2019 Team Previews: Pittston Area Patriots @PApatriot_fb @athletics_pats
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Billy Splain | July 29, 2019
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2019 Schedule: https://pafootballnews.com/pittston-patriots/
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Head Coach |
Nick Barbieri |
Assistant Coaches |
Jason Mills Chuck Montagna Joe DeLucca Sam Eramo Joe Graziano Kenny White |
Key Starters Lost |
Bryan Giambra WR John DeLucca TE/LB Mike Coe LB/P Tony Gorey TE/DE Riley Brody OT/DT |
Offensive Starters Returning |
Sr, QB Mike Nocito 6′ 165 Sr. WR Andrew Krawczyk 6’2 185 Jr OT Steven Yanchis 6’3 285 Sr. RB Dylan Lukachko 5’8″ 155 |
Defensive Starters Returning |
Sr. FS Brennan Higgins 6′ 180 Sr. LB Franny George 5’11 190 Sr. CB Dylan Lukachko 5-8 155 DT Hugh Bentham 5-10 205 |
Special Team Starters Returning |
None |
Key Newcomers |
Jr. LB/FB John Symons 5-10 208 Jr. LB/FB DJ Darbenzio 5-10 200 So TB/LB Alex Hoban 6-0 195 Jr. DB Bryheem Patterson 5-10 170 Jr. TE David Behm 6-4 185 |
What does your offense need to improve on from last year? |
Our offense needs to be able to successfully run the football. Establishing a ground game allows of to use our play action passing game. We also need to be able to finish drives. To often a promising drive will stall out when it should lead to points. We will need to protect the football as well. |
What does your defense need to improve on from last year |
Our defense needs to be able to stop the run much better if we are to compete in our league. We need to produce takeaways and set field position to help set up our offense |
What are your overall thoughts on this years team? |
Our skill group is talented and experienced. We are young and inexperienced up front. In ouder to be successful, we will need to mature quickly. We will need to replace our entire kicking game. Finding and effective punter and kicker as well as a long snapper will be important to our success. If we can mature quickly and compete in some very difficult games early in the season, we have a chance to improve on last years record and earn a playoff spot for the third consecutive season. |
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