2020 Team Preview: The Lower Merion Aces @LowerMerionFB

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Billy Splain | August 4, 2020

Lower Merion Aces

Head Coach Joe Augustine

Assistant Coaches
Khalil Smith,
Kevin Herod,
Ray Gionta,
Justin Clark,
Raheem Orr,
Herman Hinton

Key Starters Lost
Mason Williams TE/DE
Jaden Holder WR/DB
Roger Roberts QB/DB
Noah Pritchard OT/DE

2019 Season Record 0-10

2020 Schedule

DATE	OPPONENT	LOCATION	TIME/SCORE
08-22	@ Methacton (SCR)	Warrior Field	10:00 am
08-28	vs. Upper Merion (0-0)	Harriton High School	7:00 pm
09-04	vs. Penncrest (0-0) *	Harriton High School	7:00 pm
09-11	@ Conestoga (0-0) *	Teamer Memorial Field	7:00 pm
09-17	@ Harriton (0-0) *	Rams Stadium	7:00 pm
09-25	vs. Upper Darby (0-0) *	Arnold Field	4:00 pm
10-03	vs. Radnor (0-0) *	Arnold Field	1:00 pm
10-09	@ Haverford (0-0) *	AC Cornog Stadium	7:00 pm
10-16	@ Strath Haven (0-0) *	George L. King Field	7:00 pm
10-24	vs. Ridley (0-0) *	Arnold Field	1:00 pm
10-31	vs. Marple-Newtown (0-0) *	Arnold Field	11:00 am

* – denotes league game
(SCR) – denotes scrimmage

Offensive Starters Returning
Jr. RB Jay Zheng 5’8 170lbs
Sr. RB Abdoulie Sahor 6’1 185lbs
Jr. OL Hubert Phan 5’10 215lbs
Sr. OL Ari Charmont 6’2 235lbs
Jr. OL James Doughtery 5’11 225lbs
So. OL Xavier Archawski 6’4 245lbs
Jr. QB Jack Lledo 5’10 165lbs

Defensive Starters Returning
Sr. DE D’Shawn Jemison 6’1 215lbs
Jr Saf Jack Lledo 5’10 165 lbs
Jr. LB Dave Shaffer 6’0 195 lbs
Jr. LB Paul Lang 6’1 210 lbs
Jr. CB Andre Gilmore 6’1 185 lbs
Jr. CB Nakia Allen 5’10 150 lbs
Sr. DL Elijah Philippe 6’4 235 lbs

Special Team Starters Returning
Sr. K Lincoln Blerun 6’1 160lbs
Jr. KR Isaiah Scott-Desheilds 5’10 180lbs
Jr. Specialist Maurice Pollard 5’9 160 lbs

Key Newcomers
Jr LB Kaden Blackwell 6’0 195lbs
Jr DL Jaden Shippen 5’11 280lbs
So OL Matt Curry 5’10 215lbs

What does your offense need to improve on from last year?
Last year was very hard. We started 9 and somethings 10 underclassman with little or no playing experience. I think all those young guys were so focused on their responsibilities that they were not working as a cohesive unit. As the year went on they began to come together little by little and now that they have a full year experience under their belts, we are counting on that experience, maturity, and growth to come full circle. I believe we have an extreme amount of talent, and I have seen a shift in our teams’ way of thinking that is going to move us in an upward direction on the field, and as a program.

What does your defense need to improve on from last year
I feel that we need to play much faster than we did last year. We need to simplify everyone’s roll so that they can pin their their ears back and just play football. Last year we stayed back and were very reactive to the opposition, this year we are going to be much more aggressive in our game plans to take back control of what is and is not going to go on.

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