SUNDAY, AUGUST 20, 2017 · 27 YOUGH COUGARS (COUGAR MOUNTAIN) 150-295-11 ALL-TIME SIZE UP FRONT PROVIDES OPTIONS FOR COUGARS Dustin Shoaf SCHEDULE Coach: Scott Wood 2016 record: 4-5, 3-4 Date Opponent Time 8.25 at Freeport 6 9.1 at Beth-Center 7 9.8 at Derry* 7 9.15 Hopewell 7 9.22 Waynesburg* 7 9.29 at McGuffey* 7 10.6 Elizabeth Forward* 7 10.13 at Mt. Pleasant* 7 10.20 at Southmoreland* 7 10.27 South Park* 7 *CONFERENCE GAME STATISTICAL LEADERS Passing Ryan Everly* 65-155, 1,051 yards, 8 TDs Receiving Brian Donahue 24-417 yards Rushing Dustin Shoaf 194-1,077 yards, 12 TDs *GRADUATED Scott Houseman No. Name Pos. Ht/Wt. Cl. 2 Gamal Marballie WR/CB 5-10/155 Fr. 3 Carter Logan K 6-0/165 Jr. 5 CJ Waldier WR/CB 6-0/160 Fr. 6 Brian Donahue WR/S 6-1/205 Sr. 8 Reno Ustazewski FB/OLB 5-11/200 So. 10 Dustin Shoaf RB/FS 6-1/215 Jr. 11 Russel Pytlak WR/OLB 6-3/200 So. 15 Alex Howell RB/CB 5-8/170 Sr. 16 Cameron Hopkin RB/OLB 5-10/168 Jr. 17 Don Wood WR/CB 6-0/170 Jr. 18 Mason Brunson WR/CB 5-9-145 Jr. 19 Dom Marra WR/CB 6-0/172 So. 20 Zach Lindner RB/CB 5-8/140 Fr. 21 Brendan Roebuck TE/MLB 6-0/185 Jr. 22 Jarrett Sanner RB/OLB 6-1/165 So. 23 Joshua Schuster RB/MLB 5-9/170 Jr. 24 Chanze SpoonhowardWR/CB 6-0/170 Sr. 25 Austin Caudill TE/LB 6-0/160 Fr. 29 CJ Layne TE/LB 5-8/140 Fr. 32 Dustin Stange WR/CB 6-0/160 Sr. 33 Justin Williams RB/OLB 5-7/175 Sr. 35 Jake Sever QB 5-10/180 Jr. 44 Dominik Ofchinick TE/LB 5-9/180 So. 51 Issac Gavaghan OL/DL 5-8/145 Fr. 53 George Tusing OL/DL 6-2/235 Jr. 55 Levi Graft C/DT 6-3/220 Sr. 56 Connor Thorton T/DT 5-9/190 Fr. 57 Kylie Roebuck G/DE 5-6/160 Fr. 58 Larry Hixson C/DT 5-9/185 Fr. 59 Artie Hoak G/DT 5-9/140 Fr. 66 Nate Magill G/DT 6-4/280 Jr. 73 Scott Houseman G/DT 6-5/310 Sr. 75 Bill DeVirgilio T/DT 6-4/332 Jr. 97 Drake Croushore G/DL 6-2/235 Jr. ROSTER With three players over 6-foot-4 and 285 pounds, Yough’s offensive and defensive lines will cast shadows over opponents on the new artificial turf at Cougar Mountain Stadium. And coach Scott Wood hopes the sizecan give theCougars plenty of roomtomove the football — in a variety of ways. “We can do a number of things behind those guys,” Wood said. “We can run the (power) I like we have been doing, or we can go trips or use two backs in shotgun. We have some options. I think we’ll be able to slow it down or go 100 miles per hour.” Yough was 4-5 last season and missed the WPIAL playoffs in the Class 3A Interstate Conference. Back to that size: Senior Scott Houseman is 6-4 and 310, junior BillDeVirgilio 6-3, 310; juniorNate Magill 6-2, 285; senior Levi Graft 6-2, 225; and junior George Tusing is 5-11, 230. Houseman willmove to center, a move that coud be the linchpin to offensive flow. The line should allow junior running back Dustin Shoaf (1,077 yards, 12 TDs) to move the ball. He can be one of the top backs in Class 3A. Wood said Yough will be a mirror image of West Allegheny, with plenty of running from the quarterback inwildcat formations and direct snaps. It’s a line-up-and-try-to-stop-us approach that could bring a winner to Herminie. “We thought we were good last year,”Wood said. “But we think we can be even better this year. Our kids have gone above and beyond. We have a fast-pacedworkout program, from station-to-station, and they have bought in. We want to getbacktoold-style Yough football. “We want to punch you in the mouth,” Wood said. “If the same play works we’ll run it 10 times until you can stop it.” Senior Brian Donahue will be another key two-way force for the Cougars as a wide receiver, and moves fromlinebacker to free safety on defense. He led the Cougars in receptions last season with 24 for 417 yards. “He had 14 tackles for loss last season and none came on blitzes,” Wood said. Of course, Donahue could end up running the offense, at least on occasion. Hewas one of threeplayers vying for the starting quarterback spot heading into camp. The otherswere Jake Sever and Shoaf. Sever is ranked first in his class. Graft leads the defense. He has college interest from some military academies. “Levi is one of the best d-ends I have coached,” Wood said. Donahuehad63 tacklesandthree sacks last season,whileShoaf had 61 stops and an interception, and Graft made 56 tackles. Bill Beckner Jr. is a Tribune-Reviewstaff writer. Reach him at bbeckner@tribweb.com or via Twitter @BillBeckner. by bILL bECKNER JR. INTERSTATE Nate Magill
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