2026 Team Preview: The Garnet Valley Jaguars
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Willie McGonigle | August 3, 2026
The Garnet Valley Jaguars
Head Coach: Eric Van Wyk
PIAA District 1
Class 5A
Conference: Central League
2025 Season Record: 8-4
| Key Starters lost |
| Paxton Hunt Joey DiMarino Clayton Turner Brandon Scanlon Michael Costa Anthony Gifford Travis Griffith Billy Krause Nate Lengel Erick Spadea Fischer Travis |
| returning starters (name, Position, HT, WT, Class Year |
| Sr. Clayton Turner QB Sr. Liam Genthert OL Sr. Nick Potts OL Sr. Ryan Vance OL Sr. Michael Buono WR Sr. Hadrian Krauss RB Sr. Michael Archer WR Sr. Andrew Cohen TE Sr. Tyler Hays OL Sr. Brandon Krause DB Sr. Owen Britton DL Sr. Nick DiLuzio DB Sr. Ethan Vaughn DB Sr. Owen Zweier K |
| Key Newcomers’ name, position* |
| Sr. Sam Barclift OL/DL Sr. Nick D’Antonio QB/DB Sr. Luke Bernard RB/LB Sr. Sebastian Cantu RB/LB Sr. Jerry Ke OL/DL Sr. Kyle Klein TE/LB Sr. Rohan Singh Slot/LB Jr. Roy Pomarico RB/LB Jr. Evan McCabe Slot/DB Jr. Brody Orr WR/DB Jr. Willie Gray RB/LB Jr. Dylan Perry TE/LB Jr. Bruno Heim TE/LB Jr. Luke Anzideo RB/DB Jr. Jack Del Buono OL/DL Jr. Damir Jones WR/DB |
| Season Outlook |
| 2026 Offensive outlook: “We are excited about our Senior class nucleus that played a lot of varsity football last year as Juniors. We believe we have some great leaders on the offensive side of the ball who will bring out the best in their teammates. We looked to be a balanced football team that can run and pass the ball.”2026 Defensive Outlook: “Just like the offense, we are excited about many Juniors from last year who played valuable roles on the varsity team and look to see them take strides as senior leaders. We also have some underclassmen who will compete for spots this year on the defensive side of the ball. We hope to be a sound, consistent defense that finds ways to get the ball.”2026 Special Teams Outlook: “Kicker Owen Zweier had a tremendous year, and we look to see him build on his previous success. We hope to take pride in every aspect of special teams and be gamechangers.” Eric Van Wyk |
08-22
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vs. Downingtown East (0-0) |
– |
08-28
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vs. Nazareth (0-0) |
– |
09-03
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@ Haverford (0-0) |
– |
09-10
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vs. Harriton (0-0) |
– |
09-19
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@ Lower Merion (0-0) |
– |
09-25
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@ Marple-Newtown (0-0) |
– |
10-02
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vs. Conestoga (0-0) |
– |
10-09
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vs. Strath Haven (0-0) |
– |
10-16
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@ Upper Darby (0-0) |
– |
10-23
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@ Penncrest (0-0) |
– |
10-30
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vs. Ridley (0-0) |
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