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2024 Team Preview: Mid Valley Spartans (2)

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

Head Coach: Stan Yanoski

Assistant Coaches:
George Pachucy III
Frank Rapoch
Dennis Hricenak
Ross Donato
Bryan Boyd
Corey Mishura
George Pachucy II
Jake Yanoski

Team Name: Mid Valley Spartans

District: 2

Class: 3A

League: Lackawanna Football Conference, Division 2

2023 Record: 7-4

8/25 Lackawanna Trail (A) 7:00 pm L 13-35
9/01 @ Riverside (2) (AA) 7:00 pm W 14-12
9/08 Holy Cross (AA) 7:00 pm W 51-0
9/15 @ Old Forge (A) 7:00 pm W 41-14
9/22 Susquehanna Community (AA) 7:00 pm W 35-8
9/29 Dunmore* (AA) 7:00 pm L 6-46
10/06 @ Western Wayne* (AAA) 7:00 pm L 13-28
10/13 Honesdale* (AAAA) 7:00 pm W 26-25
10/20 @ West Scranton* (AAAAA) 7:00 pm W 22-7
10/27 @ Lakeland* (AA) 7:00 pm W 28-17
11/03 Riverside (2) (AA) 7:00 pm L 6-28

Key Starters Lost:
Victor Holt WR/DB
Jordan Chmielewski QB/FS

Offense Starters Returning:
Brett Yanoski QB
Jakob Lesher RB
Kaleb Parry FB
Devon Hill T
Nick Jackson G
Rob Mattioli C
Gavin Richards G
Dylan Maceyko T
Connor Hughes WR
Jake Bondy TE

Defense Starters Returning:
Jakob Lesher CB
Kaleb Parry LB
Nick Jackson DT
Rob Mattioli DT
Connor Hughes LB
Jake Bondy LB
Gavin Rapoch LB
Rhys Williams DE

Special Teams Starters Returning:
Jake Bondy P
Connor Bartlett LS
Nick Pinto Holder

Key Newcomers:
Jayden Manson
Mason Vinansky
Nick Pinto
Nick Pegula
Wyatt Youngblood
Cole Bryant

2024 Outlook: We are expecting our experienced players to perform very well on both sides of the ball. We will need them because we have a much tougher schedule than the last two year cycle.

Jakob Lesher is our top returning playmaker on offense, and our offense will run through him and our experience up front.

QB Brett Yanoski got valuable experience the second half of last season and will be a confident signal caller for us and will surprise a lot of people with his play. Connor Hughes is our swiss army knife on offense. He will carry the ball and is our leading returning receiver.

Our defense will be led by our 4 returning linebackers and 3 returning defensive linemen. Gavin Rapoch was close to 100 tackles last season and is expected to be our leader on defense.

Jake Bondy was a 2nd team All State Punter last season as a sophomore, and he has gotten bigger and stronger this off season. We expect him to be a huge influence on field position with his leg.

2024 Mid Valley Spartans
Interview with Head Football Coach Stan Yanoski @mvathletics931 @midvalleysd #PAHSFB @hsfbamerica pic.twitter.com/6cukxmD6PJ

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