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With 53 freshmen and sophomores on the roster and four nationally-ranked schools on the schedule, many didn’t think head football coach Scot Dapp would lead Moravian to its 11th consecutive winning season. However, after upset victories over Widener and Susquehanna, the Greyhounds won five straight during the regular season and finished the year with a 7-3 record and second in the Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth league at 4-1. Dapp earned MAC Commonwealth League Co-Coach of the Year for his efforts.
Leading the ‘Hounds on the field was sophomore quarterback Rob Petrosky (North Catasauqua/Catasauqua HS). Petrosky had one of the finest seasons for a Moravian signal caller, connecting on 136 of 270 passes for 1,887 yards with 16 touchdowns and just 13 interceptions. His big target was junior wide receiver Vance Szabo (Nazareth/Northampton HS) with 25 receptions for 515 yards and seven scores.
Senior Colin O’Hara (Drexel Hill/The Haverford School) led the team in catches with 31 for 394 yards and four touchdowns. Petrosky’s other top targets were seniors Ryan Walters (Easton/Freedom HS) with 22 grabs for 391 yards and two scores and Mike Folcher (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill West HS) who had 23 catches for 210 yards. Early in the season, Folcher, an All-MAC Commonwealth League Second Team All-Star, became the 10th player in Moravian history and just the second tight end to surpass the 1,000 yard career receiving mark. Senior Jack Walls (Lansdowne/The Haverford School) had 13 receptions for 175 yards and three touchdowns.
The ground game was led by freshman P.J. Jankowicz (Belle Meade, NJ/Hillsborough HS) who had 656 yards on 160 carries with six touchdowns. Once inserted into the starting line-up, Jankowicz ran for over 100 yards in three of seven games. Sophomore fullbacks Kirk Harryn (Bethlehem/Freedom HS) and Kevin McHale (Dunmore/Dunmore HS) combined for 210 yards on 63 carries.
Opening holes for the running game and blocking for Petrosky were two All-MAC Commonwealth League players. Junior Joe Pollock (Allentown/William Allen HS) earned first team honors while classmate John Hobaugh (Warrington/Central Bucks West HS) garnered second team accolades. The rest of the offensive line included senior Jim Heidecker (Allentown/William Allen HS), junior Armin Porzig (Warren, NJ/Watchung Hills HS) and sophomore Eric McNeel (Belvidere, NJ/Belvidere HS).
Junior punter Kevin Rosander (Scotch Plains/Scotch Plains-Fanwood HS) led the special teams with an average of 37.5 per punt with a long of 51 on 57 kicks. The All-MAC Commonwealth League first team punter also had one carry for 42 yards in the upset of Widener. Freshman placekicker Kevin Smith (Collegeville/ Methacton HS) made 18 of 22 extra-points and three of seven field goals. His long of 42 yards came against Widener and his 35-yarder in overtime won the game. Freshman Corey Pickel (Lititz/Warwick HS) returned 14 kickoffs for 304 yards with a long of 72 yards.
The defense held opponents to 113 yards on the ground per game and was ranked nationally all season. Sophomore safety Steve DiRenzo (Nectong, NJ/Lenape Valley Regional HS) led the team in tackles with 70, including 51 solo stops, despite only starting five games during the year. In his first start against Susquehanna, DiRenzo made a school record 12 solo tackles. Classmate Jason Goldan (Neshanic, NJ/Hillsborough HS) was second in stops with 66 from his safety position. Senior linebacker Kevin Greenberg (Warminister/William Tennant HS) made 65 tackles in his final season and junior Scott Lelii (Hummelstown/Lower Dauphin HS) had 62 stops and four and a half sacks. Sophomore linebacker Kevin Campbell (Philadelphia/Archbishop Ryan HS) made 53 stops despite missing two games with a fractured jaw while junior defensive lineman Brian Clark (Collingswood, NJ/Collingswood HS) had 41 tackles. Campbell returned an interception for the winning touchdown in the final game of the season, a win over arch-rival Muhlenberg.
Freshman corner back Doug Joseph (Allentown/Parkland HS) made an immediate impact with two of his five interceptions coming against Lycoming. He also intercepted a pair of passes in an upset of Susquehanna. Joseph, who the made All-MAC Commonwealth League second team, ended the year with 54 tackles and a team-high 20 pass break-ups.
The Greyhounds had 40 sacks this fall, one shy of the school record. Leading the sack attack was sophomore defensive tackle Chris Buzas (Sinking Spring/Wilson West Lawn HS) with ten and a half. Senior defensive end Dominick Cusumano (Perkasie/Pennridge HS) added nine and a half sacks to raise his career total to 26, second highest in school history. Buzas, an All-MAC Commonwealth League Second Team All-Star, made 40 tackles this fall while Cusumano, a first team All-MAC Commonwealth League player, made 38 stops.
Campbell, Cusumano and Harryn also earned spots on the MAC All-Academic accolades. Cusumano also made the GTE/CoSIDA College Division Academic All-District squad.
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