Written by: David Mika on Thursday, August 22, 2024.
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Head coach: Paul Russick

Assistant Coach:
Josh Lo Basso
Joe Kosciuk
Jim Ludwig
Daniel Patrisso
Jon Gillow
Jeremy Ebert
Jeff Kent
Gordy West
Brice Rickard

Team name: Honesdale Hornets

District: 2

Class: 4A

League: Lackawanna Football Conference, Division 2

Record 2023: 3-7

25.08. Wallenpaupack (AAAA) 19:00 L 6-23
01.09. Wyoming Area (AAAA) 19:00 L 12-47
9/08 @ Valley View (AAAA) 7:00 p.m. L 13-40
15.9. @ Lackawanna Trail (A) 7:00 p.m. L 13-39
22.9. Tunkhannock (AAAA) 19:00 W 51-6
29.9. Lakeland* (AA) 19:00 W 48-7
10/06 @ West Scranton* (AAAAA) 7:00 p.m. W 41-6
10/13 @ Mid Valley* (AA) 7:00 p.m. L 25-26
20.10. Dunmore* (AA) 19:00 N 21-47
27.10. @ Western Wayne* (AAA) 19:00 L 20-35

Important regular players lost:
WR/DB – Cameron Hedges
WR – Zach Gledhill
OL – Nick DeNoie
OL – Caleb Dodson
OL/DL – Caleb Bryant
DL – Jacob Garvey
DL – Jesse Scarpa
LB – Grant Tonkin

Returning offensive starters:
QB – Aiden Collins
RB – Mason Avery
FB/TE – Bradley Bibalo
WR/TE – Conlan Keast
OL – Wyatt Rutherford
OL – Evan Funk

Returning defensive starters:
LB – Bradley Bibalo
LB – Charlie Propst
LB – Robert Quinn
DL – Logan Dieterich
DB – Landing Estus
DB – Mason Avery
DB – Conlan Keast

Returning special teams starters:
P – Aiden Collins
K – Mason Avery

Important new additions:
Anthony Passaro, 12th – OL/DL (RETURN FROM INJURY)
Zach Meagher, 11th – WR/DB
Jakub Randolph, 11. – WR/DB
Kobe White, 11th – WR/DB (RETURN FROM INJURY)
Gus Deron, 11th – DL
Manny Edwards, 10th – RB
Bobby MacDowell, 9th OL/DL
Max Labruno 9. TE/LB

2024 Returning Player Statistics:
QB – Aiden Collins, 1st All-Star Team, 1172 yards, 83 for 157 (52.87%), 10 TDs, 4 INTs | 427 yards, 79 carries, 8 TDs
RB – Mason Avery, All-Star 1218 yards, 159 carries, 10 TDs | 81 yards, 13 catches
FB/TE/LB – Bradley Bibalo, 91 yards, 19 carries, 1 TD | 142 yards, 12 catches, 1 TD, 55 total tackles, 2 TFL, 1 sack
WR/TE – Conlan Keast, All-Star, 182 yards, 18 catches, 1 TD, 31 total tackles
OL – Wyatt Rutherford, All-Star left back, 10 games as starter, 14 pancakes, 0 sacks allowed
OL – Evan Funk Center, All-Star starter for 10 games, 4 pancakes
LB – Charlie Propst, 1st Team All-Star, 69 total tackles, 4 TFL, 1 sack, 1 INT
DB – Landen Estus, 1st All-Star Team, 57 total tackles
DL – Logan Dieterich, All-Star, 28 total tackles, 4TFL, 1 sack

Outlook 2024:
Attack: Offensively, we have an experienced team, especially on the offensive line. We also have a 4-year starter back at quarterback in Aiden Collins and a 1,000-yard rusher in Mason Avery. The key is to play physical up front and be able to pass the ball to our playmakers. We believe we have a good mix of good returners and some new talent that can really help us.

Defense: The key for us on defense will be to find the depth we need. We have all of our linebackers and three of our four secondary positions back. Overall, we have the potential to have a lot of team speed on defense.

Special teams: We’re going to be really comfortable where we are on special teams. We have good players at both kicker positions, both returning, along with Rylan Montgomery, who will be returning from an injury this season.

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