2020 Team Previews: Wilson Area Warriors (11)

Written by: David Mika on Wednesday, August 26th, 2020. Follow David Mika on Twitter.

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Head Coach: Christopher Labatch

Assistant Coaches:
Herm Stein (Offensive Coordinator)
Bret Comp (QB & CB)
Edward Labatch (RB & S)
Scott Baltz (WR & CB)
Vince Spina (TE & LB)
Dave Smeltz (OL & DE)
Mike Flemming (OL & DL)
Brandon Tigar (WR & LB)

Team Name: Wilson Area Warriors

2019 Record: 5 – 6

Key Starters Lost:
RB/LB Alec Snyder
TE/DE Kolby Flank
WR/CB Isiah Casado
OL Cayden Trimmer
LB Nick Gara
S Jacob Lutri
CB Taylor Sheridan
DL Damian Buckley
K/P Lorenzo Sigue

Offensive Starters Returning: (11)
Jr. QB Cayden Stem, 6’3, 210
Sr. RB CJ Fazio, 5’9, 190
Sr. TE Mike Vite, 5’11, 205
Sr. WR Dylan Goldsworth, 5’11, 165
Jr. WR Zach Gillen, 5’9, 165
Jr. WR Damian Simpson, 5’10, 170
Jr. WR Damon Simpson, 5’10, 165
Sr. OL Josh Meshach, 6’3, 240
Sr. OL Luke Miller, 5’10, 200
Sr. OL Ben Ghilon, 5’10, 210
Sr. Connor Boehm, 6’4, 220

Defensive Starters Returning: (5)
Sr. DL Josh Meshach, 6’3, 240
Jr. DL Naim Hood, 5’10, 190
Sr. LB Mike Vite, 5’11, 205
Jr. CB Zach Gillen, 5’9, 165
Sr. S CJ Fazio, 5’9, 190

Special Team Starters Returning: (4)
Jr. KR Damian Simpson, 5’10, 170
Jr. KR Damon Simpson, 5’10, 165
Sr. KR CJ Fazio, 5’9, 190
Jr. KR Zach Gillen, 5’9, 165

Key Newcomers:
Jr. RB/LB Gavin Naylor, 5’9, 160
Jr. WR/S Eric Shunk, 6’1 165
Jr. WR/S Zakai Hendricks, 5’9, 165
Sr. TE/LB Anthony Roscioli, 6’0, 175
Soph. RB/S Darrian Cascioli, 5’9, 160
Sr. RB/LB Owen Pelonero, 5’9, 160
Jr. OL/DL Andrew Cochran, 5’9, 215
Jr. OL/DL Anthony Cardona, 6’1, 225
Sr. OL/DL Shane Carson, 5’10, 210
Sr. TE/DL Justin Gara, 5’10, 210

Key Stats:
QB Cayden Stem
111 for 232 1874 yards. 22 TDs 8 Interceptions & 7 rushing Tds

WR Zack Gillen
43 Receptions for 823 yards, 12 Tds

WR Dylan Goldsworth
29 Receptions for 429 yards, 6 Tds

RB CJ Fazio
65 Carries for 336 yards, 3 Tds

LB Mike Vite
76 Tackles, 2 sacks

DL Josh Meshach
45 tackles, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble

2020 Offensive Outlook: We have 8 returning starters on offense. We expect our offense to be able to sustain drives and score points. We will be looking for some younger players to step up and give us more depth to our offense.

2020 Defensive Outlook: With losing some key 3 year starters on our defense, we will be looking for players to fill the gaps. Our defensive line is very experienced and is very deep with depth. Our secondary has very explosive athletes and game experience.

2020 Special Teams Outlook: We are in need of replacing our kicker and punter who was consistent for us over the last two seasons and won us games. We have two players contending for the job.