• Home
  • News
    • Police & Fire
      • First Responders
    • Out of the Past
    • Weather
    • Manheim
    • Opinion
    • Entertainment
    • Social
      • Births
      • Engagements
      • Weddings
      • Anniversaries
    • Archives
  • Shopping
    • Serving You
    • Showcase of Homes
    • Taste of the Town
    • What’s On Tap
  • Sports
  • Obits
  • Contact Us
    • Advertising
    • About Us
    • Newsroom
    • Delivery Issues
    • Subscriber Services
      • Subscribe
      • Manage Your Subscription
    • Photo Reprints
    • Send Us Stuff
  • e-edition
Lititz Record Express
Don't Miss
  • 2nd Friday goes to the movies
  • Happy Anniver8ary, St. Boniface!
Home   >   Sports   >   Barons optimistic for another run

Barons optimistic for another run

By Bruce Morgan on August 17, 2016
  • Tweet
  • Pin It
 Manheim Central seniors (left to right) Elliot Martin, Nick Brown, and Kody Kegarise, will be key leaders for the Barons this fall. (Photo by Preston Whitcraft)

Manheim Central seniors (left to right) Elliot Martin, Nick Brown, and Kody Kegarise, will be key leaders for the Barons this fall. (Photo by Preston Whitcraft)

Pre-season football camp this summer for senior Kody Kegarise has been a whole lot different than it was a year ago.
Manheim Central’s second-year starting QB just feels more at home.
And that could be scary news for opposing defenses, considering the dual-threat signal-caller still passed for 1,402 yards and eight TD’s, while rushing for 833 yards and 11 scores in the 2015 season.
“This year, I’m a whole lot more comfortable than I was last year. Practice is a lot more fun. I’m not getting yelled at as much anymore,” Kegarise said smiling at the Lancaster-Lebanon League’s Media Day last Friday. “I’m able to communicate with the coaches a lot better, instead of having to learn everything. I’m just able to talk with them on a football level more and understand what they’re telling me. That makes it easier.”
Overall, Kegarise is one of 16 returning varsity letter-winners for the Barons (10-3 overall, 6-1 L-L), who earned a share of the Section Two crown and advanced to the District Three Triple-A playoff semi-finals in Dave Hahn’s first season as head coach a year ago.
Joined by seniors Elliot Martin (6-foot-1, 222), a lineman, and Nick Brown, who led MC in tackles from his middle linebacker spot last year, Kegarise talked about their roles as leaders this year.
“We’ve been really focusing on leadership and we’ve been saying that we’re going to go as as far as us seniors and leaders can take us,” he said. “We’re just going to keep working hard. We’re going to play every game just like the other.”
“Senior year,” Martin said, “we’re really going to go out there and go for it all.”
Martin is one of three returning linemen up front for Manheim Central this fall. The Barons graduated leading ground-gainer Damon Camacho (225 rushes, 1,322 yards, 21 TD’s), but Kegarise and senior Jay Barreto (38-305, 4 TD’s) are both back.
“I’m pretty excited just to have the main corps,” Martin said. “A couple spots might be a little new, but we’re going to keep working.”
Brown, meanwhile, is a key returning player on the defensive side of the ball, having played a huge role in helping the Barons limit opponents to 14.5 points per game last fall. He finished with a team-high five QB sacks in 2015.
“I think we’ve always had a history of hitting hard and just being mean and tough,” Brown said of the team’s defensive strengths. “Our front is pretty solid, we have some new guys in the backfield, but we have some returning guys, so I think we’re good.”
Manheim Central kicks off the non-league season on Sept. 2 hosting back-yard rival Warwick, then meets Donegal and West York the next two weeks. The Indians and Bulldogs replace Hempfield and Cedar Crest on MC’s non-league slate.
“We don’t know too much about those guys,” Kegarise said, “but we’re going to treat them like everybody else &tstr; prepare for them just as much.”
The Barons will get their Section Two schedule underway at Lampeter-Strasburg on Sept. 23.

featured
  • Tweet
  • Pin It

About Bruce Morgan

Related Posts

  • WARC endorses 14 GOP candidates
    WARC endorses 14 GOP candidates
  • After helping the Warwick girls 400 free relay take gold in 3:39.71, clinching the Lady Warriors’ third straight L-L League championship, seniors Maya Hartzler and Catherine Chen receive congratulations from their teammates at Wilson’s Roy G. Snyder Natatorium last Saturday night. Photo by Kirk Neidermyer
    Relay Replay
    Relay Replay
  • TAIT to build Kinetic 4K scoreboard for Flyers, 76ers
    TAIT to build Kinetic 4K scoreboard for Flyers, 76ers
  • Chilly buildup to 14th Fire & Ice
    Chilly buildup to 14th Fire & Ice

Leave a Reply

Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Latest News

  • Governor Presents 2019-20 Budget Vision to Lawmakers

    By Rep. Steve Mentzer (R-Lititz) Last Tuesday, Gov. Tom Wolf...

    • Posted February 15, 2019
    • 0
  • WARC endorses 14 GOP candidates

    County Republican Committee to name endorsements Feb. 19 By Patrick...

    • Posted February 15, 2019
    • 0
  • John D. Mohler, Gifted clarinetist, U.S Marine Band member, U. of Michigan professor

    John D. Mohler passed away Feb. 6, 2019in Chelsea, Mich....

    • Posted February 13, 2019
    • 0
  • William E. Krum, 76, Raymark Industries retiree, enjoyed archery, woodworking, outdoorsman

    William E. Krum, 76, of Manheim passed away on Tuesday,...

    • Posted February 13, 2019
    • 0
  • Esther M. Breneman, 75, Strickler’s Mennonite member, survived by seven children, liked to tend flowers

    Esther M. Breneman, 75, of Manheim, exchanged her faith in...

    • Posted February 13, 2019
    • 0
  • Linda G. Rohrer, 76, Armstrong staffing specialist, active at St. Paul’s UMC, avid boater

    Linda Gail Rohrer, 76, of Manheim, died peacefully following a...

    • Posted February 13, 2019
    • 0
  • Russell Dean Horrocks, Formidable athlete, health and phys ed teacher, coach, persistent optimist

    Russell Dean Horrocks, of Lititz, formerly of Levittown, passed away...

    • Posted February 13, 2019
    • 0
  • Latest

  • Popular

  • Comments

  • Governor Presents 2019-20 Budget Vision to Lawmakers

    By Rep. Steve Mentzer (R-Lititz) Last Tuesday, Gov. Tom...

    • February 15, 2019
    • 0
  • WARC endorses 14 GOP candidates

    County Republican Committee to name endorsements Feb. 19 By...

    • February 15, 2019
    • 0
  • John D. Mohler, Gifted clarinetist, U.S Marine Band member, U. of Michigan professor

    John D. Mohler passed away Feb. 6, 2019in Chelsea,...

    • February 13, 2019
    • 0
  • Plans unveiled for former Wilbur complex

    Preliminary plans for the former Wilbur Chocolate plant in...

    • May 24, 2017
    • 7
  • Name that school! — District seeks input on name for new elementary school

    Manheim Central’s newest elementary school is currently under construction....

    • July 11, 2018
    • 6
  • Beth (center) and her two sisters during happier times.
    Beth’s Story: Commentary on an epidemic that hits close to home

    “Beth’s Story” is the first in a five-part monthly...

    • February 18, 2016
    • 5
  • Leslie and Dennis Rafaniello says:

    I just came across this beautiful story. We ...

  • Michael K.Houshower says:

    Doug was my best friend in high school. I tho...

  • Patti says:

    Congrats to Penn Med! I'm sure you're going t...

Widgets Magazine

Our Location


View Larger Map

Links

Lancaster Farming
Ephrata Review
LancasterOnline
Lititz Community Directory

Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Photo Reprints

  • Home
  • News
    • Police & Fire
      • First Responders
    • Out of the Past
    • Weather
    • Manheim
    • Opinion
    • Entertainment
    • Social
      • Births
      • Engagements
      • Weddings
      • Anniversaries
    • Archives
  • Shopping
    • Serving You
    • Showcase of Homes
    • Taste of the Town
    • What’s On Tap
  • Sports
  • Obits
  • Contact Us
    • Advertising
    • About Us
    • Newsroom
    • Delivery Issues
    • Subscriber Services
      • Subscribe
      • Manage Your Subscription
    • Photo Reprints
    • Send Us Stuff
  • e-edition

Copyright © 2019 The Lititz Record Express, a member of LNP MEDIA GROUP, Inc.