2026 Team Preview: The Hamburg Area Hawks
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Willie McGonigle | August 2, 2026
The Hamburg Area Hawks
Head Coach: Tyler Hartranft
PIAA District 3
Class 3A
Conference: Lancaster-Lebanon League – Section 5
2025 Season Record: 2-8
| Key Starters lost |
| WR/DB Ethan Horvath OL/DL Astian Reppert DL Sawyer Smith OL/DL John Sharp OL/DL Cayden Mason |
| returning starters (name, Position, HT, WT, Class Year |
| SAF Andrew Arroyo – Sr. WR/CB Owen Bentz – Sr. RB/SAF Blaise Ernst – Sr. WR Alex Soto – Sr. LB – Alexander Valentino – Sr. OL/DL Waylon Gaffney – Jr. CB – Elijah Metzler – Jr. RB/LB Bryce Schmeck – Jr. OL Jacob Wagner – Jr. SAF – Logan Warke – Jr. SAF – Landon Colson – So. QB Isaac McFadden – So. LB/OL Aiden Pepe – So. |
| Key Newcomers’ name, position* |
| WR/CB Carlos Rodriguez – Sr. CB Daivion Henderson – Jr. OL/DL Gabe Kuhns – So. WR/SAF Noah Menapace – So. |
| Season Outlook |
| “We return a lot of our skill players from the 2025 season who gained valuable varsity experience, and we’re excited about their growth. This will be Year 2 in our system, and we feel the foundation of our program has been established. Now it’s about taking the next step. Our team has had a strong offseason in the weight room, and we’re excited about the players we have returning on both sides of the ball. We expect to be a much-improved football team in 2026.”
Tyler Hartranft |
08-22
|
vs. Tamaqua (0-0) |
– |
08-28
|
@ Midd-West (0-0) |
– |
09-04
|
@ Northern Lebanon (0-0) |
– |
09-11
|
vs. Daniel Boone (0-0) |
– |
09-18
|
vs. Berks Catholic (0-0) |
– |
09-25
|
vs. Pequea Valley (0-0) |
– |
10-02
|
@ Lancaster Catholic (0-0) |
– |
10-09
|
vs. Columbia (0-0) |
– |
10-16
|
@ Schuylkill Valley (0-0) |
– |
10-23
|
vs. Annville-Cleona (0-0) |
– |
10-30
|
@ Kutztown (0-0) |
– |
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