Radnor places 11 on Coaches All-Central League 1st , 2nd and Honorable Mention Teams!

Here are the 2016 All-Central League First, Second and Honorable Mention Teams, as selected by the coaches in the Central League

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FIRST TEAM - OFFENSE

Harrison Doane

FIRST TEAM - DEFENSE

Kyle Addis

SECOND TEAM - OFFENSE

Matt Rigolizzo

HONORABLE MENTION - OFFENSE

Matt McCue

Jack Horvath

Charlie Connolly

Dylan VanDusen

DEFENSE

Isaiah Coates

Aidan Bermudez

Zach Wade

Tucker Ballbach

Radnor Football 2016 Year-end Banquet and Celebration! 

The 2016 Radnor Football Season came to a close with the year-end football banquet. Players, coaches, managers, families and friends gathered to celebrate the accomplishments and performances of this year’s 5-7 playoff team. It was also an opportunity to say goodbye to the seniors as we wish them the very best in all their future endeavors.

2016 Award Recipients:

VARSITY

MVP: Kyle Addis

Offensive MVP: Matt Rigolizzo

Offensive MVP: Charlie Connolly

Defensive MVP: Zach Wade

Defensive MVP: Isaiah Coates

Unsung Hero: Tucker Ballbach

Unsung Hero: Matt McCue

Most Improved Offense: Harrison Carter

Most Improved Defense: Aidan Bermudez

Coaches Award Offense: Jack Treangen

Coaches Award Defense: Joaquin Hollero

Scout Team Offense: Henry Collins

Scout Team Defense: Eddie Martin

Sledge Hammer Award:Charlie Connolly

Special Teams MVP: Dylan VanDusen

JUNIOR VARSITY

Offensive MVP: Jahmair Rider

Offensive MVP: Matt Cohen

Defensive MVP: Ryan Bernicker

Defensive MVP: Aidan Dunn

FRESHMAN

MVP: Taylor Margolis

Offensive MVP: Brendan Surbeck

Unsung Hero: Logan O'Sullivan

Lineman Award: Lincoln Twedt

Coaches Award: Cameron Williams

Congratulations on a great season! Go RAIDERS!

Radnor Football 2016 Season Wrap-up

The Radnor Gridiron Booster Club would like to thank all the players, coaches, and parents for making the 2016 season so memorable.  It was a great season with a historic first time trip to the playoffs!  We wish all of the senior players well in the future and will certainly miss them next year!

A special thank you to the team captains - Harrison Doane, Matt Rigolizzo, and Pat McDermott for providing such tremendous leadership throughout the season - job well done!

In addition, we would like to take this opportunity to thank ALL the volunteers who gave so much of their time to enhance the experience for all.  While it's hard to mention all, below is a list of some key contributors:

• Mia McCall - Season and Senior Night Programs
• Mike McCall and Mike Subak -  Soliciting Ads and Sponsors
• Gina Rigolizzo and Nanette Ballbach - Pasta Parties
• Crispin May - Photographs/End of Year Slide Show (attached)
• Class Reps - Barry Henry, Brad Lord, Rip Collins, and Chris Hart
• Stu Margolis - Treasurer 
• Brent Doane - Website/communications
• Mary Jo Collins - Merchandising and Fan Gear
• John Monaghan - Gold Cards & Cookie Dough Fundraisers
• Dorren McDermott, Chris Riley, Nanette Ballbach - Banquet 
• Susan May - Senior Night 
• Sue Addis - “Has-Beens” Luncheon
• Alex Rigolizzo - Varsity Jackets
• John & Canice Treangan, Alex Rigolizzo - Pre-game Tailgates
• Sara Connolly - Pre-season Picnic
• Deanna Doane - Social Media

Look for upcoming announcements for Booster Club meetings.  We encourage you to attend and get involved with the Booster Club for the 2017 season.  It truly takes a village to make it all happen and it’s fun along the way!

Contact Chip Addis (2017 RGBC president) if you can help in any way. 

caddis@addishill.com

(610) 416-5356 cell

And finally, a huge thank-you to Crispin May for all the wonderful game day photography that he shared with all on the Radnor football website.  

Crispin has also created a 2016 season collage for all to enjoy.  Click on image below:

Congratulations to Offensive Lineman Harrison Doane on signing his National Letter of Intent to continue playing football for the East Stroudsburg University Warriors!

Thompson TD in overtime keys Strath Haven's win over Radnor

Date: October 21, 2016

Source: PaPrepLive

NETHER PROVIDENCE >> Late in a game that would eventually go overtime, the rain and wind left Strath Haven looking for somebody, anybody to make a play and avoid allowing a game to slip through its fingers.

The Panthers had controlled play in the first half Friday night, but allowed a rejuvenated and aggressive Radnor team to claw its way back. That Panther plea was answered by a host of players, who joined to pull out a 22-14 win in overtime over the Red Raiders.

Strath Haven scored on its first play in the OT when quarterback Evan Atsaves hit senior tight end Jalen Thompson for a touchdown.

“It felt amazing to get in and catch my first pass of the game and it was for a touchdown,” said Thompson. “We’ve been working on that play in practice and with me never really being put in those situations on offense, it felt great to actually make that miracle happen.”

Atsaves, who battled the conditions all night, was elated.

“I think they thought we were going to run, so play-action was a good look,” said Atsaves, who finished with four completions on 13 attempts for 42 yards. “It’s a good play for us to run at the end zone. It’s a quick hitter and that’s kind of what we had going there.”

On the ensuing point-after attempt, the Red raiders were flagged for encroachment, which left Panthers coach Kevin Clancy with a tough decision on whether to kick the PAT or go for two.

“I felt like there was an advantage to making them have to score and then make a two-point play,” Clancy said. “We’ve been on the other end of that. That’s what we think we’re built to do. We’re built to get a yard-and-a-half. I asked the kids what they wanted to do and they wanted to go for it.”

Fullback Zach Newlon (24 carries for 88 yards) plowed ahead for the two-point conversion to give the Panthers a 22-14 lead. On Radnor’s next possession, the Raiders were stifled and ultimately lost when gutsy quarterback Pat McDermott fired a ball into the end zone that fell incomplete.

“This was a do-or-die for us, with this really coming down to having a chance at the playoffs or not,” Atsaves said. “It’s a huge win for our momentum. Everybody is pumped up. This is a complete turnaround from where we were at last year.”

While the overtime periods are what most Panthers (4-6, 4-5) will remember about this game, there were several vital defensive plays made by Strath Haven that were impactful.

Brandon King and John Harrar each had sacks for the Panthers and electric defensive back Thomas Foster kicked off the game’s scoring with a 41-yard interception return for a touchdown in the first quarter. It was sophomore linebacker Ethan Belville, however, who may have made a game-saving play in the third quarter that prevented Radnor from taking the game over.

At that point, the Panthers has no answers for the Red Raiders and running back Jack Horvath (108 yards and two touchdowns). Belville managed to cause a fumble by stripping a Radnor receiver and subsequently recovering it on the Strath Haven 20-yard line. With the Panthers reeling, Belville stood tall.

“I saw them throw the screen and tried to go out and play it,” said Belville. “I over-pursued a little bit, so I tried to put my arm out and all I did was hit the ball. I swiped it out. It happened really fast.”

Radnor (3-6, 2-5) has been one of the most snake-bitten teams in the county as it has dealt with injuries to key players for the majority of the season. The missed time of those players, in addition to the rugged Central League schedule, has made this Raiders squad resilient and battle-ready, which proved valuable Friday night.

“It’s kind of been our thing all year. If we can ever put a full game together we’re going to be in good shape,” said Radnor coach Tom Ryan. “In the second half we played great on both sides and special teams, but we just didn’t do enough to win. It’s just part of the game, but it’s a part that’s not so much fun. My kids have played hard all year long and that’s never been a problem.”

William's return ignites Radnor in shutout

Date: October 14, 2016

Source: PaPrepLive

TREDYFFRIN >> Radnor senior Naair Williams waited a long time for Friday night, having not played since the season opener due to a knee injury.

The rest of the Raiders waited even longer, not beating Conestoga since 2002.

Friday night, Williams was the workhorse and the Radnor defense stood tall as the Raiders got over that hump with a big 10-0 Central League win over Conestoga at Teamer Field.

“I’ve been here 10 years and this is my first time beating them,” Radnor head coach Tom Ryan said. “I’m really proud of the way we played in all three phases.”

The biggest injury returnee was Williams, whose 55 yards on 16 carries don’t exactly jump off the page. But the pounding the 5-11, 210-pound Williams put on the Conestoga defensive line with each carry made a big difference and loosened things up for other Radnor backs like Isaiah Coates (32 yards) and Zach Wade (35 yards), who had the game’s only touchdown.

“I was fired up to get out there,” Williams said. “In the first quarter I was feeling pretty good, and the knee feels fine. Pounding up front was part of the game plan, and then we were able to switch it up at halftime a bit.”

Radnor jumped out to a 7-0 on the first series of the game, marching down the field on a six-play, 66-yard drive that ended with Wade’s 7-yard touchdown run.

The Raiders (3-5, 2-4 Central) got some help from Conestoga, thanks to an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for some post-play pushing and shoving that set up first-and-goal.

After that, Conestoga (2-6, 2-5) moved the ball well but was never able to finish things off when it mattered.
That had a lot to do with the Radnor defense, which pestered quarterback Nick Braendel all night, flushing him out of the pocket and blanketing his receiving options.

“They were putting a lot of pressure on early and trying to get me to throw fast and not make good passes,” said Braendel, who finished 8-for-13 for 61 yards and was flushed from the pocket at least 10 times on the night. “It made me boot out of the pocket and try to make something happen. They were taking the linebackers and sending them late and all the pressure just made plays fall apart.”

The biggest play of the night for Conestoga was one that didn’t really happen. Trailing 10-0 in the fourth quarter, Braendel fumbled a shotgun snap from his own 24. The junior scooped it up and tried to make something happen, breaking tackles and weaving through the secondary for what appeared to be an electrifying 76-yard touchdown run.

But the yellow flag sitting at the Radnor 43-yard line meant it was all for naught: A block in the back call brought the Pioneers back, and two sacks later, Conestoga punted.

“That’s a momentum taker,” Braendel said. “That really killed our momentum.”

Other than the first-quarter touchdown, the biggest play of the night for Radnor came after the called-back Braendel run.

With less than five minutes left, and facing a third-and-15 from his their 40, Braendel dropped back in the shotgun and saw an open Peyton Force Jones streaking down the center of the field.

But this time, it wasn’t a flag that stymied the Pioneers, it was linebacker Najeh Fowler, who made an unbelievable play to break up the pass and ending Conestoga’s last real hope.

“I just saw him coming for that ball and I told him he couldn’t have it,” Fowler said. “ My responsibility was the deep ball, and it worked out. We’re really proud of the way we played. We really shut it down in the secondary.”

The Raiders head to Strath Haven with newfound life, and hopefully more healthy bodies back in uniform.

“It was nice getting back some of the injured guys,” Ryan said. “We’re just glad to have guys like Naair back. He runs the ball so hard and does a great job. We’re excited to have him back for the rest of the season.”

McDermott’s return sparks Radnor’s resurgence

Date: September 30, 2016

By: PA Prep Live

RADNOR >> After his team’s 31-0 rout of Harriton, Radnor coach Tom Ryan punctuated his victory speech with a simple request.

“How about a little smile?” Ryan pleaded. “We got that second win.”

A second win …. and maybe a second wind following a difficult start to 2016.

The Raiders blew out Upper Merion in their opener but endured a four-game skid, including an 0-3 mark in Central League play. It didn’t help that senior quarterback Pat McDermott had been missing since fracturing his left foot in Week 1.

He returned Friday night and so, too, did Radnor’s belief. When McDermott took his first snaps under center, the Raiders could start the campaign anew.

Of course, there was some rust.

“I think we came out a little slow,” said Ryan.

That’s putting it a bit lightly. Dylan VanDusan’s 38-yard field goal, which cleared the crossbar by inches, provided the Raiders with a 3-0 first-quarter lead.

From there, the offense sputtered. The next two drives produced as many first downs as punts. McDermott couldn’t quite get on the same page as his receivers. Some throws were high, some wayward.

Even on Radnor’s first-half touchdown, McDermott needed help. On third-and-27 from the Rams’ 45, Charlie Connolly snagged a high throw on the sideline and somehow spun off two defenders to race for six. The score, with 1:11 to go in the half, gave the Raiders a much-needed boost into the break.

Whatever rust McDermott and Radnor showed in the first 24 minutes was gone when they returned from the lockeroom.

On the opening drive of the second half, Najeh Fowler and Zach Wade combined for 54 yards on four carries to bring the Raiders a first-and-goal. Wade scored from three out to make it 16-0 with the extra point.

After trading punts, McDermott orchestrated his best drive of the night: 11 plays, six runs, four passes and one fourth-down conversion on a defensive pass interference penalty. Wade added his second touchdown to cap the 59-yard march.

“(I) definitely got more comfortable as the game went on,” said McDermott, who floated a fade to Tucker Ballbach for the two-point conversion on that drive. “Shake the cobwebs off, just get back into the groove of things.”

By the third quarter, he looked like the confident signal-caller Radnor hoped it would have all year. McDermott moved smoothly in and around the pocket, showing little signs of an ailing foot. After starting 4-for-10, he connect on five of his next eight passes. He finished 9-for-20 for 116 yards and a touchdown.

The only blemish came on a third-quarter interception that bounced off his receiver’s hands in the Harriton (0-6, 0-5 Central League) end zone.

McDermott was happy to watch from the sideline as Matt Cohen completed the scoring late in the fourth quarter. Ryan is just happy to have his quarterback back.

“To Sean (Mullarkey’s) credit, he played better each week. That’s all we can ask from a sophomore,” said Ryan of McDermott’s backup. “But having the senior leadership of Pat McDermott is a big thing to have back for sure.”

McDermott wasn’t expecting to return until next week when the Raiders (2-4, 1-3) host Upper Darby. But with the doctor’s approval, he was in uniform at Prevost Stadium on Friday.

“I think it’s definitely going to benefit us going into Upper Darby,” McDermott said. “We had a bit of a slow start, but we came back. So I think that it’ll be good, and hopefully we can come right out of the gates against Upper Darby, whereas if Upper Darby was my first game, that might not be the case.”

Perhaps Radnor’s 2016 season will eventually resemble the 31-0 victory over the Rams: A slow start with a strong finish.

Then Ryan won’t have to tell his players to smile.

Marple Newtown Defeats Radnor

By: Matt DeGeorge

Source: PA Prep Live

NEWTOWN SQUARE, PA – A week ago, on his leisurely way to 200-plus yards, Marple Newtown quarterback Anthony Paoletti saw just two of his passing attempts hit the turf.

Friday, when Paoletti’s first pass was corralled by Radnor linebacker Charlie Connolly and his first five attempts in succession missed their mark, the junior quarterback … well, he changed nothing.

“It was a rough start,” Paoletti admitted with a laugh.

True to form for the robust offense coach Chris Gicking has cultivated at Marple, denying Paoletti his first or second plan merely delayed the inevitable in the Tigers’ 28-7 Central League win over a shorthanded but tenacious Radnor bunch.

The astute signal-caller in Paoletti misfired early in the face of Radnor’s attack defense, one that limited the running game and prevented the Tigers’ backs from leaking out to present an escape valve for Paoletti. But after that touch beginning, Radnor’s aggressiveness flipped the switch for Paoletti to brandish one of the other arrows in his extensive quarterbacking quiver: The QB draw.

Paoletti eventually got his requisite 200 yards (205, but requiring 25 attempts) for the third time this season. But he helped break the game open with his legs, running for three scores and taking his season tally in that department to seven.

“Once our guys are getting it going, I think the whole team gets it going,” Paoletti said. “We just need some guy to get it going, and the whole team is on each other, supporting. We’re a family.”

He got a little help from a defense that caused three turnovers and contributed to a ragged first quarter. But Paoletti finally cashed in the latest riposte in the turnover battle, a Dylan Conan interception of Radnor backup quarterback Sean Mullarkey at the 31. Paoletti connected with tight end Luke Cantwell on a 23-yard seam route for his first completion, then scampered the final eight yards to the house.

“You’ve got to stay patient in times like that,” Paoletti said. “It all turned out our way obviously. But we weathered the storm, we got it all down and we came out with the W.”

From there, normal service was restored between two fairly evenly matched teams had one not been missing its starting quarterback and running back. Both Radnor’s Pat McDermott and Jack Horvath were confined to the sidelines for a second straight week, and while Raiders’ coach Tom Ryan expects them back in a matter of weeks rather than months, the absence showed.

Off the heels of a shutout at the hands of West Chester East last week, the Raiders (1-2, 0-1) were kept off the board until 1 minute, 51 seconds remained in the game, when Ian Henkel fought through a largely JV defense for a two-yard touchdown run, ending seven-plus quarters of offensive futility.

That culmination of an improved second half — Mullarkey completed 10 passes to five different receivers, albeit for 67 yards; Henkel rushed 20 times for 57 — offers a deserved momentum boost for a team that has battled through adversity.

“I think the whole second half had positive momentum,” Henkel said. “We picked it up. Our defense was playing well all game. Our offense really started coming together. The line got a great push. … that touchdown gives us some momentum.”

The Marple defense helped forestall that momentum. Radnor rushed for just 11 yards in the first half, 14 of them coming on Henkel’s final carry of the frame, which he fumbled into the arms of Cantwell. Conan and Alden Mathes picked off Mullarkey, the latter curtailing a promising third-quarter drive.

Once Marple (3-0, 2-0) picked it up there was little slowing them down. They led by three scores at halftime, with Paoletti snaking to paydirt from 14 yards out early in the fourth quarter and diving across from the 1 with 63 ticks to half.

Paoletti spread it around to six receivers, his longest hookup of 64 yards to Reilly Fillman setting up Marlon Weathers for a one-yard score late in the third quarter that extended the lead to four scores and put the game out of reach.

Second-half stumble dooms short-handed Radnor against W.C. East

By: Harry Chaykun

Source: PA Prep Live

WEST GOSHEN >> Tom Ryan knew his Radnor Raiders faced a huge challenge facing West Chester East in a nonleague game at Zimmerman Stadium Friday night.

“We were a little banged up,” Ryan, who was without starting quarterback Pat McDermott and running back Jack Horvath, who watched the game on crutches from the sidelines, McDermott wearing a boot on his left foot and Horvath with a boot on his right foot.

East head coach Dave Gueriera was counting on his Vikings to bounce back from their opening-night loss at Academy Park.

“We hung with them for three quarters,” Gueriera said of WCE’s trip to Knight Park last week.

Radnor couldn’t keep up with East during the third quarter Friday, yielding a pair of touchdowns as the Vikings (1-1) pulled away for a 23-0 victory in a game that was scoreless at halftime.

Senior JD Carroll hauled in a 41-yard scoring pass from quarterback JT Thompson on East’s first possession of the second half. Matt Erfle’s short TD run in the last minute of the third quarter doubled East’s lead.

Midway through the fourth quarter, after East’s defense had stopped a Radnor drive at the Vikings’ 5-yard line, junior Jared Cooper sprinted 95 yards for six more points.

“I was pleased with the effort on both sides of the ball,” Ryan said. “But we gave up some big plays, and we know there are things we’re going to have to clean up before we start playing our (Central) league games.

“We are getting some of our younger kids playing experience, and that will help them.”

Carroll, a 6-6, 225-pound tight end, hauled in four passes to account for 69 of Thompson’s 162 yards through the air.

“At halftime, we just told ourselves that it was time for our offense to get going,” said Carroll, who also played well at defensive end. “(Thompson) said to make sure we made our reads, and that’s how we got that touchdown (pass).

“Our defensive ends were doing a lot of work tonight, and we had four interceptions. That was a good team effort from the defense.”

Gueriera will take that kind of performance each week against the tough schedule of Ches-Mont League foes that the Vikings have ahead of them, beginning Friday with a cross-over contest against visiting West Chester Rustin.

“That’s quite a big rivalry game for us,” he said. “Each week will be a tough game.

“We’re just very happy to come out of this game with a good win. At halftime, we knew we would have to get our offense refocused because we knew we were getting the defensive effort we could count on.”

East’s rushing totals weren’t as good as they could have been because Thompson was sacked three times, once for 25 yards, and a pair of bad snaps cost the Vikings 25 yards. Cooper picked up 114 yards on 24 carries and Erfle, who also was in on plenty of tackles, added 50 yards on 15 rushes.

“I ran track to help with my speed,” Cooper said. “The blockers opened a big hole for me on that (scoring) play, and I was just trying to get (upfield).

“Then the receivers made some blocks and that was what I needed to take it all the way.”

Radnor tried 25 running plays, resulting in minus-9 yards. Sophomore quarterback Sean Mullarkey threw 34 passes, completing 16 for 145 yards. Four of his throws were picked off.

“We’ll be back to work next week trying to get better,” Ryan said.

Radnor Upends Upper Merion

By: Christopher Vito

Date: August 26, 2016

Source: PAPrepLive.com

Horvath scores 3 touchdowns as Radnor runs by Upper Merion

RADNOR >> From the sideline, one of Radnor’s coaches turned toward the field and shouted, “Go, Jack, Go!”

The fourth-quarter encouragement was intended for Jack Henry, the Raiders’ senior running back who was making his varsity debut. Henry was able to get in the game and leave his mark, thanks to earlier contributions by another guy named Jack.

Jack Horvath scored three touchdowns, helping Radnor build an insurmountable lead in its 34-10 rout of Upper Merion Friday night at Prevost Field.

Horvath carried 18 times for 174 yards and those three scores, from 11, 6, and 3 yards out. He and a host of Radnor starters exited the game after his third touchdown, a 3-yard lunge with 2:03 left in the third quarter that put the Raiders ahead by 31 points.

“He was incredible,” Radnor coach Tom Ryan said. “That’s exactly what we’ve come to expect from (Horvath).”

The Raiders (1-0) dominated the Vikings (0-1). In all, Radnor outgained the visitors, 435-195, in total offense. Horvath, who had 177 yards of offense, nearly single-handedly churned out more offense than Upper Merion.

“I’m the kind of back who can get going and keep it going,” Horvath said. “I like to carry over momentum from quarter to quarter.”

Horvath wasted no time at all. He rushed four times on the Raiders’ opening drive, racking up 69 yards and a touchdown. By the end of the first quarter, he had accumulated 82 yards rushing, most of which came on runs off tackle after handoffs from quarterback Pat McDermott.

“Every time we ran to the outside, it seemed like nobody was there,” Horvath said. “We had bodies on everybody. We had a really good (offensive) scheme going.”

McDermott had a solid night, too. He went 11-for-12 for 123 yards and a touchdown — a well-delivered 6-yard fade to Vernon Harper, who tapped his toes in the back-left corner for a third-quarter touchdown. McDermott also scored on a 1-yard keeper.

“It’s a credit to our guys,” Ryan said. “Eighty percent of them were here in the summer, three days a week, lifting weights, doing everything they needed to do to be ready for tonight.”

Upper Merion had no answer for Radnor. The Vikings, against a prevent defense, covered 49 yards in 69 seconds and, as time expired, used a 40-yard field goal from Anthony Littlewood to get on the board prior to halftime. A 4-yard surge up the middle by Zach DeSanto with 14 seconds remaining in the game provided the Vikings a touchdown.

Defensively, Radnor linebacker Kyle Addis (two sacks, interception) and defensive end Isaiah Coates (two sacks, five tackles for loss) kept Upper Merion in check.

“They’re a big team up front,” said Coates, “so we had to use a couple blitz packages to have success. Thankfully, it worked.”

And the Raiders were thankful to have Horvath on their side.

A Detailed Look into the 2016 season for Radnor

By: Jack McCaffery

Source: PAPrepLive

RADNOR >> There were three games remaining in Tom Ryan’s ninth season as the football coach at Radnor High when suddenly, and at last, he’d begun to see the results of a long, long drive to fulfillment. 

By then, he was confident that the young Raiders developmental program was humming, prepared to provide years of talented players. By then, he’d been convinced that junior Pat McDermott was a special quarterback. By then, he’d been nicely supplemented by a sturdy coaching staff. And, then, he saw the big bang, a three-game blast to end the season, a 40-12 victory over Strath Haven, a 49-13 follow-up against Harriton and a 34-0 punctuation mark dropped on Lower Merion.

That would make Ryan’s 10th season as anticipated as any at Radnor in a generation.

“We have a high-caliber offense,” McDermott said. “We have a lot of players returning. A great line. Lots of depth. Plenty of players at every position. We have some guys who can do some damage.

“We scored a lot of points last year, and we had a great defense, which meant we didn’t have to score that many. We definitely were able to put up a lot of points last year. Hopefully we can carry the same thing over to this year, and do even better.”

McDermott is 5-10, 185 with a big arm developed via a successful baseball career. As a junior, he threw for 1,376 yards and 15 touchdowns out of Ryan’s efficient multi-threat spread offense. Jack Horvath, who rushed for 1,273 yards and 19 touchdowns last season, is back, along with tight end Charlie Connolly, receiver Kyle Addis, receiver Tucker Ballbach, power runner Naair Williams and running back Ian Henkel. Sophomore Vernon Harper also had an impressive offseason.

“It all starts up front with the offensive line,” Connolly said. “We have great blocking and a great running back in Jack Horvath. We hope to make the playoffs and keep it going from there.”

The Raiders’ multiple weapons will be protected by a veteran line, including center Matt Rigolizzo, guard Matt McCue, guard Joe Riley and tackle Harrison Doane. That should be plenty for a continuation of a show that helped Radnor to the third-most points among District One Class AAA programs last season.

“We have enough for the ball to go around,” Williams said. “We’ll always have a chance to be in the game.”

Ryan, a former receiver at Upper Darby, has built a classic coaching staff, including Dave Bowen, veteran aids Dave Booth and Tony Brigg, strength coach Luke Peterson, program all-timer Chris Sydnor, Mike McCall, Vince Mirarchi, Larry DiSipio and James Hemwall.

“I think we have a great chance this year,” McDermott said. “We have a great defense and a great offense and we can definitely surprise some people.”

As for those who remembered that late-season scoring parade in 2015, they wouldn’t be shocked at all.

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John DeFilippo, a former Radnor quarterback of high achievement, is the Eagles’ quarterbacks coach and spent some offseason time sharing experiences and expertise with the Raiders.

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Radnor is expecting a big year from defensive lineman Isaiah Coates, who had 70 tackles last season, 22 for losses, including four sacks. … Tom Ryan is excited to welcome back running back Ian Henkel, who was injured in the opener last year and missed the rest of the season. … Tight end, receiver and linebacker Charlie Connolly has committed to bringing his 92 mph fastball to Navy. “It presents a multitude of opportunities after college,” the right-hander said. “It is a great career path, I think.”

Connolly does not expect to play football in college, saying, “I think I am a little bit better in baseball.”

Why Radnor will compete in 2016

Points. With depth and experience the Raiders should be able to score plenty. “I think our wide-receiver corps is going to be really good this year,” said Naair Williams, a power back who provided 500 yards and nine touchdowns last year. “Our offensive line is going to be a force to be reckoned with.”

What would hold Radnor back in 2016

Key losses. The Raiders will miss 6-5, 280-pound offensive lineman Colin Bradley, who accepted a full football scholarship to Lafayette and All-Delco linebacker Dario Falcone, who provided 103 tackles as a middle linebacker.

Be on the Lookout

Offensive Player to Watch | Pat McDermott >> The senior splits his athletic interests between football and baseball, as he spent much of his summer thriving with the travel-program Philadelphia Reds. His arm is valuable both in an infield and a backfield. “He is really good,” running back Jack Horvath said. “He is getting more experienced. Every snap he is getting better. He’s got a cannon. That’s his strength. With the experience he gained last year, he is a big-time threat this year.”

Defensive Player to Watch | Zack Wade >> The Raiders will miss All-Delco Dario Falcone, who will play lacrosse at Richmond. But Wade surfaced in the offseason and should thrive at middle linebacker. “It’s a great opportunity,” he said. “It’s a big assignment, but I am really looking forward to it.” Wade impressed the Radnor coaches with his commitment to offseason workouts.