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2009 Football Roster


No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School
1 Justin Young SE Sr. 6-2 210 Pittsburgh, Pa./Shady Side Academy
2 Keith Howell SE Sr. 6-2 190 North Braddock, Pa./Woodland Hills
3 James Conway DB Jr. 6-0 195 Rockton, Pa./Dubois Area
4 Tom Duff QB So. 5-10 180 Loudonville, N.Y./Colonie Central
5 Spenser Ercole DB/SE Fr. 6-0 180 Lewisburg, Pa./Lewisburg Area
6 Shane Parcel DB Fr. 5-10 175 Pine Brook, N.J./Montville Twp.
7 Jalon Scott DB Fr. 5-11 190 Albany, N.Y./Albany HS
8 Paul Gattuso K Fr. 5-9 175 Yatesville, Pa./Pittston Area
9 Trevor Polly SE Fr. 6-0 170 Camp Hill, Pa./Camp Hill
10 Jesse Eggerton DB So. 5-7 185 Montoursville, Pa./Loyalsock Twp.
11 Matt Lottes QB So. 6-3 190 Muttontown, N.Y./Long Island Lutheran
12 Josh Rogers QB So. 6-2 205 Cogan Station, Pa./Williamsport
13 John Vitolo K Fr. 6-0 160 Sparta, N.J./Sparta
14 Erich Majors LB Sr. 5-8 190 Harrisburg, Pa./Harrisburg
15 Jack McCarty FS Fr. 5-10 190 Westminster, Md./South Carroll
16 Pete Johnsen DE Sr. 5-11 220 Malvern, Pa./Great Valley
17 Rich Palazzi QB So. 5-10 180 Newfoundland, Pa./Wallenpaupack
18 Josh Simpson DB Sr. 5-10 180 North Braddock, Pa./Woodland Hills
19 Nelson Guerrero DB So. 6-0 180 Jersey City, N.J./Hackensack
19 Mike Ritter SE So. 5-10 190 Selinsgrove, Pa./Selinsgrove Area
20 Ben Le'Mon RB Jr. 5-8 180 Corona, N.Y./Salisbury (Conn.)
21 Braden Klingler DB Jr. 5-11 180 Selinsgrove, Pa./Selinsgrove Area
22 Josh Gordon RB So. 5-10 190 Albany, N.Y./Albany HS
23 J.J. Moran SE Sr. 5-8 185 Pottsville, Pa./Pottsville
24 Jordan Plitt FS Fr. 6-1 205 Haddon Heights, N.J./Paul VI
25 Dave Paveletz RB Sr. 5-9 225 Warrior Run, Pa./Hanover Area
26 Mike Buonocore FB Sr. 5-10 220 Hillsdale, N.J./Pascack Valley
27 Ralph Mensah DB Fr. 5-8 175 Gaithersburg, Md./Gaithersburg
28 Brett Boyer DB/QB Fr. 5-11 175 Millersburg, Pa./Millersburg Area
29 Louis Wyley LB Fr. 6-1 200 Reisterstown, Md./Franklin
30 Mike Brown DB So. 5-8 170 Lewisburg, Pa./Lewisburg Area/Waynesburg
31 Mike Svrcek FB/LB Fr. 5-8 180 Cressona, Pa./Nativity B.V.M.
32 Ryan Eck LB Jr. 6-0 215 Williamsport, Pa./Loyalsock Twp.
33 John Wyke OLB So. 5-9 180 Penn Hills, Pa./Penn Hills
34 Tony McIntosh DB Sr. 5-7 190 Avondale, Pa./Avon Grove
35 Dave Bogdan FB So. 6-0 210 Latham, N.Y./Shaker
36 Connor McGrath FB So. 5-10 225 Sparta, N.J./Pope John XXIII Regional/Assumption
37 Col Drumheiser FB Fr. 5-10 215 Palm Coast, Fla./Flager Palm Coast
38 Eric Kuester RB/DB So. 5-9 180 Hellertown, Pa./Saucon Valley
39 Will Dyson DB Fr. 6-0 180 Hawley, Pa./Wallenpaupack
40 Trevor Terpening DE So. 6-2 235 Mount Airy, Md./South Carroll
41 Marc McDonough DL Sr. 6-2 280 Kingston, Pa./Bishop Hoban
42 Tim Pierce LB So. 6-0 210 Fairfield, N.J./West Essex
43 Greg Tellish RB So. 5-8 190 Mount Airy, Md./South Carroll
44 Justin Stover LB Jr. 6-0 230 Selinsgrove, Pa./Selinsgrove Area
45 Joe Gaboff LB Jr. 5-8 200 Jackson, N.J./Jackson Memorial
46 Bryon Chowka LB Fr. 6-1 195 Coal Township, Pa./Shamokin Area
47 Bobby Eppleman P/K Jr. 6-2 180 Chester Springs, Pa./Great Valley
48 Andy Cupp LB Fr. 5-10 185 Westminster, Md./Westminster HS
49 Jim Cavanaugh FB Jr. 6-0 220 Toms River, N.J./Toms River North
50 Cody Jones OL Jr. 6-1 285 Elysburg, Pa./Southern Columbia Area
50 Bill Stacknick OL Fr. 6-2 235 Jessup, Pa./Valley View
51 Greg Arrington OL Fr. 6-0 260 Matawan, N.J./St. John Vianney
52 Anthony Delbove LB So. 6-0 210 Staten Island, N.Y./Xaverian
52 Rahaman Kargar DL Fr. 6-0 235 Falmouth, Maine/Freeport
53 Joe Koch OL Fr. 6-1 215 Sinking Springs, Pa./Holy Name
53 Andy White OLB So. 5-10 215 Twinsburg, Ohio/Twinsburg
54 Ben O'Brien LB Fr. 5-9 200 Weston, Conn./Wilton
54 Greg Hunter DE So. 5-10 230 Hazleton, Pa./Hazleton Area
55 Todge Aumiller DE So. 5-11 210 Lewistown, Pa./Indian Valley
55 Joseph Gallant OL Fr. 6-0 235 Limington, Maine/Bonny Eagle
56 Mitch Phillips LB So. 6-1 215 Millersburg, Pa./Millersburg Area
57 Tyler Elsenheimer DL Fr. 5-10 260 Lagrange, Maine/Penquis Valley
58 Ryan Rossi LB Fr. 5-10 195 Rye, N.Y./Rye
58 Ryan Schumann OL Jr. 6-1 275 Fair Haven, N.J./Rumson-Fair Haven Regional
59 Brian Pelletier OL Jr. 6-5 280 Sparta, N.J./Sparta
60 Eric Moran OL Fr. 6-1 255 Westfield, N.J./Westfield
61 Tim Robinson OL Fr. 6-1 260 Fair Haven, N.J./Rumson-Fair Haven Regional
62 Brandon Hirsch OL Fr. 6-7 265 Millersburg, Pa./Millersburg Area
63 Devin O'Brien OL Fr. 6-0 230 Byram, N.J./Lenape Valley Regional
64 Paul Russick OL Jr. 6-3 280 Pittston, Pa./Pittston Area
65 Anthony Alfano OL Jr. 5-11 240 Morganville, N.J./Red Bank Catholic
67 John Matthew Sienkowski DE Fr. 6-0 240 Frederick, Md./Frederick
68 Will Tasker OL Jr. 6-2 310 Culpeper, Va./Culpeper County/Averett
70 Logan Skillman DL Fr. 6-3 255 Jarrettsville, Md./North Harford
71 James Rogers OL Jr. 6-0 305 Harker Heights, Texas/Harker Heights
72 Steve Evans OL Sr. 6-5 280 Sunbury, Pa./Our Lady of Lourdes Regional/Albright
73 Jonathan Weidler OL So. 6-3 270 Lititz, Pa./Warwick
74 John Boggs OL Fr. 6-0 285 Selinsgrove, Pa./Lewisburg Area
74 Ken Philips DL So. 5-9 230 Ridgewood, N.J./Ridgewood
75 Mark Mountjoy OL So. 6-2 275 Sparta, N.J./Pope John XXIII Regional
76 Ryan Muehlbach OL Fr. 6-2 275 Skippach, Pa./Perkiomen
77 Derrick Owens OL Fr. 6-2 320 Lemoyne, Pa./Cedar Cliff
78 James Josephson DE Fr. 5-11 220 Pearl River, N.Y./St. Joseph Regional (N.J.)
79 Drew Champney OL Sr. 6-3 280 Victor, N.Y./Victor
80 Matt Knouse TE So. 6-1 235 Elliottsburg, Pa./West Perry
81 Mike DeMauro LB Fr. 6-0 230 New City, N.Y./St. Joseph Regional (N.J.)
81 Jose Reina SE Jr. 6-0 175 Tobyhanna, Pa./Pocono Mountain West
82 Spencer Cox DB Jr. 6-1 190 Myersville, Md./Frederick/Brevard
83 Scott Delventhal TE So. 6-4 225 Mahwah, N.J./Mahwah
84 Brian Pavelko DE Fr. 6-2 220 McAdoo, Pa./Hazleton Area
85 Joe Reilly TE Jr. 5-10 230 Flushing, N.Y./Holy Cross HS
86 Robbie Pryal TE Fr. 6-2 210 Archbald, Pa./Valley View
87 Tyler Connaughton SE Fr. 6-0 180 Webster, N.Y./Webster Thomas
88 David Purkert SE Fr. 6-2 180 Annandale, Va./Flint Hill
89 Chris Feuer SE So. 6-0 175 Bedminster, N.J./Bernards
90 Seth Ray DE Jr. 5-11 240 Middletown, Pa./Middletown
91 Stephen Homan DL Fr. 5-11 270 Palm Beach Gardens, Fla./Benjamin
92 Kyle Morosko DE Fr. 6-4 230 Baltimore, Md./Archbishop Curley
93 Andrew Sayler DE Fr. 6-1 220 Ramsey, N.J./Ramsey
94 Ken Schetroma DE Fr. 6-0 245 Elysburg, Pa./Southern Columbia Area
95 Cory Hojnacki DE Fr. 6-3 230 Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks South
96 Chris Lacy DE Fr. 6-5 215 Pine Brook, N.J./Montville Twp.
97 Max Piorkowski TE Jr. 6-0 225 Nazareth, Pa./Northampton
98 Gregg Uhlak DL Fr. 6-3 245 Bayville, N.J./Central Regional
99 Kevin Daley DE Fr. 6-0 220 Parkville, Md./Boys' Latin

Captains: Dave Paveletz, Erich Majors, Drew Champney, Pete Johnsen
Head Coach: Steve Briggs (Springfield College, 1984), 20th year
Assistant Coaches: Nate Milne (Offensive Coordinator/OL), Brad Fordyce (Defensive Coordinator/LB), Bob Pittello '51 (OL), Dan Alderson (DB), Jack Lydic (QB), Scott Knapp (RB), Kyle Ream (SE), Rob Campbell '09 (TE), Satyen Bhakta (DL), John Salvatore '08 (LB), Dan Mehleisen (DB)
Student Assistant Coach: Jarrid Myers '10

Pronunciations

Alfano (al-FAWN-o)

Todge (TAWDGE) Aumiller (AW-mill-er)

Satyen (SAWT-ee-in) Bhakta (BAWK-tuh)

Buonocore (BAWN-uh-core)

Chowka (CHOW-kuh)

Connaughton (kuh-NAW-tin)

Delbove (dell-BOVE)

DeMauro (dih-MAW-roh)

Drumheiser (DRUM-high-zer)

Ercole (ER-cool)

Feuer (FURE)

Gallant (guh-LAWNT)

Gattuso (guh-TOOS-oh)

Guerrero (guh-RARE-roh)

Hojnacki (HO-juh-KNACK-ee)

Homan (HO-min)

Rahaman (RAH-min) Kargar

Braden (BRAY-den) Klingler

Knouse (keh-NOWSE)

Koch (KUCK)

Kuester (KOOS-ter)

Le'Mon (le-MAWN)

Lottes (LOTT-iss)

McDonough (mick-DUNN-uh)

McIntosh (MAC-in-tosh)

Mehleisen (muh-LY-zin)

Mensah (MEN-suh)

Milne (MILL-in)

Eric and J.J. Moran (muh-RAN)

Morosko (muh-ROSS-koh)

Muehlbach (MULE-bawk)

Palazzi (puh-LAW-zee)

Paveletz (puh-VELL-itz)

Pavelko (puh-VELL-koh)

Pelletier (pell-eh-TEER)

Piorkowski (peer-KOW-skee)

Pryal (PRY-ill)

Reina (RAY-nuh)

Rossi (ROSS-ee)

Schetroma (skih-TROH-muh)

Jalon (juh-LAWN) Scott

Sienkowski (sin-KOW-skee)

Svrcek (sih-VER-check)

Uhlak (YOU-lack)

Vitolo (vih-TOOL-oh)

Weidler (WIDE-ler)

Wyke (WYKE-ee)

Wyley (WY-lee)