Head Coach: Bryan Strohl, 6th as HC
Assistant Coaches:
Chris Laudenslager – Def. Coordinator and LBs – 32nd year at Cocalico
Shawn Smith – WR/DB – 12th at Cocalico
Korey Eppinette – DB/RB – 3rd year
Jon Good – OL/DL/Strength Coach – 17th year
Jim Cage – Special Teams/OL/DL – 7th year
Chase Ochs – DL/OL – 3rd year
Tommy Garner – LB/RB – 3rd year at Cocalico
Tim Van Dalen – Character Coach – 8th year
Team Name: Cocalico Eagles
2024 Record: 8-4
8/23 Elizabethtown Area (5A) 7:00 pm W 28-14
8/30 @ New Oxford (5A) 7:00 pm L 0-21
9/06 @ Lampeter-Strasburg (4A) 7:00 pm L 14-35
9/13 Garden Spot* (5A) 7:00 pm W 21-0
9/20 Warwick* (5A) 7:00 pm W 10-7
9/27 @ Manheim Central* (5A) 7:00 pm W 30-14
10/04 @ Ephrata (5A) 7:00 pm W 10-7
10/11 Solanco* (5A) 7:00 pm W 42-24
10/18 Conrad Weiser* (5A) 7:00 pm L 21-24
10/25 @ Fleetwood* (5A) 7:00 pm W 21-17
11/01 Hershey (5A) 7:00 pm W 42-21 Dist. 3 5A 1st Round
11/08 @ Mechanicsburg (5A) 7:00 pm L 3-42 Dist. 3 Class 5A Quarterfinal
District: 3
Class: 5A
League: Lancaster-Lebanon League, Section 3
Highlights of 2024:
– District III 5A Quarterfinalist
– 2nd place in L-L Section 3
2025 Returning Players:
Dane Horning – FB/LB
Nick McArdle – OL/DL
Logan Horning – RB/LB
Rocco Rigney – RB/LB
Aidan Sola – OL/DL
Nate Laudenslager – OL/DL
David Betz – WR/DB
Brendon Zimmerman – RB/DB
Kendall Weaver – OL/DL
Sawyer Martin – OL/DL
Jeremiah Rathman – TE/DB
Chase Breneman – RB/DB
Jamil Hill – OL/DL
2025 Returning Player Stats:
Top returning skill guy – Dane Horning
1,252 yards rushing and 10 TD’s
2 catches for 41 yards
112 tackles (40 solo) (6 for loss), 2 sacks, 2 fumbles caused, 1 PBU
Top returning linemen – Nick McArdle
22 tackles (6 solo) (2 for loss), 2 sacks, 1 fumbles caused, 1 fumble recovery
Key Newcomers:
Connor Horning – QB/DB (5’7” 160)
Jaxon Keffer – QB/LB (5’9” 165)
Sawyer Martin – OL/DL (5’10” 220)
Jamil Hill – OL/DL (5’11” 265)
Keegan Rendon – OL/DL (6’4” 240)
Paxton Fair – RB/DB (5’10” 145)
Alex Paul – TE/DL (6’0” 195)
Nathan Bourassa – TE/DL (6’0” 250)
James Anderson – RB/DB (5’9” 140)
James Himelright – FB/LB (5’8” 170)
2025 Offensive Outlook: We return three starting offensive linemen as well as several others who played significant minutes, so that should help us as we break in several skill position players. We have to replace several quality seniors who graduated including a 3-year starting quarterback (Josh Myer), a home-run threat (Brayden Eppinette), and the Section 3 Lineman of the Year (Thomas Dattoli). Those are big holes to fill, but we are confident that we have athletes who can step into those shoes and take the next step this season. Having Dane Horning returning as our starting fullback should also help break in some new starters in the backfield around him.
2025 Defensive Outlook: We have three returning starting linebackers, who will provide a nice nucleus to build our defense around, and we will have great competition on our defensive line and defensive backfield for playing time throughout the season.
2025 Special Teams Outlook: Breck Popolis will look to replace his brother, Talen, who was a solid kicker and punter for us last year, and we will need to fill the shoes of Brayden Eppinette who was an excellent punt and kick returner last season.