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2023 Team Preview: Notre Dame Green Pond Crusaders

Written by: on Sunday, August 20th, 2023. Follow David Mika on Twitter.

Head Coach: Philip Stambaugh (13th Year Overall, 104-38)

Assistant Coaches:
Anthony Casciano
Rob Irving
Matt Giovannini
Mike Kaulius
Bill Bergstresser
Mike Corpora
Steve Vassallo
Nino Morici
Paul Sofhauser
Mike Stambaugh
Alex Rivera
Ed Black
Roobhenn Smith
Daryl Strother
Mike Presto
John Graham (St. Luke’s)
Lindsay Mccarthy (St. Luke’s)

Team Name: Notre Dame Green Pond Crusaders

2022 Record: 9-3, 5-1 / Colonial-Schuylkill League Red Division Tri-Champions

District: 11

Class: AAA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Red Division

Key Starters Lost:
Mason Ludlow
Evan Strand
Kendrick Eure
Anthony Pez
Trevor Kent
James Cartier
Carson Stranzl

Offensive Starters Returning:
Sr. QB Danny Darno
Sr. RB/WR Josh Ludlow
Sr. WR AJ Lozano
Sr. RB/TE Dainn Vassallo
Sr. OL Jack Cameron
Sr. WR James Wisecarver
Sr. WR Julian Baker
Jr. OL Anthony Crisafulli
Jr. RB Christian Rivituso
So. OL Austin Casal

Defensive Starters Returning:
Sr. LB Dainn Vassallo
Sr. DB Josh Ludlow
Sr. DB AJ Lozano
Sr. DB James Wisecarver
Sr. DE Michael Manlove
Sr. DE John Paul Pierce
Sr. LB Brenden Ferraro
Jr. DL Anthony Crisafulli
Jr. LB Christian Rivituso

Special Team Starters Returning:
So. K Faustie Capobianco
Sr. P/H/KR-PR Josh Ludlow
Sr. KR-PR AJ Lozano
Sr. KR James Wisecarver

Key Newcomers:
So. WR Alex Clark
So. WR/DB Jaysen Blacknall-Farmer
So. LB Jacoby Jacobs
So. QB Matt Bodnar
Jr. WR/DB Nino Morici
Jr. WR/DB Carmine Diaz
Sr. DB Gavin Hoff
Sr. OL/DL Sammy Raneri
Sr. OL/DL Cameron Coulter
So. LB-DE Brett Bruckman
So. LB-DE Christian Trautwein
So. DB Devin Akrie
Sr. OL/DL Brayden Quigley
So. OL/DL Logan Hancik
Jr. OL/DL JJ Trimmer
So. OL/DL Tom Kosiba
Fr. OL/DL Josh Scherer
Fr. OL/DL Noah Snyder
Fr. WR/DB Chay Lawless
Fr. WR/DB Clemente Cintron
So. WR/DB Kellen Binstead
Fr. RB/LB Aaron Gordon
Fr. RB/LB John Hull
So. WR/DB Berkley Weidner
Sr. DB Robbie Wendland

2023 Returning Player Stats:
JR., RB-WR/DB – KR-PR/P – JOSH LUDLOW (#5)
ALL-COLONIAL LEAGUE 2ND TEAM ATH
EASTERNPAFOOTBALL.com ALL-STATE 2nd TEAM SPECIALIST-OFF
Morning Call All-Area 2ND TEAM ATH
Lehigh Valley Live All-Area 3rd TEAM P (WR/DB)

(12 GAMES)
925 RECEIVING YARDS (77.1/GAME)
65 CATCHES
9 RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS
122 SCORING POINTS
528 RUSHING YARDS
98 CARRIES (5.4/CARRY)
11 RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS
20 TOTAL TOUCHDOWNS
22 TOTAL KICK RETURNS for 511 TOTAL RETURN YARDS (**LONG: 91 YARDS)
120 SCORING POINTS
1,987 ALL-PURPOSE YARDS
27 TOTAL TACKLES & 2 INTS
15 PUNTS for 478 YDS. (31.9/AVG.) – 2 INSIDE 20

JR., WR/DB – KR/PR – AJ LOZANO (#19)
ALL-COLONIAL LEAGUE 1ST TEAM WR
ALL-COLONIAL LEAGUE 2ND TEAM DB
EASTERNPAFOOTBALL.com ALL-STATE 2nd TEAM WR
Morning Call All-Area 1ST TEAM WR
Lehigh Valley Live All-Area 3rd TEAM WR

(12 GAMES)
770 YARDS RECEIVING (64.2/GAME)
43 CATCHES (17.9/CATCH)
14 RECEVING TOUCHDOWNS
90 SCORING POINTS
1,331 ALL-PURPOSE YARDS
25 TOTAL TACKLES – 2 TFL + 4 PD & 1 INT
23 TOTAL KICK RETURNS for 547 TOTAL RETURN YARDS & 1 KOR TD (**LONG: 75 YARDS)

JR., QB – DANNY DARNO (#7)
ALL-COLONIAL LEAGUE 2ND TEAM QB
Morning Call All-Area 2ND TEAM QB
Lehigh Valley Live All-Area 2ND TEAM ATH
AP ALL-STATE QB
PAFOOTBALLNEWS 1ST TEAM ALL-STATE QB
EASTERNPAFOOTBALL.com ALL-STATE 2nd TEAM QB

(12 GAMES)
3,847 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS
2,669 PASSING YARDS (222.4/GAME)
179-266 PASSING (67.3%)
33 PASSING TOUCHDOWNS
1,180 RUSHING YARDS (98.3/GAME)
131 CARRIES (9.0/CARRY)
18 RUSHING TDS
6x 100 YD. RUSHING GAMES
110 SCORING POINTS

JR., LB/TE-RB – DAINN VASSALLO (#1)
AP ALL STATE LB
PAFOOTBALLNEWS 1ST TEAM ALL-STATE MLB
EASTERNPAFOOTBALL.com ALL-STATE 1st TEAM LB
ALL-COLONIAL LEAGUE 1ST TEAM ILB
Morning Call All-Area 1ST TEAM LB
Lehigh Valley Live All-Area 1ST TEAM RB-TE/LB
(12 GAMES)
165 TOTAL TACKLES (13.8/GAME) – 8 TFL + 4 SACKS, 3 HURRIES, 2 PD & 1 INT
30 CARRIES – 133 RUSHING YARDS & 4 RUSHING TDS
10 CATCHES – 78 RECEIVING YARDS & 1 RECEVING TD

FR., K – FAUSTIE CAPOBIANCO (#11)
ALL-COLONIAL LEAGUE 2ND TEAM K
Morning Call All-Area HM K
(12 GAMES)
65 KICKOFFS for 2,980 YARDS (45.8/AVG) – 4 TOUCHBACKS
54/57 PATs + 1/1 FG (**LONG: 33 YARDS)
57 TOTAL KICKING POINTS

JR., WR/DB – JAMES WISECARVER (#12)
(10 GAMES)
470 YARDS RECEIVING (47.0/GAME)
26 CATCHES (18.1/CATCH)
6 RECEVING TOUCHDOWNS
48 SCORING POINTS
+ 15 CARRIES – 80 RUSHING YARDS & 1 RUSHING TD
815 ALL-PURPOSE YARDS
39 TOTAL TACKLES & 1 INT
9 KICKOFF RETURNS for 239 YARDS & 1 KOR TD (**LONG: 95 YDS.)

JR., LB-DE/RB-TE – MICHAEL MANLOVE (#25)
(12 GAMES)
63 TOTAL TACKLES – 2 TFL + 1 SACK, 4 HURRIES & 1 INT

JR., OL/DL – JACK CAMERON (#62)
PAFOOTBALLNEWS 2ND TEAM ALL-STATE OG
ALL-COLONIAL LEAGUE 2ND TEAM OG
Morning Call All-Area 2ND TEAM OL
STARTED ALL 12 GAMES ON THE OFFENSIVE LINE

JR., DB – GAVIN HOFF (#10)
(12 GAMES)
34 TOTAL TACKLES – 1 TFL & 1 INT

JR., LB – BRENDEN FERRARO (#29)
(12 GAMES)
44 TOTAL TACKLES + 3 PD & 1 INT

JR., DE – JOHN PAUL PIERCE (#47)
(11 GAMES)
41 TOTAL TACKLES – 6 TFL + 4.5 SACKS, 12 HURRIES, 2 FR, 1 PD & 1 INT

SO., RB-WR/LB – CHRISTIAN RIVITUSO (#6)
(12 GAMES)
29 CARRIES – 157 RUSHING YARDS & 2 RUSHING TDS
5 CATCHES – 47 RECEIVING YARDS
29 TOTAL TACKLES – 1 TFL

SO., WR/DB – NINO MORICI (#9)
(9 GAMES)
3 CATCHES – 54 RECEIVING YARDS

SO., OL – ANTHONY CRISAFULLI (#55)
(11 GAMES)
STARTED 11 of 12 GAMES on OFFENSIVE LINE

FR., WR/DB – ALEX CLARK (#16)
(10 GAMES)
4 CATCHES – 185 RECEIVING YARDS & 3 RECEVING TDS (**72 YD. & 95 YD. RECEVING TDS)
5 TOTAL TACKLES

FR., QB – MATT BODNAR (#17)
(4 GAMES)
7-11 PASSING for 158 YARDS & 2 PASSING TDS (LONG: 95 YDS. vs. WILSON)

FR., WR-RB/DB – JAYSEN BLACKNALL-FARMER (#34)
(10 GAMES)
7 CATCHES – 38 RECEIVING YARDS
8 TOTAL TACKLES + 4 PD & 1 INT

FR., OL – AUSTIN CASAL (#65)
PLAYED IN ALL 12 GAMES on OFFENSIVE LINE
6 TOTAL TACKLES

2023 Offensive Outlook: We have a strong group of returning starters and key role players returning on offense. We lost a couple OL starters to graduation but we feel we have good choices to come in and replace them + we are returning 3 offensive line starters. Almost all of our offensive skill starters are back from a year ago and we have a lot of our younger players really impressing our staff. Our keys are depth, ability and experience.

2023 Defensive Outlook: We return 7 starters + many key role players from last year’s defense which makes a big difference. Week 1 of 2022 we entered the season with only 1 returning starter. We lost 3 games in 2022 by a combined 9 points, and we are looking to improve our overall scheme. Our keys are communication, depth, ability and experience.

2023 Special Teams Outlook: We return our freshman kicker who did the majority of our kicking duties + our punter, holder and all of our kick returners. We need to develop a snapper for the 2023 season. Our keys are consistency, experience, depth and ability.

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