2017 Team Preview – Emmaus Hornets (11)

Written by: David Mika on Thursday, August 3rd, 2017. Follow David Mika on Twitter.

Head Coach: Harold Fairclough

Assistant Coaches:

Matt Senneca: Offensive Coordinator / QB Coach
-Keith Brader: Offensive Line Coach
-Pete Kriesher: Offensive Line Coach
– Matt Cohen: Running Backs Coach
-Garett Bisbing: Fullbacks and Tight Ends Coach
-Matt Williamson: Wide Receivers Coach
-Zach Groff: Wide Receivers Coach
-Sam Senneca: Defensive Coordinator
-Pete Verile: Defensive Line Coach
-Randy Hannis: Defensive Line Coach
-Jake Hildebrand: Line Backer Coach
-JD Williams: Defensive Backs Coach
-Jake Maehrer: Defensive Backs Coach

Team Name: Emmaus Hornets

2016 Record: 10-2

2017 Schedule:

Key Starters Lost:

Brian Mantone FS/WR
Kyle Carraher DE
Ryan Fritz WR/DB
Aaron Figueroa DB
Drew Schwindenhammer WR
Derek Sheaffer QB
Carson Landis K
Ian McCardel LS

Offensive Starters Returning: (8)

Josh Artis WR/OLB 6-4 210 SR
Lubens Myers RB/CB 5-9 170 JR

Sone Ntoh RB/DB 5-9 210 JR
Andrew Roche OL/DL 5-9 220 SR
Austen Kasaczun OL/DL 5-11 260 SR
Matthew Nimas OL/DL 5-10 250 SR
Gregg Johnson OL/DL 6-4 270 SR
Mike Reeves OL/DL 5-10 225 SR

Defensive Starters Returning: (7)

Joey Barno: DL/OL 5-8 260 SR
Matthew Nimas: DL/OL 5-10 250 SR
Noah Breidinger: ILB/SB 5-9 215 SR
Ben Maehrer: ILB/ TE 5-9 210 SR
Josh Artis: OLB/WR 6-4 210 SR
Lubens Myers: DB/RB 5-9 170 JR
Dylan Shuman: OLB/SB 5-10 210 SR

Special Team Starters Returning: N/A

Key Newcomers: (7)

Deonte Castro WR/DB 5-9 160 JR
Izaiah McPherson WR/DB 5-9 165 JR
Cody Gross RB/DB 5-9 185 SR
Nick Roselli WR/DB 5-10 185 JR
Mason Reed WR/DB 5-11 180 SO
Carlton Lovett WR/DB 6-3 185 JR
Grant Ritter DL/OL 6-0 245 SR

Key Stats: 2016:Offense
35.5 ppg
2,500 yards rushing 209.9 yds per game

2016:Defense
Held teams to 25% conversion rate on 3rd down

2017 Offensive Outlook: Offensive keys: Being able to run the ball. We return 5 starting linemen and 2 Running Backs that rushed for over 2100 yards combined. Looking for consistency at the QB and WR positions to create a balanced offensive attack.

2017 Defensive Outlook: Defensive keys: Being able to stop our opponents run game. We return 4 out of 5 interior players including All-Area Inside Linebacker Noah Breidinger. We also need to limit our opponents having explosive plays.

2017 Special Teams Outlook: Being able to replace All-State kicker/Punter Carson Landis will be our biggest challenge.

 

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