2024 Team Preview: Wyoming Valley West Spartans (2)

Written by: David Mika on Wednesday, August 14th, 2024. Follow David Mika on Twitter.

Head Coach: Bob Stelma

Assistant Coaches:
Janssen Wilborn II(Assistant Coach)
Bill Halenda(Assistant Coach)
John Malloy(Assistant Coach)
John Karazia(Assistant Coach)

Team Name: Wyoming Valley West Spartans

District: 2

Class: 5A

League: Wyoming Valley Conference, Division 1

2023 Record: 1-9

8/25 North Pocono (4A) 7:00 pm W 21-13
9/01 @ Scranton (5A) 7:00 pm L 0-29
9/08 Pittston Area (5A) 7:00 pm L 13-20
9/15 @ Crestwood* (4A) 7:00 pm L 7-17
9/22 Dallas* (4A) 7:00 pm L 0-45
9/29 @ Berwick Area* (4A) 7:00 pm L 7-35
10/06 Williamsport* (6A) 7:00 pm L 7-42
10/13 @ Hazleton Area* (6A) 7:00 pm L 14-50
10/20 Scranton Prep (3A) 7:00 pm L 21-41
10/27 @ Wilkes-Barre * (6A) 7:00 pm L 0-42

Key Starters lost:
Isaiah Cobb
Lucas Zdancewicz
Ty Mackarewicz
Maki Wells
Nasir Hall

Offensive Starters Returning:
TE Tyler Ruddy
QB Kam Ingram
TB Paul Riggs
LT Gavin Brady
LG Wil Hebda
WR Tyler Mattis

Defensive Starters Returning:
ILB Tyler Ruddy
ILB Kam Ingram
ILB Paul Riggs
DT Carter Isbel
CB Leland Alexander
ILB Jake Dubaskas

Special Team Starters Returning:
P Kam Ingram
K Roger Staron
LS Tyler Ruddy

Key Newcomers:
Chase Meyers
Preston Sninsky
Peyton Sninsky
Liam Corbett
Damien Eastman
Quadir Irvin
Lemar Wetherspoon
Damien Jackson
Nick Velders
Jiasen Smith

2024 Returning Player Stats:
Passing:
# Name GP C Att Yds C% Avg Y/G C/G TD TD/G Int Lng QB Rate
17 C. Brown(Jr) 6 25 48 158 0.521 6.3 26.3 4.2 0 0.0 2 6 41.81

Rushing:
# Name GP Car Yds Avg Y/G Lng 100+ TD
1 P. Riggs(Jr) 9 66 237 3.6 26.3 1 0 0
2 J. Dubaskas(Jr) 8 5 3 0.6 0.4 0 0 0
3 T. Mattis(Jr) 10 47 305 6.5 30.5 40 1 3

Receiving:
# Name GP Rec Yds Avg Y/G Lng TD
1 P. Riggs(Jr) 9 9 62 6.9 6.9 6 0
2 J. Dubaskas(Jr) 8 1 7 7.0 0.9 0 0
3 T. Mattis(Jr) 10 15 149 9.9 14.9 0 0
K. Ingram(Jr) 6 4 63 15.8 10.5 0 0

Defense:
# Name GP Solo Asst Tot Tckls T/G TFL
51 T. Ruddy(Jr) 9 0 0 65 7.2 0
2 J. Dubaskas(Jr) 8 0 0 54 6.8 0
1 P. Riggs(Jr) 9 0 0 46 5.1 0
99 C. Isbel(Jr) 6 0 0 36 6.0 0

Punts:
# Name GP P Yds Avg Lng In 20
7 K. Ingram(Jr) 6 26 839 32.3 50 0
44 R. Staron(Jr) 6 17 460 27.1 37 0

Kickoff and Punt Returns:
# Name GP KO Rets Yds Avg Lng P Rets Yds Avg Lng FC KR Yds
1 P. Riggs(Jr) 9 2 27 13.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 27
3 T. Mattis(Jr) 10 15 295 19.7 14 0 0 0 0 0 295

2024 Outlook: We are looking forward to continuing the process of building our team and having the players compete at a high level. We have 20+ seniors on the team some of which are first year players. We have a lot of returning lettermen as many of our players saw a good amount of playing time last year.

Offense: (Pro gun) Looking to establish a strong offensive line and fill key positions by graduating seniors. Tyler Ruddy, Paul Riggs and Tyler Mattis return as key players

Defense: (3-5) Building on the new defensive scheme from last year with a few variations. We have players like Jade Dubaskas, Tyler Ruddy, Carter Isbel, Leland Alexander, Paul Riggs and Kam Ingram returning as a solid foundation

Special Team:
– Kam Ingram can boot the ball. Hes been workinghard over the summer to improve his punts
– Roger Staron is a solid field goal kicker
– Tyler Mattis is a speedy return threat.

2024 Wyoming Valley West Spartans
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