2020 Team Previews: Ridley Green Raiders (1)

Written by: David Mika on Sunday, August 2nd, 2020. Follow David Mika on Twitter.

Head Coach: David Wood

Assistant Coaches:

OC – Mike Ewing
OL – Eric Engle
QB / WR – Joe Stratton
RB – Brian Kingsborough
DC / LB – Jeff Hamson
DL – Bob Soper
DB – Brian Morris
OLB – Jim Diiulio
Specialist – John Anderson

Team Name: Ridley HS Football

2019 Record: 7-5

Key Starters Lost: Lost 9 starters on offense from last year (QB, TE, RB & all offensive linemen) — only 2 returning starters. Lost 4 starters on defense from last year (2 DL, 1 LB & 1 DB) — returning 7 starters and Lost 0 starters in the Kicking Game — K, P and LS all returning.

Offensive Starters Returning: (2)

Sr. RB Gavin Kingsborough 6’0 180
Sr. HB Blaise Harris 6’0 185

Defensive Starters Returning: (7)

Sr. DL Nick Falcucci 5’11 240
Sr. LB Nick Becker 6’2 190
Sr. LB Nate Desmond 6’3 225
Sr. LB Gavin Kingsborough 6’0 180
Sr. DB Sonny Elhamamy 5’9 170
Sr. DB Jack Wills 5’11 180
So. DB Owen Bosak 5’9 170

Special Team Starters Returning: (3)

Sr. LS Blaise Harris 6’0 185
Sr. P Gavin Kingsborough 6’0 180
Sr. K Chris Vinci 5’8 165

Key Newcomers:

Sr. Shaun Kennedy QB
So. Anthony Laber QB, DB
Jr. Tahir Mills RB, LB
Jr. Aubrey Daniels RB, DB
So Steve Gerace RB, LB
So. Nate McLaughlin RB, LB
Jr. Dexter Saunders TE
Sr. Victor Ninson DL, OL
So. Hayden Brown OL
So. Anthony Berry OL
So. Steve O’Donovan WR
Jr. Brian O’Dea DL
Sr. Jacob Behrle LB
Sr. Jimmy Reynolds DB
Sr. John Galle QB, WR
Sr. Mike Sfida WR
Jr. Nick Volpone K, P

2020 Offensive Outlook:

— Only 2 Returning Starters
— Whole new Offensive Line we must find
— Must find a new QB
Overall we have a good group of players that have very little varsity experience, but have worked very hard to put themselves in the position to become a starter. So we are hoping to have a very competitive situation in a bunch of positions.
Our offensive success this year will be determined by how much our younger players mature and handle their new roles as starters.

2020 Defensive Outlook: We are hoping that our Defensive Unit carries us in the beginning of the year until our Offensive Unit matures. We have 7 starters back on Defense and a bunch of players that have had a lot of experience and should be able to step right into their starting roles.
— Our LB and DL depth should once again be a key part of our Defensive Unit
— We are returning 3 DB’s that started last year and are looking to develop depth and a 4th starter.

2020 Special Teams Outlook: We are returning everyone in the kicking game from last year. Not only are we returning our Kicker, Punter and Long Snapper, we are returning all of the backups too.
— So we have a lot of depth and this unit should be a big factor for us this year.
The 15 to 20 plays a game in the Kicking Game are the most important and they will help both our Offensive and Defensive Units that hopefully lead to wins.