2019 Team Previews: Blacklick Valley @vikingpride4
Tagged under: Conference Previews, District 6, News
Billy Splain | July 25, 2019
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2019 Schedule: https://pafootballnews.com/blacklick-valley-vikings/
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| Head Coach |
| Rich Price |
| Assistant Coaches |
| Don Robertson Joe Teklinsky Bob Delosh Dave Thomas Dan Palko Garry Wurm Gary Welsh Connor Dulashaw Tavis Price |
| Key Starters Lost |
| Corey Simmons, QB/DB Jude Gdula, WR/DB Ryley Cressley, OL/LB David Schilling, OL/DL |
| Offensive Starters Returning |
| Dominic Dipaolo, Athlete/QB (Sr.) 5’11” 170lbs Isaac Thomas, RB (Sr.) 5’9″ 185lbs Joe Beiler, OL (Sr.) 6’1″ 215lbs Ian McGhee OL (Sr.) 5’10” 220lbs Noah McEvoy WR (Sr.) 5’10: 155lbs Josh Little FB (Jr.) 5’10” 215lbs Kolton Szymusiak Athlete/Slot (So.) 5’9″ 160lbs Cody Williams WR (So.) 6’0″ 165lbs Rudy Lazendorfer OL (So.) 6’0″ 180lbs |
| Defensive Starters Returning |
| Dominic Dipaolo, DB (Sr.) 5’11” 170lbs Isaac Thomas, OLB (Sr.) 5’9″ 185lbs Joe Beiler, DE (Sr.) 6’1″ 215lbs Ian McGhee DL (Sr.) 5’10” 220lbs Noah McEvoy DB(Sr.) 5’10: 155lbs Josh Little DE (Jr.) 5’10” 215lbs Jack Wurm OLB (Jr.) 5’9″ 165lbs Weston Zeglen OLB (Jr.) 5’10” 165lbs Kolton Szymusiak DB (So.) 5’9″ 160lbs Rudy Lazendorfer DL (So.) 6’0″ 180lbs Nathan Schilling MLB (So.) 5’10” 170lbs |
| Special Team Starters Returning |
| Dominic Dipaolo, KR/P (Sr.) 5’11” 170 Ian McGhee, LS/PK (Sr.) 5’10” 220lbs |
| Key Newcomers |
| Chris Clark OL (Fr.) 6’0″ 235lbs |
| What does your offense need to improve on from last year? |
| We need to run the ball more effectively. The boys are in weight room (4) days a week getting stronger and faster. In our conference you must be able to run the ball. We want to be more physical up front. We have (3) quality linemen with some experience. We’re looking for 3 or 4 more guys to step up and give us some depth on the line. |
| What does your defense need to improve on from last year |
| Our defense improved each week last season. With our injuries last season, a lot of younger players got a chance to play. We hope that pays dividends this year. Our LB’s and secondary are experienced and aggressive. We hope that we can find (2) defensive tackles to compliment Joe Belier and Josh Little at Defensive Ends. |
| What are your overall thoughts on this years team? |
| I really like our returning skill guys. We got hit with the injury bug last season, but that gave our young players varsity reps. We hope that pays off this year. We have the potential to be explosive at the receiver position. Dominic Dipaolo will be moved around. He will take snaps at QB, Slot, and Wideout. Isaac Thomas and Josh Little should give us a physical presence at the RB position. The key is up front. We lack numbers on the line right now. In Joe Beiler, Ian McGhee, and Rudy Lanzendorfer, we have (3) experienced and hard working linemen, If we can get 3 or 4 more guys to step up and give us quality minutes and add depth we can be competitive. The WestPac is historically a very physical conference and this year will be no different. There are no “off weeks” on our schedule. |
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