Posted: Tuesday, August 18, 2009, 1:03 PM | 0 comments |
 

SJ Football Camp: West Deptford
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Few teams run the Wing T as well as West Deptford.

The Eagles will be tough to stop this season, with four returning running backs led by senior Jimmy Owens.

Owens is down to 195 pounds after playing last season at 205. West Deptford coach Clyde Folsom said Owens is "like a different person" this season -- more focused and mature after struggling a bit with injuries and conditioning issues as a sophomore and junior.

Owens isn't the Eagles' only back. In Owens, senior Ken Tamasitis and junior speedster Robbie Fearon, West Deptford returns three backs who combined for more than 2,000 yards last season.

Plus, junior Vaughn Scott might be an emerging star. Folsom is toying with the idea of running some "Wildcat" formations this season with Scott receiving the snap.

Defense will be a bit of an issue, at least early, as West Deptford returns just three starters on that side of the football. But one of them is top linebacker Dan Short.

West Deptford will be challenged by Haddonfield in the Colonial Liberty. In Group 2, the top contenders should be those two, plus defending champion Delsea and darkhorse Willingboro -- a team with Group 4 size and an accomplished new coach in Reggie Lawrence.

"It's always our goal to be playing in December," Folsom said.

-- Phil Anastasia

 
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Bill Iezzi has covered high school sports for The Inquirer since 1985 and South Jersey sports since 2006.

Keith Pompey has been an Inquirer high school sports reporter since 2004. He was named the 2007 media person of the year by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Soccer Coaches Association.

Don Beideman has covered high school sports for The Inquirer since 1989. Among his favorites are field hockey and lacrosse.

Rick O’Brien has been at The Inquirer since 1993, primarily covering high school sports in Southeastern Pennsylvania.

Phil Anastasia has followed the South Jersey sports scene since 1980. A South Jersey native, Phil joined the Inquirer as a sports columnist in May 2008 after nearly 30 years with the Courier-Post in Cherry Hill.

Marc Narducci has covered South Jersey high school sports for the majority of his tenure with The Inquirer, which began in 1983. After a few years of covering the NFL and NBA, Marc returns to South Jersey, serving as the assigning editor, columnist and beat writer for various sports.

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