TRIBUNE-REVIEW • SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2020 • 11
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BRAD FORD
Coach: John Ruane
2019 record: 11-2, 6-0
All-time record: 301-191-10
SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time
9.11 Latrobe* 7:30
9.18 at Peters Township 7
9.25 Shaler 7:30
10.2 Woodland Hills* 7:30
10.9 at Gateway* 7
10.16 Connellsville* 7:30
10.23 at Franklin Regional* 7
*CONFERENCE GAME
STATISTICAL LEADERS
Passing Gabe Dunlap*
105-178, 1,763 yards, 12 TDs
Receiving Ethan Carr
42-764 yards, 10 TDs
Rushing Dunlap*
160-1,164 yards, 12 TDs
*GRADUATED
P-T READY TO RIDE CARR
TOWARD POSTSEASON
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No. Name Pos. Ht/Wt. Cl.
1 Tyler Sandor WR/LB 5-10/180 Sr.
2 Silas Koscho WR/FS 6-0/200 Sr.
3 Seth Dunlap WR/CB 6-0/180 Jr.
4 Chase Vecchio WR/LB 5-11/190 Sr.
5 Cade Yacamelli RB/CB 5-11/190 Jr.
6 Mason Frye WR/CB 5-10/185 Sr.
7 Liam Hileman WR/CB 5-10/180 Jr.
8 Carter Green QB/FS 5-10/185 Jr.
9 Iam Demeri RB/LB 5-9/195 Jr.
10 Josh Huffman HB/LB 6-1/210 So.
11 Brad Ford RB/CB 6-0/190 Sr.
12 Ethan Carr QB/LB 6-3/205 Sr.
13 Connor Cunningham WR/LB 5-8/175 Jr.
14 Tommy Kalkstein QB/FS 6-0/185 So.
15 Chris Popovich WR/CB 5-10/175 Sr.
16 Ryan Bachar HB/LB 5-11/180 Jr.
17 Conlan Greene QB/DE 6-4/235 So.
18 Cole Darragh HB/LB 6-1/185 Sr.
19 Jack Jollie TE/LB 6-1/215 Jr.
20 Ben Karazsia RB/LB 5-7/175 Sr.
21 Daniel Tarabrella WR/LB 6-2/185 So.
22 Garrett Mattes HB/LB 5-11/190 Jr.
23 Mason Cenci TE/LB 6-1/220 Sr.
24 Lucas Stotler HB/LB 6-3/210 Sr.
25 Michael Frawley WR/CB 5-9/180 Jr.
26 Nate Frye RB/FS 5-10/190 Sr.
27 Thomas Wilkie HB/LB 5-10/185 Sr.
28 Cole Mains WR/CB 5-10/175 Sr.
29 JT Guy TE/LB 5-9/180 Jr.
30 Trevor Wilson K/P 6-0/165 Sr.
31 Nolan Marasti WR/CB 5-9/155 So.
32 Jacob Haynes HB/LB 6-1/190 So.
33 Owen Demeri HB/LB 5-9/175 So.
34 Eric Black RB/LB 5-10/160 So.
35 Jacob Otto WR/CB 5-10/175 So.
36 Maddox Nabors RB/LB 5-10/185 So.
37 Jake Gavatorta WR/LB 6-1/200 Sr.
38 James Birdsong WR/CB 5-10/155 So.
39 Brendan Zierski WR/CB 6-0/175 So.
40 Zachary Skalka RB/LB 5-9/175 Jr.
41 Bryce Liller WR/FS 5-11/160 Jr.
42 Ben Cardiff HB/LB 5-11/175 So.
43 Jonathan Moorhead WR/CB 6-0/175 Jr.
44 Ryan Grabowski TE/LB 5-9/150 So.
46 Dallas Streets TE/LB 6-2/210 Sr.
47 David Bittner RB/CB 5-7/145 So.
48 Nathan Schlessinger K/P 5-11/190 Jr.
50 Declan Ochendowski OL/DL 6-3/240 Jr.
51 Joe Enick OL/DL 6-3/250 So.
53 Gavin Phillians OL/DL 5-10/190 Sr.
54 Michael Paterra OL/DL 6-0/220 So.
55 Lorenzo Montalto OL/DL 6-0/265 Jr.
56 Garrett Moorhead OL/DL 5-11/255 Jr.
57 Austin Lankey OL/DL 6-3/250 Sr.
60 Luke Jollie OL/DL 6-6/270 Jr.
61 Tanner Hetherington OL/DL 5-10/265 Sr.
62 Tannor Eikey OL/DL 6-0/240 Sr.
63 Joey Spadaro OL/DL 5-11/215 Sr.
65 Jacob Rain OL/DL 6-3/265 So.
70 Lucas McDonnell OL/DL 5-10/200 Jr.
71 Tom Hetherington OL/DL 5-9/220 So.
72 Skylar Seman OL/DL 6-0/225 Jr.
73 Alex Voit OL/DL 5-11/200 So.
74 Khristian Miller OL/DL 6-0/190 Sr.
75 Zach Tomosovich OL/DL 6-5/310 Fr.
76 Rob Bartram OL/DL 6-5/300 Sr.
77 Zakary Fordyce OL/DL 5-10/215 Jr.
ROSTER
Skill, speed, depth and potential.
All typical traits of a
Penn-Trafford football team heading
into a new season.
Seemingly, every season.
Coach John Ruane rarely has
a void to fill as he and his staff
groom players each year to replace
current standouts — a focus on today
with an eye toward the future.
As one steps out, another steps
in.
But Ruane did have a question
mark to tangle with during an
uncertain and helter-skelter offseason
that lived in the shadow of
the coronavirus.
Skill once again abounds with
do-it-all senior Ethan Carr taking
over at quarterback and numerous
backs and receivers set to join him,
but the question is, who is going to
block for them?
“The worst part about the offseason
is that we lost all that weightroom
time,” Ruane said. “Our guys
stayed in shape, which is great, but
we have some holes to fill and we’re
still deciding who will fill them.”
Senior Rob Bartrum (6-5, 290) is
a key returning starter up front,
but Ruane said a large group is
competing to play alongside him.
“A slew of guys, seven or eight,”
he said.
Among them: seniors Joey
Spadaro, Austin Lankey and
Tannor Eikey; juniors Declan
Ochendowski and Garrett Moorhead;
and sophomore Joe Enick.
Carr is the no-doubt centerpiece
of the offense. He played five positions
last season to help the Warriors
garner the top seed in WPIAL
Class 5A.
The Villanova recruit, who
will replace dual-threat standout
Gabe Dunlap (2,927 all-purpose
yards) under center, led the team
with 42 catches for 764 yards and
10 touchdowns — he will play receiver
in college — and also ran for
323 yards and eight TDs and threw
for 198 yards.
“Ethan is a quarterback, so it’s
not like we’re converting him from
wide receiver,” Ruane said. “He is
just moving back to QB. He has a
big-time arm, and we plan to show
that. He will run the ball, too. The
cerebral part for him is very high.”
Senior Brad Ford, who was thrust
into action last year when two key
running backs were injured (Caleb
Lisbon and Sam Fanelli), should be
a key rusher. He ran for 302 yards
and four touchdowns on 65 carries,
the second-most totes on the team.
Athletic junior Cade Yacamelli
ran for 209 yards and will be another
backfield weapon, along with
senior Nate Frye.
“Those are three varsity-tested
guys,” Ruane said. “We want to get
all of them on the field, as rushers
or receivers.”
Other key pass-catching threats
are junior Chase Vecchio, senior
Mason Frye and senior Chris
Popovich.
The Warriors often line up in
four-receiver sets, so Carr could
turn to a vertical passing attack
with short throws to get athletes
into open space.
The Frye brothers, who combined
for 141 tackles and have dual
offers from Butler and Valparaiso,
and Ford will drive the defensive
secondary. Carr will occupy a hybrid
linebacker spot, and senior
Cole Darragh returns to play linebacker
after missing time with an
injury.
Vecchio had 53 tackles.
Carr said the Warriors are not
short on skill or experience.
“We are starting to get the
chemistry back up after the hiatus,”
he said. “Our expectations,
just like every year, are to win a
championship.”
Also look for contributions from
senior Thomas Wilkie and juniors
Jack Jollie and Ian Demari.
Junior Nathan Schlessinger
could be the top kicker in the conference,
and sophomore Josh Huffman
will punt again.
Ruane called Class 5A “ridiculously
difficult on paper” and
expects big things from Upper St.
Clair, Peters Township, Gateway,
Woodland Hills and Pine-Richland.
by BILL BECKNER JR.
PENN-TRAFFORD • BIG EAST
ETHAN CARR