Seneca Valley (Germantown, MD) offensive tackle Jon Walko’s junior season wasn’t what he envisioned. As a sophomore, he enjoyed an excellent season and was looking forward to improving as a junior. Unfortunately, Walko suffered a knee injury early in his junior season that kept him out for three games.

Though he admittedly had a sub-par year, he still earned first-team all-county, first-team all-metro and second-team all-state honors at offensive tackle last season as a junior. Healthy, he is anxious for a break-out senior season.

“My knee and everything is doing pretty good,” Walko said. “It was kind of a freak thing last year but I was back in three weeks from it. The injury kind of threw everything out of whack for me last year. I know I definitely had a better sophomore year than a junior year, so I’m looking forward to getting out there next season and being the top dog out there. I’m getting goose bumps just thinking about it.”

Walko is not only improving his health this off-season, he is gaining size and strength as well. According to Seneca Valley Head Coach Terry Changuris, his star lineman now stands 6-6, weighs 295 pounds, and is getting bigger and stronger.

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