Boys Volleyball – Led by a strong senior class, Hornets who have lofty goals coming into upcoming season says first year coach Jon Wilson. PREVIEW

Senior Cooper Henseler is one of the key returnees to this year's team.

Coach – Jon Wilson (1st season)

Assistants – Noah Lasandro and Dylan Schlosser

Last year – 11-1 EPC, 19-4 overall; EPC Tournament beat Freedom 3-1, lost to Parkland 3-1; Districts beat Dieruff 3-1, Nazareth 3-1, lost to Parkland 3-0; States lost to Cumberland Valley 3-0

Key losses lost to graduation – Logan Dougherty (1st Team EPC), Jonathan Cannone, Brian Cobb, Zach Baus, Lord Henry

Key returnees – Sr. Jametric Harris (1st Team EPC), Sr. Cooper Henseler (league MVP), Sr. Cael Kratzer, Sr. Kyle Long, Jr. Lucas Mondin, Jr. Jackson Holden, Jr. Brayden Dang, Jr. Colin Holden

Newcomers – Jr. Jude Boyle, Jr. Gabe Dressler, Jr. Hadi Hirji, Soph. Ben Skekel, Soph. Grayson Answini

Coach Wilson – “My outlook on the season is hopeful.  From my perspective, success can look like many things and as individuals and as a team, we’ve expressed having lofty goals for this year.  With a little over a week of practice and a few scrimmages under our belt, I’m hopeful that these players will grow as individuals on and off the court and that myself and the rest of coaching staff can aid them in that.

“We’re eager to go out and compete and will approach every opportunity we get with our best efforts.  I’m hopeful that when we look back at this season a few months from now, we can look back and be proud as a team that we gave everything we had.”      

Season-opener – Friday, March 15 @ Delaware Valley, 5:30 p.m.

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