Head Coach: Mark Lavine
Assistant Coaches:
Andrew Lynn
Paul McArdle
Joe Damiano
Shawn Hoben
Wally Breiner
Jon Williams
Tony Tessitore
Bill Maynard
Eric Seals
Team Name: Panther Valley Panthers
2024 Record: 2-8
8/23 @ Salisbury (3A) 7:00 pm L 6-28
8/30 @ Schuylkill Haven* (2A) 7:00 pm L 0-57
9/05 @ Marian Catholic* (1A) 7:00 pm L 0-27
9/13 Pine Grove Area* (3A) 7:00 pm W 21-13
9/20 Nativity BVM* (1A) 7:00 pm L 0-60
9/27 @ Tri-Valley* (1A) 7:00 pm L 7-49
10/04 Williams Valley* (2A) 7:00 pm L 0-47
10/11 @ Shenandoah Valley* (2A) 7:00 pm W 32-0
10/17 Mahanoy Area* (2A) 7:00 pm L 0-35
10/25 Minersville Area* (2A) 7:00 pm L 0-43
District: 11
Class: 3A
League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Division C
Key Starters Lost:
Brady Jones
Logan Fisher
Clinton Dyer
Michael Williams
Frank Shubeck
Zack Seifert
Brennan Kunkel
Offensive Starters Returning:
Sr. QB Brody Breiner, 5’10, 170
Sr. OT, Marco Tessitore, 6’3″ 315
Sr. WR, Gavin Yuricheck, 6’4″ 205
Sr. FB, Marcus Rodrigues, 5’10” 220
Sr. WR, Ben Baneravage, 6’2″ 170
Sr. TE, Gino Williams, 6’1″ 220
Jr. OL Jerry Harrison, 6’1″ 270
Jr. OL Spencer Black, 6’4″ 250
Jr. OL, Carlos Maldanado, 6’2″ 250
Defensive Starters Returning:
Sr. FS Brody Breiner, 5’10, 170
Sr. DT, Marco Tessitore, 6’3″ 315
Sr. CB, Gavin Yuricheck, 6’4″ 205
Sr. DL, Marcus Rodrigues, 5’10” 220
Sr. S, Ben Baneravage, 6’2″ 170
Sr. LB, Peter Kruslicky, 5″10″ 200
Jr. DL Jerry Harrison, 6’1″ 270
Jr. DL Spencer Black, 6’4″ 250
Jr. DL, Carlos Maldanado, 6’2″ 250
So. LB, Brody Vermillion, 6’1″ 210
Sr. DL Ja”Saad Smith, 6’1″ 330
Special Team Starters Returning:
None
Key Newcomers:
So. WR/DB Chase McArdle, 6’2″ 175
So. TB, Troy Nunez, 5’8″ 165
Fr. RB/LB, Carson Jones, 5’9″ 205
So. LB/RB, Lyric Ingrassia, 5’6″ 170
So. TE, Jason Ahn, 6’0″ 175
Sr. OL/LB, Zack Zabroski, 5’11” 170
2025 Returning Player Stats:
Brody Breiner: 58 carries for 259 yards rushing and 224 yards passing and 2 TD’s in 4 games due to injury
Ben Baneravage, 57 tackles, 4 TFL’s and 1 int
Marco Tessitore, 43 tackles with 14 TFL’s, and 4 sacks
Peter Kurslicky, 34 tackles and 3 TFL’s
2025 Offensive Outlook: In order to be more successful we have to distribute our carries to more players to keep Brody Breiner healthy and we have to be more balanced with throwing the ball more and creating more big plays. Our offensive line needs to play to it’s potential and we want to control the clock with running the ball and making big plays off of our play action.
2025 Defensive Outlook: We had a lot of players switch positions last year due to injuries which will help with the number of players returning who saw significant action last season. We need to be more physical up front, tackle better and create more turnovers to be successful.
2025 Special Teams Outlook: We need to develop both a kicker and punter for the upcoming season. We had a few times last year that special teams hurt us and we have to make sure that doesn’t happen again this year.
