2021 Team Preview: Mahanoy Area Golden Bears

Written by: David Mika on Friday, August 6th, 2021. Follow David Mika on Twitter.

 

Head Coach: Paul Babinsky

Assistant Coaches: Pat Morgans, Sam Quick, John McGroarty, Joe Kane, Jordan Mroczka, Michael Gaval, Francis Bowman, Mick Gaval, Kyle Coslett, Aaron Bickowski, Tom Price

Team Name: Mahanoy Area

2020 Record: 4-5

District: 11

Class: A

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, White Division

Key Starters Lost: Ben Terry, George Budihas, Slayden Wargo, Aaron Bickowski, John Babinsky and Brady Wagner

Offensive Starters Returning: Soph. Colm McGroarty-QB/RB 5′ 10″ 160, Jr. Ben Manley-FB 6′ 2″ 210,Soph. Chris Cuff-WR 6′ 2″ 180, Soph. Cael Quick-G 5′ 10″ 185,Jr. Dylan Andrusichen-C 6′ 2″ 230, Jr. Louie Frye-G 6′ 3″ 230,Jr. Dave Sanchez-T 6′ 1″ 290 ,Soph. Kaden Styka-QB/RB 5′ 9″ 175,Sr. Caden Burke-RB 6′ 1″ 175

Defensive Starters Returning: Jr. Ben Manley-LB 6′ 2″ 210, Jr. Dave Sanchez-DT 6′ 1″ 290, Soph. Cael Quick-DE 5′ 10″ 185, Soph. Kaden Styka-Safety 5′ 9″ 175, Soph. Colm McGroarty-Corner 5′ 10″ 160, Soph. Chris Cuff-Corner 6′ 2″ 180, Sr. Caden Burke-Safety 6′ 1″ 175, Jr. Louie Frye-DT 6′ 3″ 230

Special Team Starters Returning: Soph. Colm McGroarty, 5′ 10″ 160 Punt and Kick Returner

Key Newcomers: Jr. Noah Hayes-T, DT 6′ 1″ 190 ,Jr. Billy Bachman-T, DE 5′ 11″ 200, Jr. Jacob Irvin-WR 5′ 10″ 155, Soph. Joe Norako-WR 5′ 11″ 170, Sr. Logan Freil-WR, Safety 5′ 11″ 170, Soph. Steve Baker-WR 5′ 10″ 160, Fr. Levi Terry-RB 5′ 10″ 150, Soph. Ryan Fisher-RB 5′ 6″ 130, Soph. Ethan Manley-WR 5′ 9″ 150, Jr. Jake Hillibush-LB 5′ 10″ 180, Jr. Andrew Pollack-LB 5′ 11″ 170, Jr. Joe Lagaza-DT 5′ 9″ 210, Soph. Dylan Davidson-DT 6′ 2″ 220

2020 Returning Player Stats:

Colm McGroarty 569 Yards rushing over 1000 All-Purpose Yards

Ben Manley 490 Yards rushing and 75 Tackles on defense

2021 Offensive Outlook: We only have two seniors on this year’s team. We have several sophomores and juniors who played a lot of football last season. We need to replace the bulk of our offense from last season in Ben Terry. The strength of our team will be our offensive line. How quickly our QB develops will depend on our offensive success.

2021 Defensive Outlook: We need to be a better team this season defensively to compete for a District XI title. We have to do a better job stopping the run especially on the edge of our defense. We have our leading tackler in Ben Manley returning but we must find another Linebacker.

2021 Special Teams Outlook: We need more consistency in kicking extra points. We need to do a better job blocking on Kick and Punt returns.

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