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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

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

Matthew Dence

Head 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)
Martin Dean

Associate Head Coach/Offensive Line
Kyle Donahue

Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach
Rob Campbell

Defensive Coordinator
Steven Moll

Defensive Line Coach
Al Picariello

Running Backs Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
Joe Taylor

Wide Receivers Coach/JV Head Coach
Matthew Gorman

Defensive Backs Coach
Jake Dianno

Inside Linebackers Coach
Brian Hensel

Outside Linebackers/Assistant Offensive Line
Joe Migliarese

Strength & Conditioning Coach
Misha Horsey

Strength & Conditioning Coach
Lance Stewart

Equipment Manager

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

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

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Germantown Academy Celebrates 37 College-Bound Student-Athletes

May 3 2023

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.

Alumni Update: James McGettigan '18, Olivia McMichael '20 Earn All-America Honors

Dec 14 2022

While numerous former Patriots were recognized during the post-season, these two earned All-America honors.

Alumni in Athletics Notebook

Dec 6 2022

Although they no longer walk the halls or play on the fields at Germantown Academy, the community still cheers for their Patriots.

30 Germantown Academy Student-Athletes Receive All-Inter-Ac Honors

Nov 18 2022

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.

GA-PC Day Ends in a Tie, PC Keeps the Competition Cup

Nov 14 2022

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.

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