Westmoreland County football players to watch in Week 3
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Wednesday, September 11, 2019 | 6:13 PM
Ligonier Valley’s John Beard returns for the 2019 season.
Derry’s Paul Koontz returns for the 2019 season.
Greensburg Central Catholic’s Ben LaCarte returns for the 2019 season.
Yough’s C.J. Waldier returns for the 2019 season.
John Beard
Ligonier Valley, sr., WR/S/K
Coach Roger Beitel refers to Beard as “Mr. Everything.” He has caught seven passes for 122 yards in addition to making six tackles, with two interceptions. He returned one for a score. He averages 43 yards a punt and has kicked 12 extra points.
Paul Koontz
Derry, jr., QB
The second-year starter completed 5 of 6 passes for 48 yards and three touchdowns, all to running back Justin Huss against South Park. He will lead the Trojans into a meeting with Mt. Pleasant on Friday.
Ben LaCarte
Greensburg C.C., sr., WR/FS
LaCarte caught four passes for 115 yards and two touchdowns in a loss to Clairton last week. He caught 3- and 28-yard touchdown passes from David Altimore.
C.J. Waldier
Yough, jr., WR/FS
Waldier had 356 all-purpose yards in a loss to Mt. Pleasant. He caught six passes for 111 yards, caught a touchdown pass and returned a kickoff 97 yards for a score. He also had a 95-yard return called back because of a penalty.
Paul Schofield is a TribLive reporter covering high school and college sports and local golf. He joined the Trib in 1995 after spending 15 years at the Daily Courier in Connellsville, where he served as sports editor for 14 years. He can be reached at pschofield@triblive.com.
Tags: Derry Area, Greensburg C.C., Ligonier Valley, Yough
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