SUNDAY, AUGUST 20, 2017 · 7 NORWIN KNIGHTS (NORWIN KNIGHTS STADIUM) 380-555-36 ALL-TIME NORWIN AIMING FOR ELUSIVE PLAYOFF WIN Jake Smetak SCHEDULE Coach: David Brozeski 2016 record: 5-6, 3-3 Date Opponent Time 8.25 Penn-Trafford 7 9.1 Altoona* 7 9.8 at Shaler 7 9.15 at Bethel Park* 7:30 9.22 Canon-McMillan* 7 9.29 Peters Township* 7 10.6 at Mt. Lebanon* 7:30 10.13 at Butler 7:30 10.20 Central Catholic 7 10.27 at Hempfield* 7 *CONFERENCE GAME STATISTICAL LEADERS Passing Brock Dieter 94-160, 1,494 yards, 18 TDs Receiving Anthony DelleFemine* 41-816 yards, 9 TDs Rushing Aaron Carr* 72-525 yards, 7 TDs *GRADUATED Gage Luptak No. Name Pos. Ht/Wt. Cl. 1 Tevin Thrift RB/CB 5-8/170 Sr. 2 Zach Begg WR/S/CB 6-1/180 Sr. 3 Steve Modrak WR/S 6-0/167 Sr. 4 Gianni Rizzo WR/LB 6-2/190 Jr. 5 Jayvon Thrift RB/S 5-10/189 Jr. 6 Jack Salopek QB 6-2/170 So. 7 Cayton Taylor WR/CB 5-10/175 Sr. 8 Gage Luptak TE/LB 6-3/205 Sr. 9 Jake Merlin WR/LB 6-0/175 So. 10 Brock Dieter QB/K 5-10/188 Sr. 11 Dylan Kantz WR/S 6-1/165 Sr. 12 Colton Madden WR/S 5-11/170 Jr. 14 Billy Kerston WR/CB 6-0/160 Jr. 17 Johnny Catone QB/WR/S 5-9/165 So. 20 Deven Summers RB/CB 5-9/155 So. 21 Tanner Queen RB/WR/CB5-9/160 So. 22 Declan O’Brien WR/CB 5-7/130 So. 24 Ryan Staso WR/S/CB 5-8/155 Jr. 25 Zeke Houser RB/LB 6-0/190 Jr. 26 Christian Kubacka HB/LB 5-10/190 Jr. 28 Jesse Vargo RB/S 5-9/155 Sr. 31 Ryan Beach TE/LB 5-10/185 Jr. 32 Alex Novak HB/LB 5-11/215 So. 33 Ethan Nelson TE/LB 6-0/160 Jr. 34 Jason Bevington RB/LB 5-6/157 Sr. 35 Ryan Kerber WR/S 5-6/130 So. 40 Jacob Burgman HB/LB 5-10/175 So. 42 Michael O’Donnell HB/LB 6-0/165 Jr. 44 Alfredo Calub WR/CB 5-7/145 So. 46 Jaskaran Singh WR/S 5-10/142 So. 50 Zac Turkowski OL/DL 5-11/230 Sr. 52 Jared Brumm OL/DL 5-10/207 So. 54 Kyle Chismar OL/DL 6-4/225 Jr. 55 Aaron Bowen OL/DL 6-1/215 So. 56 Ken Divens OL/DL 5-9/240 Jr. 57 Kody Piper OL/DL 6-2/217 Sr. 58 Franco Gaudio OL/DL 5-9/205 Jr. 59 Noah Bulloch OL/DL 6-0/215 Jr. 60 Tyler Latsko OL/DL 5-11/200 Jr. 61 Kole Piper OL/DL 6-1/242 So. 62 John Piekut OL/LB 5-10/205 Sr. 63 Noah Masten OL/DL 6-2/205 Sr. 64 Alex Hoover OL/DL 5-10/230 So. 67 Liam Melegari OL/DL 5-11/195 So. 70 Trent Cockeram OL/DL 6-2/215 So. 71 Ricky Rodgers OL/DL 6-3/280 Jr. 72 Zach Andzelik OL/DL 5-11/230 Sr. 74 Jake Smetak OL/DL 6-4/290 Sr. 75 Paul Hope OL/DL 5-10/265 So. 78 Adam Horvat OL/DL 6-3/250 Sr. 79 Mike Ward OL/DL 6-0/220 So. 82 Brandon Grimes TE/LB 5-11/165 So. 85 Brendon GuastaferroTE/DL 6-2/215 Sr. 86 Devin Hoffman TE/LB 5-11/165 So. 87 Logan Huss WR/CB 5-11/155 So. 88 Sean Pavlic WR/CB 5-7/135 So. ROSTER It’s been 10 years since Norwin won a WPIAL playoff game. That’s when the Knights upset Woodland Hills, 29-14, in the opening round of the 2007 Class AAAA playoffs. Norwin has reached the postseason four times since 2010, including the past three seasons. But the Knights made quick exits. Things could change this season. The Knights returnanexperienced team that could be one of the top contenders in the WPIAL Class 6A Southeastern Conference, along with Hempfield, Mt. Lebanon and Bethel Park. Norwin finished 3-3 in the conference, 5-6 overall last season. It lost 48-0 to Central Catholic in the opening round of the playoffs. The Knights again will run a spread offense, led by senior Brock Dieter and sophomore Jack Salopek. Both players saw action at quarterback in 2016 before Dieter took over under center. Norwin coachDavid Brozeski said both will again compete for the starting job. During seven-on-sevencompetition, both players saw equal time during games. Brozeski likes how they are competing for the starting job. Dieter completed 94 of 160 passes for 1,494yards and 18 touchdownslast season with only two interceptions. Salopek was 21 for37 for 285 yardsand one touchdown. There are holes to fill on offense. Graduation took leading rushers Kyle Turcovsky (419 yards, 4 TDs) and Aaron Carr (525 yards, 7 TDs) and top receiver Anthony DelleFemine (41 catches, 816 yards,9TDs), nowatRobertMorris. Carr also caught 15 passes for 262 yards and five touchdowns. The quarterbacks will work behind an experienced offensive line, as senior tackle JakeSmetakandseniorguards Zac TurkowskiandNoahMasten return.Also back is senior tight end Gage Luptak, a second-team all-conference selection. “We need to find a few linemen,” Brozeski said. “We’ll need other guys to step up in the skilled positions.We’ll use a lot of different packages.” Tevin Washington, who rushed for 206 yards and caught seven passes for 115 yards, as well as Jayvon Thrift and Zeke Houser will be in a three-man rotation in the backfield. Rotating in at wide receiver are Zach Begg, Dylan Kantz, Gianni Rizzo and Billy Kerston. Brozeski said he expects them to perform like they did in the summer. Kerston caught 10 passes for 161 yards. The defense should be the Knights’ strength, with 10 players returning who saw plenty of playing time. Thrift, a junior, was a first-team all-conference defensive back and has several Division I scholarship offers, including from Pitt and West Virginia. 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