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2020 Team Previews: Pope John Paul II HS Golden Panthers (1)

Written by: David Mika on Wednesday, August 12th, 2020. Follow David Mika on Twitter.

Head Coach: Rory Graver

Assistant Coaches:
Tony Yerger
Tyler Yaculak
Matt Bildstein
Adam Beach
Ryan Brennan
Jon Traywick
Mike Cianciulli
Jared Johns-Lupold
Bill Baker
Ron Sandor

Team Name: Pope John Paul II HS Golden Panthers

2019 Record: 10-3

Key Starters Lost: Kamal Gray, Dylan Walker, Justin Mitala, Steve Skarbek, Andrew McDonald, Sean Anderson, Matt Dobrowolski, Zach Spzindor

Offensive Starters Returning: (7)
Sr. WR/RB Justin Kormos 6-0, 165
Sr. OL Jacob Foley 5-9, 255
SR. OL Julian Paskel 6-3, 210
SR. OL Ambrose Collilouri 5-8, 228
SR. RB Chris Bruder 5-9, 173
JR. RB/H-Back Steele Depetrillo 5-8, 192
JR. OL/DL Jacob Dobrowolski 5-8 215

Defensive Starters Returning: (8)
Sr. DE Ambrose Collilouri 5-8, 228
Jr. DT Blake Fisher 5-9, 290
Sr. DE/DT Julian Paskel 6-3, 210
JR. OLB Josh Little 5-9, 170
JR. MLB Steele Depetrillo 5-8, 192
SR. OLB/SS Chris Bruder 5-9 172
SR. FS Justin Kormos 6-0 165
SR. SS/FS/QB Rocco DiRico 5-11 168

Special Team Starters Returning: (2)
Jr. WR/DE/K Jacob Snyder 6-2 175
Soph. K Thomas Nguyen 5-8 140

Key Newcomers:
SR. WR Liam Haffey 6-3 170
SR. WR RJ Rippert 6-1 175
SR. TE/OLB Michael Pergine 6-0 170
Soph. TE/DE Brendan Kenning 6-1 182
JR. DB/QB/WR DJ Clarke 5-10 165
Soph. Slot/DB Kese Williams 5-7 148
Soph Slot/RB/SS Derek Skarbek 5-8 155
Jr. WR/DB Joe Pickell 5-7 158
Jr. OL/DE John Rapchinski 5-11 195
Sr. OL/DT Daniel Maine 5-10 245
Sr. H-Back/LB Ben Undercuffler 5-8 165
Soph H-Back/RB/LB Eric Loftus 5-9 170
Sr. OL/DL Ben Greenwald 5-8 260

2020 Offensive Outlook: Offensively, it starts up front with our offensive linemen. We must get movement up front & protect our QB in the passing game. We must protect the football, play fast, finish drives, and play with confidence.

2020 Defensive Outlook: Defensively we return 7 starters from last years team. We have to play as a unit & be fundamentally sound tacklers. Our defensive line has to establish itself & get after the QB. We must do Whatever It Takes to be successful this season.

2020 Special Teams Outlook: We want to be aggressive this season in our special team units. We must control field position, & create big plays that will put our offense & defense in a position to be successful. We must always compete on our special teams.