{"id":15404,"date":"2015-09-03T20:06:24","date_gmt":"2015-09-03T20:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/independentweekender.com\/?p=15404"},"modified":"2015-09-03T20:06:24","modified_gmt":"2015-09-03T20:06:24","slug":"montrose-meteors-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/2015\/09\/03\/montrose-meteors-football\/","title":{"rendered":"Montrose Meteors football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>BY JOBY FAWCETT<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Times-Shamrock Writer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Montrose might be the youngest team in the Lackawanna Football Conference in terms of varsity of experience.<\/p>\n<p>Just two starters return on offense and both are part of the line. Both also have good size. JJ Heft could emerge as one of the top two-way linemen in Division III. He is a 6-foot-2, 280-pound center who has displayed good feet as a part of the Elk Lake basketball team. (Elk Lake co-sponsors football with Montrose).<\/p>\n<p>Devin Nash is back at one tackle. Zack Summers is a 250-pound sophomore and Seth Bulkley, another sophomore, could have an impact up front.<\/p>\n<p>Joe Igo takes over at quarterback in coach Lou Cella\u2019s triple-option offense. He is a tall player at 6-foot-4 and has good speed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCompared to last year, things are going a lot better,\u201d Igo said. \u201cThings are going more smoothly and we are getting more yards on every play because we execute much better. Now that I have a year in the triple-option offense, I am more confident and the reads come more natural.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am much more confident in our team this year. We played 10 times better in our scrimmage than last year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zoey Casselbury and Will Purdy saw time last season and the Meteors will get a boost from speedster Derek Nunez, who transferred to Elk Lake from Coughlin.<\/p>\n<p>Colin Mondi is a District 2 medal winner in track and field and will lead the receiving corps that includes sophomore Bryden Jerauld and Connor Kojola.<\/p>\n<p>While the offense certainly will receive a shot in the arm with the arrival of Nunez, the defense will really improve. Nunez is an emotional, physical player with instincts and speed at linebacker. Last season, the 6-0, 195-pounder had 111 tackles and 10 sacks for the Crusaders, who reached the Eastern Conference Class AAA playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>Joining Nunez at linebacker will be Mondi, who is a returning starter, Purdy, Bulkley and Jerauld.<\/p>\n<p>Along the line, Heft should be a force and Summers is a returning starter from a unit that gave up 172.5 yards rushing, which isn\u2019t overwhelming considering the team\u2019s 1-9 record. Nash is also expected to contribute.<\/p>\n<p>In the secondary, Igo is an athletic corner who started last season. Casselbury and Kojola both saw some time last season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have to just make sure that everyone does their job this season and play with speed and accuracy,\u201d Igo said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BY JOBY FAWCETT Times-Shamrock Writer Montrose might be the youngest team in the Lackawanna Football Conference in terms of varsity of experience. 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