12 · SUNDAY, AUGUST 20, 2017 LATROBE WILDCATS (LATROBE MEMORIAL STADIUM) 442-517-38 ALL-TIME LATROBE STAYS HUNGRY FOR SUCCESSFUL SEASON Preston Boerio SCHEDULE Coach: Jason Marucco 2016 record: 1-9, 1-7 Date Opponent Time 8.25 at Derry 7 9.1 at Gateway* 7 9.8 Chartiers Valley 7 9.15 at Kiski Area* 7 9.22 Penn-Trafford* 7 9.30 at McKeesport* 1 10.6 Armstrong* 7 10.13 at Franklin Regional* 7 10.20 Plum* 7 10.27 Connellsville* 7 *CONFERENCE GAME STATISTICAL LEADERS Passing Austin Butler* 138-279, 1,704 yards, 14 TDs Receiving Jason Armstrong 45-702 yards, 10 TDs Rushing Butler* 93-375 yards, 10 TDs *GRADUATED Jason Armstrong No. Name Pos. Ht/Wt. Cl. 2 Iven Etienne RB/CB 5-9/155 Sr. 4 Jacob Burkey SB/S 5-10/150 Jr. 6 Jason Armstrong QB/LB 6-2/220 Sr. 8 Alex Stemmerich WR/CB 5-9/150 Jr. 10 Clark Harr QB/S 5-9/145 So. 12 Anthony Fannie WR/S 6-0/170 Sr. 14 Branden Crosby QB/CB 5-11/150 So. 15 Mirko Pandini TE/S 6-5/210 Sr. 17 Bo Ruffner WR/CB 5-9/150 Jr. 18 Keith Torillo WR/LB 6-1/185 Sr. 20 Matt Huffman SB/CB 5-6/140 Sr. 21 Peyton Feathers WR/S 6-3/170 Sr. 22 Logan Gustafson RB/CB 5-8/140 So. 23 Zakharee Williams SB/S 5-9/165 Jr. 24 Reese Meuseler TE/LB 6-1/200 Jr. 25 Nathan Clair K/P 5-10/175 Jr. 26 Blaine Sherbeck RB/LB 5-8/150 Sr. 27 Dakota Morrison SB/CB 5-8/145 So. 28 AJ Rock RB/S 5-8/170 So. 30 Brady Johnson WR/S 5-10/155 So. 32 Dawson Speedy SB/CB 5-8/150 Sr. 33 Nathan Perry WR/CB 5-10/155 Jr. 34 Preston Boerio RB/S 5-9/175 Sr. 37 Tucker Knupp RB/LB 5-10/185 Fr. 38 Mitch Tyron RB/LB 5-8/152 So. 44 Adam Mohring WR/CB 5-10/145 Jr. 45 Paul Simonovitch RB/LB 5-10/195 Jr. 46 Dominic Shenkle TE/LB 5-6/150 Jr. 47 Matt Shenkle TE/LB 5-6/150 So. 50 Jacob Stillio G/DE 5-11/225 Sr. 51 Jeff Jones C/LB 5-7/190 So. 52 Merle Musick G/DE 5-9/145 So. 55 Caleb Domenick G/LB 5-9/215 Jr. 56 Logan Scherff G/DE 5-10/170 So. 58 Christian Rockwell G/DT 5-9/2-7 Fr. 62 Nick Hrehovchak G/DE 5-9/185 Sr. 64 Josh DeLong C/DT 5-11/225 Sr. 66 Manny Knouse G/DT 5-11/250 So. 68 Zach Yesho T/DT 6-3/260 Sr. 71 Trent Holler C/DE 6-3/280 Jr. 73 Isaac Landry T/DT 6-0/204 Fr. 74 Mason Simon G/DT 6-0/228 So. 78 Tyler Ross T/DE 6-1/190 So. 79 Trey Sweeney T/DE 6-4/265 Jr. 81 Kameron Stevens WR/CB 5-11/140 So. 82 Bryce Feathers WR/S 6-2/170 So. 84 Cole Fiore WR/LB 6-1/165 Jr. 87 Brandon Richards WR/CB 6-0/165 Jr. 89 Ben Rafferty TE/DE 6-3/195 So. 90 John McHenry K 5-8/155 Fr. ROSTER Jason Marucco bleeds Latrobe. You can almost feel the passion grip you at the mention of his beloved Wildcats. If only the school could develop a winning tradition in football. “With (WPIAL) alignment the way it is now, there is no reason why we can’t be successful in football. We’re right where we should be,” said Marucco, who is hoping his current team can earn Latrobe a much-needed “signature win” to boost team confidence and fan morale. Latrobe welcomed 50 players to preseason camp earlier this month to begin preparations for its second year in the Class 5A Big East Conference, where some old and new rivals compete. Class 5A is the secondlargest classification under the WPIAL’s revamped alignment that expanded to six from four at the start of the 2016 season. “We’re in a pretty tough conference, but we continue with our goal of trying to get the good athletes out for the team,” Marucco said. It is perhaps an important element for other sports having consistentlyproduced winners at Latrobe while the football program, where Marucco enters his fourth season as varsity coach, has struggled for years to develop consistent success. But despite just two victories in his first three seasons, Marucco continues to cultivate a level of hope for a program which has managed a total of four victories since back-to-back 5-4 records in 2010 and ’11 under former coach Ray Reitz. Count Marucco as being all in. “I’m not going anywhere,” said the 1991 Latrobe graduate who went on to play wide receiveratAlleghenyCollege, which in the previous season had won a NCAA Division III football championship. “We started to get better last season as time went on,” Marucco said of his Latrobe squad. A63-6 rout of Connellsville in the final game represented Latrobe’s onlyvictory ina1-9 season. “I know Connellsville was down last season, but when you put 63 points up against anyone, that’s saying something. We definitely came on by DAVE MACKALL CONTINUED · 13 BIG EAST adno=6492546 Mark Ferry AUCTIONEERS INC. “The Professionals” AY2076 Professional Auctioneering Service for Over 40 Years Antiques • Farms & Farm Related Machinery • Firearms • Commercial & Industrial Liquidations • Real Estate AUCTIONEERS: MARK L. FERRY &RANDY BETTON • 724-423-5580 See website for upcoming sales! • markferryauctioneers.com Like Us on Facebook
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