2024 Team Preview: Tamaqua Blue Raiders (11)

Written by: David Mika on Tuesday, August 6th, 2024. Follow David Mika on Twitter.

Head Coach: Sam Bonner

Assistant Coaches:
Mike Bonner
Eddie Titus
Jarrett Reigel
Tyler Skripko
Duane Barron
Mike Coleman
Carson Barron
Frank Hill
Shane Kaufman

Team Name: Tamaqua Blue Raiders

District: 11

Class: AAA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Red Division

2023 Record: 5-6

8/25 Northwestern Lehigh (AAA) 7:00 pm L 6-49
9/01 Lehighton (AAA) 7:10 pm L 6-28
9/08 @ Notre Dame GP* (AAA) 7:00 pm L 13-60
9/14 North Schuylkill* (AAA) 7:10 pm L 15-38
9/22 @ Salisbury* (AA) 7:00 pm W 49-18
9/29 Jim Thorpe Area* (AAA) 7:00 pm W 14-7
10/06 @ Pine Grove Area* (AAA) 7:00 pm W 42-3
10/12 Northern Lehigh* (A) 7:10 pm W 23-13
10/20 @ Palmerton Area* (AAA) 7:00 pm L 14-34
10/27 @ Panther Valley (AA) 7:00 pm W 35-7
11/02 @ North Schuylkill (AAA) 7:00 pm L 15-55

Key Starters Lost:
OL/DL Michael Styka
WR/DB Damon Sell

Offensive Starters Returning:
Sr. QB Luke Kane 6’2, 200
Sr. RB Bradley Whalen 5’9, 170
Sr. FB Tyler Koch 5’11, 175
Sr. WR Victor Schlosser 5’10, 160
Jr. WR Brady McCabe 6’2, 190
Sr. TE Declan Coleman 6’5, 215
Sr. TE Jacob Hehn 6’2, 180
Sr. OL Declan Franz 5’9, 250
Jr. OL Malachi Stewart 5’7, 215
Jr. OL Luke Frohnheiser 5’10, 190

Defensive Starters Returning:
Sr. DL Jacob Hehn 6’2, 180
Sr. DL Bradley Whalen 5’9, 170
Sr. DL Declan Coleman 6’5, 215
Sr. LB Luke Kane 6’2, 200
Sr. LB Tyler Koch 5’11, 175
Jr. LB Luke Frohnheiser 5’10, 190
Jr. LB Brady McCabe 6’2, 190
Sr. DB Victor Schlosser 5’10, 160
Sr. DB Scott Case 5’9, 150
Jr. DB Shawn Chen 5’11, 175

Special Team Starters Returning:
Sr. K/P Nick Barron 6’2, 170

Key Newcomers:
Sr. OL/DL Isaiah Davis 6’0, 230
Sr. WR/DB Cooper Ansbach 6’0, 165
Jr. OL/DL Logan Pribila 5’10, 240
Jr. OL/DL James Nalesnik 5’11, 205
So. OL/DL Damian Jazowski 5’11, 205
Fr. WR/DB Ace Schickram 5’11, 150
Fr. OL/DL Carter Trotman 5’10, 205

2024 Returning Player Stats:
Offensive Stats:
Sr. QB Luke Kane – 910 Passing Yards, 9 Passing TDs, 234 Rushing Yards, 4 Rushing TDs
Sr. RB Bradley Whalen – 657 Rushing Yards, 7 Rushing TDs, 5.9 Yards Per Carry
Sr. FB Tyler Koch – 172 Rushing Yards, 3 Rushing TDs, 11 Receptions, 188 Receiving Yards, 2 Receiving TDs
Sr. WR Victor Schlosser – 15 Receptions, 172 Receiving Yards, 2 Receiving TDs, 89 Rushing Yards
Jr. WR Brady McCabe – 6 Receptions, 39 Receiving Yards
Sr. TE Declan Coleman – 5 Receptions, 65 Receiving Yards, 1 Receiving TD
Sr. TE Jacob Hehn – 5 Receptions, 155 Receiving Yards, 2 Receiving TDs

Defensive Stats:
Sr. DL Jacob Hehn – 46 Tackles, 11 TFLs, 6 Sacks, 2 PBU
Sr. DL Bradley Whalen – 33 Tackles, 6 TFLs, 2 Sacks, 1 Fumble Recovery
Sr. DL Declan Coleman – 9 Tackles, 2 TFLs
Sr. LB Luke Kane – 77 Tackles, 5 TFLs, 2 Sacks, 4 PBUs
Sr. LB Tyler Koch – 61 Tackles, 13 TFLs, 5 Sacks, 2 PBU, 2 Forced Fumbles
Jr. LB Luke Frohnheiser – 42 Tackles, 5 TFLs
Jr. LB Brady McCabe – 31 Tackles, 2 TFLs, 2 Sacks, 1 Fumble Recovery
Sr. DB Victor Schlosser – 35 Tackles, 3 TFLs, 1 INT, 7 PBUs
Sr. DB Scott Case – 34 Tackles, 1 TFL, 7 PBUs
Jr. DB Shawn Chen – 11 Tackles, 2 PBUs

2024 Offensive Outlook: We will look to be balanced offensively this year by dispersing the ball to all the skill position players. With having so many starters back we feel like we have multiple playmakers in our offense that need to get the ball during a game.

2024 Defensive Outlook: Our defense will rely heavily on pre snap communication calls to make sure we are lined up correctly. Forcing turnovers and getting stops on 3rd down will be keys to improving our defense from last season.

2024 Special Teams Outlook: Nick came on at the end of last year as our XP kicker. We are expecting him to handle all of our kicking duties this year. We are expecting to be able to kick the ball deep on kickoffs and kick field goals when in range.

2024 Tamaqua Area Blue Raiders
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