2022 Team Preview: Father Judge Crusaders (12)

Written by: David Mika on Sunday, August 21st, 2022. Follow David Mika on Twitter.

Head Coach: Frank McArdle

Assistant Coaches:
Joe Grimes
Chris McArdle
Jim Katerman
John Lavelle
Kevin Boyle
Mike Mulherrin
Tony Leneghan
Tyler Berhaigher
Kirby Ames
Joe Nigro
Jim Kauterman

Team Name: Father Judge Crusaders

2021 Record: 7-5

District: District 12

Class: AAAAAA

League: Philadelphia Catholic League – Red Division

Key Starters Lost:
Mike VanHorn
Jake Mulgrave
Shane Hartman
Mike Conway
John Westfield

Offensive Starters Returning:
JR Sean Broderick OT
JR Chris Coulter OG
JR Eric Smith RB
SR Jake Marquis RB
JR Denzel Dunbar TE
SR Steve Parkinson OL
JR Nymier Appling WR

Defensive Starters Returning:
SR Jake Marquis SS
SR Justin Nikolopoulos DB
JR Nymeir Appling, FS
JR Chris Coulter
SR Brayden McLaughin OLB
JR Eric Smith LB
JR Sean Broderick DL

Special Team Starters Returning:
SR Jake Marquis KR
JR Eric Smith PR/KR
JR Nymeir Appling KR/PR
SR Dylan Rome MP
SR Luke Moore MP
SR Tom Gonklik MP
SR Justin Nikolopoulos MP

Key Newcomers:
JR Tyler Yerkov QB
SR Tearan Peete LB/TE
SR Evan Secklecki OL
Sr Andrew Wennigher OL
SO Derrick Kennedy DB/WR
SO Tom Cunningham WR/DB/MP
Shane Kilbride OL

2021 Returning Player Stats:
Sean Broderick
Defense:
20 solo tackles
27 total tackles
1 forced fumble
1 TFL

Chris Coulter
Defense:
9 solo tackles
19 total tackles
5 TFL

Eric Smith
Offense:
Rushing:
673 yards
131 carries
7 touchdowns
Receiving:
1 touchdown
Defense:
9 solo tackles
11 total tackles
1 sack
1 TFL
1 PD

Jake Marquis
Offense:
Rushing:
158 yards
25 carries
4 touchdowns
Defense:
40 solo tackles
50 total tackles
4 TFL
2 interceptions
2 sacks

Denzel Dunbar
Offense:
Receiving:
67 yards
6 catches
Defense:
5 total tackles
2 TFL

Nymier Appling
Offense:
Receiving:
53 yards
5 catches
Defense:
27 solo tackles
43 total tackles
3 fumble recoveries
1 interception

Justin Nikolopoulos
Defense:
20 solo tackles
26 total tackles
4 PD
3 TFL

Brayden McLaughin
Defense:
14 solo tackles
20 total tackles
2 TFL

2022 Offensive Outlook: “We need to improve throwing the Football. We were very young at WR and need to make plays there. We will have a new QB but I think We have the right guys in that room. We have a very good O-line and RB Situation.”

2022 Defensive Outlook: “We need to be much more physical on Defense, We are looking for a major improvement on this side of the ball. We need to be better against the run and create more take-a-ways to have the type of Defense we expect to have around here.”

2022 Special Teams Outlook: “We should be very good in the kicking game. It is something we take very seriously. We return a number of guys who have experience on Special Teams and I expect us to be very good in this area.”

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