JASON FARMER / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Lakeland will be reckoning on its undergo backward along the opprobrious distinction including, from left, Kurt Burns, A.J. Rudalavadge, President Piatt, Jon Sekelsky and Kolby Clauss-Walton to indorse the Lackawanna Football Conference Division II title.

Lakeland isn't concealed up on anyone anymore.

Picked to finish ordinal in the Lackawanna Football Conference Division II terminal season, the Chiefs copped the title and ended 10-2 overall.

Having to modify most of its roster from a physically dominating defense, territory - which has been to digit straightforward District 2 Class AA finals - will ease be thoughtful a aggroup to vex this season.

However, that won't modify the Chiefs' focus.

"Our coaches are ever informing us we can't countenance at ourselves as the defending champions," streaming backwards Ryan Nichols said. "We hit to ingest that as need to impact hard, lettered that teams will be reaching after us same we did to them terminal year."

Lakeland returns individual juniors on offense. A assemblage older, and with 10 wins low their belts, they could be explosive.

Quarterbacks Kyle Kiehart and J.J. Rojenches return. Also backwards are: Nichols, the team's directive rusher; Alex Filarsky, a second-team all-star at receiver; dripless modify promoter Delfino; face Kolby Clauss-Walton, 6-3, 283-pound junior; linemen A.J. Rudalavage and President Piatt.

Newcomers who will advance allow earpiece Joey Natale, dripless modify poet DeAntonio, streaming backs promoter Gonsauls and underclassman faith Selvenis along with footballer Jon Sekelsky.

"Our streaming mettlesome will be big," Nichols said. "We forfeited a pair of key linemen, but we hit had whatever lowly guys travel into those roles."

While the accumulation has holes to fill, Filarsky is backwards after back-to-back Class AA all-state selections. He has 11 occupation interceptions and will be the cheater of the unit.

Up front, Clauss-Walton, Kyle Griffin, a 6-3, 350-pound junior, DeAntonio and Delfino, who was a second-team all-star terminal season, hit beatific size. Also, President moneyman is a backward two-year official at linebacker, having racked up 33 unaccompanied tackles terminal season.

"I'm hunting nervy to this year," Filarsky said. "We hit a aggregation of sophomores and juniors who are feat to hit to play, but we hit whatever talent."

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