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Article RatingHere is a capsule look at Sentinel area teams for the upcoming high school boys’ soccer season:
BIBLE BAPTIST BOBCATS
Head coach: Doug Handford, second year
Classification: A
Division: CCAC
Last year: 9-6
Key athletes lost: Chris Coderre, def.; Andy Heffner, mid.
Key returnees: Josh Buser, sr., GK; Steve Handford, sr., mid.; Tyler Jackson, sr., fwd./mid.; Cal Swanson, sr., mid.; Devon Wislocky, sr., def.; Josh Loffredo, sr., def.; Ryan Ehring, sr., fwd.; Ian Barnes, sr., def.; Ethan Pellazar, sr., def.
Other players to watch: Erik Johnson, so., fwd.
Opener: Aug. 29 home vs. Lancaster Country Day, 4 p.m.
Coach’s comments: “A goal we have is to win the CCAC conference. We have a pretty experienced starting team this year.”
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BIG SPRING BULLDOGS
Head coach: Scott Anderson, 10th year
Classification: AA
Division: Mid-Penn Colonial
Last year: 14-6
Key athletes lost: Tyler Jumper, mid.; John Kuntz, def.; Zach Thurston, def.; Evan Jarusewski, def.; John Lange, def.; Stefan Hasse, mid.; James Johnston, mid.
Key returnees: Rayne Barrick, sr., fwd.; Austin Stover, jr., fwd.; Alex Belanger, sr., fwd.; Josh Durham, sr., mid.; Jordan Rauber, Sr. Fwd; Tyler Dunsmore, Sr. Fwd.; Ben Keiter, Fr., Mid/def; Dayne Conner Jr. gk; Anthony Hasten, Sr. def; Nicholas Palmero, Jr. def.; Jacob Aeshelman, Sr. Def.; Grant Zeigler, Sr. def; Trevor Dalton, Jr. Def/mid; Garrett Feuchtenberger, Jr. mid; Kyle Jumper, Jr. mid.
Other players to watch: Tyler Durham, Soph, mid; Greg Lane,
Opener: at West Perry Sept. 2.
Coach’s comments: We lost a good group of players, but realistically the core is incredibly strong. Barrick didn’t play too much last year because of injury. So we’re getting him back. He was the leading goal scorer his freshman and sophomore year. We have a lot of speed on our wings. The talent is there. Yes we lost a lot of talent, but we have a lot of talent left. Our goal is to be in the hunt for first place in our division. We want to head back to districts and look to go to states. This group is very focused.”
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BOILING SPRINGS BUBBLERS
Head coach: Matt Brenner, first year
Classification: AA
Division: Mid-Penn Capital
Last year: 6-12-1 (5-7 Capital)
Key athletes lost: Andrew Figueiredo, GK; Danny Oyler, def.; Zach Fry, mid.
Key returnees: Robert Burgess, sr., mid.; Drew Newcomer, sr., mid.; Toby Schaffner, jr., def.
Other players to watch: N/A
Opener: N/A
Coach’s comments: N/A
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CAMP HILL LIONS
Head coach: Jon Piraino, second year
Classification: A
Division: Mid-Penn Capital
Last year: 16-5 regular season, 9-2 Capital; District 3 title, lost 3-0 to Sewickley Academy in PIAA Class A final
Key athletes lost: Josh Hoy, fwd/def.
Key returnees: Ian Nisley, sr., fwd.; Nick Kline, sr., mid.; Ben Danowitz, sr., fwd.; Neil Gallagher, sr., mid.; L.K. Thompson, jr., GK; Michael Frankenfield, sr., def.; Brandon Leggett, sr., def.; Brad Smith, sr., fwd.
Other players to watch: Kyle Matherne, jr., fwd.; Kyle Heppenstall, sr., def.
Opener: Mechanicsburg tournament, vs. Carlisle, 11 a.m., Northside Elementary, Aug. 30.
Coach’s comments: “(The players) told me their first goal is to win the Mechanicsburg tournament, then they want to win our division and (the Mid-Penn tournament). They want to do it all but they’re taking it one step at a time.”
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CARLISLE THUNDERING HERD
Head coach: Brandon Eiserman, second year
Classification: AAA
Division: Mid-Penn Commonwealth
Last year: 5-14
Key athletes lost: Darwin Martinez, mid; Alex Longarzo, for.
Key returnees: Chase West, sr., mid.; Brennan Zizzi, Jr. mid; Brewster Tisson, sr., def.; Tyler Getz, sr., GK; Dexter Lamparter, jr, mid.
Other players to watch: Anders Gratrud, Sr, for.
Opener: August 30 at Mechanicsburg Tournament. Vs. Camp Hill.
Coach’s comments: Right now as a coaching staff we’ve set some pretty high expectation. We had a great off season and a week and a half in the preseason. We’re building our team chemistry, working 2g3ether as a group putting more leadership responsibl. on the kids. We only had 3 srs last year so we have a lot of players back and compitition at each positing which we didn’t have last year. Its important to do well, if we keep working hard the wins will come, we’ll be a lot more competative.
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CEDAR CLIFF COLTS
Head coach: Jason Christine, sixth year
Classification: AAA
Division: Mid-Penn Commonwealth
Key athletes lost: Matt Heffernan, mid./fwd.; Dimitri Theofanis, def.; Tom Teson, mid.; Brody Ponder, mid.; Joey Johnson, def.
Key returnees: Josh Erney, sr., def.; Matt Samara, sr., mid.; Brett Snyder, sr., mid.; Alex Kirby, sr., fwd.; Jared Winters, sr., def.
Opener: Cedar Cliff Tournament, Aug. 30, 9 a.m., vs. South Western
Coach’s comments: “I feel this team can do some really nice things if they play as a team. Our league is a tough one and no team can take a day off and be successful.”
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CUMBERLAND VALLEY EAGLES
Head coach: Matt Billman, ninth year
Classification: AAA
Division: Mid-Penn Commonwealth
Last year: 11-10-2
Key athletes lost: Sean McClain, fwd.; Andy Howe, def.; Justin Lauro, Def.
Key returnees: Billy Heatherly, sr., fwd; Niko Corodo, sr., fwd; Colby Zeger, fwd.; Kevin Pink, mid.; Pete Rebuck, def.
Opener: Aug. 29 Manheim Twp.
Coach’s comments: “We’ve had a very good preseason. We’re excited about our returning players and our new players. We definitely come in with high expections.”
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EAST PENNSBORO PANTHERS
Head coach: Scott Mull
Classification: AA
Division: Mid-Penn Colonial
Last year: 4-15 (1-11 Colonial)
Key athletes lost: None
Key returnees: Mike Baddorf, sr., def., mid.; Colin McKenna, sr. mid; Brent Barge, sr. GK.; Nate Conrad, So, Fwd., Zach Amig, Jr. def.; Justin Duttry, So, def.; Andrew Chan, Jr. def.: Ben Jackson, Jr. mid.; Jared Latchford, So, mid.; Taylor Walls, So. mid.
Other players to watch: Spencer Conrad, Fr., midm; Ryan Grier, Fr. fwd.
Opener: Sept. 4 at home against Big Spring.
Coach’s comments: “With so many people coming back, we’re definitely expecting to make improvements on last season and make a playoff spot.”
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HARRISBURG ACADEMY SPARTANS
Head coach: Travis Kreider, eighth year
Classification: A
Division: SIAC
Last year: N/A
Key athletes lost: Taylor Walsh, mid.; Matt Barrett, GK
Key returnees: Steven Pecht, sr., mid.; Max Bernstein, sr., mid.; Cooper Lanning, jr., fwd.; Adam Chernicoff, jr., def./mid.; Ted Ott, jr., def.
Other players to watch: N/A
Opener: N/A
Coach’s comments: N/A
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MECHANICSBURG WILDCATS
Head coach: Tony Lougee, 13th year
Classification: AAA
Division: Mid-Penn Keystone
Last year: 14-5-2 regular season (9-3-2 Keystone)
Key athletes lost: Gye Panuccio, fwd.; Greg Bretz, mid.; Shane Jordan, mid.; Steve Fowler, def; Chris White, def.; Sam Burkholder, gk.
Key returnees: John Arnold, sr., mid.; Garett Murphy, sr, def.; Cort Hutchinson, jr, mid.; Matt Sceele, so, mid.
Other players to watch: None.
Opener: August 30 hosting the Mechanicsburg Tournament. Vs. Trinity.
Coach’s comments: They’re a hard working group of guys lot of youth inexperince. Need time to grow. We’ve lost a slew of starters but have a lot of good young kids that need to gain experience at this level and in this league. they have standards to live up to. When you’re playing agianst the Lower Dauphin’s and Hershey’s you’ll need to play at a high level.
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NORTHERN POLAR BEARS
Head coach: Troy Sauer, third year
Classification: AA
Division: Mid-Penn Colonial
Last year: 16-5 regular season
Key athletes lost: Matt Sheibley, mid.; Aaron Birt, def.; Andrew Quinchia, def.; Colin Murray, mid.; Andrew Pare, mid.; Dan Goodling, def/mid.
Key returnees: Danny DiPrima, jr., mid.; Drew Frey, jr., fwd.; Kyle Hejmanowski, jr., fwd
Other players to watch: N/A
Opener: N/A
Coach’s comments: N/A
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RED LAND PATRIOTS
Head coach: Eric White, eighth year
Classification: AAA
Division: Mid-Penn Commonwealth
Last year: 15-1-2 regular season
Key athletes lost: Jordan Torres, mid.; Alex Mendoza, mid.; Deon Rehm, mid.
Key returnees: Taylor Eisenhauer, sr., def.; Blake Succa, jr., def.; Tyler Fettrow, sr., fwd.; Andrew Innerst, sr., def.
Other players to watch: N/A
Opener: N/A
Coach’s comments: N/A
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SHIPPENSBURG GREYHOUNDS
Head coach: Warren Jones, 15th year
Classification: AA
Division: Mid-Penn Colonial
Last year: 13-6-2
Key athletes lost: Cory Baer, mid.; Dexter Horst, sweep; Christopher Davis, def.; Patrick Davis, fwd.; Ben Jones, mid.; Will Lloyd, fwd.
Key returnees: Kelly Hess, sr., mid.; David Gerlach, sr., mid.; Kyle Plasterer, sr., mid.; Zach Piper, sr., mid.; Tyler Clausen, sr., def.; Van Horton, sr., def.; Michael Lloyd, jr., def.; Alex Moats, jr., GK; James Kiama, so., fwd.
Other players to watch: Tucker Wright, sr., fwd.; Derek Boone so., Brandon Bowermaster so.; Ian Gayman so.; Garrett Kline so.; Evan Moats, fr., mid./def.
Opener: Aug. 30, Oley Valley Tournament, vs. Oley Valley, Daniel Boone
Coach’s comments: “We have six very tough games in the beginning of the season, we’ll have to come out shooting... I’m probably more optimistic now than a few weeks ago in the preseason. Got to play some players in different positions... I have more depth, somewhere between 18 and 20 players than can play varsity for me. I think we’ll definitely be in contention.”
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SUSQUENITA BLACKHAWKS
Head coach: Chris Capp, first year
Classification: AA
Division: Mid-Penn Colonial
Last year: 7-11-1 (2-9-1 Colonial)
Key athletes lost: Zane Barrick, mid.; Anthony Capp, mid.; Nick Velgos, def.
Key returnees: Mark Bogush, sr., GK; Erik Knerr, sr., def.; Cody Strohecker, sr., mid.; Brett Hammaker, jr., fwd.; Jeremy Rivers, jr., def.; Micah Stiffler, jr., def.; Elliot Wolfersberger, jr., mid.; Jacob Cooper, so., mid.
Other players to watch: Matt Zimmerman, so., fwd./GK; Matt Eazes, fr., mid.; Matt Nagengast, fr., fwd.
Opener: Aug. 30, Millersburg Tournament, vs. Anville-Cleona, 9 a.m.
Coach’s comments: “We’re trying to improve on last year’s record. We have a decent amount of team speed, something we don’t usually have at Susquenita. It should be pretty interesting.”
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TRINITY SHAMROCKS
Head coach: Al Blackledge, 19th year
Classification: AA
Division: Mid-Penn Capital
Last year: 15-7 (9-3 Capital)
Key athletes lost: Adam Davis, mid.; Matt Gilson, mid.; Nathan Houck, mid.; Jacob Wenger, def.; Matt Egbert, mid.; Alexander Piscioneri, fwd.; John Crotty, def.; Hayden Flot, fwd.
Key returnees: Breton Asken, sr., def./mid.; D.J. Herzog, sr., mid.; Alec Hogarth, sr., fwd./def.; Stephen Bruening, sr., GK; Breat Scholl, sr., mid.; Derek Pawlush, so., mid.; Chris Vodzak, sr., mid.
Other players to watch: Scott Blacklegge, sr, fwd/mid.; Tommy Herstek, sr., def/mid.; Scott Sajac, sr., def.; Pat Hickey, jr, def/mid.; Patrick McKendry, jr, def.; John Panas, jr., def.; Forrest Schwartz, sr., mid.; Matt Gutshall, jr., fwd/mid/def.
Opener: Mechanicsburg Tournatment Saturday.
Coach’s comments: I’ve been very pleased with my team. Very enthustiac and working hard. They put in a lot of hard work and they’re ready for the season.
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WEST PERRY MUSTANGS
Head coach: Mike Radich, fourth year
Classification: AA
Division: Mid-Penn Colonial
Last year: N/A
Key athletes lost: 12 seniors.
Key returnees: Dan Roberts, sr., def.; Zack Burd, sr., mid.; Dane Abeling, sr., mid.; Devin White, sr., fwd.; Blake Stone, sr., fwd.; Cody Thebes, sr., sweeper.
Other players to watch: Jake Odecker, fr., mid.
Opener: September 2 vs. Big Spring
Coach’s comments: Its going to be a rebuilding year for us. They’re meshing so we should be ok. With only six starters coming back and losing 12 that really hurts. They’re doing well bonding. When you put that many freshmen and sophmores into those roles people are going to have to step up.
