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Coach: John Gaillot
2020 record: 3-3, 3-1 in
Class 3A Allegheny Seven
Conference
All-time record: 562-381-47
SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time
8.27 Armstrong 7
9.3 at Knoch 7
9.10 Avonworth 7
9.17 at Apollo-Ridge 7
9.24 Derry* 7
10.1 at Valley* 7
10.8 East Allegheny* 7
10.15 at Burrell* 7
10.22 North Catholic* 7
10.29 at Deer Lakes* 7
*CONFERENCE GAME
STATISTICAL LEADERS
Passing Ben Lane
46-81, 769 yards, 7 TDs
Rushing Lane
76-348 yards, 6 TDs
Receiving Vinnie Clark
20-383 yards, 3 TDs
FAST FACTS
• Ben Lane accounted for
more than 1,100 yards and 13
offensive touchdowns last year.
• Eight of the nine top tacklers
from 2020 are back.
No. Name Pos. Ht/Wt. Cl.
1 Zach Clark QB/WR/DB 5-9/160 Jr.
2 Ben Lane RB/DB 5-11/155 Jr.
3 Taylor King WR/LB 5-7/150 So.
4 Gavin Croney QB/WR/DB 5-10/135 Jr.
5 Brady Stivenson TE/WR/DB 5-7/135 So.
6 Cole Charlton WR/OLB 6-3/210 Sr.
7 Vincent Clark WR/DB/K/P 5-11/175 Sr.
8 Garrett King QB/DB 6-1/195 Sr.
9 Parker Lucas WR/DB/K/P 6-1/180 Jr.
10 Brady Sullivan RB/DB/K 6-0/130 So.
11 Andrew Sullivan HB/OLB 6-0/180 Sr.
12 Sean Selinger QB/LB 5-11/170 Fr.
13 Riley Blair WR/LB 5-8/140 So.
15 Brady Paga TE/OLB 6-0/185 So.
16 Billy Lyons HB/LB 5-8/150 Sr.
18 Johnathan Campbell WR/DB 5-10/150 So.
21 Justin Jack WR/DB 5-11/150 So.
22 Jacksen Reiser HB/TE/LB 6-1/185 Jr.
26 Colton Otterman WR/OLB 5-10/160 So.
28 Evan Gasbarro WR/DB 5-8/135 So.
32 Jacob Bollinger HB/LB 5-9/200 Jr.
43 Shane Jack HB/DB 5-10/170 Sr.
44 Cyprian Selinger WR/DB/K 5-8/135 So.
51 Ethan Lacinski OL/DL 6-3/200 Sr.
52 Logan Jendrejewski C/DL 6-2/230 Sr.
53 Aidan Lindsay OL/LB 5-8/215 Sr.
54 Carson Wheeler OL/DL 5-10/195 Sr.
55 Brady Dodds OL/DL 5-10/215 So.
56 Bear Freeman OL/DL 6-1/215 Sr.
57 Mason Lowes OL/DL 6-0/190 So.
58 Paul Micelli OL/LB 5-7/165 Fr.
66 Jackson Buterbaugh OL/DL 5-11/230 Jr.
70 Payton Westendorf OL/OLB 6-4/220 Jr.
74 Dane Dimond OL/DL 5-6/170 Fr.
76 Hunter Lang OL/DL 6-0/260 Fr.
87 Owen Seagriff WR/DB 5-8/110 Fr.
ROSTER
The Freeport football coaching
staff met a number of times over
several days toward the end of last
year and took a close look at the
personnel it would have for the
2021 season.
Those planning sessions, coach
John Gaillot said, got the staff
excited as a number of key pieces
are back on both offensive and
defense.
“It’s nice to come back with a
lot of returners on both sides of
the ball and be able to continue to
work and improve on last year,”
Gaillot said. “With that experience,
staying healthy is an important
thing.”
Freeport hopes to be right in
the mix in the Class 3A Allegheny
Seven Conference after going 3-3
overall and 3-1 in conference play
in a 2020 season plagued by covid
restrictions, cancellations and other
slowdowns.
Junior Ben Lane was a force at
multiple positions last year, leading
the team in passing and rushing
and earning all-conference
honors at defensive back after
making 37 tackles and picking off
a pass over six games.
Gaillot expects him to be all over
the field again this year.
Lane is excited for what this
season can offer him and his
teammates.
“I am really ready to go for this
season because we have a lot of talent
that can do many things,” Lane
said. “We want to make defenses
tired by the end of the first half.”
Senior Garrett King returns to
his dual-threat role as a running
and passing quarterback after
missing last year with a testicular
cancer diagnosis, surgery and
recovery.
“He is a driving force for the
team this year,” Gaillot said.
“Missing last year, the mechanics
were a little rusty at times at the
beginning of the summer. But
now, we are fine-tuning things,
and he’s made a lot of progress. His
dual-threat capabilities can pose
a lot of problems for defenses. He
has a cast of really good athletes
around him, too.”
Seniors Vinnie Clark and Cole
Charlton and junior Brady Sivenson
paced the offense in receptions
a season ago.
“It’s a great feeling to know we
will be back to a normal season
after last year with all the changes
because of covid,” Clark said. “We
can concentrate on just getting
ready for the season and having a
full season. We’ve been so hyped
up in workouts all summer, and
we can’t wait to get started.”
There is experience along the
offensive line with the return of
seniors Elijah Freeman, Aiden
Lindsey and Logan Jendrejewski.
Freeport entered camp knowing
it would be without a key defensive
cog in linebacker Billy Lyons,
last year’s leading tackler with 64
stops, as he recovers from injuries
suffered in a car accident early
last month. Gaillot said the team
is supporting Lyons’ recovery and
hopes he can return to the field by
the end of the regular season.
In addition to Lane’s defensive
return, Gaillot expects players
such as Freeman (54 tackles in
2020) and Jendrejewski (37 tackles)
in the trenches, junior linebacker
Jacksen Reiser (59 tackles)
and sophomore Colton Otterman
(33 tackles, six sacks) to lead the
charge.
Gaillot said a number of players
have the ability to show their
versatility.
“With such good athletes like we
have, we can put them in different
positions if needed,” he said. “That
is important for us if we lose players
to injury.”
by MICHAEL LOVE
GARRETT KING
FREEPORT • ALLEGHENY 7