2023 Team Preview: Hughesvile Spartans

Written by: David Mika on Saturday, August 12th, 2023. Follow David Mika on Twitter.

Head Coach: Howard Rainey

Assistant Coaches:
Hank Rainey
Boyd Hartman
John Delker
Brandon Kinney
Thomas Burk
Ken Tallman
Steve Shrawder
Hutson Metzger

Team Name: Hughesvile Spartans

2022 Record: 5-7

District: 4

Class: AA

League: PA Heartland Athletic Conference, Division III

Key Starters Lost:
QB Luke Kaiser
LB/RB Mason Hoppes
OG/DE Gabe Wagner
C/DT Josh Applegate
WR/DB Justin Fowler
TE/DE Garret Sharer

Offensive Starters Returning:
SR. RB Angelo Ferrigno, 6-2, 200
JR. RB Luke Stutzman, 6-1, 185
SR. WR Aiden Barlett, 5-11, 190
JR. WR Connor Knight, 6-1, 160
SR. OG/FB Bryce Brukhart, 5-10, 220
JR. OG Russell DeWire, 6-1, 250
JR. OT Bryson Swisher, 6-3, 300
JR. OT JD Lunger, 6-1, 250

Defensive Starters Returning:
JR. DT Russell DeWire, 6-1, 250
JR. DT JD Lunger, 6-1, 250
SR. DE Bryce Burkhart, 5-10, 220
SR. LB Angelo Ferrigno, 6-2, 200
JR. LB Luke Stutzman, 6-1, 185
SR. FS Tyler Wetzel, 6-1, 170
SR. SS Aiden Barlett, 5-11, 190
JR. DB Connor Knight, 6-1, 160

Special Team Starters Returning:
JR. Kicker Keegan Smith

Key Newcomers:
SR. OL/DL Jacob Showers, 6-1, 365
JR. LB Brenden Fisher, 5-8, 190
JR. WR/DB Hayden Maneval, 5-9, 150
SO. TE/DE Jakob Charles, 6-0, 195
SO. OL/DL Hunter Whippler, 5-10, 250

2023 Returning Player Stats:
Offense:
Angelo Ferrigno – 410 Rushing yards, 3 TDs
Aiden Barlett – 586 Recieving yards, 3 TDs, 133 Rushing yards, 1 TD

Defense:
Aiden Barlett – 97 Tackles, 5 TFLs, 7 Ints
Angelo Ferrigno – 105 Tackles, 10 TFLs, 1 Sack, 6 FFs, 1 Int
Luke Stutzman – 91 Tackles, 5 TFLs, 1 Sack
Tyler Wetzel – 86 Tackles, 5 Ints
Bryce Burkhart – 29 Tackles, 5 TFLs, 2 Sacks

2023 Offensive Outlook: Last season, our offense took major strides. Now it’s time to bring it all together, take the next step, and truly catch fire! With our combinations of athletic runners and athletic receivers, we should have the ability to do some really exciting things.

2023 Defensive Outlook: Each year our defense has gotten stronger and stronger. This season should be no different! We have a large core of last season’s starters returning and some really talented young players looking to fill the holes that some of our previous seniors left us when they graduated. We expect that with the combination of our returning core and the athletic young players we are developing, our defense should be right where we left off last season.

2023 Special Teams Outlook: We need to continue to improve on Special Teams. Special Teams is 1/3 of the game and we plan to make it a much bigger factor this season.

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