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Ryan Reitz, who drew up
plays at Jeannette as an assistant
for seven years, takes
over as the Spartans offensive
coordinator.
Senior Dan Sierk (6-foot-5,
240 pounds) will move from
tight end and be a key offensive
tackle and also play defensive
end for the Spartans, who
finished 1-4 last season after
their season was cut short by
two games because of covid
cancellations.
The team allowed 37.2 points
a game.
Sierk had 36 tackles and led
the team with 51⁄2 sacks.
Other top returnees include
junior Gino Caesar (RB/OLB),
junior Tyson Gregory (RB/DB),
senior Ken Miller (WR/DB) and
junior Ian Tuffs (WR/DB).
Tuffs was the third-leading
pass receiver with 13 catches
for 242 yards. He also had the
team’s lone interception.
Junior Jake Phillips, who
saw varsity time last year behind
Christian Zilli, is competing
for the starting quarterback
job with sophomore
Keiran Lippman.
Phillips completed 23 of 42
throws for 180 yards and two
scores. He is the team’s top returning
rusher with 10 yards
on seven carries.
Jeannette transfer Eli Binakonsky,
a junior linebacker
who shined in last year’s
PIAA Class A championship,
is expected to make an impact.
“We have a lot of kids trying
to prove themselves,” Brown
said. “We had a lot of starting
spots still open.”
Junior Ryan Steffey, a transfer
from Latrobe, also could
figure in as a ball carrier.
Hempfield is chasing its
first winning season since
2013. The team has not won a
playoff game in 23 years.
Wishing the Hempfield Spartans a Safe & Successful Season!
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