2026 Team Preview: The Athens Wildcats
Tagged under: District 4, News, pfn, Team Previews
Davin Ridall | August 15, 2026
The Athens Wildcats
Head Coach: Shawn Bradley
PIAA District 4
Class 3A
Northern Tier League
2025 Season Record: 9-2
Returning Starters
Brady Flynn, SR, 6’1”, 225#, OG
Landon Layman, SR, 5’10”, 222#, C / OT
Brendan Cooke, SR, 6’0”, 205#, RB
Dom Robbins, SR, 6’0”, 237#, TE
Connor Davidson, SR, 5’9”, 185#, QB / RB / SLOT
Lucas Persun, SR, 5’9”, 150#, RB
Gage Marmor, SR, 5’9”, 173#, SLOT
Kade Rowe, JR, 5’11”, 182#, WR
Shea Davidson, SOPH, 5’7”, 149#, QB
Brady Flynn, SR, 6’1”, 225#, LB
Landon Layman, SR, 5’10”, 222#, DT
Brendan Cooke, SR, 6’0”, 205#, LB
Dom Robbins, SR, 6’0”, 237#, DE
Connor Davidson, SR, 5’9”, 185#, FS / ROVER
Lucas Persun, SR, 5’9”, 150#, C
Nolan Raupers, JR, 5’9”, 173#, SS
Cy Yeager, SOPH, 5’8″, 140#, C
Lucas Persun, SR, 5’9”, 150#, long snapper
Shea Davidson, SOPH, 5’7”, 149#, HOLDER
Zach Fisher, SR, 5’9”, 165#, P/K
Key Newcomers
Trig Noel, SR, 6’1”, 275#, OT/DT
Jess Oldroyd, SR, 5’9”, 185#, DT
Brayden Westbrook, SR, 5’11”, 175#, C
Devin Maxfield, SOPH, 5’11”, 180#, RB/LB
Blake Bowman, SOPH, 5’8″, 204#, C
Brayden Judah, SOPH, 5’7″, 230#, G
Graham Steinfelt, SOPH, 5’7″, 164#, RB/LB
Season Outlook
Offense:
We have the potential to be an explosive offense if our kids continue to work hard. We have some experienced athletes returning at key positions, but we also lost some very good football players to graduation. We are hoping some of our younger kids develop quickly and we can continue to improve offensively. Need to be tougher and more consistent in order to compete with Troy and the solid programs in D4 3A.
Defense:
DISCIPLINE. CONSISTENCY. TOUGHNESS. Need to be tougher and more disciplined to prevent the big plays that have plagued us against better teams. That being said, this group does have the ability to fly to the football and create some havoc on the defensive side of the ball if they so choose. I am excited to see what the identity of our defense becomes.
Special Team:
Zach Fisher is now a 3 year starter for us at kicker and punter. He is an invaluable asset with his XP/FG consistency and ability to put us in positive field position in many different ways. Lucas Persun (snapper) and Shea Davidson (holder) also give us very reliable assets in our special teams group.
2026 Schedule
08-22
|
vs. Bloomsburg (0-0) |
– |
08-28
|
@ Wyalusing (0-0) |
– |
09-04
|
vs. Troy (0-0) |
– |
09-11
|
vs. Cowanesque Valley (0-0) |
– |
09-18
|
@ South Williamsport (0-0) |
– |
09-25
|
vs. Towanda (0-0) |
– |
10-02
|
vs. Wellsboro (0-0) |
– |
10-09
|
vs. North Penn-Mansfield (0-0) |
– |
10-16
|
@ Canton (0-0) |
– |
10-23
|
vs. Muncy (0-0) |
– |
10-30
|
vs. Sayre (0-0) |
– |
Follow PA Football News on Twitter @PaFootballNews
