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Gilmour Academy Lancers
Gates Mills, OH
Cuyahoga County
OHSAA Division III, Region 9
Gates Mills, OH
Cuyahoga County
OHSAA Division III, Region 9
2023 Overall Record: 9-3
2023 Playoff Results: 1-1
Points Scored: 419 (34.9)
Points Allowed: 256 (21.3)
League Affiliation: Independent
Head Coach: Tom Kaufman
Years Head Coach (current school): 2nd
Record (current school): 9-3
Years Head Coach (overall): 2nd
Record (overall): 9-3
Assistant Coaches:
Associate Head Coach/DL: Ryan Williams
OC/QB: Rick Lytle
DC/SAF: Matt Minnillo
LB: Tom Neibecker
CB: Danny Gallagher
RB: Jason Parker
WR: Kordell Hoover
OL: Vince Austin
Team's style of offense: Spread
Top players returning on offense:
SR TE Brody Lennon. 32 rec, 750 yds, 11 TD. 2nd team all-state. Ohio State commit.
SR WR Sean Dillard. 43 rec, 703 yds, 13 TD. 2nd team all-district.
SR WR Lars Broberg. 19 rec, 315 yds, 3 TD.
SR WR Nick Iliano. 7 rec, 107 yds, 1 TD. Transfer, only played half the season last year.
SR WR Matthew Lambert. 14 rec, 151 yds, 1 TD.
JR LT Tim Lennon. Started all 12 games at LT last year. Up to 230 and nasty. HM all-district.
JR LG Luke Markowski. Started all 12 games at LG last year. Up to 225.
SR C Jake Williams. Started all 12 games along the OL last year. Super intelligent.
Top players lost on offense:
QB Jake Kavcic, 1,688 pass yds, 28 TD, 3 INT. 666 rush yds, 10 TD. 2nd team all-district. Will play at Case Western Reserve.
RB Andy Kavcic. 908 rush yds, 12 TD. 32 rec, 466 yds, 8 TD. HM all-district. Will play at Case Western Reserve.
OL Nick Speyer, HM all-district.
RT Alex Melaragno, 2nd team all-district.
New impact players on offense:
SR QB Cooper Panteck. Started 3 games last year, threw for 839 yds, 9 TD & 3 INT.
SO RB Dominic Dunlevy
JR RB CJ Santagata
JR WR Trevor Bilant
JR WR Dominic Macauda
JR TE Kingston Seals (6'3, 220)
SO TE Bruno Cook (6'2, 210)
SR OL Aaron McCarter
JR OL Ben Goodnow
SR OL Paul Dinehart
SO OL Dylan Davis
Team's style of defense: 4-2-5 with multiple fronts
Top players returning on defense:
SR DE Brody Lennon. 95 tkl, 30 tfl, 12 sacks.
JR DE Kingston Seals. 44 tkl, 9 tfl, 2 sacks, 1 INT.
SR LB Aiden McNamara. 152 tkl, 12 tfl, 2 sacks, 1 INT. 2nd team all-district.
SR LB Bernard McDonald. 110 tkl, 19 tfl, 5 sacks, 1 INT. HM all-district.
JR PENNY CJ Santagata. 37 tkl, 2 tfl, 1 INT.
SR SAF Nick Iliano. 47 tkl in 5 games (transfer rules).
SR SAF Mikey Soeder. 46 tkl, 1 INT.
SR CB Lars Broberg. 36 tkl, 1 tfl, 1 sack, 1 INT.
JR CB Jack Soeder. 26 tkl, 2 INT.
JR CB Sebastian Cook. Starter since freshman year, missed 11 games last year due to injury.
Top players lost on defense:
CB Brayden Green. 78 tkl, 2 sacks, 1 INT. Will play football & track & Davenport.
DT Alex Melaragno. 65 tkl, 9 tfl, 5 sacks.
DT Nick Speyer. 64 tkl, 12 tfl, 6 sacks.
SAF Andy Kavcic. 57 tkl, 3 tfl, 1 sack.
New impact players on defense:
SO DE Bruno Cook
JR DE Blake Baskin
JR DT Tim Lennon
SR DT Aaron McCarter
SR DT Paul Dinehart
JR DT Ben Goodnow
JR LB Sean Pitrone
JR LB Nate Goodnow
SO LB Andrew Varanese
SO LB Danny Yuhas
JR PENNY Grayson Novak
SR CB Quinn Cavanaugh
JR CB Brendan Christensen
SO CB Nathan Lennon
Expected starters on special teams:
K/P: JR Trevor Bilant or SR Brady Benisek
KR/PR: SR Quinn Cavanaugh, SR Sean Dillard, SR Nick Iliano, SR Lars Broberg
Twitter:
@GALancerFB
Final Comments:
We have 8 starters back on a defense that could be very salty. We'll be much bigger this year along both fronts. We have 3-4 defensive ends that can really affect a game, including Brody Lennon & Kingston Seals. I love the depth we have at DT. Both linebackers return after combining for almost 300 tackles last year. We have length, speed & experience in the secondary. On offense we have lots of returning talent at WR, TE, & OL. We can be very multiple and will utilize many personnel groups from 10 to 14. We have 2 young tailbacks whom we feel really great about. Everything will revolve around our senior QB, Cooper Panteck, who started 3 games last year. He's 6'4 with a cannon, he's being recruited by some D1 schools, and he's a tremendous leader and worker. We're very excited for him to take over the position full-time and do his thing. We are extremely excited about the 2024 season and can't wait to get started!
2023 Schedule/Results:
08/18/23 | W | Valley Forge (Parma Heights) | 35 | 6 |
08/25/23 | W | Warrensville Heights (Warrensville Heights) | 49 | 18 |
09/01/23 | W | Hawken (Gates Mills) | 41 | 10 |
09/08/23 | W | Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin (Chardon) | 39 | 17 |
09/15/23 | L | Villa Angela-St Joseph (Cleveland) | 13 | 49 |
09/22/23 | L | University School (Hunting Valley) | 21 | 36 |
09/28/23 | W | Cleveland Central Catholic (Cleveland) | 39 | 14 |
10/06/23 | W | Brush (Lyndhurst) | 47 | 21 |
10/13/23 | W | Buckeye (Medina) | 48 | 34 |
10/19/23 | W | Lutheran East (Cleveland Heights) | 27 | 8 |
10/27/23 | W | Madison (Madison) | 33 | 13 |
11/03/23 | L | Aurora (Aurora) | 27 | 30 |
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