2021 Team Preview: Haverford High Fords

Written by: David Mika on Thursday, August 12th, 2021. Follow David Mika on Twitter.

 

Head Coach: Luke Dougherty

Assistant Coaches:
Joe Powel
Ryan Grabias
Dan Lutes
Brian Hulea
Alex Host
Nick Costello
Steve DeFruscio
Steve Young

Team Name: Haverford High School Fords

2020 Record: 4-2

Stadium: AG Cornog Stadium

District: 1

Class: AAAAAA

League: Central League

Key Starters Lost:
Will Higson (TE/LB, Franklin and Marshall)
Jimmy Wright (RB/FS, West Chester University)
Casey Gilroy (WR/LB), Chris Dempsey (TE/WR)
Liam Collins (OL/DL), Danny Smyth (WR/LB)
Beef Wellington (K), George Moscony (WR/DB)
Donny Reimer (WR/LB, Widener University)
Andrew Maginnis (QB/DB, Widener University)

Offensive Starters Returning:
Sr. Mario Tascione (OG, 6’2″, 270)
Sr. Michael Powel (C, 6’2″, 285)
Sr. Mike McNichols (OT, 6’2″, 255)
Sr. Pete Corcoran (OT, 6’4″, 260)
Sr. Tommy Caruso (WR, 6’0″, 165)
Jr. Tommy Wright (QB, 6’3″, 195)

Defensive Starters Returning:
Sr. Mario Tascione (DL, 6’2″, 270)
Sr. Michael Powel (DL, 6’2″, 285)
Sr. Mike McNichols (DL, 6’2″, 255)
Sr. Pete Corcoran (DL, 6’4″, 260)
Sr. Tommy Caruso (FS, 6’0″, 165)
Sr. Colin Reynolds (LB, 6’2″, 170)

Special Team Starters Returning:
Sr. Tommy Caruso (P, 6’0″, 165)

Key Newcomers:
Sr. Christian Pergolese (RB/DB, 5’10”, 175)
Sr. Sam Appelbaum (WR/CB, 5’9″, 160)
Jr. Ethan Mahan (WR/LB, 6’0″, 175)
Jr. Jake Snell (RB/SS, 5’11”, 170)
Jr. Justin Marciano (LB/TE, 6’1″, 180)
Jr. Ben Fleming (WR/CB, 6’0″, 165)
Jr. Tyler Rogers (WR/LB, 6’1″, 165)
Jr. Googie Seidman (K, 6’1″, 155)

2020 Returning Player Stats:

Tommy Wright: 65-110, 885 yards, 8 TDs and 3 INT (6 games)

Tommy Caruso: 12 tackles, 1 INT, 1 FR (6 games)

Mario Tascione: 21 tackles, 4 sacks (5 games)

Mike Powel: 15 tackles, 2 TFL (6 games)

Peter Corcoran: 21 tackles, 1 sack (6 games)

2021 Offensive Outlook: We return good depth up front and our quarterback, which is a great place to start. At the skill positions, we have a lot of talented athletes battling for playing time and we look forward to watching them compete this summer.

2021 Defensive Outlook: We return a lot of depth on the defensive line. We have a lot of athletes competing for spots in the secondary and LB corp.

2021 Special Teams Outlook: We lose our kicker, Beef Wellington, but replace him with Jr. Googie Seidman. Tommy Caruso returns as our punter.

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