offensive line moving people. We need to be able to run the ball much more consistently this season. With virtually all of our running backs back this year and the majority of our offensive line I believe the chances are high.

2024 Defensive Outlook: The keys to our defense will be getting helmets to the football. We return many of our defensive linemen along with our linebackers. We have to replace some seniors like Eli Book in our secondary. If our inexperienced secondary can figure it out quickly and our defensive line and linebackers can get to the ball we should have a great season.

2024 Special Teams Outlook: We are returning a very good kicker in Maguire Blake along with a very dynamic return man in Aidan Huntington. We lose our long-time snapper but feel we have a player that will be able to fill those shoes.

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