BSN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PREVIEW, HERITAGE PANTHERS
As high school football camps get set to open tomorrow, BSN begins our previews and predictions with three teams tonight starting in the south part of the county, the Heritage Panthers, Bayside Bears and Palm Bay Pirates:
HERITAGE PANTHERS
HEAD COACH MARK AINSLEY 8th Season (45-29) Tied with Holy Trinity’s Nate Hooks as two longest tenured head football coaches in #BrevardCounty
COACHING STAFF:
Brodie Lubelski DC
Tim Baker Asst OL
Bill Palmer WR
Mike Benson DB’s
Ed Kinsel DE’s
Scott Raymond RB’s & JV OC
Brian Oesterle DB’s & JV LB’s
Josh Hungerford DB’s and JV DC
Dan Holmes RB’s
Willie Harris D-Line
LAST SEASON 1-7, 5 YEAR PROGRAM RECORD 28-22
PLAYOFF HISTORY 7-7 ALL TIME
Heritage reached the regional final round in 2013 and 2014.
Playoff seasons: ’12, ’13, ’14, ’15, ’17, ’18 & ‘20:
LAST YEAR NUMBERS: MAX PREPS ONLY UPDATES THROUGH 2 GAMES
POINTS SCORED: 23
POINTS ALLOWED 316
TWO KEY STARTERS LOST:
Ramier Davis OL/Dlinemen 3
Joshua Rodriguez LB/RB
NUMBER OF RETURNING STARTERS:
OFFENSE: 9 (4 current sophomores)
DEFENSE: 10 (4 current sophomores)
FOUR KEY RETURNING PLAYERS:
Joseph Tenta SO QB
Tayshawn Benson SO WR/RB/DB
Nakari McIntire Sr RB/LB
Luke Ainsley Sr OL/Dlinemen
POTENTIAL BREAKOUT PLAYERS (Sleepers)
Tashon Townsend SO RB/WR/DB
Cameron Pollard-Martin Sr WR
Connor Robinson SO OL/Dlinemen
Ramon Browne Jr WR/DB
BIGGEST STRENGTH:
Linebackers, both sides of the offensive and defensive lines.
Speed, Speed, Speed, & smart aggressive defense!
BIGGEST WEAKNESS: Youth – Heritage is still very young with a lot of of sophomores and juniors starting this season…With that said, those sophomores and juniors got tons of playing experience last year against Cocoa, Rockledge , Viera and Eau Gallie.
SCHEDULE:
8/20 K/O CLASSIC @ MELBOURNE
8/27 VS. PALM BAY PIRATES (Beat Pirates 9-7 Last Year, since 2011 vs Pirates 3-6)
9/3 AT HARMONY LONGHORNS ( Beat Longhorns 32-19 in 2019, 3-0 All Time)
9/10 AT PORT ST. LUCIE JAGUARS ( Beat Jags 35-3 in 2014, 3-0 All time)
9/17 AT AUBURNDALE BLOODHOUNDS (DISTRICT GAME) ( Lost 18-7 in 2019, Only meeting between schools)
9/24 BYE WEEK
10/1 VS. SPACE COAST VIPERS (Defeated Vipers 34-7 in 2019, 2-0 All Time)
10/8 VS ASTRONAUT WAR EAGLES (Beat Astronaut 28-7 in 2019, 1-0 All Time)
10/15 VS GATEWAY PANTHERS (DISTRICT GAME) (BEAT PANTHERS 40-17 in 2019, Only Meeting between schools)
10/22 VS. LAKE WALES HIGHLANDERS ( DISTRICT GAME, FIRST MEETING BETWEEN SCHOOLS)
10/29 @ EAU GALLIE (DISTRICT GAME) COMMODORES (Lost Last Year 45-7, Panthers 7-1 All Time vs EG)
11/5 VS. BAYSIDE BEARS (Lost 41-0 Last Season, Panthers 8-2 All Time vs Bears)
BSN SAYS: Many in Brevard have placed high expectations on the Panthers this upcoming season. The reason is because of their athleticism and youth.
Heritage returns just about intact graduating just four seniors according to MaxPreps. Mark Ainsley coached teams will always be fast, physical and intelligent, on and off the field.
All eyes will be on sophomore QB Joseph Tenta as many are anxious to see his progress from last year. Tenta is a worker and will continue to become one of the best signal callers in the county over the next three seasons.
Athletes Tayshawn Benson and Nakari Mcintyre will stretch defenses and fields as both are extremely athletic. Benson torched the Satellite defense in the spring game and recorded three interceptions on defense while McIntyre burst though holes chewing up chunks of yards.
The offensive line is back together and another year older and the same can be said for the defensive line as well.
It’s always hard predicting young teams but Heritage has an outstanding coaching staff and you will see significant progress this season. Maybe not district champion progress but a return to the playoffs could most certainly be in the cards if Heritage stays healthy and continues to develop.
We will know a lot about this team after the kickoff classic and week one. With slight differences, Heritage, Melbourne and Palm Bay are all similar teams.
Heritage is still a young team but they are experienced for their age and could win a few extra games because of that reason. They will also still make mistakes as they continue to progress to what should be a 9 win or even undefeated team in the coming seasons.
To become an 8 or 9 win team after a one win season would be an incredible turnaround and way too much to ask. Keep your eyes on the kickoff classic and week 1 vs Palm Bay and you’ll have an excellent feel for this team.
We say a six win season would be a super turnaround for a program that is well on its way back to becoming a Brevard County power again.
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