Panther Valley
Last year: 1-9, 1-8 Anthracite Football League
Head coach: Matt Davis (2nd season)
Key losses: RB-DB-P Jake Suveg, FB-DL Rian Shubeck, WR-DB Ceo Keo, WR-DE Ethan Vermillion
Key returnees: RB Ali Capobianco, TE Tristan Blasko, OL-DL Luke Hunsicker, OT-LB Kyle Emmert
Name you haven’t heard yet, but will this season: QB Danny Gilberry
Summer camps/7-on-7s attended: Participated in a 7-on-7 with Lehighton, Tamaqua and Northern Lehigh, and had an 11-on-11 vs. Northern Lehigh
Coach’s comment on summer workouts: “We had very consistent numbers for our summer workouts and everyone on the team can really see who our leaders are. The senior class is a very tight group and they have done a great job of leading the younger players on a daily basis.”
Two burning questions heading into camp:
A — Who starts at quarterback? Capobianco, Blasko and Matt Hudicka all saw time in an injury-filled 2014 campaign. Gilberry will be the starter in 2015.
B — Who plays up front? Building depth on the offensive line is key emphasis in camp.
Scrimmages
Saturday, Aug. 22, Palmerton, 10 a.m.; Thursday, Aug. 27, at Salisbury, 6 p.m.
Schedule
Sept. 4, at Schuylkill Haven; Sept. 11, Marian; Sept. 18, at Mahanoy Area; Sept. 25, at Shenandoah Valley; Oct. 2, Tamaqua; Oct. 9, Jim Thorpe; (Thursday) Oct. 15, at Lehighton; Oct. 23, Hanover Area; Oct. 30, Minersville; Nov. 6, at North Schuylkill
Thursday’s team: Jim Thorpe
— Compiled by Leroy Boyer