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Coach: Ron Prady
2021 record: 3-7, 1-4 in Class
5A Big East Conference
All-time record: 460-547-38
SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time
8.26 at Derry 7:30
9.2 at Franklin Regional 7
9.9 Hempfield 7
9.16 at Thomas Jefferson* 7
9.23 Laurel Highlands* 7
9.30 at Trinity* 7
10.7 Ringgold* 7
10.14 at Connellsville* 7
10.21 McKeesport* 7
10.28 Butler 7
*CONFERENCE GAME
STATISTICAL LEADERS
Passing: Bobby Fetter*
31-64, 528 yards, 6 TDs
Rushing: Drake Clayton*
134-890, 7 TDs
Receiving: Kyle Brewer*
19-338, 5 TDs
*GRADUATED
No. Name Pos. Ht/Wt. Cl.
1 Buddy Young WR/LB 5-10/175 Sr.
2 Kollin Stevens WR/DB 5-10/180 Sr.
3 Robert Fulton RB/LB 5-11/205 Sr.
4 Corey Boerio HB/LB 6-1/220 Sr.
5 Chris Cochran RB/LB 5-11/180 Fr.
6 Jack Drnjevich HB/DL 5-10/190 So.
7 Gaige Kettren QB/LB 5-9/175 So.
8 Brady Prohovic RB/DB 5-8/175 So.
9 Connor Lakin HB/LB 6-1/210 Sr.
10 John Wetzel QB/DB 6-2/185 So.
11 Aiden Roche WR/DB 5-8/150 So.
12 Justis Newman WR/DB 5-8/165 So.
13 Aidan Butina WR/DB 5-11/180 Sr.
14 Ben Stratton WR/LB 5-10/175 Jr.
15 Andy Tatsch RB/LB 5-8/155 Fr.
17 Ben Bradley WR/DB 6-2/165 Jr.
18 Dom Flenniken WR/DB 5-9/175 Sr.
20 Luke Tomko RB/LB 5-8/150 Fr.
21 JaTawn Williams WR/DB 6-1/170 Jr.
22 Nickolas Stump WR/DB 6-0/165 Jr.
23 Vincent Gaskey WR/DB 6-0/170 So.
24 Owen Burket HB/LB 5-11/190 Fr.
25 Alex Tatsch RB/LB 6-1/195 So.
26 Todd Frye HB/LB 5-10/175 Jr.
27 Izzy McMahon RB/LB 5-7/155 Fr.
28 Danny Noonan WR/DB 5-10/150 Fr.
30 Sawyer Butina WR/DB 5-6/145 Fr.
32 Ben Bigi HB/LB 6-0/190 Jr.
33 Adam Musick WR/DB 5-9/165 Jr.
34 Evan Pancoast WR/LB 5-7/150 Fr.
35 Tyler Bauer WR/DB 6-0/160 So.
38 Logan Szekely TE/DL 5-10/160 Fr.
39 Grady DePalma RB/LB 5-5/145 Fr.
42 Cody Robinson WR/DB 5-8/150 Fr.
44 Bradan Bronson HB/LB 5-8/155 So.
45 Russell Fry HB/LB 5-7/150 Fr.
46 Cash Achhammer WR/LB 5-5/145 Fr.
47 Jeffrey David TE/DL 5-11/170 Fr.
50 Jacob Ross OL/DL 5-9/170 Fr.
51 Alessandro Castillo OL/DL 5-8/180 So.
54 Anthony Scarton OL/DL 6-2/245 So.
55 Daniel Calabrese OL/DL 6-2/265 Sr.
56 Owen Ortiz OL/DL 5-10/200 Sr.
58 Caleb Lehman OL/DL 6-1/225 So.
59 Ray Dupilka OL/DL 6-2/220 Sr.
62 Michael Jaffre OL/DL 6-1/220 Jr.
63 Ben Gera OL/DL 6-1/240 Jr.
66 Zach Shuey OL/DL 5-8/290 Jr.
68 Andrew Honse OL/DL 5-9/200 Jr.
71 Cody Krall OL/DL 5-10/220 So.
72 Wyatt Held OL/DL 6-1/255 Sr.
73 Travis Ludwig OL/DL 5-9/210 Fr.
75 Jared Bailey OL/DL 6-1/240 Jr.
76 Brayden Madey OL/DL 5-11/245 Sr.
78 Marco Scarton OL/DL 6-2/260 So.
79 Lucas Kolenc OL/DL 6-1/270 Fr.
80 Devin Webster K 5-10/180 Jr.
81 Austin Hazen HB/DE 6-0/150 Fr.
87 Tim Myers TE/DL 6-3/185 So.
88 Vinny Oddo K 6-0/165 Sr.
ROSTER
It is better to be the shark than
the minnow, and Latrobe might
be ready to raise its fin in a new
classification.
A conditioning drill, implemented
by Wildcats team partner FSQ
Sports Training, is called “sharks
and minnows.”
“It’s fun,” Latrobe senior tight
end and linebacker Corey Boerio
said. “Everyone chases you around
in a full sprint.”
Winning also is fun and Latrobe
could do more of it as it moves to
Class 4A under first-year coach
Ron Prady.
“It will be a process, but the
kids want to change the culture
here,” said Prady, a former defensive
assistant at Penn-Trafford,
which won WPIAL and PIAA Class
5A championships last season. “I
don’t know how we’ll do, but it’s
going to be exciting. We have a
lot to learn about all of these new
opponents.”
Of course, they all will be new
to Prady, who has not been a head
coach since 2004 when he coached
Caroline County (Va.).
Prady got used to winning and
expecting nothing short of excellence
at Penn-Trafford, where
John Ruane’s teams are skilled,
structured and prepared.
He assures there is no magic formula
to winning games, but plans
to carry over some trends and
techniques he learned from Ruane.
“I like the kids’ attitudes and
work ethic here,” said Prady, a
math teacher at Latrobe. “They
are putting in the time, and they
want to win.”
Latrobe was 3-7 last year in the
5A Big East, where it played for the
previous six years.
The Wildcats won the 11th
Westmoreland County Coaches
Association Larry Sellitto Memorial
7-on-7 Championship, beating
Penn-Trafford in the final for a big
burst of confidence.
“We still have some big opponents,”
Boerio said. “We still have
to be ready to play. We’re talking
about playing a name, not individual
kids. We just have to go out and
perform.”
Boerio brings experience to a
well-mixed group of upper and
underclassmen, as do fellow seniors
Kollin Stevens (WR/DB) and
Daniel Calabrese (OL/DL).
“They have been there before,”
Prady said.
The running game was integral
to Penn-Trafford’s success, and
Prady will look to move the ball
on the ground.
Central Catholic transfer Robert
Fulton (5-11, 205) could spur on the
rushing attack. He will be joined in
the backfield by sophomore Alex
Tatsch.
At quarterback, where the Wildcats
have sought continuity, sophomore
John Wetzel (6-2, 185) will
take the reins. He played safety
last season.
Wide receiver will feature Stevens,
juniors JaTawn Williams
and Ben Stratton, and senior Dom
Flenniken, among others, while
senior Connor Lakin will play a
similar tight end/H-back position
to Boerio.
Calabrese and senior Wyatt Held
return on the newly-forming offensive
line, with senior Ray Dupilka
looking to contribute.
“We’ll have a lot of guys playing
both ways,” Prady said. “We’re
trying to develop depth.”
The Wildcats will run a multiple
offense, often predicated on outside
zones, and likely a 3-4 defense.
“We want to give teams a lot of
looks,” Prady said.
Prady coached linebackers at
Penn-Trafford. While he has a soft
spot for the position, he truly believes
the Wildcats will be strong
in that department.
Boerio, Laken, Fulton, Tatsch
and Stratton will line up there,
with Wetzel in a hybrid, corner
outside ‘backer spot. Boerio
led the team last season with 52
tackles.
Also watch for senior Buddy
Young as a receiver and linebacker.
In the secondary, Williams, Stevens,
senior Aidan Butina and
sophomore Brady Prohovic will
look to slow the pass.
Latrobe opens the season Friday
at neighboring rival Derry.
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