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2016 Team Preview – Souderton (1)

Written by: on Sunday, July 17th, 2016. Follow David Mika on Twitter.

Head Coach: Edward Gallaghersouderton_a

Assistant Coaches: Mike Heath (Defensive Coordinator), Tony Cipriano (Defensive Line), Mike Bergey (Linebackers), Wayne MacFarland (Offensive Line), Paul Fargo (QBs and WRs), CK Moyer (Running backs), Matt Brown (Tight Ends), Sean Pelosi (JV), Brad Kull (freshmen), Jeff Blue (freshmen)

Team Name: Souderton Area High School

2015 Record: 4-6

2016 Schedule:

Key Starters lost:
TE / LB Matt Pierce (Delaware Valley University)
FB / LB Blake Gular (Bloomsburg University – baseball)
RB Jamar White (Delaware Valley University)
C Andrew Horton (Grove City College)
DL Anthony Tate

Offensive Starters Return: (6)
OT Trevor Watts 6-2 256 Jr.
OT Jarrod Van Loon 6-1 252 Sr.
OG Andrew Stein 6-0 228 Sr.
OG Jack Morgan 5-9 200 Sr.
RB Koby Khan 6-0 223 Sr.
WR Matt Halteman 6-4 185 Jr.

Defensive Starters Returning: (8)
DL Andrew Stein 6-0 228 Sr.
DL Tycier Goods 6-0 226 Jr.
DL Lucas Carreras 5-11 223 Sr.
LB Jack Morgan 5-9 200 Sr.
LB Koby Khan 6-0 223 Sr.
LB/S Shane Day 6-1 184 Sr.
S Ben Yerk 6-0 176 Sr.
CB Camerin Carroll 5-8 150 Sr.

Special Team Starters Returning: (2)
KR/PR Camerin Carroll 5-8 150 Sr.
P Zach Bradshaw 5-10 222 Sr.

Key newcomers: (3)
Sr. QB Thylar Summarell 6-3 211
Jr. QB Dean DiPisa 6-2 204
Soph. NG Manny Brown 5-9 283

Key Stats: Matt Halteman led the team in receiving last year, with 16 catches for 213 yards. Koby Khan rushed for 500 yards and 3 TDs. 6 of the 9 leading tacklers return from 2015, led by Jack Morgan (71) and Tycier Goods (50).

2016 Offensive outlook: (Please let us know the keys about your team on offense. What are your keys to having a successful year?)

We return four of the five starters on the offensive line, along with several quality backs and receivers. We need consistency at the quarterback position, and we need to finish drives in the end zone more often than we did in 2015.

2016 Defensive Outlook: (Please let us know the keys about your team on defense. What are your keys to having a successful year?)

We return many experienced players at all three levels on defense. The number of points yielded per game has decreased in each of the past two seasons, and we expect to continue that trend in 2016 with this experienced group.

2016 Special Teams Outlook: (Please let us know the keys about your team on special teams. What are your keys to having a successful year?)

P Zach Bradshaw earned all-league honors in 2015, while KR/PR Camerin Carroll had a breakout season returning kicks (including one for a TD in our season finale). K Dylan Molyneaux gained some experince with kickoffs last season, and may win the place-kicking job as well for 2016.

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