SPORTS: Pre-Season Football

Head Coach: Derek Asadoorian, 6th year (40-20)

Assistant coaches: Phil Unger (Line), Colin Murphy (Line), Greg Gillette (QB/DB), Tom Dumont (WR/LB), Riley O'Keefe (RB/LB), Tom Fjeld (Scout)

Captains: Quintin Forbes, Joey Stewart, Tristan Lynch 

Returning offensive starters: Quintin Forbes, (12) QB; Joey Stewart, (12)TE; Drew Moore, (11) WR; Ben Lutkevich, (12) OL, Ronnie Peck, (11) G, Tristan Lynch, (12) RB/DB; Alex Marken, (12) OL/DL;

Returning defensive starters: Quintin Forbes, S; Drew Moore, C; Joey Orlando, (11) LB; David Fei, (11)DT; Ben Lutkevich, DT

Promising newcomers: AJ Dufresne, (12) TE/DB; Bryce Tuppa, (12)WR/LB; Evan Lexo, (11) WR/DB; Ryan Heinser, (11)TE/DL; Shane Dawson, (10) RB/LB; Andy Femia, (10) OL/DL; Danny Howes, (10) TE/DL; Billy Mitchell, (10) WR/DB; Corey Romich, (10) QB/DB;

Type of offense: Option

Splitting time at running back - Joey Orlando, Tristan Lynch, Shane Dawson, AJ Dufresne

Splitting time at receiver - Joey Stewart, Drew Moore, Bryce Tuppa, AJ Dufresne, Evan Lexo, Ryan Heinser, Danny Howes

Offensive line - Ben Lutkevich (5'11/190), Ronnie Peck (5'11"/195), Alex Marken (5'5"/185), David Fei (6'/260), PJ Kendall (5'11"/175), Andy Femia (5'11"/220).

Type of defense: 4-3

Defensive line: Joey Stewart, David Fei, Ben Lutkevich, PJ Kendall, Alex Marken, Andy Femia, AJ Dufresne, Ryan Heinser, Danny Howes

Linebackers: Joey Orlando, Ronnie Peck, Bryce Tuppa, Shane Dawson, AJ Dufresne, PJ Kendall

Defensive secondary: Quintin Forbes, Drew Moore, Tristan Lynch, AJ Dufresne, Evan Lexo, Billy Mitchell, Nate Forbes

Comments: Quintin Forbes will replace Mack Eberhardt at quarterback. Eberhardt, a senior who rushed for 1,000 yards and passed for 1000 yards, moved to Hawaii. The offense will return only three starters to the same position from last year (Joey Stewart, TE; Ronnie Peck, G and Drew Moore, WR).  The success of the offense will be determined by how fast our new players develop and how well other players adapt to new roles. GD graduated three 3-year defensive starters in Matt Manning, Charles Hill and Coleman Hill. The defense will be young and inexperienced.  In addition to many new faces, the Crusaders moved up to Mid-Wach B and will have to adjust to a much more challenging schedule which includes games with Algonquin, Hudson, Marlborough, No. Middlesex and Westborough.

Season home opener: 9/13 at 7 p.m