2022 Team Preview: Upper Perkiomen Indians (1)

Written by: David Mika on Friday, August 26th, 2022. Follow David Mika on Twitter.

Head Coach: Tom Hontz

Assistant Coaches:
Chris Bieler
Brian Peoples
Toby Cole
Jason Kulp
Dan Heinrichs

Team Name: Upper Perkiomen Indians

2021 Record: 2-8

District: District 1

Class: AAAA

League: Pioneer Athletic Conference – Frontier Division

Key Starters Lost:
Brady Thompson
Logan Simmon
Damon Faraco
Chris Shup
Nevan Smith

Offensive Starters Returning: (3)
Sr. Josh Hill 6’1″ 260 C
Sr. Gabe Carducci 6’2″ 230 OT
Sr. Noah Lichtenwalner 6’0″ 195 TE

Defensive Starters Returning: (5)
Sr. Chidike Eruba 6’3″ 210 DE
Sr. Josh Hill 6’1″ 230 DT
Jr. Tyler Miller 5’11” 190 OLB
So .Zach Schwartz 5′ 9″ 160 DB
Jr. Gavin Weiss 5’10” 180 S

Special Team Starters Returning: (1)
Jr. Logan Watkins 6’2″ 180 K

Key Newcomers:
Sr. QB Michael Boyle 6’2″ 200
Sr. OLB Tyler Hoffer 5’8″ 155
Sr. WR Manny Northern 5’9″ 160
Jr. FB/MLB Eric Romanowski 6’0″ 200
Jr. OLB Jayden White 5’10” 175
So. WR Sam Corino 5’11” 185
So. RB Zach Schwartz 5’9″ 160
So. G Jon Strohl 5’10” 170
So. WR/ DB Aiden Void 5’10 170
So. OL/LB Matt Delzingaro 5’10” 190

2022 Offensive Outlook: “We now have a bit more depth, but we are very young and inexperienced. The key is getting our timing with a very talented QB who came back to U.P. from the 8-man ball at Perkiomen School and our inexperienced WR’s. The line is a mix of veterans (Hill and Carducci) with some youth. Going to take time for all of this to mesh, but we are moving in the right direction.”

2022 Defensive Outlook: “Losing defensive standout Brady Thompson will be a huge hole to fill, but we like what we see from Romanowski, his development will be very important to our overall success. Eruba will be a standout pass rusher and we will be very young in the secondary, but that youth has some ability which we hope to see develop over the course of the season.”

2022 Special Teams Outlook: “Watkins is a very talented kicker and will be a strength for our special teams. Punting chores are yet to be determined. Overall we expect a lot of young guys to fly around and get game speed experience on special teams.”

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