Pine Grove
Last year: 6-6, 5-3 Tri-Valley League. Eastern Conference Class AA runner-up
Head coach: Jeff Sampson (10th season)
Key losses: OG-DL Scott Werner, RB-LB Mark Weinus, QB Logan Levan, 16 seniors total
Key returnees: TE-DE Tristan Omlor, OG-DT Connor Jaymes, QB-LB Austin Ney
Name you haven’t heard yet, but will this season: Sophomore RB-LB Cameron Lutz
Summer camps/7-on-7s attended: Passing scrimmages with Minersville/Nativity and Shenandoah Valley/Marian
Coach’s comment on summer workouts: “Attendance at summer workouts was less than inspiring than in past years. Overall numbers are down this season, which places additional stress on a young team.”
Two burning questions heading into camp:
A — Who carries the ball? Junior Jesse Levan and sophomore Cameron Lutz will get first shot.
B — Which players emerge as starters? Cardinals lost 10 players on both sides of ball, so there are lots of starting positions up for grabs.
Scrimmages
Saturday, Aug. 22, at Shenandoah Valley, 10 a.m.; Thursday, Aug. 27, ELCO, 7 p.m.
Schedule
Sept. 4, at Northern Lebanon; Sept. 11, East Juniata; Sept. 18, at Juniata; (Saturday) Sept. 26, Susquenita, 7 p.m.; Oct. 2, at Millersburg; Oct. 9, Upper Dauphin; Oct. 16, at Williams Valley; Oct. 23, Tri-Valley; Oct. 30, Eastern York; Nov. 6, at Halifax
Monday’s team: Blue Mountain
— Compiled by Leroy Boyer