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2022 Team Preview: Cocalico Eagles (3)

Written by: on Monday, August 8th, 2022. Follow David Mika on Twitter.

 

Head Coach: Bryan Strohl

Assistant Coaches:
Chris Laudenslager – Def. Coordinator
Mark Stauffer
Shawn Smith
Mitchell Shober
Tommy Garner
Casey Kerschner
Jon Good
Jim Cage
Tim Van Dalen

Team Name: Cocalico Eagles

2021 Record: 6-5 (Co-Section 2 L-L League Champions, Lost 2nd round of district playoffs)

Stadium: Eagle Stadium

District: District 3

Class: AAAAA

League: Lancaster-Lebanon League, Section 4

Key Starters Lost:
Ryan Brubaker, OL/DL
– Team All-Section OL
– Team All-State PA Football Coaches, PennLive, and Eastern PA Football
– University of South Carolina

Anthony Bourassa, FB
– First Team All-State PA Football Coaches and PennLive
– 2nd Team All-State Eastern PA Football
– Section 2 Outstanding Back of the Year
– 1st Team All-Section RB<

Jared Stauffer, C/DL
– 2nd Team All-State Eastern PA Football
– Section 2 Offensive Linemen of the Year
– 1st Team All-Section OL

Luke Angstadt, LB/TE
– 1st Team All-Section LB

Brycen Flinton, DB/RB
– 1st Team All-Section DB

Damien Wolf, DL/OL
– 1st Team All-Section DE

Steven Flinton, RB/DB
– 2nd Team All-Section RB and Athlete

Offensive Starters Returning: (6)
Jr RB Aaryn Longenecker (2nd Team All-Section RB)
So WR Dane Bollinger
Sr OL Chuckie Drain
Sr OL Chase Tucker (2nd Team All-Section OL)
Jr OL Adam Laudenslager
Jr TE Logan Brubaker

Defensive Starters Returning: (6)
Sr DL Chuckie Drain (2nd Team All-Section DL)
JR DE Owen Weaver
Jr DL Adam Laudenslager
Sr LB Carter Getz
Sr LB Tyler Angstadt (2nd Team All-Section LB)
Jr DB Bryce Nash

Special Team Starters Returning: (2)
So Brayden Eppinette (2nd Team All-Section KR)
Sr Kicker/Punter Cole Roos

Key Newcomers:
Sr RB/DB Mason Moore
Sr RB/DB Jacob Kohl
Sr WR/DB Gavin Glass
Sr OL/DL Pete Brady
Sr OL/DL Levi Bearinger
Jr FB/LB Sam Steffey
Jr OL/DL Hunter Frable
Jr OL/LB Aiden Williams
Jr RB/DB Tim Porter

So RB/DB Brayden Eppinette
So QB/DB Josh Myer
Fr RB/LB Dane Horning

2021 Returning Player Stats: 
RB Aaryn Longenecker
Rushing:
27 carries
231 yards (8.6 ypc, 2 TD)

FB Owen Weaver
Rushing:
27 carries
105 yards (3.9 ypc)

RB Brayden Eppinette
Rushing:
11 carries
85 yards (7.7 ypc, 1 TD)

FB Sam Steffey
Rushing:
10 carries
32 yards (3.2 ypc)

WR Dane Bollinger
Receiving:
2 catches
65 yards
1 TD

DB Bryce Nash
Defense:
9 tackles
5 solo
1 TFL
1 fumble caused

LB Tyler Angstadt
Defense:
75 tackles
30 solo
3 fumbles caused
4 TFL
1.5 sacks

LB Carter Getz
Defense:
55 tackles
23 solo
3 TFL

DL Chuckie Drain
Defense:
36 tackles
14 solo
4 TFL
1.5 sacks
1 fumble caused

DL Owen Weaver
Defense:
18 tackles
9 solo
3.5 sacks
1 fumble recovered

DL Adam Laudenslager
Defense:
14 tackles
5 solo
2 TFL
1.5 sacks

KR Brayden Eppinette
Special Teams:
12 returns
309 yards
25.8 per return

K Cole Roos
Special Teams:
29-34 PAT
1 FG made (34 yards)

P Cole Roos
Special Teams:
30.7 yard average

2022 Outlook:

Offense: “In our triple-option scheme, the success of our offense always starts with winning the line of scrimmage.  We need to take care of the football and make good decisions to get the ball into the hands of our playmakers.  Creating big plays through our passing game is always a key as well.”

Defense: “We have a veteran front seven that we expect to be the leaders on our defense. We need our defensive line to fill gaps and put pressure on the QB to take pressure off of our secondary.  In the secondary, we need to limit big plays.  We also need to stress-causing turnovers this season to be successful!”

Special Teams: “Cole Roos returns as our kicker and punter, and he has done a great job continuing to improve his leg strength and accuracy this offseason.  I expect him to be a difference-maker in our special teams.  We also return Brayden Eppinette who was a 2nd team all-section kick returner as a freshman, and Aaryn Longenecker should also be dangerous on punt and kickoff returns.”

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