Countdown to Kickoff: Coatesville
Coatesville
Coach: Matt Ortega.
Last season: 13-3 overall; 5-1 Ches-Mont League National; District 1 AAAA champ; advanced to state final before losing to North Allegheny.
Final area ranking: No. 1.
Offense: Spread.
Defense: 4-2-5
Offensive starters returning: 5.
Defensive starters returning: 8.
Top 10: Tyler Burke, TE-LB, 6-4, 235; Daquan Worley, RB-DB, 5-10, 185; Jay Stocker, WR-DB, 6-3, 190; Collin Raysor, OL, 6-6, 290; Titus Richards, OL-DL, 6-3, 285; Jalen Hudson, WR, 5-9, 175; Isaiah Flamer, RB-WR-DB, 5-10, 185; Mike Boykin, DL, 5-10, 235; Devonte Suber, LB, 6-0, 190; Steve Pawling, LB, 6-0, 200.
Others to watch: Jimmy Clark, WR, 6-0, 170; Sami Warren, QB, 5-10, 195; Jordan Young, QB, 6-2, 180.
The skinny: Warren, a junior, and Young, a sophomore, are battling for the starting QB spot; Stocker, a junior, has 6-7 scholarship offers from Division I-A programs; Boykin, a standout wrestler, and Raysor are Division I-AA prospects; Worley and Flamer, also a slot receiver, will sometimes form a speedy backfield tandem.