Upper Dublin Boys' Soccer Preview

UPPER DUBLIN BOYS’ SOCCER PREVIEW

Coach:  Rick Schmidt (10 years)

Assistant coaches: Morgan Funsten, Derek Priest, Jim McKee

Last year’s record:  7-8-2,6-5-1 in SOL American

Notable losses:
Armando Fogliano, now playing at Arcadia University
Dan Gamboa, senior forward
Ed Short, senior defender
Ryan LeFevre, senior midfielder

Key returners:
Drew Yekel and Gabe Fellus, senior midfielders
Will Schultz, senior defense;
Jared Pfeffer, junior defense
Parker Schroeder, senior goalie
Brian Schaefer, junior midfielder

Others to watch:
Tyler Whitehead ,junior defense              
Zach Arnold, sophomore forward
Jared D'Andrea, junior midfielder

Outlook:  “Last year, we had one of the ‘greenest’ rosters in a very long time, and many of them were cutting their teeth at varsity for the first time.  This year, those players are a year more experienced, a year older and a year smarter, so I have high hopes for their continued development. I believe we have the pieces to do well but we're still jockeying some players in and out of positions to find the best match, so we've still got a lot of work ahead of us.”