Football Coach Asadoorian Optimistic for Successful Season
Head Coach: Derek Asadoorian (5th
year) Record last season: 6-6
Assistant coaches: Phil Unger(Line),
Colin Murphy (Line), Greg Gillette
(Qb's/Db's),Brian Lamothe (Rb's/DBb's)
Tom Dumont (Wr'S/Lb's), Jake Manning
(Scout),Tom Field (Scout)
Key losses: Nick Longo, Erik Rasku,
Drew Estabrook, Brad Ursprung
(Graduated). Ryan Vultaggio (transfer),
Ryan Dawson (Injured), Phil Dubay
Captains: Matt Manning (12), Quintin
Forbes (11)
Starters: Offensive line: LT Matt
Plausse (12), LG Charles Hill (12), Center
Alex Marken (11), RG Ben Lutkevich (11),
RT Sam Yeadon (12), TE Joey Stewart (11).
Plausse - Great attitude, willing to
move from tight end to left tackle,
embracing the change, pleasant surprise.
Hill - positive attitude, strong physical
player. Lutkevich - experienced lineman,
hard working, physical. Marken - up from
JV, lacks size but plays big! Yeadon - hard
worker, had the opportunity and has
shown he can do the job. Both Stewart
and Alex Dhionis are inexperienced at
TE but have size, good hands and are
working on blocking techniques.
Also OL: Ronnie Peck (10), David Fei
(10), Alex Dhionis (11)
Peck played FB last year, but made
the move to line. He's a strong player
who shows excellent potential.
Fei - competing, rapidly learning.
Backfield: RB Quintin Forbes, QB Mack
Eberhardt, FB Matt Manning, Ben Butler
WR (10), Coleman Hill WR (12). Back
up starters: Tristan Lynch RB (11), Joey
Orlando FB (10), Drew Moore WR (11).
Forbes - three year starter, has made
huge improvement; a leader; works
hard; has highest football IQ on team.
Eberhardt is an excellent passer/runner,
a good pass reader and could be a major
part of the Crusader offense. Coach
Asadoorian is pleased with how this
junior has progressed. Manning is a
dependable, big play player, explosive
and a very talented athlete.
Orlando is strong and an excellent
blocker. Lynch has outstanding speed
and is a dependable, powerful runner.
Defensive Line: DE Alex Dhionis, DL
Ben Lutkevich, DL David Fei, Matt
Plausse DL.
LB: Joey Orlando, Colemann Hill, Matt
Manning .
Corners: Quintin Forbes, Alex Mann
(12). DB Peter Stark, DB Coleman Hill.
Reserves: Brady McEvoy, Drew Moore,
Tristan Lynch, Drew Moore, Ben Butler.
Mann - up from JV, motivated, athletic,
good speed. Lynch is competing at corner.
Stark is an intelligent player looking to
step up to varsity. McEvoy has the ability
and will help. Troy Jenkins (12) gives the
team depth at linebacker
Strengths: A team first attitude
dominates the way these players
work! "Extremely coachable group
with solid work ethics," lauds coach
Asadoorian. Good summer preparation
will pay. Strong linebacker group. Key
will be ability to make week-to-week
adjustments to the huge number of
offensive schemes.
Concerns: Lack of varsity experience
and depth. Success depends on how
quickly the team can pull all aspects
together. "We need to increase our
intensity," said Asadoorian.
Outlook: "Cautiously optimistic that
we can compete. We have the potential
to continue the success the program has
had over the past four years."
