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No. Name Pos. Cl.
2 Kiantae Robinson WR/LB Sr.
3 Aaron Stasko WR/LB Sr.
4 Camden Petrunak QB/DB So.
5 Amari Mack WR/RB/DB Jr.
6 Nate Dlugos QB/DB Jr.
7 Charles Blanchard RB/LB So.
8 Ryan Reitler K/P Sr.
9 Joe Blahovec WR/LB Sr.
11 Nick Dlugos WR/DB So.
12 Tyree Turner QB/DB So.
13 Peter Mazowiecki WR/DB So.
14 Jake Havrilesko WR/DB Jr.
15 Aidan Allison WR/DB Fr.
16 Jackson McMullen WR/DB Fr.
17 Aidan McCandless WR/LB So.
18 Danny Dlugos RB/LB Sr.
19 Dom Piper WR/DB Fr.
20 Jaydin Canady RB/DB Jr.
21 Dom Vitula WR/DB Jr.
22 Ethan Shawley RB/LB Fr.
23 Taishaun Jamison WR/RB/DB Sr.
24 Brayen Hill WR/DB Jr.
26 Evan Stasko WR/DB So.
29 Dean Crissman WR/LB Jr.
30 Da’sjon Craggette RB/DB So.
31 Zach David RB/LB Sr.
32 Tucker Lloyd WR/LB Fr.
50 Tyler Shafer OL/DL Sr.
53 Joseph Semelka OL/DL Sr.
54 Ryan Kimmel OL/DL/LB Jr.
55 Joseph Rehak OL/DL So.
57 Alexander Colcombe OL/LB Sr.
60 Mike Lucotch OL/LB Jr.
63 Jarrell Braxton OL/DL Fr.
68 Jacob Reitler OL/K/DL Fr.
72 Cole Spivak OL/DL Sr.
73 Joseph Kudla OL/DL So.
75 Elijah Morgan-Washington OL/DL Jr.
78 Alex Bastedo OL/DL Fr.
88 Ty Rozier WR/LB Fr.
ROSTER
MARKO THOMAS (LEFT)
Coach: Marko Thomas
2020 record: 2-5, 2-5 in
Class A Eastern Conference
All-time record: 355-239-18
SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time
8.27 at Upper St. Clair 7
9.3 Seton LaSalle 7
9.10 at Apollo-Ridge 7
9.17 Imani Christian* 7
9.25 at Bishop Canevin*% 7
10.1 at Springdale* 7
10.8 Riverview* 7
10.15 at Clairton* 7
10.22 at Jeannette* 7
10.29 Leechburg* 7
*CONFERENCE GAME
% AT DORMONT STADIUM
STATISTICAL LEADERS
Passing David Altimore*
52-111, 568 yards, 7 TDs
Rushing Danny Dlugos
53-474 yards, 7 TDs
Receiving Joe Blahovec
21-222 yards, 3 TDs
*GRADUATED
FAST FACT
• Thomas spent the last four
seasons as head coach at
Connellsville. He was a standout
receiver at Penn-Trafford
and Geneva.
GREENSBURG C.C. TO RELY ON
STRONG 'D', DEEP SKILL GROUP
It could take some time for Greensburg Central
Catholic to find its identity early in the
football season.
New coach Marko Thomas said the Centurions
are ready to try a number of offensive sets
until they find one that continually produces
results.
“I brought in some things from Connellsville,
and our guys are still trying to figure out how
to run them,” Thomas said. “When we get into
pads, we’ll figure out what serves us best. Are
we a run team? Are we a passing team? Who
knows? We might come out four-wide, twobacks.
… We’ll feel it out.”
As he adjusts to the sometimes-major, other
times-subtle differences going from Class 5A
(Connellsville) to Class A, Thomas is embracing
his new digs.
“The kids really have a strong work ethic,
and they want to get better,” Thomas said.
“They bought in to what we want to do.”
GCC is trying to bounce back from a year that
went sideways. A year in which it was expected
to be in the mix for a conference title but could
not build momentum.
The Centurions, who began the year ranked
No. 3 in Class A, stumbled to a 2-5 mark and
finished sixth in the eight-team Eastern
Conference.
The Diocese of Greensburg decided not to
bring back Bret Colbert after two seasons and
hired Thomas.
Defense looks like a strong point for GCC,
which will operate out of a 3-5 stack instead of
a 3-4. The team allowed 35.1 points a game last
year and is looking to seal some gaps.
Senior Danny Dlugos (6-foot-2, 220 pounds)
will be a key two-way player at linebacker and
running back. Dlugos rushed for 474 yards and
seven touchdowns and also led the team in
tackles with 64.
His cousin, junior Nate Dlugos, is slotted to
start at quarterback. The 6-foot-2 lefty will have
plenty of targets.
Senior Joe Blahovec (6-2, 190) is another prospective
playmaker. He had 21 receptions for
222 yards and three TDs and added 42 tackles
and three interceptions at linebacker.
Danny Dlugos and Blahovec are Division I
prospects.
“We’re going to have a lot of depth and
speed,” Blahovec said. “We have tons of receivers
and like, eight running backs.
“Last year was terrible. We didn’t work
enough in the summer, and everything went
wrong in our first game and ruined our season.”
Other running backs are junior Amari Mack
and senior Zach David, among others, and more
pass-catching threats include senior Aaron
Stasko, and senior Kiantae Robinson, a transfer
from Monessen.
Stasko had 10 catches as a junior.
Three Jeannette transfers are expected to
make an impact in senior Taishaun Jamison
(WR/RB/DB) and juniors Ryan Kimmel (OL/
DL) and Jaydin Canady (WR/DB).
Another lineman to watch is senior Cole
Spivak, a Carleton (Minn.) commit.
Senior Alexander Colcombe, Stasko and
Robinson will join Blahovec in the linebacking
corps, and Mack, Jamison, Canady and sophomore
Nick Dlugos — Nate’s brother and Danny’s
cousin — figure into an athletic secondary.
Mack also has Division I interest. Watch him
on special teams as a return man.
by BILL BECKNER JR.
EASTERN • GREENSBURG C.C.
NATE DLUGOS