Pennsylvania Offseason Program Outlook: Tri-Valley Bulldogs

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2022 Recap:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Bulldogs are coming off a very strong 2022 season that saw them go 10-2 including 6-1 in Colonial-Schuylkill lead play, earning a second place finish only behind Williams Valley. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>They got off to a terrific start to the season, winning their first nine games before falling to Williams Valley 21-14 in late October. They would knock Minersville out in their opening playoff game before falling the following week to Northern Lehigh. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Offensively, they were led by the likes of [player_tooltip player_id='91828' first='Kameron' last='Wetzel'] and Jake Scheib on the ground as they combined for 1,503 yards and 21 touchdowns. Reece Hutzinger added an additional near 400-yards on the ground. Hutzinger also led them defensively with 126 tackles. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Overall, the Bulldogs averaged 29.7 points per game offensively while only allowing 12.6 points on average. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Key Losses:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>QB <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/13015532">Kole Miller</a> (77-for-183, 1,435-yards, 10 TD ; 198 rushing yards, 2 TD)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>RB <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/13015514">[player_tooltip player_id='91828' first='Kameron' last='Wetzel']</a> (97 carries, 820 yards, 11 TD)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>FB <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/13015497">Jake Scheib</a> (93 carries, 683 yards, 11 TD ; 6 receptions, 147 yards, 1 TD ; 97 tackles)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>RB/LB <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/13015595">Reece Hutzinger</a> (78 carries, 398 yards, 6 TD ; 126 tackles, 54 solo, 72 asst)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>WR <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/13015489">[player_tooltip player_id='92699' first='Jolten' last='Flory']</a> (19 receptions, 465 yards, 4 TD ; 49 tackles)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>WR/CB <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/13015570">Jake Tietsworth</a> (12 receptions, 128 yards, 1 TD)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>T <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/15079765">Beau Strause</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Key Returners:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>These are only a few of their returnees and by no means the only "key" players. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>G<a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/15079916"> Wyatt Algeier</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>G <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/17157955">Noah Porter</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>WR <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/15090320">Layne Yoder</a> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>TE <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/16436405">Shawn Bowman</a> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>FB <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/16169069">Kash Tobin</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>QB <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/16169067">[player_tooltip player_id='919511' first='Blake' last='Schwartz']</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>T <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/15079874">Ayden Rodichok</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>RB <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/17912975">[player_tooltip player_id='1352737' first='Cole' last='Gemberling']</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2023 Outlook: </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tri Valley is in a very tricky spot entering the 2023 season as they were a very senior ladened team this past year. Most of the key returners in skill positions recorded limited stats last season. [player_tooltip player_id='919511' first='Blake' last='Schwartz'], the anticipated starter at this moment, didn't record any stats last year, neither did <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/15079829">Hunter Troutman</a> or <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/14030251">Braeden Doyle</a>. Head coach Jeff Sampson will certainly have a challenge on his hands in camp in getting the younger kids on the team ready. That being said, under Sampson the Bulldogs have consistently been a tough, very good team and that remains the expectation in 2023. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->