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2020 Team Previews: Mahanoy Area Golden Bears (11)

Written by: David Mika on Wednesday, July 29th, 2020. Follow David Mika on Twitter.

Head Coach: Paul Babinsky

Assistant Coaches: Pat Morgans, John McGroarty, Joe Kane, Sam Quick, Dean Starkey, Louie Lawrence and Francis Bowman

Team Name: Mahanoy Area Golden Bears

2019 Record: 7-4

Key Starters Lost: Danny Lawrence, Tony Merchlinsky, Tom Price, Alexis Perez, John Fowler, Haydn Wall, Sam Quick

Offensive Starters Returning: (5) Ben Terry, Craig Derr, Brady Wagner, Dave Sanchez, George Budihas

Defensive Starters Returning: (4) Ben Terry, Ben Manley, Caden Burke, George Budihas

Special Team Starters Returning: (0)

Key Newcomers: (5) Slayden Wargo, Chris Cuff, Colm McGroarty, Kaden Styka, John Babinsky

Key Stats: The team rushed for over 2000 yards last season.

2020 Offensive Outlook: The development of an inexperienced Offensive line and QB. We have some raw young talent at the skilled positions. We can have a decent line, but the majority of the line is inexperienced. How quickly they develop will depend on our success in 2020.

2020 Defensive Outlook: How quickly we adapt to a new defensive scheme. We need to eliminate the big plays especially on pass defense. We need to get our athletes believing in the defense. We want to have 11 guys flying to the football.