2024 Team Preview: West Chester East Vikings (1)
Written by: David Mika on Tuesday, August 20th, 2024. Follow David Mika on Twitter.
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Head Coach: Scott Stephen
Assistant Coaches:
Sean Lamb
Gary Phillips
Dan Farrell
Bryan Scopelliti
Dean Owens
James Wiggins
Doug Randall
Nick Cionci
Joe Clifford
James Boyd
Justin Golden
Mark Fischer
Sean Fowler
Team Name: West Chester East Vikings
District: 1
Class: 5A
League: Ches-Mont League, Central Division
2023 Record: 6-5
8/25 @ Manheim Central (AAAA) 7:00 pm L 0-56
9/01 @ Great Valley* (AAAAA) 7:00 pm W 20-14
9/09 West Chester Rustin* (AAAAA) 9:00 am L 15-32
9/14 Unionville* (AAAAA) 7:00 pm W 28-6
9/23 Chester (AAAAA) 11:00 am L 0-32
9/29 Downingtown West (AAAAAA) 7:00 pm L 0-28
10/06 Sun Valley/Northley* (AAAAA) 7:00 pm W 45-0
10/13 @ Kennett* (AAAAA) 7:00 pm W 35-7
10/20 Oxford Area* (AAAAA) 7:00 pm W 35-7
10/27 @ West Chester Henderson* (AAAAA) 7:00 pm W 7-0
11/03 @ Phoenixville (AAAAA) 7:00 pm L 14-21
Key Starters Lost:
Becker Altikriti- WR/FS
Mason Grear- TE/DL
Carlos Jara- CB
Coby Jaramillo- RB/LB
Chase Moore- DL
Noah Morine- LB
Michael Murphy- OL
Graham Neill- LS
Dominic Trubiano- TE
Jamir Webb- OL/DL
Tyler Wileczek- WR/DB
Offensive Starters Returning:
Jr. Tyler Duell- OL
Jr. Landon Messina- OL
Jr. Kevin Rivas- OL
Sr. Nate DeRosa- QB
Sr. Landon Goodwin- WR
Sr. Michael McAlinney- WR
Defensive Starters Returning:
Jr. Maddox Wagner- DL
Jr. Jack Anderson- LB/DL
Sr. Fenton Kulp- LB
Jr. Kyle Keefe- SB
Jr. Chase Szollose- DB
Special Team Starters Returning:
Sr. Ashton McLaughlin- K
Sr. Fenton Kulp- P
Key Newcomers:
Sr. Prince Crooms- 6’0 165- WR/DB
Sr. Kyle Cohen- 5’7 180- RB/LB
Sr. Anthony Iacono- 5’9 230- OL/DL
Sr. Daniel McFarland- 6’3 210 OL/DL
Sr. Dante McBride- 5’10 240- OL/DL
Sr. Nate Palsgrove- 5’10 160- DB
Sr. Nate Pascal- 5’11 180- WR/DB
Sr. Quinn Sandy- 6’0 180- DB
Jr. Caden Chisholm- 5’11 205- RB/LB
Jr. Hayes Collas- 6’7 235- OL/DL
So. Logan Cummings- 6’3 175- QB
So. John Hoffman- 6’1 215 OL/DL
So. James Kernicky- 6’0 185 OLB
So. Zack Nangle- 6’3 210 OL/DL
2024 Returning Player Stats:
Nate DeRosa:
101/179, 1,025 Yds, 12 TD, 56.4% Cmp
42 Car -298 Yds, 2 TD, 7.1 YPC
Fenton Kulp:
66 carries- 310 yards 1 TD, 3 catches- 50 yards 1 TD/ 88 tackles, 4 sacks, 22 TFLS, 1 INT, 3 FF, 2 RC
Michael McAlinney:
17 catches 139 yards, 1 TD
Kyle Keefe:
91 tackles, 3 INTS, 1 TD
Maddox Wagner:
51 Tackles, 5 sacks, 6 TFLs
Chase Szollose:
39 tackles
2024 Outlook:
Offense: We are looking for our returning starts both up front and in the skills to lead us early on to acclimate some new faces into the mix. We will look to limit negative plays and spread the ball around.
Defense: Key returners on all three levels of the defense (Wagner, Anderson, Kulp, Keefe and Szollose). Continue to stress alignment and assignment football playing fast, tough and physical. Looking forward to players who have experience along with some newcomers taking on bigger roles this season.
Special Team: We will look to continue to build consistency through the kick game with the return of All League and FCS Prospect Sr. Ashton McLaughlin and All League Punter Fenton Kulp. Ther return game will see some new faces with a lot of guys in the mix.
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