2024 Team Preview: East Stroudsburg South Cavaliers (11)

Written by: David Mika on Wednesday, August 7th, 2024. Follow David Mika on Twitter.

Head Coach: Matt Walters

Assistant Coaches:
Brett Bealer
Dan Bowman
Zach Cole
Ed Shanley
Dan Burns
Brandon Shanley
Barry Krammes
Kirk Young

Team Name: East Stroudsburg South Cavaliers

District: 11

Class: 5A

League: EPC – Mountain Division

2023 Record: 5-5

8/25 Nazareth Area (6A) 7:00 pm L 7-56
9/01 William Allen (6A) 7:00 pm W 47-6
9/11 @ Pleasant Valley (5A) 5:00 pm L 12-14
9/15 Pocono Mountain West (5A) 7:00 pm L 13-24
9/22 @ Northampton (6A) 7:00 pm L 0-48
9/29 @ Bethlehem Freedom (6A) 7:00 pm L 0-7
10/06 @ Pocono Mountain East (5A) 7:00 pm W 42-8
10/13 Stroudsburg (6A) 7:00 pm W 40-7
10/20 @ Louis E. Dieruff (6A) 7:00 pm W 41-28
10/27 East Stroudsburg North (4A) 7:00 pm W 34-6
11/03 @ Southern Lehigh (5A) 7:00 pm L 19-56

Key Starters Lost:
WR/DB Nekhi Spencer
OL/DL Amari Hough
OL/DL Jalian Cherif
OL Liam Kiesling
LB Cole Carvalho
WR/DB Richie Torres

Offensive Starters Returning:
Ivan Laubach, QB, Jr.
Jacob Markowski, QB, Jr.
Charles Capers, RB, Sr.
Xzavier Pusateri, WR, Sr.
Kaden Zerfoss, OL, Sr.
Jon Adjin-Tettey, OL, Jr.
Chris Perez, OL, Sr.
Karson Kunsman, OL, Sr.
Bryce Moskovitz, WR, Sr.
Yael Fernandez, OL, Sr.

Defensive Starters Returning:
Charles Capers, DB, Sr.
Xzavier Pusateri, DB, Sr.
Matt Mercado, DB, Sr.
Nasir Blount, LB, Sr.
Kaden Zerfoss, LB, Sr.
Jon Adjin-Tettey, DE, Jr.
Chris Perez, DT, Sr.
Karson Kunsman, DE, Sr.
Bryce Moskovitz, DB, Sr.
Yael Fernandez, DT, Sr.

Special Team Starters Returning:
None

Key Newcomers:
Alex Perez, TE/LB, Soph.
Ayden Walker, RB, Soph.
Harrison Aillet, QB/DB/ATH, Soph.
Jaydin Clarke, WR/DB, Jr.
Christian Lewis, OL/DL, Soph.
Josiah Rodriguez, OL/DL, Soph.
Brandon Shand, TE/DE, Sr.
Gianni Gonnella, RB/DB, Jr.
Michael Udeh, OL/DL, Soph.
Kieran Sprouse, OL/LB, Soph.
Logan Rasmussen, WR/DB, Jr.
Hunter Miller, WR/DB, Sr.
Jason Greene, WR/DB, Jr.
Jason Foster, WR/DB, Sr.

2024 Returning Player Stats:
Charles Capers 348 rushing yards and 7 TDs
Ivan Laubach 59-116 838 yards 8 TDs
Xzavier Pusateri 23 catches for 344 yards and 6 TDs

2024 Offensive Outlook: The Cavaliers return many on both sides of the ball and are looking to continue to improve after a postseason appearance in 2023. On the offensive side of the ball, QB Ivan Laubach, ATH Charles Capers, and WR Xzavier Pusateri will lead the skill positions and the OL will be controlled by Kunsman and Perez. To be successful, the offense must be able to control the tempo and convert on key 3rd and 4th downs to keep other offenses off of the field.

2024 Defensive Outlook: The Cavalier defense will be led by LB Nasir Blount with Capers, Pusateri, and Mercado leading the secondary. The Cavaliers schedule features 7 teams that made the postseason last year featuring Whitehall, Northampton, Freedom, and Abington Heights. In order to win games this fall, the Cavaliers will need to slow down some of the top offenses in the area.

2024 Special Teams Outlook: To be successful in the Special Teams portion of the games, the Cavaliers will look to continue with their unique play of onside kicks, 2-point conversions, and 4th down conversions.

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