2023 Team Preview: Central Columbia Blue Jays

Written by: David Mika on Saturday, August 19th, 2023. Follow David Mika on Twitter.

Head Coach: E.J. Smith

Assistant Coaches:
Doug Brown
Brett Comstock
Bill Monahan
Jason Kingery
Grant Marshman
Jon Hidlay
Dave Parmentari

Team Name: Central Columbia Blue Jays

2022 Record: 3-7

District: 4

Class: AAA

League: PA Heartland Athletic Conference, Division II

Key Starters Lost:
Greyson Shaud
Landon Dietterick
Gage Chipeleski
Nathan Smith
Dylan Gregory

Offensive Starters Returning:
Sr. WR.Eli Book, 5-10, 165
Sr. WR. Jaxon Hoffman, 5-11 170
Sr. OG. Aiden Hidlay, 6-1 235
Sr. C. Clayton Ackerman, 5-8 290
Sr. Wr. Grant Snavely, 5-11 180
Jr. OG. Kole Hummer, 6-2 255
Jr. FB. Barron Oyar, 5-11 250
Jr. OT. Brayden Brown, 6-2 290
Jr. OT. Cordell Heggenstaller, 6-1 265
Jr. RB. Gaje Gombert, 5-10 175
Jr. RB/WR. Aiden Huntington, 5-11 170
Jr. TE. Alex Zeisloft, 6-1 180
Jr. TE. Josh Worthington, 6-0 200
Jr. TE. Dylan Shultz, 6-2 215
Jr. FB Ty Regan, 5-10 200
SO. RB. Talon Piatt

Defensive Starters Returning:
Sr. DB.Eli Book, 5-10, 165
Sr. DB. Jaxon Hoffman, 5-11 170
Sr. DT. Aiden Hidlay, 6-1 235
Sr. DB. Grant Snavely, 5-11 180
Jr. DT. Kole Hummer, 6-2 255
Jr. DT. Barron Oyar, 5-11 250
Jr. DT. Brayden Brown, 6-2 290
Jr. LB. Gaje Gombert, 5-10 175
Jr. DE. Alex Zeisloft, 6-1 180
Jr. DE. Josh Worthington, 6-0 200
Jr. DE. Dylan Shultz, 6-2 215
Jr. DE Ty Regan, 5-10 200

Special Team Starters Returning:
Sr. SNAP. Alex Hosler, 5-10 165
Sr. KR,PR. Eli Book, 5-10 165
Jr. KR,PR. Aiden Huntington, 5-11 170
SO. K. Maguire Blake, 6-1 190

Key Newcomers:
SO.QB. Caius Morrow, 5-10 170
JR. DB/WR Parker Day, 6-0 180

2023 Returning Player Stats:
Gaje Gombert 73 Rushing yards and 37 Tackles
Talon Piatt has 173 Rushing yards
Eli Book 406 Receiving yards
Aiden Hidlay 7 sacks
Kole Hummer has 11 sacks

2023 Offensive Outlook: Our offensive line is the key to our success this year. If they do well upfront we should have a good year.

2023 Defensive Outlook: Our defense is all about hustle and getting helmets to the football. With a bunch of returning starters, we should have a good defense.

2023 Special Teams Outlook: Our kickers and returners are all returning. To have success we must improve as we did throughout last year.

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