Jim Thorpe
Last year: 7-3, 6-3 Anthracite Football League
Head coach: Mark Rosenberger (18th season)
Key losses: OT-DT Hunter Gibson, FB-LB John Lowin, QB-DB Shane Snisky
Key returnees: RB Robert Heller, FB-LB Kevin Vitti, RB-DB Antonio Madera
Name you haven’t heard yet, but will this season: WR-CB Jordan McElmoyle
Summer camps/7-on-7s attended: Passing scrimmages at North Schuylkill, Bloomsburg and Palmerton
Coach’s comment on summer workouts: “Summer workouts have gone well this year. As a team we need to strive for more consistency throughout the preparation process.”
Two burning questions heading into camp:
A — Can Olympians build depth up front? Numbers are low in this area on both sides of the ball, which causes a depth and competition problem.
B — Who takes over at quarterback? Snisky, who could beat defenses with his arm and legs, graduated.
Scrimmages
Saturday, Aug. 22, Wilson, 10 a.m.; Thursday, Aug. 27, at Palmerton, 7 p.m.
Schedule
Sept. 4, Minersville; Sept. 11, at Shenandoah Valley; Sept. 18, at Tamaqua; Sept. 25, Tri-Valley; Oct. 2, Schuylkill Haven; Oct. 9, at Panther Valley; Oct. 16, Mahanoy Area; Oct. 23, North Schuylkill; Oct. 30, at Blue Mountain; Nov. 6, at Lehighton
Friday’s team: Tri-Valley
— Compiled by Leroy Boyer