2023 Team Preview: Penncrest Lions

Written by: David Mika on Wednesday, August 9th, 2023. Follow David Mika on Twitter.

 

Head Coach: Paul Graham

Assistant Coaches:
Jeff Allison
Stefan Dashkiwsky
Brad Gilbert
Chris Mills
Larry Johnson

Team Name: Penncrest Lions

2022 Record: 1-10

District: 1

Class: AAAAA

League: Central League

Key Starters Lost:
Sean O’Donnell
Dom Deluca
Daniel Dada

Offensive Starters Returning:
Matt Ferry, RB/OLB, 6’2, 195, Senior
Tristan Blair, OL/DL, 6’4, 290, Senior
Dan Le, OL/DL, 5’10”, 200, Senior
Eli Perilli, OL/DL, 5’11” 215, Senior
Spencer Tyson, RB/DB, 5’11”, 175 Senior
Nico Tozzi, DB/RB, 5’9″, 180, Senior
Asher Wynne, DB/ Rec, 5’9″, 175, Junior
Owen Thompson, TE/LB, 5’10” 190, Junior

Defensive Starters Returning:
Matt Ferry, RB/OLB, 6’2, 195, Senior
Dan Le, OL/DL, 5’10”, 200, Senior
Kyle Cunningham, TE/LB, 6’2″, 195, Junior
Kolby Poole, TE/LB, 6’2″, 180, Junior
Eli Perilli, OL/DL, 5’11” 215, Senior
Spencer Tyson, RB/DB, 5’11”, 175 Senior
Nico Tozzi, DB/RB, 5’9″, 180, Senior
Asher Wynne, DB/ Rec, 5’9″, 175, Junior
Noah Reed, LB, 6’1″, 190, Senior
Owen Thompson, TE/LB, 5’10” 190, Junior

Special Team Starters Returning:
K Gavin Wray 6-4 Senior

Key Newcomers:
Matt Malley, RB/LB, 5’10” 190, Senior
Ben Kauffman, OL/DL 6’3″ 210, Junior
Paul Graham, DB/QB, 6′, 170, Sophomore
Zach Mullin, QB, 6’4″, 170, Junior
Albert Dada, DB, 5’9″, 165, Junior
Orion Kolleh, OLB, 6’2, 180, Sophomore

2023 Returning Player Stats:
Matt Ferry has 1048 yards rushing

2023 Offensive Outlook: The Lion’s option offense is predicated on establishing the run and capitalizing on play-action passing. The stable of RBs available will help share the load, and try to help control the pace of the game.

2023 Defensive Outlook: The large number of players that got experience on the defensive side of the ball last year bodes well, if the improvement from last year continues the Lions could have a strong defensive unit.

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