JSERRA LIONS
Coach: Jim Hartigan (eighth year, 35-34)
Last season: 7-3 overall, 2-3 league
Scouting report: This program continues to improve and might field its best team ever. The Lions have eight returning starters on offense and eight on defense. Among them are All-Trinity League first-team quarterback Nick Robinson. Ethan Aguayo was an All-County third-team defensive back last year, and he will be a key receiver this year. David Eugenio, all-league as a linebacker last year, will slide into the running back position once his broken foot heels. His brother Casey, who graduated, was an All-County playmaker at the position the past two seasons. Daniel Bailey, an All-County second-team defensive end in 2013 who committed to Yale, will get plenty of snaps at running back. JSerra is looking at another season in which its linemen are not as big as those on other Trinity League teams. The Lions came so close to a playoff berth last year, and will contend for one again this year. They still appear to be just a step or two behind the top teams of a very challenging league. But JSerra is closing in.
Players to watch: Ethan Aguayo, Sr.; Daniel Bailey, Sr.; David Eugenio, Sr.; Sam Philippi, Sr.; Nick Robinson, Sr.
PROJECTED LINEUP
Offense
QB: Nick Robinson, Sr.
RB: David Eugenio, Sr.
RB: Daniel Bailey, Sr.
WR: Sam Philippi, Sr.
WR: Ethan Aguayo, Sr.
WR: Isaiah-Diego Williams, Jr.
T: Luke Wattenberg, Jr.
G: Korey Mariboho, Sr.
C: Tucker Squires, Sr.
G: Zack Williams, Sr.
T: Shane Avera, Jr.
K: Jacob Capps, Sr.
Defense
DE: Mitchell Deamon, Sr.
DT: Brody Barrett, Sr.
DT: Joe Munroe, Sr.
DE: Daniel Bailey, Sr.
OLB: Kyle Adams, Jr.
MLB: Ashrafian Arman, Jr.
OLB: David Eugenio, Sr.
CB: Isaiah-Diego Williams, Jr.
S: Aaron Matthews, Sr.
S: Connor O’Brien, Jr.
CB: Ethan Aguayo, Sr.
P: Dominic Scott, Jr.
KR: Ethan Aguayo, Sr.
PR: Isaiah-Diego Williams, Jr.
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