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Archbishop Wood looks to win sixth state title | Training camp preview

New Vikings head coach Kyle Adkins replaces Steve Devlin, who went 132-22-1 and won five state crowns in 11 seasons.

Archbishop Wood celebrates after beating Gateway for the PIAA Class 5A title in Hershey last season.
Archbishop Wood celebrates after beating Gateway for the PIAA Class 5A title in Hershey last season.Read moreELIZABETH ROBERTSON

Archbishop Wood

Coach: Kyle Adkins (first year).

Last year: 12-2 overall, 5-1 Catholic League.

Offensive starters returning: 5.

Defensive starters returning: 7.

Players to watch: Connor Bishop, OL-DL; Jack Colyar, QB; Brett Gross, OL-LB;  Luke Stengel, OL-DL, 6-4, 260; Jake Ross, WR-DB; Chris Blackstone, RB; Brad Otto, WR-DB; Kevin Otto, WR-DB, Bill Cook, TE-DE; George Mazzacano, LB; Dylan Urbanowski, LB; Sean McHugh, TE-DE; Colin Murt, FB-LB; Joe Wade, DB-OLB; Ryan DeVirgilis, RB-DB; Charlie Minninger, OL-DL, 6-1, 200.

Quick facts. Adkins was the Vikings' defensive coordinator the last two seasons. The 24-year-old was a defensive back and linebacker at Wood (class of 2012) and a defensive back at Ursinus. …  The Vikings beat District 7's Gateway, 49-14, for the PIAA's Class 5A championship. It was the program's fifth straight title. … Bishop (6-3, 255) has committed to play at Army. … Bishop will be joined up front on offense by Gross (6-0, 225), and Stengel (6-4, 260). … Chris Blackstone is expected to take over for Nasir Peoples, now at Virginia Tech, as the go-to ballcarrier. … Colyar, who has committed to play baseball at Duke, is in his third year as a starter. The 6-3, 205-pounder threw for 1,169 yards and 11 touchdowns last year.