SHARPSVILLE REGION 4 BLUE DEVILS
2018 RECORD 8-3 OVERALL, 2-1 REGION 4 HOME FIELD: SHARPSVILLE FIELD
OUTLOOK C OAC H
PAUL PICCIRILLI 25TH SEASON 207-73 RECORD PLAYERS TO WATCH
TRISTAN
BESSER SR•HB
2018 RESULTS
Sharpsville put together another impressive season under longtime coach Paul Piccirilli, who went over 200 career wins and is the active leader in wins among District 10 coaches. The Blue Devils’ only losses last fall came to PIAA Class 2A runner-up Wilmington and OHSAA Division 5 quarterfinalist Manchester from Akron. Sharpsville brings back seven starters on both sides of the ball, but the Blue Devils had some big graduation losses, including Virginia recruit JaQuay Hubbard, one of the top linemen in the state, along with quarterback Nick Alexander and running back Kobe Joseph. The three leave big holes to fill along with fellow all-region selections Luke Levis (wide receiver, defensive back), Max Messett (wide receiver), Joe Bornes (tight end, defensive line), Drew Gordon (defensive line), Michael Herman (kicker) and Ben Henwood (defensive back). Alexander threw for 2,234 yards and 21 touchdowns last fall. Joseph ran for 1,196 yards and 24 touchdowns and Levis caught 48 passes for 693 yards and seven TDs. Bornes had 25 catches for 452 yards and three TDs, while Joseph caught 23 passes for 249 yards and four TDs and Messett had 22 catches for 429 yards and four TDs. Sharpsville returns Tristan Besser and Chayse Stevens-Luchey at running back, Danny Henwood at quarterback, Brandon Hopson at wide receiver and Wyatt Caldwell, Tyler Clary, Aaron and Josh Stephenson on the line on offense. The returning defensive starters include the Stephensons at linebacker, Caldwell and Devin McCurry on the line and Besser, Hopson, Henwood and StevensLuchey in the secondary. Sharpsville had a great 2018 season, but the Blue Devils will have to nearly start over this year with most of their offensive weapons gone to graduation. The Blue Devils will have to rely on several senior leaders, including Caldwell, Clary and Josh Stephenson.
REGULAR SEASON
at Hickory W, 17-6 at Iroquois W, 64-6 Manchester (Ohio) L, 21-52 Greenville* W, 61-6 at Sharon W, 23-21 at Lakeview* W, 73-0 Conneaut (Ohio) W, 32-28 Wilmington* L, 14-48 at West Middlesex W, 35-19 DISTRICT 10 PLAYOFFS Northwestern W, 55-6 Wilmington L, 7-50 *Region 4 game
2018 LEADERS
PASSING
Nick Alexander Danny Henwood RUSHING
Kobe Joseph Tristan Besser Chris Roth Luke Levis Jadan Townsend RECEIVING
Luke Levis Joseph Bornes Kobe Joseph Max Messett Danny Henwood SCORING
Tyler Clary
Danny Henwood
Chayse Stevens-Luchey
2019 SCHEDULE Aug. 23 Hickory Aug. 30 Iroquois Sept. 6 at Seneca Sept. 13 at Greenville* Sept. 21 Sharon Sept. 27 Lakeview* Oct. 4 at Conneaut (Ohio) Oct. 11 at Wilmington* Oct. 18 West Middlesex Oct. 25 at Slippery Rock *Region 4 game
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Kobe Joseph Luke Levis a-Michael Herman Max Messett Joseph Bornes a-includes two field goals Returnees in bold
Wyatt Caldwell
Com. Att. Yds. TD Int 143 248 2,234 21 6 6 11 106 1 0 Att. Yds. 140 1,196 33 110 19 92 7 48 3 38
Avg. 8.5 3.3 4.8 6.9 12.7
TD 24 1 1 0 1
Rec. 48 25 23 22 17
Avg. 14.4 18.1 10.8 19.5 10.6
TD 7 3 4 4 1
Yds. 693 452 249 429 180
TD PAT 2-pt Total 28 0 0 168 7 0 3 48 0 34 0 40 5 0 0 30 4 0 1 26
2018 UNDERCLASSMEN
No. Name Pos. 1 Jordan Townsend WR/LB 2 Chayse Stevens-Luchey WR/DB 3 Chris Roth HB/DB 5 Brandon Hopson WR/DB 7 Danny Henwood WR/DB 10 George Steindorf WR/LB 12 Ethan Cusick TE/DE 14 Christen Pope WR/DB 18 Jadan Townsend WR/DB 33 Tristan Besser HB/DB 45 Zack Tedrow HB/DB 50 Tyler Clary C/T 51 Joshua McCurry TE/T 53 Jacob Rust TE/LB 55 Devin McCurry G/T
Yr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. So. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. So.
Ht. 5-7 5-10 5-7 5-10 6-0 5-8 6-1 5-3 5-8 5-8 5-6 5-7 5-10 5-10 5-7
Wt. 147 160 138 145 170 155 175 110 142 160 130 175 180 155 180
57 59 60 65 71 72
Wyatt Caldwell Domenic Alfredo Travis Cadman Aaron Stephenson Seth Knauff Joshua Stephenson
G/T TE/LB TE/T TE/LB TE/DE G/LB
Jr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Jr.
5-6 5-11 5-5 5-10 6-5 6-0
200 164 168 160 200 165
Kaleb Gorichky
KICKOFF 2019 • 65
