2023 Team Preview: Methacton Warriors

Written by: David Mika on Friday, August 11th, 2023. Follow David Mika on Twitter.

Head Coach: Brian Kennedy (3rd Year)

Assistant Coaches:
Eric Raineri
Brad Kull
Bill Baker
Stephen Goettler
Larry West

Team Name: Metacton Warriors

2022 Record: 5-6 (includes a playoff loss to Kennett)

District: 1

Class: AAAAA

League: Pioneer Athletic Conference – Liberty Division

Key Starters lost:
Tyler Deal OL/DL
Mike Chipman OL
Sahbri Hill DB/WO
Josh Cancro TE/DE
Mike Wolbers QB

Offensive Starters Returning:
Anthony Perillo RB
Wesley Conover RB
DJ Balinger RB
Collin O’Neill OL
Vinnie Icavino OL

Defensive Starters Returning:
Levi Borkowski LB
Anthony Perillo LB
DJ Ballinger DB
Wesley Conover DB
Collin O’Neill LB
Vinnie Icavino DL

Special Team Starters Returning:
Wesley Conover – Returner

Key Newcomers:
Jr Kolby Howarth QB/DB
Dylan Pachick OL/DE
Chad Cumming WO

Player Previews:

SR DJ Ballinger – 5’11” 185 RB/DB – Plays hard, has good football sense, and is extremely coachable. DJ should be a play maker on both sides of the ball. He has been a starter since his sophomore season. We look forward to seeing him play his senior season

SR Anthony Perillo 6’2”” 220 FB/LB – A starter since grade 10 – Anthony is a vocal leader on and off the field. He runs tremendously hard and does a great job of blocking – looks and plays like Mike Alstott. Our team is looking to Anthony as a leader by example.

SR Wesley Conover – 6’ 180 RB/DB – Wes has the ability to make a big play each time he touches the ball, A starter last season Wesley is our playmaker. On defense Wesley is not afraid to come up and hit you and has the ability to play man defense and the range needed to play one.

JR Kolby Howarth 6’1” 185 QB/DB – Kolby will be a two way starter and looks to make an impact on both sides of the ball. Kolby lacks experience but makes up for it with his attitude and work ethic. A very athletic player and hard worker in the weight room and on the field.

SR – Collin O’Neill 5’11” OL/LB – A two way starter last season. Size does not limit his ability to be an impact Player

SR – Levi Borkowski 5’11” OLB – had a solid season last year – plays very disciplined and gets himself in position to make plays

JR – Dylan Pachik 6’2” 225 OL/DE – played as a Junior – has spent the past 3 months getting stronger and it should pay off for the Warriors. WE look for Dylan to be a player on both sides of the ball. Might be the hardest working player in our program

2023 Outlook: We look to improve each week, and need to establish our identity as a program. We want to return to the District One Playoffs and gain a home game.

Offense: We want to control the ball and the clock. We have a strong group of RBs that can create and make plays each time they touch the ball. Our QB Kolby Howarth is growing at the position each workout. He has tremendous arm strength.

Defense: We want to play fast. We need to limit mistakes and need to communicate better than last season. Dylan Pachik has worked extremely hard this off-season in the weight room and we hope he continues to develop as a DE/OLB. Collin O’Neill returns to ILB and provides leadership to our defense. Levi Borkowski also returns at OLB and can make plays with athletic abilities.

Special Team: Nick Remish will anchor our punting unit, while Wesley Conover can make plays with his feet as a Punt/Kick Returner

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