HS FOOTBALL: 20 Teams/20 Days, Jim Thorpe
Aug. 8—The Republican Herald will profile one of the area's high school football teams entering this season each day between now and Saturday, Aug. 12.
Today's team is:
Jim Thorpe
Head coach: Mark Rosenberger (26th season)
2022 record: 3-8, 3-4
League/Division: Schuylkill/Colonial Red
3 key players lost to graduation: QB Brett Balliet, OT/DT Paul Rutledge, TE/DE Bryson Heydt
3 key returning players: OT/DT Noah Rosahac (sr.), RB/LB Sal Capria (sr.), FB/LB Ben Goldberg (sr.)
Breakout candidates: WR/CB Justin Yescavage (jr.), QB/CB Cole Lazorick (soph.), G/DE Austin Fronheiser (sr.), WR/S Josh James (sr.), TE/DE Chase Whaley (sr.), S Nik Schwartz (jr.)
Team strength: "We return several key athletes on both sides of the ball as well as an All-State two-way lineman."
Biggest thing you need to work on during preseason camp: "Developing the chemistry of the entire team, as well developing the new players on the offensive and defensive lines."
Olympians will have a winning season if ...: "We are able to stay healthy and the line play develops into a strength of the team."
Scrimmage: Aug. 19, Northwestern Lehigh, 9 a.m.
Schedule: Aug. 25, at Blue Mountain; Aug. 31, Bangor; Sept. 8, at Salisbury; Sept. 15, Palmerton; Sept. 22, Pine Grove; Sept. 29, at Tamaqua; Oct. 6, at North Schuylkill; Oct. 13, Notre Dame-Green Pond; Oct. 20, at Northern Lehigh; Oct. 27, Lehighton
Thursday's team: Williams Valley
— Compiled by Leroy Boyer
