2024 Team Preview: Avon Grove Red Devils (1)

Written by: David Mika on Sunday, August 18th, 2024. Follow David Mika on Twitter.

Head Coach: Joe Coffey

Assistant Coaches:
Eric Schuibbeo (Defensive Coordinator / Special Teams / Linebackers)
Kahn Bond (Receivers)
Chris Hughes (Offensive Line / Tight Ends)
Steve Lewis (Defensive Secondary)
Jeremy Knowles (Linebackers)
Jason Maxwell (Quarterbacks)
Don Murphy (Running Backs)
Burk Trautman (Defensive Line)
Kyri Rossiter (Defensive Secondary)
Kevin Sheehan (Kickers / Punters)
Andrew Erickson (9th Grade)
Victor Heness Sr. (9th Grade)
Stephen Sheppleman (9th Grade)
Neil Strobel (9th Grade)

Team Name: Avon Grove Red Devils

2023 Record: 4-6

District: 1

Class: 6A

League: Ches-Mont League, South Division

8/25 @ Oxford Area (5A) 7:00 pm W 17-12
9/01 Penn Wood (6A) 7:00 pm W 42-21
9/08 @ Owen J. Roberts (6A) 7:00 pm L 7-33
9/14 Downingtown West* (6A) 7:00 pm L 6-44
9/22 @ Sun Valley/Northley (5A) 7:00 pm W 27-7
9/30 Academy Park (5A) 1:00 pm W 25-6
10/06 @ Bishop Shanahan* (4A) 7:00 pm L 10-13
10/13 @ Downingtown East* (6A) 7:00 pm L 0-49
10/20 Interboro (4A) 7:00 pm L 7-14
10/27 Coatesville* (6A) 7:00 pm L 7-42

Key Starters Lost:
Lucas Laganelli – H/DE
Harrison Watson – RB
Cole Walsh – MLB
Gavin Picard – TE
Trevor Dosenbach – DB / KR / PR
Adam Okonowicz – K
Zane Frantz – Long Snapper
Poncho Romero – N/DT
Nate Fish – DT
AJ LeClerc – DB
Riley Bolt – DB
Moses T-Toe – WR
Kevin Bozman – OL
Tanner Viering – OL
Rafael Lopez – OL

Offensive Starters Returning:
Sebastian Binstead (Sr. Receiver)
Finn Mahoney (Sr. Offensive Tackle)
Jacob Wilson (Sr. Offensive Guard)
Kurt Hussong (Sr. Center)
Van Erickson (Jr. Guard)
Jacob Lott (Sr. Offensive Tackle)
Frank Hoogerwerff (Sr. Quarterback)
Jose Sabastro (Jr. Running Back)
Evan Olander (Jr. Running Back)
Dylan Laganelli (Jr. Tight End)

Defensive Starters Returning:
Zach Sheridan (Sr. Linebacker)
Ben Webb (Sr. Linebacker)
Jacob Lott (Sr. Defensive Line)
Jake Stein (Jr. Defensive Back)

Key Newcomers:
Jack Reilly (Sr. Linebacker)
Chris Zavala Guzman (Sr. Defensive Back)
Aiden Bolt (Sr. Defensive Back)
Evan Olander (Jr. Defensive Back)
Nolan Whitney (Jr. Defensive Back)
TJ Daddario (Sophomore Defensive Back)
Dylan Laganelli (Jr. Linebacker)
Graham Picard (Sophomore Linebacker)
Zander Binstead (Jr. Linebacker)
Aiden Rieger (Sr. Defensive Line)
Greyson Pitman (Jr. Defensive Line)
Gavin Smith (Jr. Defensive Line)
Lucas Henning (Sophomore Defensive Line)
Dylan Lopapa (Jr. Receiver)
Mitch Walraven (Jr. Receiver)
Rafe Hamilton (Sr. Receiver)
Nate Hofmeister (Jr. Receiver)
Ryan Ionescu (Sr. Offensive Tackle)
Aiden Rieger (Sr. Offensive Tackle)
Colin Gattorno (Sophomore Offensive Guard)
Graham Picard (Sophomore Tight End)
Julian Bond (Jr. Running Back)
Zander Binstead (Jr. Running Back)
Joey DiCrecchio (Sophomore Running Back)
Jared Racey (Sr. Kicker)

2024 Offensive Outlook: Our key to success starts with the offensive line. We return all five fully healthy offensive linemen from the 2023 season led by two time all league selection, Sr. Jacob Lott at offensive tackle. He will make up a core group who has vast experience on Friday night, including Finn Mahoney, Jacob Wilson, Kurt Hussong and Van Erickson. We have high expectations that this group can pave the way for both the running and passing game in 2024. We return a senior captain and three year starter, Frank Hoogerwerff at QB. Frank’s experience and leadership will be on display every week. We will be leaning on senior captain, Sebastian Binstead at one of our receiver positions. “Sebby” leads by example, has good speed and great hands. Overall, we look to take advantage of the speed and athleticism we have to put our offense in the best position for success every Friday night.

2024 Defensive Outlook: Although we only have 4 returning starters and we will be young, we have been impressed with their athleticism, aggressive play and their understanding of our defensive philosophy. The defensive line is familiar in size to last season but with more athletic ability and linebackers we have depth where we have 8 players that all could be starters. We return captain and all league middle linebacker, Zach Sheridan to base our defense. In our secondary, we give up a little in height, but we make it up with our speed and athleticism. This is the 3rd year running this defensive system and everyone knows it very well. With our depth and knowledge we should be able to accomplish great things this season.

2024 Special Teams Outlook: Graduating our kicker and punter, Adam Okonowicz (University of Rhode Island) will be difficult to replace. Our special teams will be schematically sound and aggressive in covering and returning. We are excited about seeing players in our program understand their role on special teams is as equally important to the success of the season as the offensive and defensive units.

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