SELINSGROVE | SEALS PIAA DISTRICT 4
CLASS 4A
HEARTLAND DIVISION 1 2021 SCHEDULE
Early slate to show where Seals are
Aug. 27 at Pottsville Sept. 3 Jersey Shore* Sept. 10 at Shamokin* Sept. 17 Berwick Sept. 24 at Muhlenberg Oct. 1 Shikellamy* Oct. 8 at Central Mountain* Oct. 15 Central Columbia Oct. 22 Southern Columbia Oct. 29 at Montoursville *-PHAC-1 GAME
2020 RESULTS (4-4)
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elinsgrove coach Derek Hicks knows this season will be a challenge for his
team. “Our 10-game schedule, every week is a battle,” Hicks said. “It’s going to be brutal. ... We’re going to have to grow up if we want to do something.” The Seals open on the road against Pottsville, and then host defending Class 4A state runner-up Jersey Shore. A trip to Shamokin, which beat Selinsgrove in last year’s district semifinal, and a home game with Berwick give the Seals four tough games in the first four weeks. “Our schedule doesn’t really do us any favors,” Hicks said. “We’ve got some freshmen and sophomores who have got to grow up fast. We’re going to throw them into the fire.” That’s because Selinsgrove graduated several key pieces from last year’s team. “There’s definitely optimism,” Hicks said. “We have some great guys returning, but we’ll also have some new faces and young guys in key spots. “There’s talent there, but a lot of it is young talent.” Coy Bastian, who led the Seals in passing and rushing yards, graduated, leaving Hicks with a hole to fill at
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quarterback between a trio of young players, Hicks said. “That will be the battle,” Hicks said. “We’ve got a freshman, a sophomore and a sophomore. Those are the three guys we have. I said we’re going to be young in key spots, and that’s one of them.” Hicks said he likes what he’s seen from all three of his potential quarterbacks. “All three have the ability to become great passers, great leaders,” Hicks said. “Once we get into the season, we should be able to air it out to guys like Nate Aument with his speed on the outside.” Brandon Hile and Teague Hoover are the leading returning rushers and are the only players back who gained 15 or more yards on the ground in the regular season last year. Ryan Aument and Nate Schon also graduated
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after playing key roles in the rushing game, as well as defensively. Hile and Hoover are “coming into camp as the main tailbacks,” but Hicks also has his eye on sophomore Tucker Teats. “He had a heck of a year last year (on the freshman team),” Hicks said. “He’ll get some looks to see how he does on the varsity level.” Three of the Seals’ top four receivers last season also graduated, leaving Nate Aument as the most experienced receiver after catching a second-best nine passes last year. “Outside of Nate Aument, we’re going to have a lot of new faces at receiver,” Hicks said. Selinsgrove is also looking for three new offensive linemen after Vance Metzger and Nic Young graduated,
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2020 STAT LEADERS PASSING C-A Int TD Yds Coy Bastian 40-116 6 0 419 RUSHING Att Yards TDs Coy Bastian 70 214 2 Ryan Aument 40 202 4 Brandon Hile 50 191 1 RECEIVING Rec Yards TDs Ryan Aument 5 106 0 Brett Foor 16 157 0 Nate Aument 9 71 0 RETURNEES IN BOLD
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