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2020 Team Previews: Upper Merion Area Vikings (1)

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

Head Coach: Victor Brown

Assistant Coaches: Ed Helenski, Don Jackson, Brad Scioli, Nick Rotondo, Don Jackson Jr, Marcus Johnson, Blair Thomas, Joe Heffernan

Team Name: Upper Merion Area High School Vikings

2019 Record: 5-6

Key Starters Lost: Taiyan Lobban, Marc Clayton, Dale Clayton, Anthony Swenda, Matt Zielinski, Chris Nero

Offensive Starters Returning: (7)
Justin Fisher Sr. OT 6-4, 215
Stef Nikolaou Sr. OG 6-2, 260
Keith Boyle Sr. OT 6-5, 270
Christian Ghanayem C 5-7, 240
Tremayne Brown Jr. OL 6-0, 265
Aaron Anderson Sr. RB 5-8, 165
Brad Zielinski Jr. WR 5-7, 145

Defensive Starters Returning: (8)
Justin Fisher Sr. DE 6-4, 215
Stef Nikolaou Sr. DT 6-2, 260
Tremayne Brown Jr. DT 6-0, 265
Aaron Anderson Sr. CB 5-8, 165
Brad Zielinski Jr. FS 5-7, 145
Brayden Marino Jr. OLB 5-7, 175
Nick Gerace Jr. OLB 6-1, 165
Wyatt Hart Jr. DE 6-2, 210

Special Team Starters Returning: (1)
Charlie Reinhardt Sr. K/P 5-10, 155

Key Newcomers: Alzere Thomas, Joey Kovacic, Brett Leflar, Preston Hampton, Qwynne Seals, Nolan Clayton

2020 Offensive Outlook: The strength of the offense will be the offensive line. The keys to having a successful year will be staying healthy, keeping skill players fresh, sustaining drives, and creating explosive plays. We will rely on younger players to contribute at the skills positions.

2020 Defensive Outlook: The strength of the defense will be the defensive line and our ability stop the run. The key to having a successful year will be developing strong rotations to keep players fresh and putting pressure on the QB’s.

2020 Special Teams Outlook: We will be counting on younger guys to step up and play a big roll on all of our special teams units. The growth of these young players on swill play a key part in the overall success of the special teams.