2023 Team Preview: Pine Grove Area Cardinals

Written by: David Mika on Friday, August 4th, 2023. Follow David Mika on Twitter.

Head Coach: Dave Shiffer

Assistant Coaches:
Varsity Coaches:
Joe Barra
James Burns
Steele Fekette
Mason Freed
Zane Ingram
Eric Kurtz
Gerald New
Heath Shiffer
Noah Woodford

Junior High Coaches:
Derrick Hatter
Paul Frantz
Josh Gibson
Keith Koppenhaver
Sean Lyons

Team Name: Pine Grove Area Cardinals

2022 Record: 3-8

District: 11

Class: AAA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Red Division

Key Starters Lost:
Adam Cooper
Mason Kroh
Carter Raudabaugh
Nick Wolff

Offensive Starters Returning:
Sr. RB Lane Lehman, 5’10, 175
Sr. OL Tyler Sleva, 6’1, 257
Sr. OL Brennden Etzweiler, 5’11, 230
Sr. OL Hunter McConnell, 6’2, 276
Sr. OL Xaviar Yeagley, 6’0, 246
Jr. WR Robbie Schaeffer, 6’5 215
Jr. WR Brody Ibarra, 5’11 185

Defensive Starters Returning:
Sr. LB Lane Lehman, 5’10, 175
Sr. DL Hunter McConnell, 6’2, 276
Sr. DL Xaviar Yeagley, 6’0, 246
Sr. DB Evan Karenda, 5’10 180
So. DE Wyatt Snyder, 6’3 235
Jr. DB Brody Ibarra, 5’11 185
Jr. LB Robbie Schaeffer, 6’5 215
Sr. LB Brennden Etzweiler, 5’11 230
So. NG Tyler Nein, 6’2 299

Special Team Starters Returning:
Sr. K/P Evan Karenda, 5’10, 180
Sr. LS Xaviar Yeagley, 6’0 246
Sr. H Alec Osatchuck, 5’8 155

Key Newcomers:
Sr. DB/WR Ryan Boyer, 6’3 182
Sr. HB/DL Colin Haddock, 6’1, 240
Sr. QB Evan Karenda, 5’10, 180
Sr. DB/WR Alec Osatchuck, 5’8 155
Jr. DB/WR Gage Lewis, 5’7 134
Jr. DB Ashton Salen, 5’9 152
Jr. DB Riley Suth, 5’11 165
So. OL James Barra, 6’0, 220
So. HB Wyatt Snyder, 6’3, 235
Fr. WR/DB Teagan Schneck-Haines, 5’11 165

2023 Returning Player Stats:
Lane Lehman:
Rushing:
1065 yards
8 TDs
Receiving:
11 receptions
153 yards

Robbie Schaeffer:
Receiving:
10 receptions
165 yards

Brody Ibarra:
Receiving:
7 receptions
73 yards

Lane Lehman
Defense:
91 tackles
10 TFL
1 sack
1 fumble recovery

Brody Ibarra
Defense:
70 tackles
5 TFL
2 sacks
1 INT

Hunter McConnell
Defense:
37 tackles
4 TFL
1 sack

Xaviar Yeagley
Defense:
52 tackles
1 INT

Wyatt Snyder
Defense:
26 tackles
6 TFL
4.5 sacks

Evan Karenda
Defense:
30 tackles
2 INT

Robbie Schaeffer
Defense:
31 tackles

Evan Karenda
Special Teams:
27.2 punt average
16 PATs

2023 Offensive Outlook: Offensively we return four seniors with starting experience along the offensive line. Our fifth offensive lineman gained valuable experience as a rotational player last season as a freshman. We are looking for our experienced front to pave the way for Lane Lehman to have another successful year as our feature back. We have several athletes we will look to get the ball to in different ways including returning leading receiver, Robbie Schaeffer. We will look to provide more balance to our offensive attack with senior Evan Karenda looking to lead the way at QB.

2023 Defensive Outlook: Defensively we are looking to put ourselves in positions to succeed. We are looking to be aggressive and force turnovers. We are an alignment and assignment-based defense that needs everyone to do their job to be successful. We have experience in the box defensively that will provide a strong nucleus for our defense. Sophomore Wyatt Snyder returns at DE after leading the team in sacks as a freshman. Leading tackler Lane Lehman will look to be an impact player again this year defensively.

2023 Special Teams Outlook: We have a very strong K/P returning in Evan Karenda. Evan worked hard at improving his craft this offseason and is someone we can count on to help us get points or gain an advantage in the field position aspect of the game.

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