Big School Team # 4 Easton Area (11) 0-0
Written by: David Mika on Tuesday, August 28th, 2012. Follow David Mika on Twitter.
The Red Rovers, a defending 2/4/11 AAAA subregional finalist and winners of 11 games last season, are loaded to the hilt and easily a preseason favorite to win the Lehigh Valley Conference in 2012. Short of the quarterback position, Easton has quite a bit of experience returning from its 2011 edition.
Linemen John Spadoni, Tyler Greene, Jagger Miller, Angel Rodriguez and Forrest Myers are all back, as is fullback/linebacker Austin Brown, tight end Matt Mowad and featured receiver Shane Simpson, one of three freshmen to finish with 500 or more receiving yards in their 9th grade season since 2009. Mowad and Greene were also key presences along the Easton defensive line and Brown was the team’s leading tackler. If the stars align for Easton, this could be a year they make a deep push into the playoffs, and, though 0-2 against LaSalle in the PIAA quarterfinals, the Rovers have the makings for a potential berth in the PIAA semifinals, which would be the program’s fifth appearance since 1991.
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August 29th, 2012 at 8:39 am
Easton came into the Nazareth game last year hurt . . . they went up 14 – 0 on Nazareth and couldn’t produce enough first downs to hold the lead, difficult when you had no one to run the ball because of kids being hurt from the phillipsburg game.
August 28th, 2012 at 6:14 pm
the biggest concern for easton is recovering from the pburg game 2 days before a playoff game. it may not catch up right away but they eventually look like they run outta steam. i feel they were better then lasalle and nazareth the last few years but couldnt hold 2nd half leads because they were worn down. just my opinion tho
August 28th, 2012 at 10:09 am
Not so fast taking playoffs, they will be challenged by one d2 team and a few d11 teams!