Wissahickon Football Preview

WISSAHICKON FOOTBALL PREVIEW

Coach:  Jeff Cappa (3rd year)

Assistant coaches:
Larry Cannon, Defensive/Strength Coordinator, RB/LB
Joe DiSiro, DB, WR
Robbie Hill, DB, RB
Jim Kelly, QB, LB, Special Teams Coordinator
Rick Leisey Jr., Head JV Coach, OL, DL
Ric Leisey Sr., OL, DL, Booster Club Point
Mike Magowan, TE, LB, JV DC/Spec Teams Coordinator
Kevin Miller, Statistician
Chad Towarnicki, Head 9th Grade Coach
Joe Razzano, 9th Grade Defensive Coordinator
Pat Lacon, 9th Grade Assistant Coach
Steve Ebert, Head Coach:  Open Weight (MS)
Brian Evers, Def. Coordinator: Open Weight (MS)
AJ Juliani, Head Coach:  120 lb. (MS)
Steve Mogg, Assistant Coach:  120 lb (MS)
Tim Young, Ambler-Whitpain Youth President
Colin Dougherty, Ambler-Whitpain Athletic Director

Last year’s record:  8-4, Playoffs, 1st football playoff win in school history, upset the #1 seed Downingtown East

Notable losses:  Randy Frankenfield QB/OLB, Gordon Bentley WR/FS (Penn State University), Dan Murphy RB (Lock Haven University), Khalil Roberts OT (Lock Haven University), Ju Lee OT (Lock Haven University), CJ Virtu C/LB (Susquehanna University), Mason Sutton G, Eddie Bright-Bailey G (Cheyney University),  Troy Jones NG, Greg McDonough WR/DB/P/Kicker, Joe Gorman DT (University of Richmond), Darrel Jackson LB

Key returners:
Dave Stellato, Athlete, Sr
Jared Reed, WR, TE, Safety, Sr
Josh Smith, RB, CB, Jr.
Colin Williams, WR, OLB Jr
Kyle Stein, G, DL Jr
Chris Tronoski, TE, LB Sr
Khalil Byrd, RB, CB Sr.
Alex Smith, OL, DL Sr.

Others to watch:
Andrew Penning, G, LB, Jr.
Jason Caso, G, LB Jr
John Jefferson, T, DL
Ben LaRue, LB, TE
Jimmy Gorman, LB, TE
Franklin Dassin, RB, OLB
Jon Laracuente, RB, OLB
Drew Bright-Bailey, T, DL
Josh Waxman, QB, OLB
Chase Wilson, WR, FS
Mike Marino, QB, OLB

Outlook:  “It’s hard to predict where our team will be when replacing so many starters.  We feel that we have more team speed this year.  Our goal is to get better every practice.  We really stress to our team to be coachable and come out every day with the intent and effort to get better.” 

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