2020 Team Preview: The Apollo-Ridge Vikings @ApolloRidgeFB @AR_HighSchool
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Billy Splain | July 6, 2020
Apollo-Ridge
Head Coach John Skiba
Assistant Coaches
Bruce Yard
Jeff Zelonka
Mark Duriancik
Adam Ross
Matt Gourley
Lonny Wells
Dom Duso
2019 Season Record 7-4
DATE |
OPPONENT |
LOCATION |
TIME/SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08-22 |  Valley (SCR) |
10:00 am | |
| 08-28 |  Yough (SCR) |
6:30 pm | |
| 09-04 |  Avonworth (0-0) |
7:00 pm | |
| 09-11 |  Greensburg Central Catholic (0-0) |
7:00 pm | |
| 09-18 |  Freeport (0-0) |
7:00 pm | |
| 09-25 |  Burrell (0-0) |
7:00 pm | |
| 10-03 |  Summit Academy (0-0) * |
12:30 pm | |
| 10-09 |  Shady Side Academy (0-0) * |
7:00 pm | |
| 10-16 |  Serra Catholic (0-0) * |
7:00 pm | |
| 10-23 |  Steel Valley (0-0) * |
7:00 pm | |
| 10-30 |  Ligonier Valley (0-0) * |
7:00 pm |
BOLD – denotes home game
* – denotes league game
(SCR) – denotes scrimmage
Key Starters Lost
OL/ DL Robert Harkleroad
DE Cam Bush
OL Braden Astolos
DB Brandon Kimmel
DL Brady Reilly
Offensive Starters Returning
Sr. ATL Klay Fitzroy
Sr. RB Logan Harmon
Sr. QB Jake Fello
Sr. ATL Keighton Reese
Sr. G Lucas Yard
Sr. G Jake Duriancik
Sr. TE Adam Troutman
Sr. FB Dom Reiter
Sr. C-G Connon Wynn
Sr. C Cole Sells
Jr. OT Bradey Schrock
Jr. OT Greg Klingensmith
So. RB Nick Curci
Defensive Starters Returning
Sr. ILB Logan Harmon
Sr. OLB Keighton Reese
Sr. DB Klay Fitzroy
Sr. FS Jake Fello
Sr. ILB Dom Reiter
Sr. ILB Lucas Yard
Sr. DB Zach Hreha
Sr. DE Connor Wynn
Jr. DT Bradey Schrock
Jr. DE Greg Klingensmith
So. OLB Nick Curci
Special Team Starters Returning
PK So. Jake Mull
P Sr. Keighton Reese
KR Sr. Klay Fitzroy
Key Newcomers
Jr. WR Angelo Ciccio
Jr. K Gavin Cole
So. FB/DE Landon Harmon
What does your offense need to improve on from last year?
As a very experienced group who have played a lot of football together our focus needs to be on Consistency and Finish. Our Senior class has played since their Freshman year. We should be an explosive group with Fello having targets in Fitzroy-Reese-Troutman-Ciccio through the air and have a punishing ground game with Harmon-Curci pounding the rock being lead by Reiter and Landon Harmon. Developing a consistent group up front will be the key to our success as it is on every team.
What does your defense need to improve on from last year
Once again experience will play a huge role in our success this coming season. As a unit we have a chance at being the best group to play at Apollo-Ridge. We have play makers at each level of the defense and our back seven defenders are as good as it gets with Fitzroy-Fello-Reese maning the secondary and stout run stoppers in Logan Harmon-Reiter-Yard. We will be working to develop consistency up front, but have a great nucleus to do so with Schrock and Klingensmith.
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