8 • SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 2022 • TRIBUNE-REVIEW
HEMPFIELD ADDS DEPTH,
GETS SET FOR MOVE TO 5A
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SPARTANS!
by BILL BECKNER JR.
Dropping to Class 5A means little
to Hempfield, at least on paper.
To second-year coach Mike
Brown, the move — and accompanying
chatter that things might
ease up for the Spartans — are
about as useful as a broken elevator.
Going up or down doesn’t matter.
“It’s all outside noise,” Brown
said. “It doesn’t matter who we
play — the Steelers, Latrobe or a
Class A team — our kids have to
be ready to go. We have to do our
part.”
Baldwin and Norwin also
dropped from 6A, leaving the class
with just five teams.
Still, the change of scenery, coupled
with added depth, has Hempfield
feeling like it can compete for
a WPIAL playoff spot.
After eliminating the freshman
team — Hempfield will field two
junior varsity squads instead —
Brown had nearly 80 players for
summer workouts. Interest in the
program is growing.
“One of things I have learned
about Hempfield kids is that they
are extraordinary,” Brown said.
“We were undermanned quite a bit
at times, but our guys never quit.
MIKE BROWN
No. Name Pos. Ht/Wt. Cl.
2 Gino Caesar RB/LB 5-10/200 Sr.
3 Ben Blahovec TE/LB 6-1/190 Sr.
4 Elijah Binakonsky TE/LB 6-1/210 Sr.
5 Anthony Vallano TE/LB 6-3/230 Sr.
6 Anthony Puskar WR/DB 6-0/143 Jr.
7 Tyson Gregory WR/DB 5-10/160 Sr.
8 Daniel Katonka WR/DB 5-9/164 Sr.
9 Tommy Bozzuto RB/DB 5-7/171 Sr.
10 Dominic Detruf QB/DB 5-11/182 Fr.
11 Jake Phillips QB/DB 6-2/188 Sr.
12 Keiran Lippman QB/DB 6-1/175 Jr.
13 Owen Buchholz WR/DB 6-0/143 So.
14 Ronald Katchur WR/DB 6-0/144 Jr.
15 Ian Tuffs WR/DB 6-4/185 Sr.
16 Brady Ewing WR/DB 5-10/197 Jr.
17 Dom LoPinto WR/DB 5-10/166 Jr.
18 Francisco Lopez Diaz WR/DB 5-9/140 Jr.
19 Andrew Jones QB/DB 5-6/146 Fr.
20 Ryan Steffey RB/DB 5-9/173 Sr.
21 Dylan Firmstone WR/DB 6-1/140 So.
22 Lucas Moore WR/DB 5-10/178 Jr.
23 Nicholas Marquis WR/DB 5-7/158 Fr.
24 Reddik Katchur WR/DB 5-10/140 So.
25 Aidan Stinebiser RB/DB 5-4/126 Fr.
26 Ethan Zontek RB/LB 5-10/189 So.
27 Jack Humes HB/LB 5-10/183 So.
28 Troy Anderson OL/DL 5-9/189 Jr.
29 John Wynert WR/DB 6-0/150 Fr.
30 Brayden Gerst RB/LB 5-7/162 Fr.
31 Nico Brunazzi WR/DB 5-6/123 Fr.
32 Marcus Romasco WR/DB 5-5/135 Fr.
33 Brock Heisler HB/LB 6-1/173 Fr.
34 John-Michael Landa RB/LB 5-7/169 Fr.
35 Brandon Stanislaw HB/LB 5-10/169 So.
36 Liam Davies HB/LB 5-11/148 Fr.
37 Joshua Reilly K 6-0/140 Jr.
38 Hunter Zemba WR/DB 5-7/140 Fr.
40 Caleb Stepinsky HB/LB 5-7/170 Fr.
41 Aidan White WR/DB 5-5/109 So.
42 Deondre Richards RB/LB 5-6/174 Jr.
43 Jacob Morgan HB/LB 5-9/148 Fr.
44 Rogan Katchur RB/DB 5-10/166 So.
45 Brennan Knight TE/LB 5-8/222 Jr.
46 Ashton Kanter WR/DB 6-0/125 So.
50 Rafael Batista OL/DL 6-1/193 Jr.
51 Will Nelson OL/DL 6-0/250 Sr.
51 Jonathon Vince OL/DL 5-6/171 So.
52 Logan Eisaman OL/DL 5-11/279 Sr.
52 Isaac Gockel OL/DL 5-6/170 Fr.
53 Marcus Smith OL/DL 5-6/223 Jr.
54 Jaden Hamilton OL/DL 5-8/179 Fr.
55 JP Gera OL/DL 6-0/199 Sr.
56 Ethan Shaw OL/DL 6-3/243 Sr.
57 Landon Burnett OL/DL 6-0/300 So.
58 Declan Pillatzki OL/DL 5-10/175 So.
59 Jacob Hornyak OL/DL 5-9/257 So.
60 Travis Shondelmyer OL/DL 5-8/219 So.
62 Anthony Miele OL/DL 5-8/180 So.
63 Stephen Siko OL/DL 5-6/170 Fr.
64 Elijah Blackburn OL/DL 6-1/183 Sr.
64 Parker Cernuska OL/DL 5-5/180 Fr.
65 Gavin Keller OL/DL 5-11/250 So.
66 Noah Humberger OL/DL 5-9/254 So.
67 Lucas Herrod OL/DL 6-1/220 So.
68 Jackson Barton OL/DL 5-11/248 Sr.
68 Austin Butler OL/DL 5-9/258 Fr.
70 Will Mueller OL/DL 5-10/236 Sr.
70 Kyle Mulford OL/DL 5-10/197 Fr.
71 Owen Linsenbigler OL/DL 6-0/171 So.
73 Lane Palm OL/DL 5-11/266 So.
74 Joe Dolinski OL/DL 6-4/294 Jr.
75 Nico LoPinto OL/DL 5-10/242 Sr.
76 Thomas Peterson OL/DL 5-8/191 Sr.
77 Kaden Ficco OL/DL 5-10/193 Fr.
77 Zachary Persinger OL/DL 6-3/324 Sr.
78 Logan McCauley OL/DL 5-11/206 So.
79 Sean Aston OL/DL 5-9/190 Fr.
81 Jack Kopas WR/DB 5-9/136 Fr.
82 Aidan DeGuffroy WR/DB 5-9/132 So.
83 Brady Buehner WR/DB 5-7/121 Fr.
84 Henry Mutschler WR/DB 5-6/128 Fr.
85 Keegan Hrutkay WR/DB 5-6/132 Fr.
86 Brice Kenwick WR/DB 5-4/105 Fr.
87 Cenzo Perrilli WR/DB 5-2/106 Fr.
ROSTER
Coach: Mike Brown
2021 record: 2-8, 0-7 in
Class 6A
All-time record: 297-329-13
SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time
8.26 at Greensburg Salem 7
9.2 Connellsville 7
9.9 at Latrobe 7
9.16 at Shaler 7
9.23 Penn-Trafford* 7
9.30 Gateway* 7
10.7 Seneca Valley 7
10.14 at Franklin Regional* 7
10.21 at Plum* 7
10.28 Norwin* 7
*CONFERENCE GAME
STATISTICAL LEADERS
Passing: Jake Phillips
96-192, 1,145 yards, 9 TDs
Rushing: Gino Caesar
166-716, 4 TDs
Receiving: Ian Tuffs
39-474, 4 TDs HEMPFIELD · 10
DAN KATONKA
BIG EAST • HEMPFIELD