Pottsville
Last year: 0-10, 0-6 Berks Football League Section I
Head coach: Tom McGeoy (3rd season)
Key losses: QB Patrick Keating, FB-LB Aaron Mickonis, WR-DB Exavior Hunt
Key returnees: RB-CB Darion Jacoby, OT-DT Dante Yeastadt, OG-DE Koby Azbell, TE-DE Anthony Angelicio
Name you haven’t heard yet, but will this season: Soph. OT-DT Ethan Donlin
Summer camps/7-on-7s attended: Passing scrimmages with Northwestern Lehigh and Wyoming Valley West, Lehighton 7-on-7, passing scrimmage at Lehigh University
Coach’s comment on summer workouts: “We’ve had good numbers all summer long. The guys are ready to prove that last year was a learning experience and we’re a much better team than 0-10. That is showing in the weight room. We have a new intensity, a new focus, and the kids are ready to play. They want to prove that last year was more of a fluke than anything.”
Two burning questions heading into camp:
A — Need to solidify the offensive line. There are several players returning with experience, but goal is to get them playing consistently and with confidence.
B — Put together the secondary. There are several positions undecided, and several young guys will have to step into starting roles.
Scrimmages
Saturday, Aug. 22, Northwestern Lehigh, 10 a.m.; Thursday, Aug. 27, Allentown Central Catholic, 6 p.m.
Schedule
Sept. 4, Wyomissing; Sept. 11, Berwick; Sept. 18, at Blue Mountain; Sept. 25, at Muhlenberg; Oct. 2, Exeter; Oct. 9, at Governor Mifflin; Oct. 16, Conrad Weiser; Oct. 23, at Daniel Boone; Oct. 30, Reading; Nov. 6, Crestwood
Wednesday’s team: Mahanoy Area
— Compiled by Leroy Boyer