2024 Team Preview: Southern Lehigh Spartans (11)

Written by: David Mika on Tuesday, August 13th, 2024. Follow David Mika on Twitter.

Head Coach: Phil Sams

Assistant Coaches:
Ed Chromczak
Craig Sutyak
Alstan Wolfe
John Przyuski
Brendan Dunne
Cody Zrinski
Derek Weedling
Johnny Thomas
Casey Cooperman
Dominic Cusamano
Jeff Trembler
Greg Izzo
John Fistner
Keith Heffelfinger

Team Name: Southern Lehigh Spartans

District: 11

Class: 4A

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Gold Division

2023 Record: 10-2

8/25 Quakertown Community (6A) 7:00 pm W 28-21
9/01 Notre Dame GP (3A) 7:00 pm W 68-28
9/08 @ Bangor* (4A) 7:55 pm W 47-6
9/15 Palisades (2A) 7:00 pm W 48-6
9/22 @ Blue Mountain* (4A) 7:00 pm W 41-12
9/29 Wilson Area* (3A) 7:00 pm W 56-14
10/06 @ Saucon Valley* (3A) 7:00 pm W 47-0
10/13 @ Lehighton* (3A) 7:00 pm W 54-12
10/20 Pottsville Area* (4A) 7:00 pm W 48-0
10/27 @ Northwestern Lehigh* (3A) 7:00 pm L 14-42
11/03 East Stroudsburg South (5A) 7:00 pm W 56-19
11/10 Whitehall (5A) 7:00 pm L 34-45

Key Starters lost:
Cade Sawyer
Alex Carr
Mitchell Andrejko
Xavius Roman
Jack Inglis
Ryan King
Will Kundson
Ethan Price
Evan Fritzinger
Zaire Laylock
Ian Gill

Offensive Starters Returning:
Sr. WR 6’5” 220 lb. Andrew Olesh
Sr. OT 6’2” 255 lb. Gijs Fooij
Sr. TE 6’ 195 lb. Bryan Tobin
Sr. QB 6’3” 180 lb. Chris Fritts
Jr. OT 6’3” 320 lb. Carter Giberson
Soph 6’3” 260 lb. C Lucas Sutyak

Defensive Starters Returning:
Sr. 6’5” 220 lb. CB Andrew Olesh
Sr. 6’2” 255 lb. DE Gijs Fooij
Jr. 6’3” 320 lb. DT Carter Giberson
Jr. 5’9” 170 lb. Rover linebacker Darius Roman

Special Team Starters Returning:
None

Key Newcomers:
Sr. 5’11” RB/DB Danny Reagan
Sr. 6’ 225 lb. OL Joey Vicente
Sr. 6’ 160 lb. WR/DB Talan Hite
Sr. 5’11” 225 lb. OL/LB Cai Dunn
Jr. 5’10” 180 lb. RB/LB Sean Steckert
Jr. 5’11” 200 lb. H/LB Dariuz Lightner
Jr. 6’1” 190 lb. TE/LB Jacoby Jacobs
Jr. 5’9” 150 lb WR/CB Samaad Harriat
Jr. 5’11” 170 lb. WR/DB Luke Kawcsenski
Sophomore 6’1” 250 lb. OL/DL Dylan Gretz
Sophomore 5’10” 160 lb. QB/DB Colton Sams
Sophomore 5’10” 215 lb. OL/DL Gabe Bogart
Sophomore 5’10” 165 lb. WR/DB Otto Young
Sophomore 6’ 195 lb. H/DL Noah Hoppel

2024 Returning Player Stats:
Andrew Olesh: WR/DB: Senior: 1St Team All League WR and 2ND All League DB
53 Catches For 973 Yards, 18.4 YPC. 10 TD’S: 2ND Team All League DB
Tackles, 3 INT’S., 2 Passes Defensed, 2 Fumble Recoveries, 1 Blocked PAT.

Gijs Fooji: Tackle/DT : Senior: 3 Year Starter: 2ND Team All League OL AND 2ND Team All League DT: 41 Tackles, 6 TFL’S, 1 Sack, 1 Fumble Recovery, 1 Blocked PAT/FG

Chris Fritts: QB: Senior: 3Rd Team All League QB:
107/167: 1,924 YARDS, 21 TD’S 9 INT.’S.

Bryan Tobin: TE’DE: Senior: 6 Catches For 97 Yards And 2 TD’S: 3RD Team All League TE: 22 Tackles, 5 TFL’S., 4.5 Sacks, 1 Fumble Recovery

Darius Roman: WR/DB: 26 Catches For 453 Yards. 13.6 YPC. 3 TD’S: 21 Tackles, 2 INT’S, 4 Pass Deflections

Colton Sams: QB/FS: 45/74 613 Yards 9 TD’s, 4 INT’s

Sean Steckert: 37 Carries For 187 Yards. 4.5 YPC. 3 TD’S

Talan Hite: Wr/Db: 9 Catches For 72 Yards, 8.0 YPC 1 TD

Otto Young: 5 Catches For 110 Yards. 1 TD

Offense: We have the opportunity to be explosive, but as usual this all depends on the OL. You are only as good as your OL. They are always your heart and soul. We love our size up front and our skills.

Defense: We have lost some key players on the defensive side of the ball, but we believe we have the replacements to have another successful defensive season.

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