PEN ARGYL FOOTBALL 2017
Pre-Season Capsule
Head Coach: Paul Reduzzi 11th Season at Pen Argyl Record: 65 – 50
23rd Season as Head Coach Record: 140 – 98
Assistant Coaches:
Kris Otranto Dave Barr Matt Suarez Steve Ruggiero
Max Sui Jason Keenhold Mitchell Knapp Gary Heard
2016 Record: 9 – 4 District 11 AAA Finalist
Starters Lost: 8 offense / 8 defense
Key Players Lost: OL/LB Tanner Barr OL/DL Dawson Hughes TE/LB Joey DePaolo
QB/LB Logan Ruppert FB/DE Austin Heisler WR/DB Nick Guerro
Offensive Players Returning:
RB Logan Sterner – 12th OL Zach Ceraul – 12th
OL TJ Lilly – 12th WR Tadd Barr – 11th
Defensive Players Returning:
DB Logan Sterner – 12th DE Sawyer Beltz – 12th
DB Tadd Barr – 11th
Special Teams Players Returning:
Punter Logan Sterner-12th
Kicker Eric Lobb – 11th
Snapper TJ Lilly-12th
Key New Players:
OL/DL Blake Fox – 12th (injured 2016 / 2 way starter 2015)
OL/DL Vinny Koch – 12th
OL/DL JR Gregory – 12th
OL/DL Jonathan Horn – 12th
WR/DB Chad Stofflet – 12th
QB/LB Anderson Dear – 11th
TE/LB Connor Kupres – 11th
Returning Player Stats
Logan Sterner 215 carries – 1532 yards 7.1avg 21 TDs
11 receptions 184 yards 16.7 avg 3 TDs
2 Punt Return TDs
Tadd Barr 6 receptions 77 yds 1 TD
Sawyer Beltz 52 tackles / 18 tackles for loss / 7 sacks
2017 Outlook:
Offense: As usual I expect our strength to be our running game. Our players have worked hard throughout the off season to develop the physical and mental attitudes that are needed to establish the run game. I think we will have the ability to break big plays, but to be successful we will need to develop the ability to control the ball and move the chains.
Defense: I think we have a group of kids on defense that will make up for their inexperience by being athletic and finding the football. They have been disciplined in their assignments and communicate well. The biggest adjustment for this group will be getting acclimated to game speed situations.
Special Teams: We return quality players in our punter, kicker, and snapper. We will be relying on some younger players to help us create depth in fielding our special teams. This area needs to be a strength for us throughout the season.
Overall: We are expecting 60 players in grades 9-12 to start camp( 39 of those kids are in 9th and 10th grade). This group has had a great off season and we have seen them grow both physically and as a team. We are going to be relying on some young and inexperienced players to start the season. These kids have shown that they are coachable and committed. I think our upperclassmen, who had the experience of playing in a District 11 Final last season, will provide the leadership we need to help those players develop.
