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Summer Huddle – DuBois

Tom Reisenweber — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 05:00:19 +0000

DuBois Beavers
Coach (season, record): Frank Varischetti (2nd season at DuBois, 6th season overall, 8-3 at DuBois, 38-19 overall)
2011 overall record: 8-3
2011 region record (place): 4-2 (third)
2011 playoff results: Lost 28-17 to State College in a PIAA Class AAAA subregional.
Top players lost: Max Hine, Sean Sleigh, Dylan Himes, Gabriel Hrecznyj, Joe Morrison, Brady Haines, Shaun Foley, Jeremiah Clinchoc, Justin Yale, Broc McKolosky, Garrett Kerner
Top returning players: Garrett Brown, Shane Marshall, Garrett Miles
Outlook: DuBois will be starting from scratch this season after massive graduation losses. The Beavers graduated most of their skill position players and could go through some growing pains. DuBois won eight games under new head coach Frank Variscetti but couldn’t get past State College in the playoffs. Max Hine, Sean Sleigh, Dylan Himes, Gabriel Hrecznyj, Joe Morrison, Brady Haines, Shaun Foley, Jeremiah Clinchoc, Justin Yale, Broc McKolosky and Garrett Kerner graduated in the spring. Hine was a first-team all-region wide receiver and second-team defensive back. Hine caught 57 passes for 682 yards and 10 touchdowns last year and had two interceptions. Sleigh, a first-team quarterback, completed 170-of-295 for 2,048 yards and 18 touchdowns. His arm and play-making ability (316 rushing yards) might be the biggest losses for DuBois. The Beavers also lost two all-region lineman. Himes was a first-team defensive lineman and second-team offensive lineman, while Morrison was a second-team defensive lineman. Morrison had 93 tackles and three sacks as a senior. The Beavers even lost their kicker, Gabriel Hrecznyj, who was voted all-region after connecting on 47 extra points and four field goals.

The position battles in camp should be interesting for DuBois. Gabe French, a 6-foot 1-inch 155-pound quarterback, completed 14-of-24 for 114 yards and two touchdowns. He may step in to start for Sleigh at quarterback but his size could also be used as a wide receiver. Brown, a second-team selection at all-purpose, led the Beavers with 699 yards on 101 carries, including five touchdowns, and he caught 27 passes for 240 yards. He might be the main driving force of this year’s offense. Shane Marshall was the Beavers’ fourth-leading rusher last fall with 140 yards on 18 carries and one touchdown. Despite his limited carries, he is one of DuBois’ top returning rushers. Garrett Miles caught 22 passes for 387 yards and four touchdowns. He finished as the Beavers’ fourth-leading receiver but see his touches increase significantly. On defense, Marshall led DuBois with 113 tackles last fall but the next four tackles have graduated, including McKolosky (92 tackles) and Kerner (90).

DuBois opens the season immediately with a possible playoff opponent at Mifflin County. The Beavers’ toughest stretch could come at the end of the season. DuBois should be near the top of the region before finishing the season at Warren and back-to-back home games with Meadville and Slippery Rock.

Schedule
August
31 at Mifflin County 7
September
7 Franklin* 7
14 at Punxsutawney 7
21 at Oil City* 7
28 at Bradford* 7
October
5 Bye
12 Brookville 7
19 at Warren* 7
26 Meadville* 7
November
2 Slippery Rock* 7
*Region 5 games

Tuesday: East

– Tom Reisenweber

Times-News, GoErie.com football preview coverage

Jeff Kirik — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:43:20 +0000

The Erie Times-News and GoErie.com are continuing District 10 football preview coverage this week, leading up to Friday’s season openers. Starting Sunday, the preview coverage included Region 6, McDowell and Region 4. The coverage will continue through Thursday. Included in each preview are complete rosters for each team.

Earlier, the Times-News published the 112-page Kickoff preseason guide and posted the online Summer Huddle series on the Varsity blog.

Check out the links to the Times-News team previews:
Sunday: McDowell preview
Sunday: Region 6
Monday: Region 4
Tuesday: Region 5
Wednesday: Region 2
Thursday: Region 3
Thursday: Region 1

New-look DuBois takes Corry passing camp

Tom Reisenweber — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 20:27:23 +0000

The DuBois football team has a new coach in Frank Varischetti and his high-flying offense has already made its mark in District 10. The Beavers traveled to Corry on Saturday and won the Corry passing camp. Varischetti coached at Brockway the past four years where his offense transformed Derek Buganza into Pennsylvania’s all-time career passer with 9,752 yards.

DuBois returns senior leader Sean Sleigh at quarterback, who threw for 1,517 yards and 11 touchdowns last fall. DuBois beat Southwestern out of New York in the quarterfinals before knocking off Corry Black, which is a split squad Corry team, in the semifinals. The Beavers defeated Jamestown (N.Y.) in the championship. Corry Black and DuBois were the only District 10 teams to make the semifinals, while Girard and Eisenhower qualified for the quarterfinals. Warren defeated East in the 2010 championship.

– Tom Reisenweber