Speed is the Key for the 2016 James M. Bennett Clippers

August 18, 2016 Posted by Matt Pencek Featured Sports, Football, Local Sports

For most of this decade, winning did not occur often at James M. Bennett. From 2011 – 2014 the Clippers averaged just two wins a season. That all changed in 2015. Bennett produced a 7-3 regular season and made the 3A playoffs.

On offense, they return six starters highlighted by senior wide receiver Matt Chrysostome. Quarterback Joey Blake injured his collarbone in the week five win over Snow Hill. He missed the rest of the season. The collarbone is healed and the junior is back to lead the offense.

“I’ve been in the weight room trying to regain my strength and trying to stay healthy,” Blake said.

Blake provides a dual threat quarterback for head coach Hoot Gibson. Teamed with Chrysostome, speed is what Bennett is relying on to build upon last year.

“We just need to find a way to get all those guys an opportunity to do what they do best by giving them the ball and allow them to make plays<” offensive coordinator Dustin Mills said.

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Matt joined WBOC in October 2015 as a Sports Broadcast Journalist. He is a native of Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania. Matt graduated from Penn State where he received a bachelor’s degree in journalism. He started his broadcast career as the news/sports director of WEMR AM 1460 in his hometown of Tunkhannock. Matt held that same position for WALI/WROG radio in Cumberland, MD. His first television position was as the weekend sports anchor at WHAG-TV in Hagerstown, MD where he eventually became the Sports Director. Matt then moved to Florence, SC to become a sports reporter/anchor for WPDE-TV In 2011 along with his brother David, Matt co-authored The Great Book of Penn State Sports Lists. From 2012 – 2015 he was the lead radio play-by-play voice for The Friday Night High School Football Game of the Week for DE FOX Sports 1290 in Wilmington, DE. The last 2 years at the radio station Matt was the studio host during the University of Delaware Football radio broadcasts. He has also called the action for the both the Blue Hens men’s and women’s basketball teams. Outside of work, Matt is married to his wife Shannon and has two sons; Jack and Connor. E-mail Matt Pencek at mpencek@wboc.com and follow him on Twitter @mattpencek_wboc. Check out all stories by Matt.