22 • SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2021 • TRIB TOTAL MEDIA
No. Name Pos. Ht/Wt. Cl.
1 Cole Chatfield QB/DB 6-0/155 Fr.
2 Lane Golkosky RB/DB 5-7/135 Jr.
3 Regis Sofranko QB/DB 6-0/170 Sr.
4 Conor Johnson RB/DB 5-10/165 Sr.
5 Tyler Reese QB/DB 6-2/180 Jr.
7 Jobe Radomsky WR/DB 5-11/155 Sr.
8 Aiden Shimmell WR/DB 6-0/150 So.
9 Brady Poole RB/DB 5-8/150 So.
10 Ethan Eicher TE/LB 5-10/185 Jr.
11 Duncan Blose RB/CB 5-9/140 So.
12 Jackson Hutter RB/LB 6-0/180 So.
15 Jonathon Eicher RB/DB 5-8/155 So.
16 Jake Levendusky RB/DB 5-11/155 Sr.
17 Dante Giallonardo RB/DB 6-1/185 So.
18 Robbie Labuda RB/DB 6-2/175 Jr.
19 Jonathon Mentzer WR/DB 5-8/140 Fr.
20 Maximus Moore TE/LB 6-0/210 Sr.
21 Jaret Brown RB/DB 5-11/170 Sr.
22 William Shipley WR/DB 5-7/120 Jr.
23 Sean Cain WR/DB 5-6/135 Jr.
24 Lucas Eicher RB/LB 5-9/150 Sr.
25 Garrett Eicher RB/DB 5-10/145 Fr.
26 Casey Shaffer RB/DB 5-11/205 Jr.
30 Ethan Benteler WR/LB 5-11/145 So.
32 Aaron Alakson RB/LB 6-2/205 Sr.
42 Ian Hutter RB/LB 6-1/200 Sr.
44 Camden Moore TE/LB 5-10/160 So.
45 Devin Kuhns TE/LB 5-11/185 So.
46 Kolton Turek RB/LB 5-7/130 Fr.
50 Jack Kramer OL/DL 5-10/215 Sr.
51 Elijah Martin OL/DL 5-9/180 Fr.
53 Ryan Eutsey OL/DL 5-10/230 Sr.
55 Joseph Laychak OL/DL 5-10/225 Fr.
61 Douglas Hamm OL/DL 5-7/220 So.
62 Austin Phillippi OL/DL 5-9/190 So.
63 Jacob Proctor-Kraus OL/DL 6-0/245 Jr.
65 Colton Ament OL/DL 6-3/320 Fr.
66 William Eicher OL/DL 5-11/230 Jr.
67 Tucker Miller OL/DL 5-6/180 So.
68 Arron Helman OL/DL 6-0/300 Jr.
69 Marcus Kocevar OL/DL 5-11/290 Fr.
70 Jacob Baker OL/DL 5-9/200 Jr.
71 Hunter Dean OL/DL 5-10/230 Sr.
72 Micah Roadman OL/DL 6-1/225 So.
73 Jack Knopsider OL/DL 5-10/295 Fr.
77 Kolby Hudec OL/DL 5-11/225 So.
79 Donovan Kalemba OL/DL 6-1/190 So.
81 Beau Fontanazza WR/DB 5-7/135 So.
83 Logan Parson TE/LB 5-11/175 Fr.
87 Jarrett Garn WR/DB 6-2/160 Fr.
88 Demetrio Sherbondy WR/DB 6-0/165 Sr.
89 Brant Garn WR/DB 6-0/185 Sr.
ROSTER
Coach: Jason Fazekas
2020 record: 4-4, 4-2 in
Class 3A Interstate Conference
All-time record: 334-272-9
SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time
9.3 at Derry 7
9.10 Greensburg Salem 7
9.17 at Latrobe 7
9.24 Southmoreland* 7
10.1 at Yough* 7
10.8 Brownsville* 7
10.15 at Elizabeth Forward* 7
10.22 South Park* 7
10.29 at South Allegheny* 7
*CONFERENCE GAME
STATISTICAL LEADERS
Passing Asher O’Connor*
35-78, 614 yards, 5 TDs
Rushing Aaron Alakson
94-630 yards, 4 TDs
Receiving Donovan Bair*
9-239 yards, 4 TDs
*GRADUATED
FAST FACTS
• Mt. Pleasant has qualified
for the WPIAL playoffs 10 out
of the past 12 years. It missed
the playoffs in 2017 and ’18.
The last playoff win was
in 2014 against Shady Side
Academy (38-0).
• In the Vikings’ glory years
in the early 80s, they reached
the WPIAL Class AAA finals
three times and won twice.
They defeated Aliquippa, 16-14,
in 1983, lost to Aliquippa, 20-
15, in 1984 and defeated Kiski
Area, 14-13, in 1986.
• Mt. Pleasant has won or
shared nine conference titles
and it has appeared in the
WPIAL playoffs 27 times.
'NICE NUCLEUS' POISED TO KEEP
MT. PLEASANT IN PLAYOFF HUNT
Graduation takes impact players from every
high school football program, and Mt. Pleasant
is no different.
The 2020 Vikings started well but didn’t
finish strong with three consecutive losses,
including a 35-14 setback against North Catholic
in the first round of the WPIAL playoffs.
They also lost to Elizabeth Forward, 16-14, and
South Park, 30-19.
But Mt. Pleasant coach Jason Fazekas isn’t
worried about who graduated. His focus is on
the players who return, headlined by center
Ryan Eutsey and guards William Eicher and
Hunter Sean.
“You graduate kids every year,” Fazekas
said. “But we return a nice nucleus, and we
have a chance to be a solid unit.”
The Vikings must replace quarterback Asher
O’Connor, end Jonas King, running back Peter
Billey, running back Donovan Bair, running
back Jared Yester, tackle John Majercak and
tackle Ian Fasano.
Returning are senior running back Aaron
Alakson and junior Robbie Labuda. Junior
Tyler Reese, who played wide receiver, will
move to quarterback. He’ll be challenged by
freshman Cole Chatfield, who excited his coach
with his strong arm.
“Quarterback is the most important position
on the field,” Fazekas said. “We’re looking for
someone who is a leader and can execute the
RPO (run-pass option).”
Alakson led the Vikings by rushing for 630
yards and four touchdowns. Labuda rushed
for 367 yards — 167 yards and two scores in the
playoff loss to North Catholic.
A couple of players Fazekas expects big
things from are senior wide receiver Brant
Garn and senior tight ends Max Moore and
Ian Hutter.
The Vikings finished tied for second in the
WPIAL Class 3A Interstate Conference. They
were 4-1 and 4-0 in the conference to start
the season. A couple of bad breaks cost them
against Elizabeth Forward.
The defense returns Alakson at linebacker,
Reese at defensive back, Labuda at free safety,
senior strong safety Connor Johnson and the
Hutter brothers, Ian and Jackson, at linebacker.
Ian Hutter is an outside linebacker.
They’ll need to play well if the Vikings want
to challenge for the conference title.
“We lost some impact players that will be
hard to replace,” Fazekas said. “But I like
our offensive and defensive lines. I like their
athleticism and their effort. A coach should
never coach effort.”
Mt. Pleasant has four weeks to work things
out. It plays Burrell in Week Zero followed by
Derry, Greensburg Salem and Latrobe.
“I give the WPIAL credit for how they scheduled
teams,” Fazekas said. “There are a lot of
good teams in the conference. Elizabeth Forward
and South Park are very good, and South
Allegheny is very athletic.”
Fazekas expects Southmoreland and Yough
to be much improved.
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