CCC Football 2016: Manchester preview

Manchester senior quarterback Edison Galan looks to lead an explosive offense in 2016. (Submitted photo: Paul Ofria)

Vitals

• Coach: ROY ROBERTS (3rd year, 7-14)
• Conference: CCC Division I East
• Playoff Class: LL (753 boys enrollment)
• Home: Memorial Field at Manchester High School
• 2015 Record: 2-8 (1-3 CCC D-I East)
• 2016 Kickoff: Sept. 9 at Simsbury, 7 p.m.
• Team website: MaxPreps

Top players

• EDISON GALAN, Sr., QB (6-2, 185)
• JAKAI WESTBERRY, Sr., WR (5-10, 205)
• JEVIN FRETT, Jr., WR (6-1, 175)

Key losses

DE Jordan Fletcher.

Outlook

Manchester has the athletes, it’s just a matter of putting it all together for the Indians to have a successful season.

This could be that season.

Returning starting quarterback Edison Galan is ready for a breakout year. In 2015 he passed for 1,968 yards and 16 touchdowns while rushing for 344 yards and five more scores.

He has his No. 1 target back in receiver Jevin Frett who caught 42 passes for 764 yards and seven touchdowns a year ago. Jakai Westberry looks to step up in the receiving game as well after three of the Indians top five pass-catchers graduated.

Westberry can also contribute in the running game as he led the team with 93 carries and 453 yards last season.

Defense may still be a problem for Manchester however. In 2015 it allowed over 34 points per game and coach Roy Roberts still wants to see improvement in the secondary to cut down on the big plays given up.

That said, Manchester should be in the mix for the No. 2 spot in the CCC Division I East standings behind Glastonbury making that game on October 21, after a bye week, pretty interesting.

2016 Schedule

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*Conference game

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