Juniors Mickey Viccarello and Nick McCullough also will be in the mix. Shanafelt is entering his third season as a starting receiver. They will have plenty of playmakers to get the ball to, including seniors Ethan Wertman (29 catches, 269 yards, 4 TDs), Carter Shanafelt (27 receptions, 354 yards, 6 TDs), Nate Miller (14 catches, 212 yards), Thomas Aspinall (12 catches, 185 yards, 3 TDs) and sophomore Reston Lehman (9 catches, 221 yards, 3 TDs). When it breaks down, he can pull the ball down and make us look good as coaches.” We rely on the quarterback’s intelligence, and he understands why we’re doing things. “Chris absolutely understands what we’re doing on offense. “(Nolan) and Chris battled all summer, very competitive, very spirited, they’ve worked well together,” Plack said. In limited duty, DiLucia threw for 384 yards and three scores. Cibrone completed 119 of 219 passes for nearly 2,000 yards and 19 touchdowns last season. Peters Township entered training camp with a quarterback competition between senior incumbent Chris Cibrone and sophomore Nolan DiLucia. The group includes 10 players with starting experience on defense and nine on offense. Peters Township graduated three starters and a specialist - all-conference running back Richie Woods, all-conference wide receiver/defensive back Brendan McCullough and all-conference center Roman Costanza, along with all-conference punter and kicker Joey Bedillion - who helped the team finish 6-4 overall and 3-2 in the Class 5A Allegheny Six.īut that leaves a bevy of Indians who won’t be intimidated by the hard-hitting foes in the conference or the bright lights on Friday nights. Those guys have a lot of playing experience.” We started two freshmen on defense, a bunch of sophomores. The last five games, we were playing two seniors. “We played three seniors all season, and one got hurt. “We’re a lot more experienced than we were last year,” coach TJ Plack said. Peters Township’s youngsters got plenty of it last season, and the Indians’ coaching staff is hoping those reps pay dividends this season. There’s one giant benefit when a high school football team has a small senior class - experience for the underclassmen.

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