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2023 Team Preview: Souderton Indians

Written by: on Tuesday, August 15th, 2023. Follow David Mika on Twitter.

Head Coach: Ed Gallagher

Assistant Coaches:
Mike Bergey
Jeff Blue
Tony Cipriano
John Dubyk
Paul Fargo
Mike Heath
Kingsley Nworu
Elijah White

Team Name: Souderton Indians

2022 Record: 9-3

District: 1

Class: AAAAAA

League: Suburban One League, Continental Conference

Key Starters Lost:
QB Jared Zimmerman (Lycoming)
WR / CB Shaun Purvy (Lafayette)
FB / LB Chris Kerns (Lycoming)
K Ty Quintois (East Stroudsburg)
RB / S Caleb Hageman

Offensive Starters Returning:
Sr. OT Ben McMackin 6-5 255
Sr. OT Kahlil Williams 6-1 245
Sr. OL Aaron Miller 6-2 265
Sr. RB Ryan Sadowski 6-0 205
Sr. WR Danny Dyches 6-4 185
Sr. TE / HB Grayson Largent 6-0 210
Sr. TE Joey Nase 6-0 210
Jr. OG Jayden Bergey 5-11 190

Defensive Starters Returning:
Sr. DT Aiden Elliott 5-10 245
Sr. DT Alec Sprouse 5-9 235
Sr. DE Kahlil Williams 6-1 245
Sr. DE Joey Nase 6-0 210
Sr. LB Ryan Sadowski 6-0 205
Sr. Saf. Danny Dyches 6-4 185
Jr. LB Jayden Bergey 5-11 190

Special Team Starters Returning:
Sr. K / P Rylan Zuk 6-1 165
Sr. LS Joey Nase 6-0 210

Key Newcomers:
Jr. OG / LB Julian Adorno 5-11 195
Jr. OT / DL Tom Gonce 6-0 230
Jr. OG / DT Evan Meenen 5-10 215
Jr. RB / CB Houston Marshall 5-10 165
Soph. QB Ben Walsh 5-11 155
Soph. WR / DB Hunter Smeltz 6-0 155
Soph. WR / Saf. Timmy Meehan 6-1 155
Soph. FB / LB Michael McCormick 5-10 225

2023 Returning Player Stats:
Offense:
Danny Dyches 40 receptions for 646 yards and 5 TDs
Ryan Sadowski 60 carriers for 330 yards and 4 TDs
Grayson Largent 5 receptions for 56 yards and 1 TD

Defense:
Ryan Sadowski 75 tackles (13 for loss), 3.5 Sacks, 4 Hurries, 3 FRs, 1 CF, 1 Int.
Jayden Bergey 69 tackles (6 for loss), 1.5 Sacks, 2 Hurries, 1 Int.
Danny Dyches 62 Tackles, 1 Int.
Aiden Elliott 54 tackles (10 for loss), 4 Sacks
Kahlil Williams 34 tackles (7 for loss), 5 Sacks, 2 Hurries
Grayson Largent 30 tackles (2 for loss)
Alec Sprouse 29 tackles (2 for loss), 1 Sack
Sr. DE Evan Zettle 24 tackles (6 for loss), 4 Sacks
Joey Nase 4 tackles (1 for loss), 1 Sack, 1 Hurry

Special Teams:
Rylan Zuk 33.1 Punting average (4 punts inside the 20), 34.1 KO average (1 TB), 20/20 Extra Points, 1/1 Field Goal (39 yards)

2023 Offensive Outlook: We return most of our offensive line, our best WR (Dyches), and second-best RB (Sadowski). We have to replace several talented playmakers, but there are promising young athletes to do so (Walsh at QB, Smeltz at WR, Marshall and McCormick at RB). If the young skilled players adjust to varsity football well, we should be very successful and diverse on offense.

2023 Defensive Outlook: We return our entire defensive line and several key pieces in the back end of our defense. We’ve been blessed with a talented and deep secondary for the past few seasons, so the development of some of our young safeties and corners will determine how well we can defend this season.

2023 Special Teams Outlook: Rylan Zuk is an excellent three-way kicker, who split time last year with an all-state kicker (Quintois). He should shoulder the load this season. Nase is a three-year starter as a long snapper. We have several solid candidates to replace our returners.

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