Northern Lehigh was very dominant on offense last year, running and running and running and running some more on the way to more than 4,300 yards on the ground and the school’s third District 11 AA championship since 1999. The focus of what was quite a productive offense shifts following the losses of a combined 3,326 yards and 55 touchdowns between backs Cody Remaly and Jake Kern to a defensive unit, including reserves, which allowed an average of 16.7 points per game, with three shutouts.
The presence on defense of Kirk Bender (139 tackles, 2 sacks); Kyle Schomp (92 tackles, 7 sacks); Kyle Greenawald (65 tackles, 6 sacks); Caleb Johnson (55 tackles, 2 sacks); David Getz (49 tackles, 6 INT); Trevor Yashur (44 tackles, 3 INT); Dalton Johnson (26 tackles); Jake Moser (22 tackles); and Dylan Hoffman (22 tackles) should bolster NL in 2011.
Offensively, despite the loss of Remaly and Kern, the Bulldogs will still have some key pieces. Hoffman returns at quarterback after amassing 1,064 yards of offense (721 pass, 343 rush) and 14 total touchdowns. Bender and Yashur will move to the halfback positions and Schomp will replace departed battering ram Matt Gill (291 yds, 4 TD) at fullback. Johnson, a 6’4, 210-pound junior with interest from Patriot and Ivy League programs, moves to tight end.
