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JIMMY SADLER
CHARTIERS-HOUSTON
IN NEED OF EXPERIENCE
Chartiers-Houston is looking
forward to getting back on the
football field because after losing a
large senior class, the Buccaneers
need to gain as much experience
as they can get.
The Buccaneers went 7-3 last season,
losing to West Greene, Sto-Rox
and California, while scoring 25.8
points per game. It was their best
season since 2016 when they went
7-4 and made their most recent
playoff appearance.
After losing 14 seniors to graduation,
the Buccaneers will be young,
and coach Terry Fetsko said their
lack of experience on the field is
something they need to handle
quickly.
“We just have to get the kids on
the field and get them that experience,”
Fetsko said. “We just need
to mature as a team, jell as a team,
and in order to do that, you need
to get on the field, get pads on and
that maturity will grow.”
Although they lost a ton of
talent, including their starting
quarterback, leading rusher and
receiver, Fetsko is still happy with
the players they have coming back
and believes they have the athletic
ability to make things happen.
Fetsko’s son, who is also named
Terry, will take over at quarterback.
The sophomore signal caller
played a backup role last season
and completed four passes for 118
yards and a touchdown. His father
said he needs to come along
quickly in the first few weeks of
the season.
“He needs to mature and develop
in his first year starting,” Coach
Fetsko said.
The Buccaneers also return
junior running back Nathan Cavallo
in the backfield and at linebacker.
He rushed for 296 yards and
three touchdowns last season and
will be the primary runner in the
backfield.
Senior Jimmy Sadler will be
one of Fetsko’s primary targets
at wide receiver and will return
in the secondary after starting
as a junior, when he picked off
two passes. Senior Zach David and
juniors Lane Camden and Jordan
Irson return on defense, as well.
Fetsko also will have several underclassmen
who could play big
roles this season. He said they all
have the athletic ability to contribute
this season, but he just needs
to see how they respond on Friday
nights.
“The more times you do something,
the more experience you
get, so we just need these kids to
experience that on the field,” coach
Fetsko said.
“We are going to have our ups
and downs early on, but I really
think we are going to move quickly
in those areas because of some of
the people we have in those areas.
They are talented. They just don’t
have the experience.”
Despite losing several seniors,
the Buccaneers are still looking to
improve and they are putting the
work in to do so. Coach Fetsko said
they’ve had at least 90% of their
roster show up to every workout
and they are confident heading
into the season.
Sadler and the rest of the players
are approaching it step by step.
“We are just looking to improve
on last year after losing 14 seniors,”
Sadler said. “But we aren’t going to
worry about that. We are going to
win with the team we have.”
by GREG MACAFEE
Coach: Terry Fetsko
2019 record: 7-3, 5-2 in
Class A Tri-County South
All-time record: 370-360-18
SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time
9.11 at Yough 7
9.18 at Beth-Center* 7
9.25 Washington* 7
10.2 at Charleroi* 7
10.9 Frazier* 7
10.16 at McGuffey* 7
10.23 Waynesburg* 7
*CONFERENCE GAME
STATISTICAL LEADERS
Passing Anthony Lento*
74-165, 1,084 yards, 16 TDs
Receiving Tyler Blumen*
22-416 yards, 7 TDs
Rushing Sam DeWalt*
106-518 yards, 5 TDs
*GRADUATED
FAST FACTS
• The Buccaneers will have
three of their four top tacklers
returning from last season.
• Chartiers-Houston tallied 13
interceptions last season. Five
returning players combined for
eight interceptions.
• Chartiers-Houston hasn’t
registered a playoff win
since 2000 when it defeated
Clairton in the first round of
the WPIAL Class A playoffs.
• The Buccaneers pitched
three shutouts last season
and had the second lowest
points against average in the
Tri-County South.
TERRY FETSKO
CHARTIERS-HOUSTON • CENTURY