Thirty-seven Germantown Academy student-athletes who will play their sport in college were honored at the annual Senior Signing Ceremony in the Korman Family Pavilion. On hand to congratulate GA's seniors and wish them well next year were GA coaches, parents, siblings, friends, Head of School Rich Schellhas 1760, and Director of Athletics Tim Ginter.
Varsity Football
I love GA athletics because of the great tradition that we have in all sports. The opportunity to coach great people, great students and great athletes is as good as it gets. I love implementing our traditions and coaching kids with our core values and watching them succeed. I feel truly blessed and honored to be the head football coach at Germantown Academy.
- Matt Dence, Head Coach
Schedule
Roster
# | NAME | POSITION | GRADE | HEIGHT | WEIGHT |
2 | George Arendt | WR/DB | Sophomore | 5-10 | 175 |
3 | Aidan Zakarewicz | RB/DB | Senior | 5-11 | 170 |
4 | Matt McGettigan (Captain) | WR/DB | Senior | 5-10 | 180 |
5 | Tripp Capers | RB/DB | Junior | 6-0 | 175 |
6 | Sean McGettigan | QB/DB | Freshman | 6-0 | 175 |
7 | Aeneas Vance | RB/LB | Senior | 5-11 | 195 |
8 | Evan Spivey (Captain) | WR/DB | Senior | 6-1 | 195 |
9 | Aaron Parks | WR/DB | Senior | 5-9 | 165 |
10 | Tommy Rush | QB/DB | Freshman | 5-10 | 165 |
11 | AJ Towsen | WR/DB | Sophomore | 6-1 | 185 |
12 | Tristan Machado (Captain) | QB | Senior | 6-0 | 185 |
13 | Eddie McGettigan | RB/LB | Sophomore | 6-0 | 185 |
14 | Xavier Stearn | QB | Freshman | 6-2 | 180 |
15 | Rowen Harbert | K/P | Freshman | 5-10 | 175 |
16 | CJ Bauer | H/LB | Senior | 5-10 | 202 |
17 | Max Langsfeld | WR/DB | Junior | 6-0 | 180 |
18 | Paul Rambo | WR/DB | Freshman | 5-10 | 170 |
19 | Aidan Donahue (Captain) | WR/DB | Senior | 6-1 | 180 |
20 | Josh Cain | WR/DB | Freshman | 6-0 | 175 |
21 | Stephen Tracanna | TE/LB | Junior | 6-0 | 210 |
22 | Declan Dean | TE/LB | Freshman | 5-10 | 175 |
23 | Ryan Strauss | WR/LB | Sophomore | 6-1 | 175 |
24 | Jet Dickerson | RB/DB | Freshman | 5-8 | 160 |
25 | Jake McVeigh | WR/DB | Freshman | 5-8 | 160 |
26 | Blake Brown | WR/DB | Junior | 5-11 | 160 |
27 | Ryder Orenstein | WR/DB | Freshman | 5-8 | 160 |
28 | Jack Durkin | RB/LB | Freshman | 5-9 | 175 |
29 | Timmy Ginter | TE/LB | Freshman | 6-0 | 180 |
32 | Anthony Lara | RB/DB | Junior | 5-9 | 170 |
34 | Seamus Knox | RB/LB | Junior | 6-1 | 200 |
36 | Jared Smith | K/P | Junior | 5-9 | 175 |
38 | Jake Bulicki | WR/DB | Freshman | 5-8 | 165 |
39 | Blaise Bailey | WR/LB | Senior | 6-0 | 176 |
41 | Logan Woodward | TE/DE | Senior | 6-1 | 225 |
44 | Cole Grim | K/P | Sophomore | 5-10 | 170 |
52 | Robbie Boudreau | OL/LB | Freshman | 6-1 | 200 |
54 | John Demasi | OL/LB | Junior | 5-10 | 180 |
55 | Greg Thomas | OL/DL | Freshman | 6-4 | 275 |
56 | Zach Zighelboim | OL/DL | Freshman | 5-8 | 200 |
58 | Kenny Lee | OL/LB | Sophomore | 6-0 | 200 |
59 | Jeremiah Justice | OL/LB | Sophomore | 6-1 | 190 |
63 | Jonah Hunt | OL/DL | Junior | 6-0 | 220 |
65 | C.J. Mersky | OL/DL | Junior | 5-11 | 225 |
71 | C.J. Kearney | OL/DL | Senior | 6-3 | 225 |
73 | Maloy Lafferty | OL/DL | Sophomore | 6-2 | 215 |
74 | David Mendte | OL/DL | Sophomore | 6'2 | 220 |
76 | Colin Pugh | OL/DL | Senior | 6-1 | 275 |
78 | Zach Kniese | OL/DL | Sophomore | 6-3 | 275 |
79 | Brandon Truszkowski | OL/DL | Freshman | 6-6 | 250 |
81 | Jack Wescott | TE/DE | Sophomore | 6-0 | 190 |
Maddy Donches | Manager | Sophomore | |||
Eve Kraynak | Manager | Sophomore | |||
Devin Lukens | Manager | Junior | |||
Samantha Rachuba | Manager | Junior | |||
Harrison Steinberg | Multi-Media Coordinator | Sophomore |
Coaches
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Matthew DenceHead Coach
Matt Dence finished his 11th season as the Head Coach for the Patriots in 2022. The team finished the year with a 7-3 overall record and a 2-3 mark in the Inter-Academic Athletic League.
During the 2021 season, Germantown Academy went 5-4 overall and 2-3 in league play.
In 2020, the Patriots went 3-1 (all Inter-Ac League opponents) during a shortened season impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.In 2019, the Patriots went 7-2 overall with some epic wins over Springside Chestnut Hill Academy, Episcopal Academy, and Penn Charter.
In 2018, the Patriots finished with a 6-4 overall record and took up five spots on the All-Inter-Ac team.
In 2017, GA went 4-6, but had five athletes named to the All-Inter-Ac League squad.
Behind a tough defense, the Patriots won a share of the 2016 Inter-Ac title with Malvern Prep for the first time since 2004. To clinch a share of the title, GA defeated Penn Charter, 17-14, before a standing room crowd at Carey Stadium that was broadcast on Thee Comcast Network.
Dence, who teaches physical education in the Upper School, came to Fort Washington after serving as the head coach at Valley Forge Military Academy in 2011, where he also served as a physical education and health instructor. He was responsible for the recruitment of new students to VFMAC and with NCAA recruitment for seniors and post-graduate students. Prior to his first high school coaching position at VFMAC, Dence was a staff member on several collegiate football teams on the east coast, including: Georgetown University (wide receivers coach), Bates College (Offensive Coordinator, quarterbacks coach and strength coach), Yale University (wide receivers coach and special teams coordinator), Amherst College (linebackers coach and video coordinator), Springfield College (offensive line coach and tight ends coach), and King’s College (secondary coach). During his time as a college coach, Dence mentored 15 players who earned All-League or All-America honors during their playing time.
While at Yale, Dence, who also coached the tight ends for two years, mentored All-American Nate Lawrie '04, who was drafted in the sixth round by Tampa Bay. He served as the co-director of the Bulldog Instructional Football Camp for two summers and was the liaison to the athletics administration office for eligibility and NCAA Clearinghouse issues.
Dence earned his bachelor’s degree in mass communication and media technologies from King's in 1998, where he was three-year starter and four-year varsity letter winner at tight end. He completed his Master’s of Physical Education with a concentration in sport management from Springfield in 2002. The Philadelphia native is a 1994 graduate of Father Judge High School.
(Updated on 11/29/2022)
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Martin DeanAssociate Head Coach/Offensive Line
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Kyle DonahueOffensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach
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Rob CampbellDefensive Coordinator
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Steven MollDefensive Line Coach
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Al PicarielloRunning Backs Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
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Joe TaylorWide Receivers Coach/JV Head Coach
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Matthew GormanDefensive Backs Coach
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Jake DiannoInside Linebackers Coach
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Brian HenselOutside Linebackers/Assistant Offensive Line
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Joe MigliareseStrength & Conditioning Coach
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Misha HorseyStrength & Conditioning Coach
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Lance StewartEquipment Manager
Facility
Carey Stadium (300 Morris Road, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, 19034) is home to GA football. It was opened in 2010 as a multi-sport facility that includes a 200 x 380’ artificial turf field, a regulation track surface with six lanes, high jump area, long jump pit and easy on-and-off sideline access. The turf was replaced in the summer of 2022. Lines are drawn on the field for football, soccer and lacrosse. The bleacher seating can accommodate 850 spectators and are handicap accessible. Carey Stadium also houses a concession stand equipped with electrical, an ice machine and a reach-in cooler; restroom facilities, as well as two team gathering rooms, private referee room and a trainer’s room equipped with sink, ice machine and treatment bed. The scoreboard in the corner of the Stadium is a multi-sport unit that displays the game clock, home and away scores, time outs left, quarter and football-related information. There is a sound system that is operated from the top of the Stadium where there is a 10-seat granite-topped work area with several electrical outlets and jacks for the microphone and music; all protected by an awning. The Stadium speakers are located on top of the scoreboard. There are several handicap parking spaces adjacent to the entrance to the Stadium in addition to more than 200 spaces spread between two parking lots for the outdoor athletics complex. More parking is available on the GA campus by crossing the Wissahickon Creek by car and returning by foot on the brick pathway. Germantown Academy has hosted many lacrosse and soccer tournaments and was the home to the first coed Inter-Academic Athletic League Track and Field Championships in 2012.
Carey Stadium:
- 200 x 380’ artificial turf field
- Regulation track surface with 6 lanes, regulation size field events and easy on-and-off sideline access
- Field is lined for football, soccer and lacrosse
- Bleacher seating for 850 spectators
- Handicapped accessible
- Concession stand
- Restroom facilities
- Two team gathering rooms (prior approval required)
- Training room with sink, ice machine and treatment bed
- Electronic scoreboard with multi-sport capability
- Sound system
- 10 seat granite-topped work area with several electrical outlets and jacks for the microphone and music
- Parking for 200+ cars, with another 450+ parking spaces within walking distance
History of Captains
League Championship seasons are bolded.
- 1880's
- 1890's
- 1900's
- 1910's
- 1920's
- 1930's
- 1940's
- 1950's
- 1960's
- 1970's
- 1980's
- 1990's
- 2000's
- 2010's
- 2020's
1880's
1890's
1900's
1910's
1920's
1930's
1940's
1950's
1950 - John K. Binswanger
1951 - C. Bray Manchester & Willard H. Goeckler Jr.
1952 - Alan J. Dietrich
1953 - Richard H. Lassen & Robert W. Lassen
1954 - Theodore A. Sloan Jr.
1955 - James Fraser
1956 - Hugh Wyatt & Frederick Stabene
1957 - Frank T. Temme Jr. & Conrad J. DeSantis
1958 - Steven W. Austin & Walter F. Mayer Jr.
1959 - Robert E. Theis
1960's
1970's
1970 - Paul S. Hutter
1971 - Robert S. Strimel Jr.
1972 - J. Jeffrey little & Dan S. Roberts
1973 - Frank J. Marolla & James G. Watson III
1974 - Edward J. McKendry, James R. Morrison III, & Michael S. Barnes
1975 - Daniel R. Brooks Jr.
1976 - Eric F. Hiltebeitel & Gerald T. Rankin
1977 - Thomas C. Telford Jr. & Keith O. Wood
1978 - Joel D. Magerman
1979 - Christopher J. Bauers & James J. McAfee
1980's
1980 - John J. Turner Jr., Michael J. Salaman & Michael L. Magerman
1981 - Walter N. Norley IV, Vince N. Baker , & Gary Hufnagle
1982 - Thomas F. Brooks & Edward J. Zoller III
1983 - Neil Rankin & James G. Turner
1984 - David J. Keblish & William S. Luskin
1985 - L. Scott Webb
1986 - Joseph P. Trainer
1987 - David Ciambella
1988 - Francis Hendrie & Steven Bloom
1989 - Zachary Burwell, James McGeehan, & Jerald Swope
1990's
1990 - Michael Gerber, Frank Lynch & Garth Little
1991 - Michael Turner & Joseph Malone
1992 - James Yorke, Rob Holmes, & Mark Nori
1993 - Blair Hicks, Denis Kane, & Theodore Franchetti
1994 - Coley Murphy & Jason Novak
1995 - Daniel Kurtz
1996 - Andrew Mersky & Stephen Reed
1997 - Jay Jordan, Ted Holmes, & Kevin Czaban
1998 - Matthew Blewitt, Kevin Czaban, & Peter Franchetti
1999 - Gregory Davis, Jonathan Neve, Jarrod Niedosik, & Nathan Wachter
2000's
2000 - Steven Holmes, Joseph Fantini, James Slattery, & Thomas Wudarski
2001 - Steven Holmes, Stephen Sarnocinski, & Alex Smith
2002 - Sean Hopkins, Jonathan Hinkle, & Matthew Miller
2003 - Mike Techtmann & Justin Holiday
2004 - Sean Grieve, Tyler Yerk, David Zuk, & Justin Holiday
2005 - Mark Brown, Tom Matteo, Greg Sih, & Tyler Stampone
2006 - Mark Brown, Joe Trayner, Alexander Holcombe, Joseph Razzano, & Charles Taft
2007 - Joseph Conaway, Kevin Doty, Daniel Lipschutz, Edward Logan, & Reed Marko
2008 - Peter Haines, Ian Hillman, Timothy Vernon, & Peter Weindorfer
2009 - Jake Beil, John Citrone, Austin Kevitch, & Alec Lorraine
2010's
2010 - Keith Braccia, Keith Corliss, Ryan Crane, & Lamont Jackson
2011- Marcus Anthony, Chuck Boddy, Keith Corliss, & Aaron Depue
2012 - Patrick Cawley, Robert Gorman, Matthew Levy, & Robert Taylor
2013 - Patrick Cawley, Clifford David, Kyle Donahue, & Hayes Nolte
2014 - Ryan Calhoun, Kashta Davis, Maxwell Hanamirian, & Andrew Simon
2015 - Matthew Hermann, Jim McAfee II, Kwasi Ampomah, & Patrick McGettigan
2016 - Kyle McCloskey, Patrick McGettigan, Tanner Long, & Matthew Gorman
2017 - Elijah Wroten, Tanner Long, & Michael Riley
2018 - Elijah Wroten, Tim Ruth, Avery Samuels, Jack Sheridan
2019 - Shane Harkins, Hans Lillis, Tayshaun Mack, Luke Strauss & Trae Vance
2020's
Football News
While numerous former Patriots were recognized during the post-season, these two earned All-America honors.
Although they no longer walk the halls or play on the fields at Germantown Academy, the community still cheers for their Patriots.
The Inter-Academic League released its All-League teams on Nov. 17 and 18 for the 2022 fall season. Germantown Academy was well-represented on the lists, with 30 student-athletes being recognized, two of whom were named the Most Valuable Player for their respective sport.
Another exhilarating GA/PC Day and Reunion Weekend is in the books! While the Patriots did not claim the annual Competition Cup, five teams -- golf, boys water polo, girls soccer, field hockey, and football -- triumphed over the Quakers.