2018 Team Previews – Berks Catholic Saints (3)

Written by: David Mika on Tuesday, August 21st, 2018. Follow David Mika on Twitter.

Head Coach: Rick Keeley

Assistant Coaches:

Ray Serafin
Keith Leamer
John Marabella
Bill Hess
Dave Stahler
Jasen Esposito
Phil Bennethum
Jake Latchum
Alex Swavely
Vince Serafin

Team Name: Berks Catholic Saints

2017 Record: 13-1

2018 Schedule:

Key Starters Lost:

Cooper Lutz RB/DB
Matt Hughes OL
John Carlos Blanco OL/DL
Izaiah David OL/DL
Trevor Leamer LB
Dave Jones TE
Dan Fromuth OL
Tom Molteni LB/RB
Tre Dabney DB/RB
Matt Hagelbarger DB
Ty Dargan WR
Jacob Arquisola KR
Brendan Redmond Smith WR

Offensive Starters Returning: (5)

Senior C Nico Myers 6’1 275
Senior TE Luke Painton 6’7 235
Senior QB Terrance Derr 6’1 190
Senior RB Brandon George 6’4 235
Senior RB/WR Luis Garcia 5’9 170

Defensive Starters Returning: (5)

Senior DT Nico Myers 6’1 275
Senior DE Kyle Roberts 6′ 240
Senior DE Luke Painton 6’7 235
Senior LB Brandon George 6’4 235
Senior DB Luis Garcia 5’9 170

Special Team Starters Returning: (1)

Senior K Jamin Smith 5’7 155

Key Newcomers: (4)

Sophomore RB Anthony Myers 5’8 180
Senior OL Shane Murphy 6’4 270
Sophomore RB/WR Nolan Larkin 6’1 175
Junior OL Andrew Chairelli 6’3 270

Key Stats: Have gone 37-4 over the past 3 seasons.
Rushed for 4230 yards in 13 Games in 2017 (302 YPG)
Averaged 42 PPG
Surrendered 10 PPG
1st Team Defense did not allow a TD until District 3 Final

2018 Offensive Outlook: The offense will feature 4 year starters at QB, Terrance Derr, and RB, Brandon George. Expecting a big year from D1 Recruits RB Brandon George and TE Luke Painton. C Nico Myers will anchor the OL.

2018 Defensive Outlook: Strong up the middle with retiring starters as T (Nico Myers), LB (Brandon George), and FS (Luis Garcia). Garcia and George started as sophomores.

2018 Special Teams Outlook: Jamin Smith was among the state leaders in points last year and returns as K. Smith is better as a punter, but doesn’t get to punt much in games. Jamin is be hard pressed to beat out Greg Schwenk as Greg as had a great offseason after suffering a late season injury in 2017.

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