2022 Team Preview: Mifflinburg Wildcats (4)

Written by: David Mika on Saturday, August 6th, 2022. Follow David Mika on Twitter.

Head Coach: Jason Dressler

Assistant Coaches:
Anthony Threet
Brandon Teichman
Luke Flickinger
Jeff Wagner
Jordan Wagner
Cody Botts
Tom Parfitt
Ryan Schuck

Team Name: Mifflinburg Wildcats

2021 Record: 6-4

District: District 4

Class: AAA

League: PA Heartland Athletic Conference, Division I

Key Starters Lost:
Gabe Stetler
Jacob Bingaman
Josh Antonyuk
Cannon Griffith

Offensive Starters Returning:
Sr. C Emmanuel Ulrich
Sr. G Lucas Whittaker
Sr. G Trevon Simpson
Sr. RB Andrew Diehl
Sr. RB Carter Breed
Sr. WR Zack Wertman
Jr. QB Troy Dressler
Jr. TE Kyler Troup

Defensive Starters Returning:
Sr. DT Emmanuel Ulrich
Sr. DT Lucas Whittaker
Sr. OLB Carter Breed
Sr. FS Andrew Diehl
Sr. C Jarrett Miller
Sr. C Tanner Zimmerman
Sr. C/OLB Zack Wertman
Jr. LB Troy Dressler

Special Team Starters Returning:
Sr. Returner Andrew Diehl

Key Newcomers:
So. RB/OLB Ben Reitz
Fr. QB/LB Chad Martin
Fr. G/DT Xavier Croll
Fr. RB/LB Kaiden Kmett

2021 Returning Player Stats:
Troy Dressler QB
Offense:
Passing:
1,821 yards
122 of 224 completions
16 touchdowns

Andrew Diehl RB
Offense:
Rushing:
589 yards
Receiving:
409 yards

Carter Breed RB
Offense:
Rushing:
607 yards

Zack Wertman WR
Offense:
Receiving:
383 yards

Lucas Whittaker DT
Defense:
79 tackles
2 sacks

Emmanuel Ulrich DT
Defense:
35 tackles

Carter Breed OLB
Defense:
53 tackles
2 interceptions

Andrew Diehl FS
Defense:
3 interceptions
36 tackles

2022 Offensive Outlook: “Looking to have a steady balance of run and pass. Did a solid job at both last year and look to continue this year. Expecting the ball to be touched by multiple players and playing fast. Keys will be depth, a good balance of run and pass, and playing aggressively.”

2022 Defensive Outlook: “Build on last season’s successes and play aggressively. Looking to improve our 3rd down situation successes. Keys will be playing physically and fast.”

2022 Special Teams Outlook: “We need to replace a kicker so this will be a huge key for our success this year.”

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