2024 Team Preview: Holy Cross Crusaders (2)

Written by: David Mika on Tuesday, August 13th, 2024. Follow David Mika on Twitter.

Head Coach: Joe Giorgio

Assistant Coaches:
Chris Coviello
Duncan Coolican
Mike Giorgio
Jim Tallarico
Jake Gatto
Gene Pane

Team Name: Holy Cross Crusaders

District: 2

Class: A

League: Lackawanna Football Conference, Division 3

2023 Record: 3-7

8/26 Hanover Area (AAA) 1:00 pm L 20-51
9/02 Holy Redeemer (AA) 1:00 pm W 20-12
9/08 @ Mid Valley (AA) 7:00 pm L 0-51
9/15 @ Montrose Area (AAA) 7:00 pm W 7-6
9/23 Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech (AAAA) 1:00 pm W 29-28
9/30 @ Susquehanna Community* (AA) 1:00 pm L 14-50
10/07 Carbondale Area* (AAA) 1:00 pm L 7-20
10/13 @ Old Forge* (A) 7:00 pm L 6-48
10/20 @ Lackawanna Trail* (A) 7:00 pm L 0-66
10/28 Riverside (2)* (AA) 1:00 pm L 0-56

Key Starters Lost:
Chris Petrucci OT/DT 6’2 275
Joe Lalli TE/DL 6’0 190

Offensive Starters Returning:
Sr. QB Josh Lentowski 5’11 175
Jr. TB Aiden Wudarski 5’10 185
Jr. FB Leland Wudarski 5’10 185
Sr. WR Fred Ceccacci 5’11 180
Sr. WR Austin Bicking 5’10 175
Jr. LT Branden Fadl 6’2 285
Jr. LG Gregg Novak 6’1 215
Sr. C Calder Lehman 5’10 245
Jr. RG Simon Madore 6’0 185

Defensive Starters Returning:
Sr. S Josh Lentowski 5’11 175
Sr. CB Fred Ceccacci 5’11 180
Jr. CB Henry Chilewski 5’10 175
Sr. OLB David Jennings 5’9 170
Jr. OLB Kevin Vincent 5’11 175
Jr. ILB Leland Wudarski 5’10 185
Jr. ILB Aiden Wudarski 5’10 185
Jr. DE Gregg Novak 6’1 215
Jr. DT Branden Fadl 6’2 285

Special Team Starters Returning:
Sr. PK Connor Farrell 5’11 170
Jr. P Jonathan Mills 5’9 170

Key Newcomers:
Sr. T/DE John Elko 6’2 225
Fr. OL/DL Vinnie Sansone 6’0 200
Sr. FB/LB Rockne O’Connor 5’10 180
Fr. QB/DB Adam Zaleski 5’9 175
Fr. WR/DB Tyler Kohut 5’9 150

2024 Returning Player Stats:
Rushing:
Aiden Wudarski 133 carries 810 yards 7 TDS
Josh Lentowski 87 carries 205 yards 3 TDS
Kevin Vincent 40 carries 167 yards 1 TD
Henry Chilewski 27 carries 70 yards 1 TD
Leland Wudarski 27 carries 155 yards 1 TD

Passing:
Josh Lentowski 85 attempts 35 completions 272 yards 3 TDS

Receiving:
Kevin Vincent 8 catches 29 yards
Fred Ceccacci 7 catches 114 yards 1 TD
Aiden Wudarski 7 catches 33 yards
David Jennings 5 catches 30 yards 1 TD
Leland Wudarski 3 catches 39 yards 1 TD

2024 Offensive Outlook: Last year we played all underclassmen so we’re hoping the experience they gained last year will translate into a successful offense this season. We want to control the line of scrimmage and be able to run the football while mixing in some timely passes.

2024 Defensive Outlook: Defensively we have to improve our tackling be able to create turnovers and also play with more intensity. Again, playing mostly underclassmen last year should help us this year.

2024 Special Teams Outlook: We need to do a better job tackling kickoffs and punt returns. Our kicking game is pretty set with Connor Farrell who made 7 of 8 PATS in limited kicking.

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