GO PIRATES!

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GO PIRATES!

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BLUFFTON
Pirates’ ranks
left thin by
graduation
KEY TO THE SEASON
QUICK FACTS
COACH: Dennis Lee (25th year,
167-94).
LAST YEAR: 5-5 overall, 3-5
Northwest Conference.
LAST NWC TITLE: 2005.
OFFENSIVE SCHEME: Spread.
DEFENSIVE SCHEME: 50.
STRENGTHS: Although a
majority of the skill players will
be inexperienced, Lee
likes the overall
athleticism
including quarterback Robbie
Stratton. The
kicking game
should also be a
strength. Matthew Deter has
a strong leg and
Lee
is capable of
kicking touchbacks on kickoffs. Offensively
and defensively the Pirates have
experience up front.
WEAKNESSES: Bluffton will
have to replace its receiving
corps, three starting linebackers and all four starters in the
secondary. The Pirates have the
players to fill in the gaps, but
how long will it take for the new
players to adjust to the quickness
and speed of varsity football?
By NATHAN INNIGER
STAFF WRITER
Stratton
D. Luginbuhl
Of fense
According to quarterback
Robbie Stratton: “We definitely
have a strong line this year. The
only thing we really need to work
on is the receivers and the routes.”
Defense
According to linebacker
Drake Luginbuhl: “We need to
get more pressure on the quarterback than we have in past years. It
will help take pressure off of our
defensive backs.”
2011 LEADERS
PASSING
Joseph
Ro. Stratton
ATT
138
97
COMP
80
55
YDS
1,423
502
TDS
14
2
RUSHING
Hughes
Basinger
ATT
92
54
YARDS
438
190
AVG
4.8
3.5
TDS
2
9
RECEIVING
R.J. Stratton
Gillett
Deeds
Nienberg
REC
47
27
19
22
YARDS
766
342
288
283
AVG
16.3
12.7
15.2
12.9
TDS
8
4
0
1
INT
8
5
BLUFFTON — For the past few
seasons, Bluffton has had experienced
seniors to lean on as it started the
season.
This year, not so much.
The Pirates graduated 13 seniors.
Each one started on offense or defense
at some point a season ago.
Bluffton started 4-2 and the Pirates
were in the mix atop the Northwest
Conference and region 18 before finishing 5-5 overall and 3-5 in the NWC.
One place Bluffton will not be completely inexperienced is at quarterback
where sophomore Robbie Stratton will
lead the Pirates’ spread after starting
the final six games of 2011.
Playing in meaningful games down
the stretch will be a huge benefit for
Stratton.
“We started a freshman week
five and he finished out the season,”
Lee said. “Hopefully, with those five
games that he got under his belt as a
freshman, we don’t have to go through
that learning curve with him and it
will be able to open up the playbook
for us.”
KYLE HUNTER / for The Courier
BLUFFTON HIGH’S Austin Bricker, left, breaks up a pass attempt during
the Liberty-Benton 7-on-7 camp in July.
Stratton, who passed for 502 yards,
two touchdowns and five interceptions, agrees.
“My reads are a lot better. I have
better vision of which receivers to pick
out and which routes are going to be
open,” Stratton said. “I can start reading the defense before the play starts.”
Helping Stratton will be an offensive line that returns a few experienced players.
Seniors David Emans and Taylor
Reineke are returning starters at
guard.
“We’ve got three or four kids that
we have rotated through there at various times and we will look to them
for some leadership on that offensive
front,” Lee said.
Jonah Bourassa, a shifty junior
back, is also back in the backfield after
a strong finish a season ago.
The big question offensively is who
will catch the ball.
Four of Bluffton’s top pass catching
threats were lost to graduation. The
plan is to rotate a bunch of players
into those spots and see who steps up.
See PIRATES’, Page T48
GRIDIRON GURU
DEPTH CHART
OFFENSIVE UNIT
Pos.
QB
RB
WR
WR
WR
WR
OT
OT
OG
OG
C
PK
THE COURIER
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2012
Robbie Stratton
Jonah Bourassa
Drake Luginbuhl
Isacc Little
Levi Kistler
Andrew Lee
Matthew Spallinger
Josiah Conley
David Emans
Taylor Reineke
Chris McClain
Matt Deter
Yr. Ht.
Wt.
Pos.
So.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
So.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
150
170
185
185
175
155
205
185
215
185
235
175
QB
RB
WR
WR
WR
WR
OT
OT
OG
OG
C
PK
5-10
5-5
6-0
6-3
6-2
5-7
5-10
6-3
5-10
5-11
5-11
5-11
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competitive that it has been in
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game at Cory-Rawson and a tough
non-conference game with Carey,
Bluffton will have to play well week
in and week out. If Stratton can
make some plays in the passing
game and limit mistakes and the
defense can do a better job of stopping the run, maybe the Pirates
can pull off a winning season.
DEFENSIVE UNIT
Mitchell Ault
Zach Wilson
Dylon Alt
Robert Demellweek
Jordan Skilliter
Austin Brickner
Austin Devier
Landon Sturgill
Scott Shumaker
Joey Bertka
Brady Parkins
Mitchell Ault
Yr. Ht.
Wt.
Pos.
Fr.
Sr.
So.
Jr.
So.
So.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Jr.
So.
Fr.
175
155
155
150
175
140
210
205
195
190
185
175
DE
DE
DT
DT
NG
MLB
OLB
OLB
CB
CB
S
P
5-6
5-6
6-0
5-10
5-8
5-4
5-4
5-8
5-11
5-10
5-10
5-11
Score
On ’em!
GO
PIRATES!
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Isacc Little
Austin Devier
David Emans
Landon Sturgill
Drake Luginbuhl
Taylor Reineke
Zach Wilson
Jonah Bourassa
Dylan Alt
Braden Skilliter
Robbie Stratton
Yr. Ht.
Wt.
Pos.
Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
So.
So.
So.
185
185
210
215
205
185
185
155
170
155
165
150
DE
DE
DT
DT
NG
MLB
OLB
OLB
CB
CB
S
6-3
6-3
5-4
5-10
5-8
6-0
5-11
5-6
5-5
6-0
5-9
5-10
Levi Kistler
Scott Shumaker
Chris McClain
Matthew Spallinger
Jacob Garmatter
Josh Bracy
Jordan Skilliter
Austin Brickner
Andrew Lee
Robbie Stratton
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THE COURIER
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Braden Skilliter (1), Jordan Skilliter (2), Devin Luginbuhl (3), Drake Luginbuhl (4), Andrew Lee (8), Isaac Little (9), Robbie Stratton (10), Levi Kistler (11), Bret Rumer (12), Shawn Justus
(14), Mitchell Ault (15), Zach Little (16), Dylan Alt (17), Sam Crisp (18), Noah Stratton (21), Austin Brickner (25), Zach Wilson (27), Jonah Bourassa (28), Clay Wilson (29), Cobie Mikesell
(30), Eric Prater (33), Jacob Garmatter (35), Robert Demellweek (38), Chris Justus (44), Josh Bracy (45), Dylan Pletcher (50), Ross Zimmerman (51), Scott Shumaker (52), Brady Parkins (53),
Misha Groman (54), Kyle Bewsey (55), Andrew Spallinger (56), Matthew Spallinger (57), Landon Sturgill (59), David Myers (60), Skyler Noble (62), Hunter Smith (63), David Emans (64), Taylor
Reineke (65), Cody Williams Basinger (67), Austin Devier (68), Josiah Conley (70), Joey Bertka (71), Tristan Bischoff (72), Chris McClain (73), Brandon Henry (76), Zac Holbrook (80), Joel
Siefker (81), Kyle Swank (83), Matt Deter (85), Gabe Meyer (88). Head coach: Dennis Lee. Assistants: Steve Lemley, Bryant Miller, Mac Davies, Todd Fleharty, Don Leader.
2012 SCHEDULE
Date
Opponent
Home/Away
August 24 Cory-Rawson
31 Carey
September 7 Delphos Jefferson*
14 Crestview*
21 Ada*
28 Allen East*
October 5 Spencerville*
12 Lima Central Catholic*
19 Paulding*
26 Columbus Grove*
(All games 7:30 p.m.)
* -- Northwest Conference games
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H
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Bluffton
PIRATES
2011 RESULTS
Cory-Rawson
Carey
Delphos Jefferson
Convoy Crestview
Ada
35-21
35-28
37-28
20-27
44-48
Allen East
Spencerville
Lima Cent. Catholic
Paulding
Columbus Grove
RECORD BOOK
21-14
14-28
3-39
21-0
14-42
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
6-4
5-5
4-6
4-6
4-6
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
5-5
7-3
11-1
8-3
7-3
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CA R EY
Little bit of
green showing
in usual Carey
blue and white
KEY TO THE SEASON
Meek
STAFF WRITER
O FFE N S E
D E FE N S E
Austin Tschanen: “We need to
be known as a hard-hitting team.
We want to hit people so hard that
they don’t want to play us.”
2011 LEADERS
PASSING
Orians
ATT
59
COMP
34
YDS
576
TD
4
RUSHING
Orians
Cusac
Tschanen
Bash
Niederkohr
ATT
121
109
120
55
60
YDS
808
749
729
418
401
AVG
7.5
6.9
6.1
7.6
6.7
TD
9
14
8
6
9
RECEIVING
Cusas
REC
11
YDS
184
AVG
16.7
TD
0
QUICK FACTS
By JAMIE BAKER
Tschanen
Justin Meek: “We want to make
it farther than the first round of the
playoffs this year. We need to run
the ball, make our blocks and play
smash-mouth football.”
INT
5
CAREY — This year’s Carey football team will be a work in progress.
The dominant color at Wentling
Field won’t be Carey blue and white,
it’s going to be green.
There are a lot of young players
who will be cast in starting roles.
“This is probably the youngest and
the smallest overall team we’ve had in
the last five or six years,” said six-year
Carey coach Todd Worst.
“These guys are young. Some of
the sophomore kids are still immature.
You start comparing 18 -year-olds to
15- and 16-year--olds and there’s a big
difference.
“It’s going to take some mistakes
for them to get better. We’re going to
be a lot better in game 3 and game 4
than we are going to be in game 1.”
The Blue Devils lost a big and
talented senior class that posted an
8-3 record, losing to Liberty Center
in the opening round of the Division
V, Region 18 playoffs.
All-conference offensive linemen
Alex Damschroder and Ian Rechten-
JUSTIN MEEK, Carey’s backup quarterback and starting strong safety,
looks down field during the Bucyrus 7-on-7 camp and lineman challenge in
July.
bach graduated along with defensive
backs Jacob Bash, Bryce Orians and
Brandon Distel. Tyler Cusac, a secondteam all-Midland Athletic League pick
at running back, is also gone.
Graduation hit Carey hard on both
sides of the football, too, so getting
the youngsters up to speed as quickly
as possible has been a priority during
the preseason.
“We have to get them to develop
some confidence so that they make
See LITTLE, Page T48
COACH: Todd Worst (6th year,
47-19).
Midland Athletic League.
LAST MAL TITLE: 2009.
OFFENSIVE SCHEME: Wishbone.
DEFENSIVE SCHEME: 4-3.
STRENGTHS: The Blue Devils
have the
makings of a
sound running
game with a
hard-running
back that’s
tough to bring
down in Austin
Tschanen. The
Blue Devils also
have tradition
with playoff
Werst
appearances in
five of the last
10 years. The team should be
deeper than some of their MAL
counterparts with 56 players on
the roster, including 21 sophomores.
WEAKNESSES: Numbers can
be a blessing and a curse. Those
21 sophomores are going to be
counted on to play right away
and none have varsity experience. The Blue Devils are much
smaller than they’ve been in the
past which could make it a little
more difficult to execute their
smash-mouth style of offense and
defense.
DEPTH CHART
OFFENSIVE UNIT
Pos.
QB
RB
RB
FB
WR
OT
OT
OG
OG
C
TE
PK
THE COURIER
Matt Holsinger
Austin Tschanen
Brian Powers
Levi Smalley
Austin Patton
Zach Sauber
Jacob Goble
Anthony Blair
Bryce Mullholand
Brady Mullholand
Drake Williams
Satchel Strahm
Yr. Ht.
Wt.
Pos.
Jr.
Sr.
So.
So.
Sr.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
Sr.
So.
So.
So.
165
190
160
185
149
175
250
205
200
180
157
155
QB
RB
RB
FB
WR
OT
OT
OG
OG
C
TE
5-9
5-7
5-11
5-9
5-9
5-9
5-11
5-10
6-0
5-10
6-0
5-8
Justin Meek
Brandon Zechman
Terry Nordyke
Tyler Higgins
Satchel Strahm
Heth Smallwood
Levi Patrick
Lucas Allison
Alex Naaeyaert
Kyle Swartz
Will McMahon
DEFENSIVE UNIT
Yr. Ht.
Wt.
Pos.
Sr.
Jr.
So.
Jr.
So.
So.
Sr.
So.
Sr.
Jr.
So.
170
160
161
150
153
286
195
160
215
216
200
DE
DE
DT
DT
ILB
ILB
SS
SS
CB
CB
FS
P
5-10
5-9
5-8
5-5
5-8
6-3
6-1
5-7
6-1
5-8
6-0
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Jacob Moran
Will McMahon
Austin Tschanen
Justin Meek
Brian Powers
Satchel Strahm
Austin Patton
Brandon Zechman
Austin Patton
Yr. Ht.
Wt.
Pos.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
So.
Sr.
Sr.
So.
So.
Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
215
200
257
264
200
190
170
150
153
149
160
149
DE
DE
DT
DT
ILB
ILB
SS
CB
CB
FS
P
6-1
6-0
6-0
5-10
6-0
5-7
5-10
5-11
5-8
5-9
5-9
5-9
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Wt.
GRIDIRON GURU
Sr.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
195
205
195
216
165
150
170
151
165
149
170
Some MAL media tabbed
Carey as the league favorite. With
inexperience all over the field,
that might be a tall order. But the
MAL may be a little down and if
the Blue Devils’ youngsters can
get it together quickly, they may
be able to contend.
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THE COURIER
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Austin Patton (1), Cody Ferguson (2), Justin Meek (7), Trevor Karcher (8), Christopher Stephan (9), Satchel Strahm (10), Bryan Powers (11), Abel LaRoche (12), Tyler Stoops (13), Matthew
Holsinger (14), Wade Neal (15), Jacob Montz (16), Chance Espenschied (17), Dylan Noon (19), Alex Distel (21), Jared Wentling (22), Terry Nordyke (23), Dion Blanton (24), Austin Tschanen
(28), Brandon Zechman (30), Kyler Santos (31), Will McMahon (32), Tyler Higgins (33), Dylan Musgrave (36), Levi Smally (37), Tristen Smith (40), Jocosa Way (41), Zach Brodman (42), Chase
McCleese (44), Dalton Billock (49), Caden Johnson (52), Marcus O’Flaherty (53), Alex Naeyaert (54), Noah Billock (55), Anthony Blair (56), Colton Orians (57), Nathaniel Griffin (58), Zach
Sauber (59), Kyle Swartz (61), Gavin Lowe (62), Bryce Mullholand (63), Lucas Allison (68), Brady Mullholand (69), Adric Stombaugh (70), Levi Patrick (71), Noah McCartney (72), Tyler Green
(73), Devon Patrick (74), Jacob Moran (76), Jacob Goble (77), Heth Smallwood (78), Aaron Jacoby (81), Nolan Roszman (82), Tyler Hoover (84), Drake Williams (85), Carter Smith (89). Head
coach: Todd Worst. Assistant coaches: Bob Damschroder, Jonathon Mershman, David Steen, Tim Baldridge, Josh Traxler, Joe Clingler, Doug Weaver.
2012 SCHEDULE
Date
Opponent
Home/Away
August 24 Upper Sandusky
31 Bluffton
September 7 Toledo Scott
14 Mohawk*
21 Fremont St. Joseph*
28 Tiffin Calvert*
October 5 Lakota*
12 North Baltimore*
19 Hopewell-Loudon*
26 Seneca East*
(All games 7 p.m. except Bluffton at 7:30)
* -- Midland Athletic League
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Carey
BLUE DEVILS
2011 RESULTS
Upper Sandusky
Bluffton
Toledo Scott
Fremont St. Joseph
Tiffin Calvert
42-13
28-35
38-0
55-14
34-21
Lakota
North Baltimore
Hopewell-Loudon
Seneca East
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Royals’ program
KEY TO THE SEASON
Foster
QUICK FACTS
By JAMIE BAKER
Krouse
STAFF WRITER
O FFE N S E
Zach Foster: “We have to utilize
our speed. We have a lot of fast
guys and we have a big offensive
line so we should be able to run the
ball inside and outside this year.”
D E FE N S E
According to defensive
tackle Justin Krouse: “We need
to stay low and get some better
penetration on the line. Our
defensive backs are all back so that
should help give us a much stronger defense this season.”
2011 LEADERS
PASSING
Foster
ATT
184
COMP
63
YDS
908
TD
5
RUSHING
Garner
Arnold
Smith
ATT
167
65
103
YDS
906
355
274
AVG
5.4
5.5
2.7
TD
6
4
4
RECEIVING
Hosmer
Arnold
REC
17
11
YDS
297
235
AVG
17.5
21.4
TD
1
0
INT
14
BLOOMDALE — With a new football stadium and a young first-year
head coach with new ideas, the operative word around Elmwood season is
“change”.
Brian Cooper takes over for Elmwood grad Vic Meyer, who stepped
aside in January after posting a 12-18
record in three seasons.
Cooper brings a wealth of coaching experience to the program. The
2002 Swanton graduate was a student
intern with Ohio State for two seasons. He spent two years as an assistant at Swanton, a year as a student
intern at the University of Toledo, followed by stints as an assistant at Rossford and Bryan the last two seasons.
Cooper also brings a bundle of
enthusiasm in an effort to elevate an
Elmwood program that hasn’t had a
winning record since 2008.
“The biggest thing we’re trying to
do is instill a positive attitude in our
kids,” Cooper said.
“We’re focusing on positive thinking and working hard. Like I told the
AARON ARNOLD of Elmwood eyes the ball prior to a catch at the LibertyBenton 7-on-7 camp in July.
kids from day one, if you give us the
effort and take the coaching you’re
given, the wins will take care of themselves.
“The kids have to realize that
things in life are going to be tough;
football is going to be tough. But you
can’t let one play affect the entire
game.”
Having senior Zach Foster (6-foot1, 170 pounds) for his second season
at quarterback will certainly help the
Royals’ transition.
Foster threw for 908 yards and five
touchdowns with 14 interceptions. He
added three scores on the ground.
“I like the flexibility with the weapons we have on offense,” Cooper said.
“Zach Foster at quarterback gives our
offense a lot of different looks. He can
sell the run like nobody’s business and
at the same time he can throw the ball
to a number of different receivers.”
Foster will have a pair of big,
See COOPER, Page T48
DEPTH CHART
OFFENSIVE UNIT
Pos.
QB
RB
WR
WR
WR
WR
OT
OG
OG
OG
C
PK
THE COURIER
Zach Foster
Michael Smith
Aaron Arnold
Ben Williams
Michael Chapman
Derick Mobus
Austin Hoiles
Justin Krouse
Michael Meeker
Cody Eaken
Mica Robinson
Sebastian Baxter
Yr. Ht.
Wt.
Pos.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
170
180
190
160
175
190
210
290
215
190
220
160
QB
RB
WR
WR
WR
WR
OT
OG
C
6-1
5-9
6-4
5-10
6-0
6-3
6-2
6-2
6-0
5-10
6-4
5-10
Aaron Arnold
Austin Isaacs
Sebastian Baxter
Cody Keaton
Jake Wise
Michael Baer
Aaron West
Sawyer Haines
Devin Uzelac
COACH: Brian Cooper (1st
year).
Northern Buckeye Conference.
LAST LEAGUE TITLE: 2006.
OFFENSIVE SCHEME: Pistol.
STRENGTHS: Having Foster
back at quarterback certainly will
help solidify
Elmwood’s new
offense. Big,
fast targets
returning in
Arnold and
Mobus, two
of the better
athletes in the
NBC, is good
news. The
Cooper
Royals also
have three or
four big and
experienced bodies along the
offensive and defensive lines. A
new young head coach with a
positive attitude should be a shot
in the arm for the program.
WEAKNESSES: There is
limited experience at running
back and at the receiver positions. It may take a few games
before players feel comfortable
in their roles in Elmwood’s new
offensive and defensive schemes.
Depth could also be a concern.
With just 38 players on the roster
the Royals may be outmanned in
some NBC games, particularly
against powerhouses Eastwood
and Genoa.
DEFENSIVE UNIT
Yr. Ht.
Wt.
Pos.
Jr.
So.
Jr.
Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
Jr.
Jr.
So.
190
170
160
160
180
160
280
225
220
DE
DE
NT
MLB
OLB
OLB
SD
WD
CB
CB
S
P
6-4
5-10
5-10
6-0
6-0
5-10
6-0
6-5
6-0
Mica Robinson
Sawyer Haines
Cody Eaken
Taylor Meiring
Jake Wise
Michael Smith
Michael Baer
Derick Mobus
Zach Foster
Ben Williams
Aaron Arnold
Aaron Arnold
Yr. Ht.
Wt.
Pos.
Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Jr.
220
225
190
170
180
180
160
190
170
160
190
190
DE
DE
NG
MLB
CB
CB
6-4
6-5
5-10
5-11
6-0
5-9
5-10
6-3
6-1
5-10
6-4
6-4
GO
ROYALS!
Justin Krouse
Austin Hoiles
Austin Isaacs
Michael Meeker
Sebastian Baxter
Brik Dauterman
Yr. Ht.
Wt.
Jr.
Sr.
So.
Sr.
Jr.
Jr.
290
210
170
215
160
130
6-2
6-2
5-6
6-0
5-10
5-8
Elmwood
Royals
N.A.T.
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this
Sports Year
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Michael Baer (20), Ryan Aufdencamp (28), Michael Smith (31), Keyon Camden (33), Austin Issacs (34), Noah Smith (35), Lance Reidling (43), Derick Mobus (45), Austin Jasso (48), Thomas
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West (70), Sawyer Haines (72), Mica Robinson (73), Rob Bentley (77), Justin Krouse (78), Jacob Wise (85), Cody Keaton (86).... Head coach: Brain Cooper. Assistant coaches: Dale Bernard, Sean
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2012 SCHEDULE
Date
Opponent
August 24 Gibsonburg
31 Hopewell-Loudon
September 7 North Baltimore
14 Woodmore*
21 Eastwood*
28 Lake*
October 5 Genoa*
12 Rossford*
19 Fostoria*
26 Otsego*
(All games 7 p.m.)
* -- Northern Buckeye Conference
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A
H
A
H
A
A
H
H
A
H
Elmwood
ROYALS
2011 RESULTS
Gibsonburg
Hopewell-Loudon
North Baltimore
Woodmore
Eastwood
33-14
6-38
12-8
31-21
0-52
Lake
Genoa
Rossford
Fostoria
Otsego
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2010
2009
2008
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FOSTOR I A
Kelly introducing
Fostoria to new
plans of attack
KEY TO THE SEASON
QUICK FACTS
By SHANNON DOVE
FOR THE COURIER
Cousin
Couch
O FFE N S E
According to senior quarterback Adonis Cousin: “We’ll have
a nice offensive line. Last year we
were a junior-dominated offensive
line and (they’re) all seniors this
year, so I think our offensive line
should be pretty solid.”
D E FE N S E
According to senior tackle
Billy Couch: “Our defensive line
is experienced. We’re going to run
a lot more coverages than we did
last year and some new ones.”
2011 LEADERS
PASSING
Cousin
ATT
239
RUSHING
Settles
ATT YARDS
127
456
COMP
116
RECEIVING
REC. YARDS
Bernal-Danner 48
508
YDS
1,272
TD
9
AVG.
3.6
TD
4
AVG.
10.6
TD
2
INT
13
FOSTORIA — Although the program may have fallen on rough times,
Fostoria’s football team is steeped in
tradition.
So when the head coaching job
opened this summer, Jim Kelly,
formerly the head coach at Lakota,
jumped at the opportunity to lead the
Redmen.
“There’s a lot of tradition here and
that always pushes us, pushes the players,” Kelly said. “We’re excited about
every week, every opportunity, win
or lose, because it’s an opportunity to
get better and to build our program.”
Kelly wasn’t hired until late May,
but he is pleased with the turnout at
weight lifting and conditioning over
the summer.
That enthusiasm has carried over
into the preseason.
“We’re making good strides every
day, getting better,” Kelly said.
If pressed to describe his offensive scheme, Kelly categorizes it as a
spread. But he’s instituting a number
of things to give the Redmen options
and utilize their strengths. Fostoria
will primarily run the ball.
FOSTORIA QUARTERBACK Adonis Cousin, a 6-foot-3, 205-pound senior,
looks for a receiver at the Lakota 7-on-7 camp.
“I think (we have) a good core
group of seniors that have good experience,” Kelly said. “We have some
real good athletes on the team.”
Kelly is confident that his quarterbacks, senior and three-year starter
Adonis Cousin and sophomore Dominique Fuller, have the skill and playmaking ability to run the new offense.
“Adonis understands the speed of
the game, the physicality of the game,”
Kelly said.
Cousin feels the Redmen have
adapted well to the changes and are
poised to improve on last year’s 5-5
record that included a 5-2 mark in the
Northern Buckeye Conference.
“We like the offense that we’re running and we look forward to coach
Kelly putting us in position to win
games,” Cousin said.
“We have a lot of multiple sets. We
run I-formation, spread, it’s just a variety of different things.”
See KELLY, Page T49
DEPTH CHART
OFFENSIVE UNIT
Pos.
QB
TE
RB
FB
WR
WR
LT
RT
LG
RG
C
THE COURIER
Adonis Cousin
Anthony Dean
Keanu Crowe
Eric Sanchez
Montel Ferguson
Elijah Hampton
Jalen Robinson
Billy Couch
Sam Heath
Bryson Shaver
Darran Lambright
Yr. Ht.
Wt.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
205
225
175
205
160
165
260
220
255
240
220
6-3
6-3
5-9
6-1
6-1
6-1
6-2
6-0
6-0
5-9
5-10
Pos.
DEFENSIVE UNIT
Yr. Ht.
Wt.
Pos.
DE
DE
DT
DT
N
LB
LB
LB
CB
CB
FS
Jalen Robinson
Billy Couch
Deante Lincoln
Nathan Clagg
Monty Philon
Tony Mauricio
Eric Sanchez
Alex Navarro
Montel Ferguson
David Cook
Elijah Hampton
Yr. Ht.
Wt.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Jr.
Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
So.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
260
220
275
265
275
160
205
215
160
155
165
6-2
6-0
6-1
5-11
5-10
5-10
6-1
6-0
6-1
6-0
6-1
Pos.
Yr. Ht.
Wt.
COACH: Jim Kelly (1st year).
Northern Buckeye League.
LAST TITLE: 2008 in Northern
Ohio League.
DEFENSIVE SCHEME: 50 &
odd front.
STRENGTHS: Kelly likes what
he’s seen in his
core group of
seniors as far as
leadership skills
both on and off
the field. He
has got some
playmakers
with experience and the
Redmen hope
Kelly
to rely on them
as they continue to adapt
to Kelly’s offense.
WEAKNESSES: The team is
not as physical as Kelly would
like and the Redmen need to
continue to work on that.
GRIDIRON GURU
After a slow start last season,
the Redmen finished strong, winning five of their last six games and
Kelly will want the team to pick up
where it left off. That will depend
largely if the team buys into his
system which, so far, looks as if it
is. Plenty of experienced players
have returned, and this should help
ease the transition as Kelly institutes the new system.
The Fostoria
Redmen
know the
meaning of
hard work.
Great accomplishments are the result of hard
work. The kind of work every Redmen puts in.
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JJ Fuller (32), Anthony Thomas (33), Tony Mauricio (34), Ethan Roy (35), Darnell Williams (36), Elliot Hossler (39), Austyn Ray (40), Xavier Ragin (42), Quentin Bunley (43), Alex Navarro (44),
Eric Sanchez (45), Caleb Danko (48), Deante Lincoln (50), Isaiah Brough (52), Sam Heath (53), Deandre Bunley (55), Billy Couch (57), Dustin Couch (58), Jacob Wonder (60), Gabe Delarosa
(62), Nathan Clagg (63), Darran Lambright (64), Caleb Peace (65), Brystan Baeder (66), Jalen Robinson (72), Micah Randall (73), Bryson Shaver (75), Tony Reynolds (80), Kyle Kreh (81), Eli
Valasquez (83), Monty Philon (84), Blake Bush (86), Jimmie Cooper (87), Baran Acinan (89), Gabe Thompson (93), Nolan Gilts (96). Head coach: Jim Kelly. Assistant coaches: Chris Kamelesky,
Joe Munoz, Bryan Bernal, Julius Higginbotham, Justin Milisorer, Marcus Hyde, Ray Dickerhoof, Clay Chapman, Kevin Chapman.
2012 SCHEDULE
Date
Opponent
Home/Away
August 24 Ottawa-Glandorf (7:30) A
31 Bowling Green
H
September 7 Tiffin Columbian (7:30) A
14 Genoa*
H
21 Otsego*
A
28 Woodmore*
H
October 5 Eastwood*
A
12 Lake*
A
19 Elmwood*
H
26 Rossford*
A
(All games 7 p.m. except those listed above)
* -- Northern Buckeye Conference
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Ottawa-Glandorf
Bowling Green
Tiffin Columbian
Genoa
Otsego
0-32
13-14
0-52
0-55
13-9
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STORE
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Eastwood
Lake
Elmwood
Rossford
RECORD BOOK
37-16
7-63
26-21
21-8
30-21
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
5-5
0-10
3-7
10-2
8-3
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
5-5
6-4
4-6
3-7
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ST. W ENDELIN
Mohawks
adapting well
to Bodart’s
approach
KEY TO THE SEASON
Miller
By SHANNON DOVE
Reinhart
FOR THE COURIER
Of fense
According to senior quarterback Zach Miller: “I think we
have speed in the backfield, so we
can get around the corner. Our
linemen, our two guards are pretty
big kids, so hopefully the inside
(will be open) running the ball.”
Defense
According to senior safety
Austin Reinhart: “I think our
linebackers are strong. We have a
lot of returning players there, so
we have that experience, which
helps us out a lot.”
2011 LEADERS
PASSING
Miller
ATT
227
COMP
96
YDS
1,662
TD
16
RUSHING
Hrabak
Reinhart
ATT
58
46
YARDS
339
289
AVG.
5.9
6.3
TD
3
1
RECEIVING
Shontz
Reinhart
REC
39
19
YDS
661
481
AVG.
16.9
25.3
TD
6
4
INT
10
FOSTORIA — First-year Fostoria
St. Wendelin head coach Jim Bodart
is settling into his new job as well as
could be expected under the circumstances.
He was hired late in the summer to
coach a program struggling with numbers and moving into a new league.
Bodart replaces Bill Hrabak, who
lost his teaching job at St. Wendelin
due to staff cuts and subsequently
resigned as football coach.
As Bodart sees it, the key to keeping things flowing is being positive.
“The seniors have done a fantastic
job of staying positive,” Bodart said.
“They’re the ones who were with the
other staff the longest and they’ve
been exceptionally positive and exceptionally willing to learn and listen and
accept.”
Senior quarterback and outside
linebacker Zach Miller says the team
is adapting well.
“At first everybody was kind of
hesitant, but now everything is going
pretty smoothly, I’d say,” Miller said.
“It’s all going pretty good.”
Among the changes Bodart has
instituted are a new offensive scheme
and extensive conditioning.
“We are going to be running a lot of
different offensive looks with focus on
ball control and clock control,” Bodart
said. “We’ll be running some power
I, some wing-T, and then also bring it
back to a lot of the shotgun that they
had some success with last year.”
Conditioning will be critical for the
Mohawks. With just 14 players on the
roster, each performer will be playing
both ways.
Defensively, the Mohawks are
going to be running a 4-4, similar to
what was used last season.
“With our kids’ size — we’re not an
exceptionally large team, physically
— our defense is going to be a very
mobile group,” Bodart said. “We’re
going to move around a lot, try to keep
everybody moving, keep everybody
guessing.”
Miller has some experienced players joining him in the backfield with
senior Austin Reinhart and junior
Brad Buhrow at the running backs
and junior Cole Williams at halfback.
Newcomers likely to see time in the
backfield are junior Brady Rutter and
freshmen Justin Wagner and Sheldon
Doogs.
On the offensive line are veterans
Zach Gillett, a senior, juniors Trent
Whetsel and Caleb Colburn, sophomores Rob Park and Donovan Scudder, and newcomers Davy Smith, a
senior, and junior Austin Turner.
THE COURIER
QUICK FACTS
SHANNON DOVE / for The Courier
CALEB COLBURN does a footwork
drill during an early-season St.
Wendelin practice.
“We’ve got a very balanced team,”
Bodart said. “We’ve got a couple of
fast kids, we’ve got a couple of kids
that we think are going to be willing
to knock heads with other people.”
Defensively, the Mohawks will
have Gillett, Smith, Whetsel, Turner
and Park on the line, Miller, Scudder
and Wagner at linebackers and Reinhart, Williams, Buhrow, Rutter and
Doogs in the backfield. Colburn will
split his time between the defensive
See MOHAWKS, Page T48
DEPTH CHART
OFFENSIVE UNIT
Pos.
QB
RB
RB
HB
TE
OL
OL
OL
OL
OL
OL
Yr. Ht.
Zach Miller
Austin Reinhart
Brady Rutter
Cole Williams
Brad Buhrow
Zach Gillett
Davy Smith
Trent Whetsel
Caleb Colburn
Donovan Scudder
Rob Park
Wt.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Jr.
So.
So.
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Pos.
QB
RB
RB
TE
OL
OL
DEFENSIVE UNIT
Yr. Ht.
Austin Reinhart
Zach Miller
Brad Buhrow
Sheldon Doogs
Justin Wagner
Austin Turner
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Fr.
Fr.
Jr.
Wt.
Pos.
DL
DL
DL
DL
DL
LB
LB
DB
DB
DB
DB
Yr. Ht.
Zach Gillett
Davy Smith
Trent Whetsel
Caleb Colburn
Rob Park
Zach Miller
Donovan Scudder
Austin Reinhart
Cole Williams
Brad Buhrow
Brady Rutter
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Jr.
S0.
Sr.
So.
Sr.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
Wt.
Pos.
DL
DL
LB
LB
LB
DB
Yr. Ht.
Austin Turner
Donovan Scudder
Davy Smith
Caleb Colburn
Justin Wagner
Sheldon Doogs
Jr.
So.
Sr.
Jr.
Fr.
Fr.
Wt.
COACH: Jim Bodart (1st year).
LAST YEAR: 6-3.
OFFENSIVE SCHEME:
I-formation, shotgun.
STRENGTHS: An experienced
core of players
in the offensive
skill positions
should allow
the Mohawks
to be creative
offensively.
Also, the team
is close knit and
Bodart hopes
this will keep
Bodart
his squad positive throughout
the season.
WEAKNESSES: With only 14
players, it is imperative that the
Mohawks avoid injuries. Additionally, in-game fatigue could
wear on the players and Bodart
doesn’t have a lot of options to
replace players. Physical size
is another concern because St.
Wendelin does not have an over
abundance of players in the
6-foot-2, 200-pound range.
GRIDIRON GURU
With just 14 players on the
roster, Bodart has his work cut
out for him, keeping kids healthy
enough to play and with limited
options as far as substitutions.
However, with a veteran offensive
backfield, the Mohawks should
have no trouble moving the ball
once things get clicking. Being
the only school team in the new
CALA should give St. Wendelin
an advantage and the Mohawks
can definitely be successful in the
league.
Good Luck
This Season
ST. W ENDELIN
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Austin Reinhart (5), Zach Miller (4), Zach Gillett (58), Davy Smith (76), Trent Whetsel (53), Caleb Coburn (55), Cole Williams (80), Brad Buhrow (45), Austin Turner (60), Brady Rutter (22),
Rob Park (75), Donovan Scudder (44), Justin Wagner (34), Sheldon Doogs (9). Head coach: Jim Bodart. Assistants: Jerry Rumschlag, Bill Whetsel, Adam Flugga. Trainer: Lauren Ahle.
2012 SCHEDULE
Date
September
October
8
Opponent
Home/Away
Washtenaw
A
15
South. Chalker (2 p.m.)
H
22
Downriver, Mich.
A
29
Livingston Co., Mich.
A
Genesee, Mich.
A
13
Fort Wayne
A
20
Metro Detroit
H
28
CFL Playoffs
H
6
All games 7 p.m.
St. Wendelin
MOHAWKS
2011 RESULTS
Danbury
Southington Chalker
Troy Christian
Cleve. Lutheran East
Ridgemont
PHOTO
STORE
24-43
14-20
21-20
36-6
28-15
Grove City Christian
30-47
Washtenaw Saints
45-0
Lima Perry
13-2
Evangel Christian (Ky.) 29-0
RECORD BOOK
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
6-3
3-3
0-10
4-6
2-8
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2-8
0-10
0-10
2-6
3-7
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NORTH BA LTIMOR E
Woodruff
relying on
quality among
24 players
KEY TO THE SEASON
Ishmael
By DAVE HANNEMAN
Snyder
STAFF WRITER
O FFE N S E
According to running back
Dalton Ishmael: “We saw a lot of
nine-man fronts last year. Teams
really overloaded the box. This
year we’re throwing in more pass
plays and outside plays. We can’t
go halfway or 50 percent, though.
We have to block better, run hard
and go all out all the time.”
D E FE N S E
According to defensive lineman Jady Snyder: “We need to
be stronger and quicker up front.
The linemen have to fill the holes
so the linebackers can do their job.
Instead of being just “One-wrap
Charlie-ing” everybody needs to
wrap guys up.”
2011 LEADERS
PASSING
Jordan Watson
ATT
32
RUSHING
Dalton Ishmael
Jonathon Long
ATT
171
73
COMP
9
TDS INT
1
5
YARDS AVG
1,173
6.9
305
4.2
TDS
20
---
anchor the offensive line.
Snyder, who played last year at
6-4 and 315 pounds, epitomizes the
weight-room commitment made in the
off season. He’s grown an inch, lost 40
pounds and improved his bench press
to around 300 pounds.
“I feel I got quicker, stronger and I
have a lot more energy,” Snyder said.
For his size, Snyder is also one of
the quickest players on the team, and
unbeaten at a five-dot drill used to
improve players’ agility. He’s taken
on all challengers, including Ishmael,
North Baltimore’s top running back
and a returning first-team all-league
standout.
“I toasted him pretty bad,” Snyder
said with a smile.
“I tell him all the time he has a gift
a lot of other kids do not have,” Woodruff said. “One on one, I don’t think
there’s anybody he can’t block.”
Ishmael rushed for 1,173 yards,
averaged 6.9 yards per carry and
scored 20 touchdowns a year ago.
“I did pretty well my sophomore
year (553 yards, 7 TDs), so I knew
teams would be keying on me,” said
Ishmael, a tough runner who is getting Division I college interest as a
wrestler.
“I was ready for it. I’m ready for
it this year, too, but we’ll be passing
more, we’ll have more outside plays
instead of going straight up off guard
or off tackle. I think we’re going to be
more balanced.”
COACH: Dino Woodruff (2nd
year, 3-7; 14-16 from 2003-2005).
OFFENSIVE SCHEME: Pistol
Wing-T.
STRENGTHS: Offensive line,
running attack,
a commitment
to the weight
room and team
continuity. Jady
Snyder (6-5,
270, sr.) brings
not only a
strong physical
presence to the
line, but a comWoodruff
mitted attitude
as well after
dropping 40
pounds and improving his bench
press, dead lift and quickness.
Ishmael is a durable and productive back (278 carries, 1,726
yards, 27 TDs) over the past two
seasons. Woodruff also sees a
team unity in this group.
WEAKNESSES: Numbers and
depth. North Baltimore has good
football players. The Tigers just
don’t have big numbers. That
means a lot of players will have to
go both ways and some freshmen
will have to shoulder some key
supportive roles.
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Jacob Williams
Dalton Ishmael
Jordan Watson
Brandon Solly
Gabe De Los Reyes
Sean Watson
Jady Snyder
Tyler Trumbull
Zach Stewart
Zach Meggitt
Jacob Chistensen
Zach Stewart
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NORTH BALTIMORE — When
Dino Woodruff whistles his North
Baltimore football team together, he
doesn’t see the numbers he saw a year
ago.
Where Woodruff doesn’t see quantity, though, he sees quality.
“I think we will be a lot more competitive,” said Woodruff, entering the
second year of his second stint as head
coach.
“We’re in much better shape than
last year, we tackle way better ... I
think we’re much farther ahead than
where we were at this time a year ago.”
Football is often a numbers game,
especially at a small school. And with
24 players from the top four grades in
uniform, that’s a fact of life Woodruff
is very much aware of.
“I told every kid we have that
offensively and defensively they have
to learn two positions,” Woodruff
said. “We have to stay healthy. We
can’t afford to lose anybody. That’s
just the way it is.”
North Baltimore went 1-6 in Midland Athletic League play and 3-7
overall last season. That matched the
school’s best finish since a 6-4 record
in 2005, the third and final season
of Woodruff’s first go-round as head
coach.
Woodruff is reverting to that 2005
season in many ways, especially when
it comes to defense.
“Last year we ran a 4-3 and we
probably shouldn’t have,” Woodruff
said of a defense that allowed 32.9
points a game, seventh in the eightteam MAL.
“Back in ’05 we ran a five-man front
and had the MAL’s second- or thirdbest total defense, so we’re going back
to that. We’re going to bring people,
too. I like to blitz. That’s what we do
best and the kids like doing that.”
Woodruff welcomes back three
starters in the defensive secondary
— senior Jacob Williams and juniors
Gabe De Los Reyes and Brandon
Solly. A fourth returning starter,
Dalton Ishmael, is being moved to
outside linebacker.
Ishmael joins a solid linebacker
corps that includes Jordan Watson,
a second-team all-league pick, Zach
Stewart, Levi Newcomer and Zach
Meggit.
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with Jacob Christensen, Tyler Trumbull and Tanner Straley.
Christensen at center, Stewart,
Swartz and Meggit at guard and
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Hollinger (34), Joel Swartz (50), William Griffith (51), Jacob Christensen (53), Austin Lemley (54), Zach Stewart (55), Ethan Nominee (56), Tanner Straley (58), Hank Matthes (64), Kaleb
Andrus (66), Jady Snyder (74), Brody Naugle (75), Tyler Trumbull (76), Rifko Phamakao (77), Zach Meggit (78). Head coach: Dino Woodruff.
2012 SCHEDULE
Date
Opponent
Home/Away
August 24 Holgate
31 Fairview
September 7 Elmwood
14 Hopewell-Loudon*
21 Mohawk*
28 Seneca East*
October 5 Tiffin Calvert*
12 Carey*
19 Fremont St. Joseph*
26 Lakota*
All games 7 p.m.
* -- Midland Athletic League games
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TIGERS
2011 RESULTS
Holgate
Troy Defenders
Elmwood
Mohawk
Seneca East
42-12
44-22
8-12
12-27
6-41
Tiffin Calvert
Carey
Fremont St. Joseph
Lakota
Hopewell-Loudon
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6-39
26-34
30-29
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2010
2009
2008
2007
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2005
2004
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2002
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Cooper
Continued from page T40
speedy targets in junior Aaron Arnold
(6-4, 190) and senior Derrick Mobus
(6-3, 190). Arnold caught 11 passes
for 235 yards while adding 355 yards
and four scores on the ground. Mobus
played in just six games, but showed
flashes of big-play potential by averaging 25 yards on three receptions.
There’s plenty of beef up front.
Austin Hoiles (6-2, 210) and Justin
Krouse (6-2, 290) are sizable tackles
to go along with 6-4, 220-pound senior
center Mica Robinson. Cooper also
singled out the play of senior Michael
Meeker (6-0, 215) at guard.
“Michael Meeker has really come
into his own,” Cooper said. “He’s a
real quiet kid but if you tell him to run
through the wall, he’ll do it for you.
“Mica Robinson is coming along
nicely, too. And then we have Justin
Kraus. When he decides he wants to
play to his ability I don’t think there’s
Pirates'
Junior Isaac Little had six receptions for 100 yards and one touchdown. Juniors Drake Luginbuhl,
Andrew Lee, Robert Demellweek and
sophomores Levi Kistler, Dylon Alt
and Austin Brickner will compete for
playing time.
It will be important to spread the
ball around.
“A big emphasis for us with Robbie
is that we have a new group of receivers and we just have to take advantage
of what the defense gives us,” Lee said.
Defensively, with several NWC
teams reverting back to more traditional running offenses, Bluffton
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another tackle in this league that can
match up with him.”
For the Royals to improve on last
year’s 4-6 record that included a 2-5
mark in the tough Northern Buckeye
Conference, they’ll have to shore up
a defense that gave up more than 30
points per game.
Senior Taylor Meiring (5-10, 170)
will be the anchor at middle linebacker
in a 3-5 set. He was last year’s team
leader in tackles (60 stops, 5 sacks).
The secondary should also be solid
with Arnold (39 tackles), Mobus (42
tackles) and Foster returning.
Cooper is hoping that his Royals
get the program back on track and to
a point where they are a consistent
NBC contender.
“Some programs can talk about the
playoffs, some can talk about making
the state final four. We’re probably
not there yet. We’re not going to talk
league championship but we think
we’re in position to spoil someone’s
league championship,” Cooper said.
“This is the first step.”
Mohawks Little
is returning to its 50 scheme with a
concerted effort on stopping the run.
“Hopefully, with the kids we have
got, it is made for those types of kids,
quicker kids up front,” Lee said. “We
get some movement and hopefully
apply a little more pressure than in
years past.”
Seniors Austin Devier, Emans and
Landon Sturgill return to the middle
of Bluffton’s five-man front. Sturgill
and Emans made 43 and 37 tackles,
respectively, Devier led the team with
four sacks.
Graduation hit Bluffton equally
hard on defense, especially at linebacker and in the secondary, where
the Pirates’ lone returnee Noah Stratton is sidelined for half of the season
with a broken collarbone.
Luginbuhl will start between
outside linebackers Reineke and Zac
Wilson.
“We are very young, very young at
linebacker,” Lee said. “We are looking
at four or five kids in the secondary
to step up because it is entirely new.”
Bourassa, Alt, Andrew Lee and
Stratton will compete at cornerback,
while Braden Skillter and Mitchell
Ault will battle at safety.
Although Bluffton will be an
awfully young and inexperienced
team, sometimes new players can
bring a fresh dose of excitement to
the program.
“These kids have been real receptive to everything that we have been
doing both offensively and defensively,” Lee said. “You have to believe
in what you are doing and hopefully
you will reap the rewards for that.”
line and the backfield.
“I really think the small numbers,
if you take three guys that are as positive as the three returning seniors, it’s
very contagious,” Bodart said.
St. Wendelin has another change.
After a year as an independent, the
Mohawks have joined the Christian
Athletic League of America, comprised of 14 teams in Michigan, Ohio
and Indiana. St. Wendelin is the first
‘school’ team to join the league. The
other teams are comprised of students
who are home-schooled or those who
attend schools that do not offer football.
CALA roster sizes are more in
line with what St. Wendelin features.
The Mohawks have just one OHSAA
school on the schedule, a home game
against Southington Chalker on Sept.
15. The Mohawks will not be eligible
for the playoffs.
the right reads,” said returning senior
strong safety Justin Meek. “We have a
couple of guys back with some experience trying to lead the way and help
the young guys. They know what to
do, they just need to get a little confidence to play with the varsity.”
Meek (5-foot-10, 170 pounds)
and senior inside linebacker Austin
Tschanen (5-7, 190) will be the foundation of this year’s Blue Devils’
defense.
But Worst also thinks he can count
on seniors Bryce Mullholand (6-0,
200) and Alex Naeyaert (6-1, 215) to
help the youngsters transition to the
varsity level.
“Bryce started for us last year. He’s
kind of an undersized lineman but he
worked hard and did things the right
way and earned his spot. He leads by
example,” Worst said. “Alex is a real
nice kid but when he goes out there
and plays, he’s got a little mean streak
in him.”
On offense, Carey’s back in its alltoo-familiar wishbone set.
Tschanen is the lone returnee in
the backfield after rushing for 729
yards and earning first-team all-league
honors.
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But it won’t be all Tschanen. As
always, Worst hopes to spread the
wealth when Carey runs the football.
“Several sophomores are going to
play with Austin, like Levi Smalley
(5-9, 185) and Brian Powers (5-11,
150) at halfback. Brandon Zechman
(5-9, 160), a junior halfback, will be in
there too. We’ll probably have three or
four guys rotate,” Worst said.
“We’ll have a little more speed than
maybe we have had in the past. We
were consistent. This year we’ll have a
little less consistency but a little more
game-breaking quickness.”
Junior Matt Holsinger (5-9, 165),
a backup to Orians last season, looks
to take over at quarterback. Meek and
senior Tyler Stoops (5-11, 151) can
also play the position.
Mullholand is the lone returning
player on the offensive line.
Despite the inexperience, don’t
look for any drastic changes in the
Blue Devils’ approach.
“If we get a lead and are having
success, I’m not going to change. It’s
been ingrained in me for years that if
you gain four yards, its a successful
play. Four times four is 16 and that’s
plenty,” Worst said.
“We might have to adjust our style
a little to suit our kids. We’re not going
to throw the ball all over the field,
we’re going to line up and hit people.”
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On defense, Kelly is introducing
new schemes.
Veteran free safety Elijah Hampton, a junior, feels that having a wealth
of experience will bring the Redmen
success.
“I believe we’ve got a good secondary on defense,” Hampton said.
“We’ve got all upperclassmen back
there. We’re good up front defensively,
so we’ll be good in rush defense as
well.”
One of the challenges facing Kelly
was discord within the team. Kelly
instituted rules both on and off the
field.
“They understand it,” Kelly said.
“We’re just teaching the responsibility
that comes with being involved in a
program and following the rules and
the consequences if you don’t.”
Fostoria will start five seniors on
the offensive line with Jalen Robinson
(6-2, 260) and Billy Couch (6-0, 220)
the tackles, Sam Heath (6-0, 255) and
Bryson Shaver (5-9, 240) the guards
and Darran Lambright (5-10, 220) at
center.
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The skill positions are stocked with
senior veterans as well with Hampton
(6-1, 165) and Montel Ferguson (6-1,
160) at wide receiver, Eric Sanchez
(6-1, 205) at fullback, Keanu Crowe
(5-9, 175) at running back, Anthony
Dean (6-3, 225) at tight end and
Cousin (6-3, 205) the quarterback.
“Our whole group of seniors lead,”
Kelly said. “Billy Couch was a captain
last year and is this year. He leads by
going out and working every day.
Same with the other seniors. They
understand this is their last year.”
Defensively, the Redmen feature
a lot of experience as well, including
Ferguson at corner, Hampton at free
safety, Robinson and Couch at the
ends and junior Tony Mauricio (5-10,
160), Sanchez and sophomore Alex
Navarro (6-0, 215) at linebacker.
Senior David Cook (6-0, 155)
rejoins the team after taking his junior
year off and will likely play cornerback. Junior tackles Deante Lincoln
(6-1, 275) and Nathan Clagg (5-11,
265) and nose guard Monty Philon
(5-10, 275), a senior, also hope to have
an impact.
“I think we depend on each other
more,” Hampton said. “We put our
trust in each other and everybody
does their own job. That’s what makes
everything work in the end.”
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STAFF WRITER
Siefker
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O FFE N S E
Caleb Siefker: “We have to able
to run the ball well, like we usually
do. But when teams are stacking it
up in the box, we also have to be
able to air it out.”
D E FE N S E
According to defensive end
Matt Samuelson: “We have some
pieces back on defense. But just
because the pieces are there on
paper doesn’t mean it’s going to
happen. We have to work hard in
practice, come together as a team
and put it all out there on the field.”
2011 LEADERS
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OTTAWA — The football scales
are tipping in Ottawa-Glandorf’s
favor.
The way Ken Schriner sees it,
though, that’s not going to alter his
preparation one iota.
“In the past, we were always the
little guys so we had to go out and
prove ourselves,” Schriner said.
“Now we’re the big guys, but that
doesn’t change anything. We still have
to go out and prove ourselves every
time out.”
Ottawa-Glandorf is the smallest of
the 10 schools in the Western Buckeye
League. But the Titans are hoping for
a huge season thanks to a big, experienced offensive line that averages
almost 6-foot-3 and 250 pounds.
“We think we can move people,”
said Schriner, an all-Ohio lineman
during his prep career at Tiffin Calvert who played for Bowling Green
State University.
“But at the same time, everybody
is going to look at that offensive line,
start bringing eight, nine guys up
inside and dare you to throw the ball.
OTTAWA-GLANDORF’s Jacob Leopold makes a catch during the LibertyBenton 7-on-7 camp in July. Leopold, who doubles as a wide receiver and
defensive back, is 6-foot-2, 175-pound senior.
That’s our challenge.”
Five senior veterans, including two
all-WBL selections, return to anchor
O-G’s offensive line. Matt Samuelson
(6-3, 225) was a first-team all-league
pick at guard and 6-5, 250-pound
tackle Wyatt Karhoff was a secondteam pick on both offense and defense
(45 tackles, 5 for losses, 2 sacks).
Tanner Hohenbrink (6-2, 285)
returns at the other tackle and Jacob
Wells, (5-11, 185) at guard. Six-five,
290-pound senior Derek Rieman, a
four-year letterman who started at
guard last season until being sidelined
by an injury, moves to center.
“We think it’s a great move. We feel
it’s a much better position for him and
he really looks good there,” Schriner
said.
Setting up behind O-G’s veteran
line will be a veteran backfield of
quarterback Caleb Siefker and running back Tristan Parker.
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TB
FB
WR
WR
C
G
G
T
T
TE
PK
Caleb Siefker
Tristan Parker
Brad Racer
Jacob Leopold
Blake Blevins
Derek Rieman
Matt Samuelson
Jacob Wells
Wyatt Karhoff
Tanner Hohenbrink
Luke Recker
Josh Buckland
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Sr.
Sr.
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210
175
185
290
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250
285
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185
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WR
WR
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Brenden Drerup
Cody Alt
Ross Hashbarger
Caleb Siefker
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Yr. Ht.
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So.
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Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
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185
200
170
180
215
190
DE
Matt Samuelson
DE
Wyatt Karhoff
NT
Brad Racer
MLB Jacob Wells
OSLB Russell Ellerbrock
OSLB Tyler Zehnder
CB
Josh Buckland
CB
Jacob Leopold
CB
Cody Alt
CB
Logan Diemer
FS
Tristan Parker
P
Tyler Zehnder
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
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250
210
185
175
175
185
175
180
170
200
175
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LB
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Western Buckeye League.
LAST WBL TITLE: 2007.
OFFENSIVE SCHEME: Pro-I.
DEFENSIVE SCHEME: 3-5
Stack.
STRENGTHS: Returning size
and experience
on the offenisve
and defensive
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O-G returns
five goodsized linemen
with starting
experience, and
a quarterback
and a running
Schriner
back who combined for over
2,000 yards and 14 touchdowns.
Graduation hit the defense hardest. The Titans return a number
of defensive veterans who helped
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WEAKNESSES: Depth. There
are 21 seniors on the O-G roster,
but just 12 juniors. Several players will be going both ways and
the Western Buckeye League is
known for tough, hard-hitting
football. Injuries could be devastating.
Derek Rieman
Ross Hashbarger
Shane Schroeder
Derek Ebbeskotter
Kyle Niese
Caleb Siefker
Blake Blevins
Yr. Ht.
Wt.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Jr.
So.
Sr.
So.
290
215
175
193
185
190
185
6-5
5-10
5-10
6-3
5-10
6-3
6-3
Schriner has to love the makeup of this team with veteran talent
in the backfield and excellent size
and experience up front. As the
smallest school in the WBL, depth
is a concern. The Titans might not
play with a lot of flash and panache.
But they do have all the pieces in
place to make a strong bid for the
WBL title and an extended run in
the playoffs.
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(11), Logan Diemer (12), Jake Kahle (13), Nathan Alt (14), Jacob Leopold (16), Zach Kuhlman (20), Kyle Niese (21), Logan Meyer (23), Tristan Parker (24), Tyler Kihm (25), Tyler Zender (30),
Grant Hershberger (32), Tyler Espenchied (33), Russell Ellerbrock (34), Shane Schroeder (35), Brad Racer (42), Jeremy Kaufman (43), Jacob Drerup (44), Jason Schnipke (50), Wyatt Karhoff
(51), Jacob Wells (52), Ben Recker (53), Caleb Liebrecht (54), Derek Rieman (55), Matt Samuelson (56), Ross Harshbarger (57), Jeff Brown (58), Kyle Kuhlman (59), Mike Sunderhaus (60), Mac
Warnimont (61), Derek Ebbeskotte (62), John Schaub (63), Ben Deitering (65), Brent Kahle (66), Marquis West (70), Tanner Hohenbrink (75), Page Thomas (76), Jeremy Schnipke (77), Adam
Brinkman (79), Sid Moening (80), Cody Alt (81), Trevor Kuhlman (82), Chad Brickner (84), Luke Recker (85), Jesse Meyer (86), Blake Blevins (88). Head coach: Ken Schriner. Assistant coaches:
Brian Heebsh, Duane Weaver, Don Williams, Tyler Cloasson, Keith Fischer, Rick Hughes, Matt Burwell, Jay Laubenthal, Nick Graymire.
2012 SCHEDULE
Date
Opponent
Home/Away
August 24 Fostoria
31 Celina*
September 7 Lima Shawnee*
14 Defiance*
21 Kenton*
28 Wapakoneta*
October 5 Elida*
12 St. Marys Memorial*
19 Lima Bath*
26 Van Wert*
All games 7:30 p.m.
* -- Western Buckeye League games
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H
A
A
H
A
H
A
A
H
Ottawa-Glandorf
TITANS
2011 RESULTS
Fostoria
Celina
Lima Shawnee
Defiance
Kenton
32-0
34-28
27-24
42-7
20-36
Wapakoneta
Elida
St. Marys Memorial
Lima Bath
Van Wert
RECORD BOOK
14-35
28-25
35-7
35-18
61-7
PLAYOFFS
Eastwood
0-31
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
8-3
8-3
11-3
8-5
9-3
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
7-4
10-2
5-5
2-8
9-2
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PATR ICK HENRY
THE COURIER
Inselmann
likes what he
has on defense
KEY TO THE SEASON
QUICK FACTS
By DAVE HANNEMAN
STAFF WRITER
Jones
Carrizales
O FFE N S E
Gabe Jones: “I think we’ll have
good balance with a shade more
to the run because we have some
pretty good backs and they’re all
returning starters.”
D E FE N S E
According to defensive end
Jake Carrizales: “Our league is
usually more run (than pass), so
No. 1 we have to stop the run. I
think the strength of our defense
is the line. We have a lot of people
coming back.”
2011 LEADERS
PASSING
Okuley
Jones
ATT
106
43
COMP
57
27
YDS TDS
1,065
6
457 3
RUSHING
Rosebrook
Jones
ATT
156
120
YARDS
1,043
673
AVG
6.7
5.6
TDS
25
13
RECEIVING
Bergstedt
Kline
Gerschutz
Jones
REC
33
19
10
11
YARDS
592
404
240
232
AVG
17.9
21.3
24.0
21.1
TDS
3
2
1
3
INT
10
3
HAMLER — Patrick Henry has
led the Northwest Ohio Athletic
League in total offense nine of the
past 10 seasons.
When it came to analyzing the
2012 season, though, defense was
the first topic Bill Inselmann wanted
to talk about.
“I usually don’t start with defense,”
said Inselmann, who begins his 22nd
season as PH head coach with a
184-58 career record.
“But we have seven starters back
and if we can stay healthy, and that
will be critical for us, I think our
defense will be very good.”
Inselmann’s West Coast offense has
become a staple of one of northwest
Ohio’s top gridiron programs, helping Patrick Henry win eight NWOAL
championships in the past 10 years.
The Patriots are 113-17 over the
last decade, including an undefeated
(15-0) Division V state championship
season in 2005.
Offensively, PH should be strong
again.
Two senior quarterbacks, who
combined for over 1,500 yards pass-
PATRICK HENRY LINEBACKER Keith Palmer focuses on the McComb
backfield during a preseason scrimmage. Palmer is a 5-foot-8, 184-pound
senior for the Patriots.
ing, are back. So are six running backs
who accounted for 1,934 yards and 28
touchdowns.
“Imagine what we can do if we
have a good defense to go with that,”
Inselmann said.
Inselmann likes what he sees on
the defensive side.
And with good reason.
“We don’t have big, slow kids.
“Our starters are very quick,
they’re athletic and they’re tough
kids,” Inselmann said.
“One thing I really like is that we
have a little bit of experience everywhere.
“I think we have a real good
defensive interior led by Colt Pettit.
We have Jake Carrizales, a dominant
defensive end.
“We have Keith Palmer, a firstteam all-league linebacker. And I think
our secondary, if we can stay healthy,
can be as good a secondary as we’ve
had in quite a while.”
Pettit, whose brother Cody is an
offensive lineman at Central Michigan, is a 6-foot-4, 248-pound junior
who has received offers from two Big
Ten and three Mid-American Conference schools.
Carrizales, a two-time first-team
See PH, Page T61
COACH: Bill Inselmann (22nd
year, 184-58).
Northwest Ohio Athletic League
LAST NWOAL TITLE: 2009.
OFFENSIVE SCHEME: West
Coast.
STRENGTHS: Offensive and
defensive
backfield,
offensive and
defensive line,
linebacking
corps, tradition.
PH returns two
quarterbacks
who threw
for over 1,500
yards, six
Inselmann
running backs
who combined
for over 1,900
yards and scored 28 TDs, an allleague linebacker, excellent speed
in the defensive backfield and
good size and experience on the
line. Add in eight league titles in
the past 10 years and 11 straight
playoff appearances.
WEAKNESSES: Overall depth
and inexperience at receiver.
The Patriots must replace not
only tight end Kevin Kline, but
their top three wide outs as well.
A decade ago, Last year there
were 36 sophomores, juniors
and seniors 36 on the roster, this
season there are 35. That means
more two-way starters.
DEPTH CHART
OFFENSIVE UNIT
Pos.
QB
TB
FB
WR
WR
ST
SG
C
OG
OT
TE
PK
Gabe Jones
Calvin Palmer
Galen Powers
Kollin Spence
Derek Hoops
Joe Montana
Joe Norden
Keith Palmer
Colt Pettit
Jake Carrizales
Josh Petersen
Jake Carrizales
Yr. Ht.
Wt.
Pos.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
177
172
178
155
158
235
190
184
248
222
173
222
QB
TB
FB
WR
TE
TE
OL
6-0
5-8
5-9
5-11
5-9
5-11
6-1
5-8
6-4
6-2
5-10
6-2
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Anderson Okuley
Toby Hernandez
Adam Prigge
Zach Nye
Logan Ziegler
Ryan Tietje
Caleb Carrizales
DEFENSIVE UNIT
Yr. Ht.
Wt.
Pos.
Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
Jr.
Jr.
Sr.
So.
189
175
180
160
177
158
228
DE
DE
DT
DT
NG
LB
LB
DB
DB
DB
DB
P
5-10
5-9
5-10
6-0
5-10
5-11
6-2
Jake Carrizales
Joe Norden
Colt Pettit
Caleb Carrizales
Calvin Palmer
Keith Palmer
Logan Ziegler
Derek Hoops
Josh Petersen
Tobey Hernandez
Galen Powers
Galen Powers
Yr. Ht.
Wt.
Pos.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
So.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
222
190
248
228
172
184
177
158
173
175
178
178
DE
DT
NG
LB
DB
6-2
6-1
6-4
6-2
5-8
5-8
5-10
5-9
5-10
5-9
5-9
5-9
Adam Prigge
Miguel Mireles
Nathan Andonian
Brandon Cole
Anderson Okuley
Yr. Ht.
Wt.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Jr.
Sr.
180
188
165
155
189
5-10
5-10
5-8
5-9
5-10
GRIDIRON GURU
Patrick Henry has enough
talent and experience at key positions that an NWOAL title run is
likely and an 11th straight trip to
the playoffs almost a certainty. The
roster is thinner than years past.
But while the numbers may rise
and fall at Patrick Henry, expectations always remain high.
PATR ICK HENRY
THE COURIER
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Calvin Palmer (1), Derek Hoops (2), Josh Brinkman (3), Derek Kolpien (4), Kollin Spence (5), Galen Powers (6), Anderson Okuley (8), Jacob Ehlers (9), Gabe Jones (10), Logan Ziegler (11), Josh
Petersen (12), Alex VanDeBussche (13), Neil Storch (14), Zach Nye (15), Chase Shank (20), Tobey Hernandez (21), Ryan Tieje (24), Kyler Seemann (25), Adam Prigge (30), Narhan Andonian
(33), Harvey Shanks (34), Brandon Cole (35), Tyler Shope (36), Brennen Jackson (45), Dillion Rader (50), Ben Kruse (51), Keith Palmer (52), Brad Pfister (53), Miguel Mireles (55), Caleb
Carrizels (56), Jake Carrizels (59), Jon Norden (60), Blake Rosebrook (62), Doug Tussing (63), Reid Nye (64), Joe Montana (65), Rex Tietje (70), Colt Petit (72), Drew Maas (73), Brandon Bennet
(79), Brad Beece (86), Bryce Bostelman (88), Cody Manners (89). Head coach: Bill Inselmann. Assistant coaches: Ben George, Bob George, Jstin Lederer, Rich Lederer, Greg Leonard, Todd
Peterson, Ben Schwab, Tom Zgela.
2012 SCHEDULE
Date
Opponent
Home/Away
August 24 Eastwood
31 Swanton*
September 7 Montpelier*
14 Liberty Center*
21 Evergreen*
28 Delta*
October 5 Bryan*
12 Archbold*
19 Open date
26 Wauseon*
All games 7 p.m.
* -- Northwest Ohio Athletic League games
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PATRIOTS
2011 RESULTS
Eastwood
Swanton
Montpelier
Liberty Center
Evergreen
35-37
83-6
47-0
0-3
41-14
Delta
Bryan
Archbold
Dayton Belmont
Wauseon
RECORD BOOK
46-0
47-14
34-23
34-0
40-13
PLAYOFFS
Northwood
Liberty Center
Hicksville
49-28
21-7
7-34
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
10-3
10-2
13-1
12-1
12-2
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
8-3
15-0
13-1
11-2
9-2
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R I V ER DA LE
Riverdale’s
focus is
returning to
the playoffs
KEY TO THE SEASON
Headington
QUICK FACTS
Scott
By JOHN REITMAN
O FFE N S E
STAFF WRITER
According to tight end Tre’
Headington: “Last year, we had
a few good games. This year, we
have more threats on offense. We
can air it out or keep it on the
ground. Any way you look at it,
we’re going to be a threat to score.”
D E FE N S E
According to safety James
Scott: “Defensively, we have to
execute, stay focused and finish the
play with the whole team getting to
the ball. Last year, when we would
get down, we all would drop our
heads. This year, we have to keep
our heads up and keep pushing.”
2011 LEADERS
PASSING
Farrow
ATT
169
COMP
69
YDS
885
TD
9
RUSHING
Knoll
Scott
ATT
149
132
YDS
570
538
AVG
3.8
4.1
TD
4
5
RECEIVING
Wells
REC
41
YDS
636
AVG
15.5
TD
7
INT
16
MOUNT BLANCHARD —Since
Riverdale’s last playoff appearance in
2008, it hasn’t been a lack of talent
that has kept the Falcons from a postseason berth.
Instead, the barrier has been a collective lack of focus on team goals.
Four years ago, Riverdale finished
the regular season at 8-2 before dropping its first round playoff game to
Pandora-Gilboa. Since then, the Falcons finished 5-5 in 2009 and 2010
and 2-8 last year.
This season, the focus is back on
what is best for the team and that is a
return to the playoffs.
“We flatlined the past few years,
I’ll give you that,” said Riverdale head
coach Jeremy Kloepfer. “We talked to
(the players) about how they can’t be
jealous. It has to be about what is best
for the team.
“We are one and that is our
approach to everything. This year, it’s
all about the team. That is where we
RANDY ROBERTS / for The Courier
RIVERDALE SENIORS do a pyramid pose during the team’s annual
preseason picture day.
will improve. Getting into the playoffs
and winning the North Central Conference Silver Division are definitely
not out of the picture.”
Senior James Scott, who made
the move from running back to wide
receiver during the summer, credited
much of that renewed focus on experience. Last year, Riverdale came out
of summer camp with five players
on the team with varsity experience.
This year, the Falcons return 10 play-
ers that started 10 games at the same
position.
“Our goal is to get to the playoffs,”
Scott said. “In a lot of games last year,
we didn’t really start playing until the
second half. This year, we have to stay
together, play a whole game from the
get-go and finish games out.”
On offense, the Falcons will run
out of the “I” formation
GRIDIRON GURU
OFFENSIVE UNIT
Dillon Farrow
Seth Knoll
Josh Bushong
James Scott
Tony Snider
Jared Rickle
Ryan Cole
Sam Wibbing
Dillon Welker
Andy Beckwith
Tre’ Headington
Grant Loveridge
COACH: Jeremy Kloepfer (7th
season, 27-34).
North Central Conference.
LAST NCC TITLE: 1991.
OFFENSIVE SCHEME: Spread
& “I”
STRENGTHS: Unlike last year
when Riverdale
started the
season with
just two players
who had played
every game the
season before,
the Falcons
have plenty
of experience
with 13 returnKloepfer
ing starters,
including seven
on defense.
Even some of the inexperienced
players are expected to contribute, including senior nose guard
Austin Frey.
WEAKNESSES: Size, or lack of
it, on the offensive line could be
an issue for the Falcons. Kloepfer
said there were games last year
in which the Riverdale offensive
line was overmatched, particularly in NCC play. They will have
to counter that size by moving
quarterback Dillon Farrow out of
the pocket to utilize their advantage in speed and stamina.
See RIVERDALE’S, Page T62
DEPTH CHART
Pos.
QB
RB
RB
WR
WR
C
G
G
T
T
TE
PK
THE COURIER
Yr. Ht.
Wt.
Pos.
Sr.
Jr.
So.
Sr.
Jr.
Jr.
So.
Jr.
Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
So.
190
160
170
160
140
180
165
160
250
175
180
160
QB
RB
RB
RB
WR
WR
TE
T
G
6-2
5-7
5-11
5-9
5-11
6-0
5-10
5-9
6-0
5-10
6-2
6-1
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DEFENSIVE UNIT
Yr. Ht.
Wt.
Pos.
So.
Sr.
Fr.
Jr.
So.
So.
Jr.
Jr.
Sr.
160
190
140
120
160
135
170
160
230
DT
DT
NG
MLB
MLB
OLB
OLB
CB
CB
S
S
P
6-1
6-0
5-7
5-6
6-1
5-10
6-0
5-10
6-0
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Dillon Farrow
James Scott
Grant Loveridge
Yr. Ht.
Wt.
Pos.
Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
Jr.
So.
Sr.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
So.
250
175
230
160
170
180
160
140
120
190
160
160
DT
DT
NG
OLB
OLB
ILB
ILB
CB
S
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6-0
5-10
6-0
5-7
5-11
6-2
5-10
5-11
5-6
6-2
5-9
6-1
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Yr. Ht.
Wt.
Jr.
So.
Jr.
So.
Jr.
Fr.
Fr.
So.
So.
Fr.
180
165
160
195
170
140
140
135
160
125
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5-10
5-9
6-2
6-0
5-7
5-8
5-10
6-1
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(25), Adam Fox (26), Austin Searfoss (27), Michael Baldridge (28), Josh Bushong (30), Paul Frey (36), Robbie Hobbs (38), Seth Knoll (44), Ryan Cole (54), John Beltz (55), Sam Wibbing (60),
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2012 SCHEDULE
Date
Opponent
Home/Away
August 24 Arlington
31 Upper Scioto Valley
September 7 Wynford
14 Lucas*
21 Buckeye Central*
28 Crestline*
October 5 Galion*
12 Bucyrus*
19 Colonel Crawford*
26 Upper Sandusky*
All games 7 p.m.
* -- North Central Conference games
A
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A
A
H
Riverdale
FALCONS
2011 RESULTS
Arlington
Upper Scioto Valley
Wynford
Lucas
Buckeye Central
20-49
40-33
0-40
22-24
6-40
Crestline
Galion
Bucyrus
Colonel Crawford
Upper Sandusky
RECORD BOOK
40-13
13-61
12-14
7-40
6-35
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2-8
5-5
5-5
8-3
5-5
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2-8
0-10
0-10
1-9
0-10
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UPPER SA NDUSK Y
Moyer expects
more wins
from veteran
Rams’ squad
KEY TO THE SEASON
Pritchard
QUICK FACTS
By JAMIE BAKER
Baker
STAFF WRITER
O FFE N S E
Tyler Pritchard: “We have to be
able to throw the ball better this
year. That’s my job and I’ve worked
on it a lot this summer. Then, we
just need to use our talent to make
things happen and score points.”
D E FE N S E
According to defensive
tackle Ian Baker: “We need to
get off to a good start. That would
be a huge confidence boost. It’s my
senior year and we haven’t beaten
Carey before. We want it to happen
this year.”
2011 LEADERS
PASSING
Pritchard
ATT
168
COMP
84
YDS
1,159
TD
8
RUSHING
Pritchard
Musgrave
Barth
Adelsperger
ATT
139
120
37
44
YDS
590
667
244
204
AVG
4.2
5.6
6.6
4.6
TD
8
11
1
2
RECEIVING
Duress
Barth
REC
18
17
YDS
337
277
AVG
3
2
INT
7
UPPER SANDUSKY — Head
coach Jake Moyer has more talent and
experience than he has had in his four
years at Upper Sandusky.
It’s now time for the Rams to put
it together on the field.
The Rams’ offensive and defensive
lines last season were dominated by
underclassmen.
“You know how I knew we were
young? I looked at our players on the
field and checked the hair on their
legs and checked the hair on the
other team’s legs and knew we were
in trouble,” joked Moyer, who’s seen
it all in his 35-year coaching career.
“That’s telling, when you see kids
on the other team with gorilla hair
on their legs and our kids with little
spindly legs. But we ended up 5-5 and
our kids progressively got better.”
The Rams finished their first
season in the North Central Conference with a 3-4 mark.
With a host of returning players
who are bigger, stronger and faster,
UPPER SANDUSKY’S Derek Thomas, right, pulls down a River Valley
runner while a teammate dislodges the ball in a preseason scrimmage.
it’s time to pick up a few more wins.
“I thought in losing to the teams
that were just better than us we played
pretty well,” Moyer said. “We played
pretty well at times in all of those
games,” Moyer said.
Junior Tyler Pritchard led the
offense at quarterback (84 of 166
passes, 1,159 yards, 8 TDs, 7 INTs;
590 yards rushing, 8 TDs) and was
the Rams’ leading tackler with 98
stops at linebacker.
“We’re going to probably throw a
little more because we don’t want to
get Tyler too beat up early in the year.
We need more consistency on offense.
Tyler has to make better decisions,”
Moyer said.
“There’s no mystery to this, we’re
going to spread you out and we’re
going to run the ball.”
Moyer needs to fill some big shoes
at the skill positions after graduating
second-team all-leaguers Gyen MusSee MOYER, Page T62
DEPTH CHART
OFFENSIVE UNIT
Pos.
QB
RB
RB
WR
WR
OT
OT
OG
OG
C
TE
PK
THE COURIER
Tyler Pritchard
Will Adelsperger
Donald Barth
Dorian Mathews
Brennan Miller
Walker Karg
Tyler Baker
Alex Hampton
Ross Powers
Ian Baker
Tristen Reichelderfer
Alex Hampton
Yr. Ht.
Wt.
Pos.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
So.
Jr.
200
180
165
160
185
210
175
288
205
225
190
288
QB
OT
OT
OG
OG
C
PK
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5-8
5-9
5-11
6-2
6-2
6-2
6-0
5-8
6-2
6-3
6-0
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P.O. Box 98
Upper Sandusky
419-294-1959
800-334-4975
Corey Frey
Cameron Crawford
Dylan Robertson
Cameron Crawford
Brad Hoy
Ross Powers
Jacob Wages
DEFENSIVE UNIT
Yr. Ht.
Wt.
Pos.
Jr.
Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
So.
170
200
210
200
270
205
245
DE
DE
DT
DT
NG
ILG
OLB
OLB
CB
CB
S
P
5-10
5-9
5-10
5-9
5-10
5-8
6-3
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1111 N. Warpole St.
Upper Sandusky, OH
43351
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Ian Baker
Randy Harp
Alex Hampton
Cameron Crawford
Walker Karg
Will Adelsperger
Tyler Pritchard
Rob Book
Dorian Mathews
Cory Frey
Brennan Miller
Tyler Prichard
Yr. Ht.
Wt.
Pos.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
Jr.
225
195
288
200
210
180
200
165
160
170
185
200
DE
DT
DT
ILG
OLB
OLB
CB
CB
S
6-2
6-2
6-0
5-9
6-2
5-8
6-2
5-9
5-11
5-10
6-2
6-2
GOOD
LUCK
RAMS
East of Chicago
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419-294-0093
200 S. Sandusky
Upper Sandusky
Dylan Robertson
Nick Koehler
Caleb Hooper
Derek Thomas
Tristen Reichelderfer
Dermot Garza
Donald Barth
Ross Dible
Seth Frey
Yr. Ht.
Wt.
Jr.
Sr.
Jr.
So.
So.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
So.
210
260
215
180
190
185
165
150
150
5-10
6-2
6-0
5-8
6-3
5-11
5-9
5-10
5-10
COACH: Jake Moyer (4th year,
8-22).
North Central Conference.
OFFENSIVE SCHEME: Pro-I,
Spread.
STRENGTHS: The Rams
should be
significantly
better on
offense. Junior
Tyler Pritchard
is back and
his starting
offensive line
returns, too,
a little bigger,
stronger and
Moyer
faster.
This is perhaps
the deepest and
most talented team Moyer has
had in his four seasons.
WEAKNESSES: Pritchard is
not only the quarterback, but as
a linebacker he was the team’s
leading tackler, so keeping him
healthy is a priority. The Rams
made plenty of youthful mental
mistakes last season, too. That
can’t happen if they expect to
climb the ladder in the NCC.
GRIDIRON GURU
It all starts in Week 1 against
archrival Carey. Beat the Blue
Devils and Colonel Crawford
and a 3-0 start heading into the
NCC schedule is a real possibility.
Upper Sandusky didn’t get much
respect in the NCC media poll in
which they were picked fourth in
the Black Division. Beating one or
all of the teams picked above them
— Wynford, Galion and Ontario
— would be the shot in the arm the
program needs to be recognized as
an NCC contender.
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LUCK
Upper Sandusky
Rams
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1351 N. Warpole St.
419-294-1434
UPPER SA NDUSK Y
THE COURIER
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Donald Barth (2), Alex Kenner (5), Ross Dible (6), Cory Frey (7), Tristan Reichelderfer (8), Thomas (9), Kolin Holloway (10), Tylor Prichard (11), Rob Book (12), Cory Miller (14), Seth Frey
(15), Trey Reichelderfer (17), Randy Harp (18), Cordell West (19), Alex Grose (20), Will Adelsperger (21), Dorian Mathews (22), Troy Landrum (27), Ty Thammarat (30), Dermot Garza (32),
Matt Haycock (34), Nate Payne (42), Cole Crawford (44), Keegan Gullifer (45), Avery Burks (47), Ross Powers (50), Cameron Crawford (51), Tanner Smalley (52), Tyler Baker (54), Ian Baker
(55), Josh Israel (57), J.B. Hanson (59), Garret Fox (60), Luke Summit (61), Nick Sheaffer (62), Cohl Gagnon (64), Nick Koehler (65), Jevon Thiel (66), Dylan Robertson (67), Jeran Ward (68),
Walker Karg (70), Kaleb Hooper (71), Brad Hoy (72), Gannon Ritter (73), Collin Brown (74), Jalen Wigle (75), Jacob Wages (77), Alex Hampton (78), Chase Bennett (81), Brennen Miller (84),
Lukas Bay (86), Gabe Payne (88). Head coach: Jake Moyer. Assistant coaches: Aaron Frazee, Dale Piecha, Steve Sturgeon, Chris Rodriguez, Brian Neely, Blake England, Kyle Cutnaw, Jason
Beidelschies, Isaac Anderson.
2012 SCHEDULE
Date
Opponent
Home/Away
August 24 Carey
31 Colonel Crawford
September 7 Mohawk
14 Galion*
21 Ontario*
28 Buckeye Central*
October 5 Wynford*
12 Lucas*
19 Bucyrus*
26 Riverdale*
All games 7 p.m.
* -- North Central Conference games
A
A
H
H
A
H
A
A
H
A
Upper Sandusky
RAMS
2011 RESULTS
Carey
Colonel Crawford
Mohawk
Galion
Ontario
13-42
28-7
35-21
14-47
14-41
Buckeye Central
Wynford
Lucas
Bucyrus
Riverdale
RECORD BOOK
7-27
8-40
41-8
34-25
35-6
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
5-5
1-9
2-8
3-7
4-6
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
4-6
2-8
8-3
9-2
8-3
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A DA
Decker after third straight 1,000-yard season
KEY TO THE SEASON
By BRIAN LESTER
STAFF WRITER
Decker
THE COURIER
Ansley
O FFE N S E
According to running back
Kellen Decker: “We have to score
more points this year and avoid
mistakes so that we can finish
every drive we start.”
D E FE N S E
Jacob Ansley: “We definitely don’t
want to allow as many points as we
did last year. Our goal is to fly to
the ball and make plays.”
2011 LEADERS
PASSING
Baker
ATT
343
COMP
198
YDS
3,348
TD
44
RUSHING
Decker
ATT
130
YDS
1,119
AVG
8.6
TD
14
RECEIVING
Ansley
REC
55
YDS
1,189
AVG
21.6
TD
22
INT
8
ADA — Kellen Decker is coming
off back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons,
an impressive stretch for a running
back who plays within an offense that
leans heavily on an air attack.
Ada’s senior standout is poised for
another big season, and his role could
be even more vital.
“I’m going to have to step up and
be even better than I was last year,”
Decker said. “We have a new quarterback and I’ll do what I can to help take
the pressure off.”
Decker rushed for 1,119 yards and
14 touchdowns in 2011 and is one of
six returning offensive starters.
Ada head coach Mike Fell is confident either senior Mason Acheson or
junior Matt Wilcox will do just fine
running the Bu9lldogs’ spread offense,
especially with several key receivers
back. But it’s comforting to know that
his offense features a legit running
threat as well.
“Decker has had two great years
and he should get a few more carries
this year,” Fell said. “We will take
what the defense gives us but we are
expecting Kellen to have another big
season.”
The Bulldogs finished 9-3 overall
and 6-2 in the Northwest Conference.
Their dream of sharing the NWC title
was crushed in a 56-14 loss to Lima
Central Catholic in the final game of
the regular season.
Ada advanced to the postseason
and beat Tri-County North 49-12
before falling 41-14 to eventual Division VI state champion Marion Local.
Fell has guided the Bulldogs to five
consecutive winning seasons.
“Our goal every year is to win a
conference championship,” Fell said.
“We want to be in the playoffs, too,
and our kids are confident and used
to winning. Success breeds success.”
Acheson (26 of 32 passes, 262
yards) is expected to be the starting
quarterback after backing up Konnor
Baker last season.
“You can’t ease into being a quarterback at this level,” Fell said. “You
have to be ready to throw the ball 30
times a game and not turn the ball
over. Mason is a good athlete and I’m
confident he will be successful.”
Jacob Ansley will one of the top targets. The senior wide receiver caught
55 passes for 1,189 yards and 22 TDs.
Wilcox made 33 catches for 571 yards
and 6 TDs.
Decker (34 catches, 404 yards, 2
TDs) and senior wide receiver Micah
Roberson (30, 367, 4) helped fuel an
offense that cranked out 43.4 points
per game.
The Bulldogs return two offensive
lineman in seniors Eli Roberson and
Brent Numbers. Sophomores Noah
Bass, Levi Beach and Dylan Hannah,
are frontrunners for the other starting
jobs along the line.
“We have a very good group of skill
athletes back, maybe the best we’ve
had in the time I’ve been here,” Fell
said. “Our offensive line is young but
they will get better with experience.
Overall, we are in pretty good shape.”
It looks like Ada is also in good
shape defensively as eight starters
are back from a unit that allowed 26.2
points per outing.
Leading the way is Ansley, a linebacker who racked up 120 tackles,
second only to the graduated Christopher Beaschler.
Sophomore linebacker Luke Long
is coming off of a season in which he
tallied 75 tackles. Eli Roberson, a
defensive end, finished with 54 tackles
while defensive backs Micah Roberson
and Wilcox tallied 51 and 49 tackles,
respectively.
Junior end Austin Dumbaugh
(46 tackles), sophomore tackle Lane
Nitchie (35) and junior tackle Saed
Al-Olimat (17) are all key returnees
as well. Dumbaugh and Ansley each
had five sacks.
“We have a lot of experience back
and I also like the young kids we
have,” Fell said. “We don’t have a lot
of size but we are athletic. We’ll do
a lot of movement up front and take
some chances.”
The Bulldogs will go into the
season seeking their first NWC championship since 2009 and Ansley is as
driven as anyone to help make that
happen.
“We are definitely motivated
because winning the conference is
one of our main goals,” Ansley said.
“We have to take it game by game and
can’t look ahead. We know if we put
the work in, we can get the job done.”
DEPTH CHART
OFFENSIVE UNIT
Pos.
QB
RB
WR
WR
WR
C
OT
OT
OG
OG
PK
Yr. Ht.
Mason Acheson
Kellen Decker
Jacob Ansley
Austin Dumbaugh
Spencer Archer
Levi Bass
Brent Numbers
Eli Roberson
Noah Beach
Dylan Hannah
Hunter Waller
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Jr.
So.
Sr.
Sr.
So.
So.
Jr.
6-4
5-11
6-0
6-2
6-2
5-11
6-4
5-10
5-9
5-10
5-11
Wt.
Pos.
185
185
190
180
170
185
220
235
180
160
180
QB
RB
WR
WR
WR
C
OT
OT
OG
OG
Matt Wilcox
Luke Lon
Nick Simon
Matt Wilcox
Micah Roberson
Justin Shoemaker
Brady Pitney
McKay Johnson
Russ Gray
Saed Al-Olimat
2012 SCHEDULE
Date
Opponent
Home/Away
August 24 Hardin Northern
31 Spencerville*
September 7 Columbus Grove*
14 Upper Scioto Valley
21 Bluffton*
28 Paulding*
October 5 Convoy Crestview*
12 Allen East*
19 Delphos Jefferson*
All games 7:30 p.m. except USV at 7 p.m.
DEFENSIVE UNIT
H
A
H
A
A
A
H
A
H
H
Yr. Ht.
Wt.
Pos.
Jr. 6-2
So. 5-8
Jr. 6-1
Jr. 6-2
Sr. 6-0
Fr. 6-0
Jr. 6-1
Sr. 6-1
Sr. 6-0
Jr. 5-11
170
160
165
170
170
200
205
235
170
210
DE
DE
DT
DT
DT
LB
LB
LB
DB
DB
FS
P
Brent Numbers
Austin Dumbaugh
Saed Al-Olimat
Eli Roberson
Lane Nitchie
Luke Long
Jacob Ansley
Chris James
Spencer Archer
Micah Roberson
Matt Wilcox
Jake Ansley
Yr. Ht.
Wt.
Pos.
Sr.
Jr.
Jr.
Sr.
So.
So.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
220
180
210
235
205
160
190
190
170
170
170
190
DE
DT
DT
DT
LB
LB
LB
DB
DB
FS
6-4
6-2
5-11
5-10
5-10
5-8
6-0
6-1
6-2
6-0
6-2
6-0
Hunter Waller
Russ Gray
Brady Pitney
Noah Beach
Dylan Hannah
Levi Bass
Levi Klinger
Brenden Szippl
Brayden Sautter
Kellen Decker
Yr. Ht.
Wt.
Jr.
Sr.
Jr.
So.
So.
So
Sr.
Sr.
Fr.
Sr.
180
170
205
180
160
185
185
170
145
185
5-11
6-0
6-1
5-9
5-10
5-11
6-2
6-0
5-7
5-11
QUICK FACTS
COACH: Mike Fell (23rd year,
159-81)
STRENGTHS: Ada has no
shortage of skill players on both
sides of the ball, especially with
two-time 1,000yard rusher in
Kellen Decker
anchoring the
rushing attack
and Jacob
Ansley returning as a leading
receiver and
tackler for the
Bulldogs.
Fell
WEAKNESSES: The Bulldogs
are young along the offensive
line with only two starters back
and they will have a new starting
quarterback in Mason Acheson.
Acheson has experience as a
backup and Ada always seems to
find the right players to fill the
voids up front.
GRIDIRON GURU
Ada will be aiming high again.
The Bulldogs are hungry for their
first conference title since 2009
and eager to make a deep playoff
run. With 14 starters back, including eight on defense, the Bulldogs
have the experience to be successful. And while they will have a new
starter at signal-caller, it shouldn’t
matter. Quarterbacks thrive in the
Bulldogs’ spread offense and Ada
has enough skill players to be a
contender.
Ada
BULLDOGS
2011 RESULTS
Hardin Northern
Spencerville
Columbus Grove
Upper Scioto Valley
Bluffton
53-7
55-21
33-34
69-7
48-44
Paulding
56-12
Con. Crestview (2 OT) 43-42
Allen East
54-12
Delphos Jefferson
33-26
Lima Cent. Catholic
14-56
RECORD BOOK
Playoffs
Tri-County North
Marion Local
49-12
14-41
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
9-3
10-2
12-1
12-1
9-5
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
7-4
3-7
2-8
5-5
3-7
COLUMBUS GROV E
THE COURIER
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KEY TO THE SEASON
Grothaus
QUICK FACTS
Benroth
Of fense
Collin Grothaus: “We have to be
able to run the football. We are a
spread team but we will run a lot.
If we are successful doing that,
it’s going to open up our passing
game.”
TOP RUNNING BACK, Dakota Vogt, flips the ball while he and his Columbus Grove teammates away action at the
Liberty-Benton 7-on-7 camp in late July.
Play of 10 seniors will be key to Grove’s season
By BRIAN LESTER
Defense
Brandon Benroth: “We want to
do a better job of stopping the run.
We have a good secondary and
they will do a good job against the
pass. We have to do our job against
the run.”
2011 LEADERS
PASSING
Travis
ATT
143
COMP
82
YDS
1,507
RUSHING
Kerns
ATT
128
YDS
741
RECEIVING
Rieman
REC
28
YDS
747
TD
16
AVG.
5.8
INT
6
TD
13
AVG.
26.7
TD
9
STAFF WRITER
COLUMBUS GROVE — Andy
Schafer is thrilled about having the
opportunity to coach high school football at Columbus Grove.
After all, he is taking over a program that has a history of success,
that includes a state championship
in 2003.
“This is a great place to be. There
is a lot of history and a lot of tradition
here,” Schafer said. “I’m not walking
into a program where I have to rebuild
it. I am walking into a program where
I just have to help take it to the next
level.”
The Bulldogs finished 7-3 overall
and 5-3 in the Northwest Conference
last year, missing out on the postseason for the second consecutive year.
Schafer is ready to make sure
Grove ends the drought. He has experience with taking a team to the playoffs, leading Cory-Rawson to a 2009
postseason berth, one year after the
Hornets finished 3-7.
Schafer spent four seasons at C-R.
“Everyone has bought into the
system here,” Schafer said. “The players learned a lot over the summer and
you can tell in just the first days of
camp that they have gotten better.
They are ready to work hard to be
successful.”
The Bulldogs have have leaned
heavily on running the football in the
past, but the offense will look a little
different as CG shifts to a spread formation.
Senior quarterback Collin Grothaus has no problem with the change.
“It’s different getting used to a new
offense, but it fits me well,” Grothaus
said. “It allows me to take advantage
of my speed and coach is definitely
doing a good job of getting us ready
to run it.”
Grothaus is one of 10 returning
seniors.
Senior running back Dakota Vogt
(179 yards rushing, 3 touchdowns)
will anchor the running game while
sophomore Joey Warnecke will see
time in the backfield.
The Bulldogs return several wide
receivers but will be without senior
Derek Rieman most of the season.
Rieman (28 catches, 747 yards, 9
TDs), the top receiver a year ago,
came down on his foot awkwardly in
a non-contact drill and broke it.
Senior Blake Hoffman, along with
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DEPTH CHART
OFFENSIVE UNIT
Pos.
QB
RB
WR
WR
WR
WR
OT
OT
OG
OG
OC
PK
Collin Grothaus
Dakota Vogt
Hunter Giesige
Blake Hoffman
Mason Smith
David Bogart
Trey Roney
Bobby Lopez
Josh Verhoff
Will Selhorst
Brandon Benroth
Joey Warnecke
Yr. Ht.
Wt.
Pos.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
So.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Jr.
Sr.
So.
160
190
160
155
185
150
260
270
170
180
170
170
QB
RB
WR
WR
WR
WR
OT
OT
OG
OG
OC
5-10
6-1
6-0
5-11
6-4
5-9
6-2
6-0
5-9
6-0
5-10
5-9
Hunter Giesige
Joey Warneke
Collin Grothaus
Tanner Neu
Riley Brubaker
Alec Gladwell
Alex Walker
Alex Burgei
Trent Vorst
Trevor Schroeder
Josh Verhoff
2012 SCHEDULE
Date
Opponent
DEFENSIVE UNIT
Home/Away
August 24 Pandora-Gilboa
H
31 Allen East*
H
September 7 Ada*
A
H
21 Spencerville*
A
28 Evergreen
A
October 5 Delphos Jefferson*
A
12 Paulding*
H
19 Crestview*
H
26 Bluffton*
A
(All games 7:30 p.m. except Evergreen at 7)
* -- Northwest Conference games
Yr. Ht.
Wt.
Pos.
Sr.
So.
Sr.
So.
Jr.
Jr.
So.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
160
160
160
150
150
160
160
165
185
250
170
DE
DE
DT
DT
LB
LB
LB
S
S
C
C
P
6-0
5-9
5-10
6-0
6-1
5-8
6-0
6-0
6-0
5-11
5-9
Will Selhorst
Alec Gladwell
Trent Vorst
Trevor Schroeder
Brandon Benroth
Joey Warneke
Dakota Vogt
Collin Grothaus
Hunter Giesige
Blake Hoffman
David Bogart
Joey Warnecke
Yr. Ht.
Wt.
Pos.
Jr.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
So.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
So.
So.
180
160
185
250
170
160
190
160
160
155
150
170
DE
DE
DT
LB
LB
LB
S
S
C
6-0
5-8
6-0
5-11
5-10
5-9
6-1
5-10
6-0
5-11
5-9
5-9
Mason Smith
Alex Walker
Alex Giesige
Tyler Schroeder
Thomas Martin
Christian Stechschulte
Jace Darbyshire
Riley Brubaker
Tanner Neu
Yr. Ht.
Wt.
Jr.
So.
Fr.
Jr.
Jr.
So.
So.
Jr.
So.
185
160
135
150
150
140
150
150
135
6-4
6-0
5-11
5-10
5-8
5-9
5-10
6-1
6-0
COACH: Andy Schafer (5h year,
18-23).
LAST NWC TITLE: 2005.
STRENGTHS: Bulldogs have
speed and experience on their
side. They are
quick on both
sides of the ball
and the team
has expericne
in 10 seniors
returning from
last year. That
combination
should put
Columbus
Schafer
Grove in a position to contend
in the Northwest Conference.
WEAKNESSES: Columbus
Grove will have a new quarterback in Collin Grothaus and it
could take him some time to
adjust to life as a starter at the
varsity level. The success of the
Bulldogs will hinge largely on
how quickly he picks up the new
offense and how effective he is at
running it.
GRIDIRON GURU
It doesn’t matter that Columbus Grove has a new head coach
or that it hasn’t won a conference
title since 2005. The bar will be set
high for the Bulldogs. Ten seniors
are on the roster and no one can
put a price tag on that experience.
If Grove gets the leadership it is
expecting from its veteran players
and it takes advantage of the speed
it has on both sides of the ball, the
Bulldogs have a realistic shot at the
NWC championship.
Columbus Grove
BULLDOGS
2011 RESULTS
Pandora-Gilboa
Allen East
Ada
Lima Cent. Catholic
Spencerville
40-13
69-7
34-33
7-28
38-42
Evergreen
Delphos Jefferson (OT)
Paulding
Convoy Crestview
Bluffton
RECORD BOOK
33-0
21-28
69-14
46-20
42-14
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
7-3
7-3
7-4
4-6
6-4
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
7-5
8-2
10-2
15-0
13-1
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HOPEW ELL-LOUDON
Chieftains need to overcome big graduation losses
KEY TO THE SEASON
By SCOTT COTTOS
FOR THE COURIER
Gregg
THE COURIER
Bouillon
O FFE N S E
Alec Gregg: “Overall, we lost a lot
at the receiver position. Everyone’s
worried about how we’re going to
do. We’ve got to come out with a
chip on our shoulder and believe
in ourselves.”
D E FE N S E
Mark Bouillon: “All of our work
was done in the weight room. And
that’s what counts, all of the work
we put in over there. As long as
we listen to our coaches and work
hard, we’ll be fine.”
2011 LEADERS
PASSING
Tyree
ATT
248
COMP
131
YDS
1,747
TD
20
RUSHING
Tyree
ATT
149
YARDS
721
AVG.
4.6
TD
12
RECEIVING
Sendelbach
Harrison
REC
60
37
YDS
739
543
AVG.
12.3
14.7
TD
9
9
INT
6
BASCOM — In a way, Jeremy
Nutter’s third season as coach of the
Hopewell-Loudon Chieftains is a lot
like the first.
Two years ago, the Chieftains were
faced with replacing 11 seniors who
had led a charge into the second round
of the playoffs. With just six seniors
on that team, Hopewell-Loudon did
manage a 6-4 record but narrowly
missed the postseason.
Nutter’s second Chieftains club,
featuring 13 seniors, went 10-0 in the
regular season and won the Midland
Athletic League championship before
falling in the first round of the playoffs.
Nutter believes that this year’s
group is better-bolstered to absorb
the effects of heavy graduation losses
than his first H-L squad.
“This year we have 11 (seniors),”
he said. “They’ve all been here. I told
them the other day, ‘You’ve been here
through your freshmen year when you
went 9-3 and your sophomore year
when you were 6-4 and you didn’t
make the playoffs,’” Nutter said. “Last
year, you saw a 10-0 season and lost
in the first round. You’ve seen the full
range of how things go, depending on
how well we execute our jobs.’
“I think they’re mentally prepared.
When you play behind a good senior
class like that, you find yourself standing on the sideline a lot and I think
you’re chomping at the bit, waiting for
your chance to get out there. I know
our seniors are dying to play underneath our lights and I’m expecting
great things from them.”
The Chieftains’ graduates include
quarterback Tyler Tyree (1,747 yards
passing, 20 touchdowns; 721 yards
rushing and 12 TDs). Logan Sendelbach’s 60 catches for 739 yards and
nine TDs paced a group of four senior
wideouts who snared 139 passes.
But there’s no woe-is-me attitude
in camp.
“Our margin for error and our
depth are not what they were a year
ago, but I don’t think the ceiling’s any
lower than it was,” Nutter said. “We’re
just going to need to be more crisp and
more precise.”
Among the senior leaders are
Brock Hill and Brandon Molotla, a
pair of top-flight of defensive ends.
Other key, experienced senior
returnees include wide receiver/safety
Mark Bouillon and wide receiver/
placekicker Kevin Coppus (5 FGs, 47
PATs).
Nutter called Hill, Molotla, Bouillon and Coppus “kind of the core
group of seniors who we’ll really look
to lead us.”
Nutter thinks his spread offense
should be well equipped the run the
ball effectively and consistently.
“I feel like this might be the first
time in my three years here that we
can say maybe the best part of our
football team is the five guys who line
up up front,” he said.
The Chieftains’ offensive line,
which will average 217 pounds per
man, will have senior Coltan Hossler at center, juniors Adam Foos and
Weston Hill at guard and senior
Molotla and Brock Hill at the tackles.
Nutter looks for his fastest player,
junior Cody Malone, to handle the
tailback position. Senior Alec Gregg
(24 of 52 passes, 416 yards, 4 TDs,
3 INTs) will step in at quarterback.
Gregg’s top targets at wideout will be
seniors Bouillon and Brennon Boes
and junior Jordan Stewart.
With Brock Hill and Molotla back
at the defensive ends, Weston Hill will
be at nose guard and Foos will line up
at tackle. Bouillon and Malone will be
the inside linebackers with Stewart
and junior Zach Clouse on the outside.
Coppus and Boes will be the cornerbacks and junior Ben Bodart will
be the safety.
The entire mix makes for a group
that Nutter feels should vie for the
MAL title and a playoff bid.
“When you play football here, that’s
the idea,” he said. “I don’t think that’s
meant to be said with arrogance. I
think that’s part of tradition. Part of
tradition is watching what the people
who have gone before you do and then
doing what it takes to achieve success
— being willing to work for it.”
DEPTH CHART
OFFENSIVE UNIT
Pos.
QB
RB
WR
WR
WR
WR
OT
OT
OG
OG
C
Alec Gregg
Cody Malone
Brennon Boes
Jordan Stewart
Mark Bouillon
Kevin Coppus
Brock Hill
Brandon Molotla
Adam Foos
Weston Hill
Coltan Hossler
Yr. Ht.
Wt.
Pos.
Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Jr.
Sr.
155
190
125
160
200
180
200
195
200
240
250
QB
RB
WR
WR
OT
OT
OG
OG
6-1
5-9
5-9
6-0
6-1
5-6
6-2
6-1
5-9
6-4
6-0
Ben Bodart
Matt Huth
Zach Clouse
Ryan Lommserse
Cameron St. Clair
Jordan Nutter
Wesley Armon
Kenny Swartzmiller
2012 SCHEDULE
Date
Opponent
Home/Away
August 24 Leipsic
31 Elmwood
September 7 Northwood
14 North Baltimore*
21 Lakota*
28 Mohawk*
October 5 Fremont St. Joseph*
12 Seneca East*
19 Carey*
26 Tiffin Calvert*
(All games 7 p.m.)
* -- Midland Athletic League games
DEFENSIVE UNIT
H
A
A
H
H
A
A
H
A
A
Yr. Ht.
Wt.
Pos.
Jr.
So.
Jr.
So.
Jr.
Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
145
160
165
150
190
175
210
210
DE
DE
DT
DT
LB
LB
LB
LB
CB
CB
S
6-0
5-10
5-10
6-0
6-4
5-9
5-8
5-8
Brock Hill
Brandon Molotla
Adam Foos
Weston Hill
Mark Bouillon
Cody Malone
Zach Clouse
Jordan Stewart
Kevin Coppus
Brennon Boes
Ben Bodart
Yr. Ht.
Wt.
Pos.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Jr.
Sr.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
200
195
200
240
200
190
165
160
180
175
145
DE
DE
DT
DT
LB
LB
LB
CB
CB
S
6-2
6-1
5-9
6-4
6-1
5-9
5-10
6-0
5-6
5-9
6-0
Jordan Nutter
Cameron St. Clair
Kenny Swartzmiller
Noah Grine
Matt Huth
Ryan Lommerse
Derek Runion
Eli Tooker
Braden Park
Alec Gregg
Yr. Ht.
Wt.
Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
So.
So.
So.
Jr.
So.
Sr.
175
190
210
145
160
150
160
160
130
155
5-9
6-4
5-8
5-6
5-10
6-0
5-11
5-9
5-6
6-1
QUICK FACTS
COACH: Jeremy Nutter (3rd
year, 16-5).
STRENGTHS: Nutter considers
his linemen to
be a strength
and he believes
an ability to
consistently
run the ball will
be something
the Chieftains
will possess for
the first time
in his tenure
Nutter
during the 2012
campaign.
WEAKNESSES: HopewellLoudon doesn’t quite know where
it will stand with its passing
attack due to the loss of its quarterback and most of its receivers.
MAL defensive player of the year
Eric Depinet must be replaced on
defense.
GRIDIRON GURU
If it plays well to what Nutter
considers his team’s strengths,
Hopewell-Loudon could find success with the running game. The
Chieftains should again be one of
the top teams in the Midland Athletic League, which should translate to another playoff berth.
Hopewell-Loudon
CHIEFTAINS
2011 RESULTS
Leipsic
Elmwood
Northwood
Lakota
Mohawk
23-13
38-6
38-7
49-20
44-12
Frem. St. Joseph
Seneca East
Carey
Tiffin Calvert
North Baltimore
RECORD BOOK
38-9
42-21
29-15
28-14
56-6
PLAYOFFS
Hicksville
7-28
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
10-1
6-3
9-3
14-1
14-1
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
11-2
13-2
11-1
8-3
8-3
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all-NWOAL selection, had 17 sacks
among his 65 tackles last season,
while Palmer had five sacks, 13 tackles for losses and 75 total stops.
Senior Galen Powers anchors
a talented secondary that includes
juniors Derek Hoops, Josh Petersen
and Tobey Hernandez.
Offensively, Patrick Henry did
graduate Lucas Rosebrook, who led
the Patriots with 1,043 yards rushing
and scored 25 TDs.
But there’s an excellent stable of
backs returning in Gabe Jones (673
yards, 13 TDs), Hernandez (371
yards, 3 TDs), Anderson Okuley
(303 yards, 4 TDs), Calvin Palmer
(278 yards, 4 TDs), Nathan Andonian (166 yards, 4 TDs) and Brandon
Cole (143 yards).
Okuley (1,065 yards passing, 6
TDs) and Jones (457, 3 TDs) shared
time at quarterback.
This season, Jones will be the man
under center.
“Two reasons,” Inselmann said.
Woodruff
Woodruff is tweaking the offense,
looking for more balance than a onedimensional attack that ran the ball
90-95 percent of the time and accumulated only 166 total yards passing.
“We’re going to the Pistol Wing-T,”
Woodruff said of an offense devised by
Rick Stewart, a high school coach who
has used the system to make drastic
improvements in a number of smallschool programs in California.
“We saw a ton of nine-man fronts
“Without a doubt, I think Gabe is
more athletic.
“He’s a quicker, more explosive
runner and we like his ability to sprint
out and throw from a moving pocket.
“Second, one thing we learned is
that at the quarterback position, if you
try to have two quarterbacks and you
have four or five receivers and you try
to mix them all in there, they don’t get
a good feel for each other.
“Having one quarterback is going
to give us that consistency.”
Jones will be working with a new
receiving corps after the graduation
of tight end Kevin Kline (19 receptions, 404 yards, 2 touchdowns) and
wide outs Kyle Bergstedt (33, 592, 3),
Nick Gerschutz (10, 240, 1) and Alex
Wilhelm.
Offensively, that’s priority one.
“We’re working really hard on the
passing game. That has to be, in my
opinion, the No. 1 question,” Inselmann said.
“We need to develop that passing
game to balance teams so they can’t
put mom, dad and everybody else in
there to stop the run.”
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last season. I’m still a Wing-T guy. But
we have to back those guys off and
with this offense we feel we can do
that.”
Watson started at quarterback last
season but will move to power back
next to Ishmael. Williams takes over
under center.
When it comes to numbers, Woodruff is a realist.
“Most teams, especially at a small
school, only play 14 to 15 kids on a
given night anyway,” he said.
The numbers, though, never
change Woodruff’s expectations.
“My goal is always to make the
playoffs,” Woodruff said. “People
always tell me, ‘Don’t you think you
should have a more realistic goal?’”
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junior Alec Gladwell and sophomore
David Bogart, are also back. Senior
Hunter Giesige should also make an
impact.
The offensive line will be anchored
by a cast of seniors, tackles Trey
Roney and Bobby Lopez, center
Brandon Benroth and guards Trevor
Schroeder and Trent Vorst.
Schafer said speed will be one of
his offense’s biggest assets.
“We have some fast kids who are
great athletes at the skill positions,”
Schafer said. “We also have a great
group on the offensive line and our
seniors will provide a lot of leadership.
We will go as far as our seniors will
take us.”
The Bulldogs’ defensive look won’t
change as Schafer retain the defensive
coaching staff.
Grothaus (first-team all-NWC
defensive back), Rieman (secondteam all-NWC defensive back) and
Vogt (honorable mention all-NWC
linebacker) will lead the unit.
Rieman has moved to defensive
end while Roney, Lopez, Schroeder,
Gladwell and Vorst will help anchor
the line as well. Benroth and Warnecke are back at linebacker while
Giesige, Hoffman and Bogart will
headline the secondary.
“We have good speed, especially in
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the secondary and at the linebacker
position,” Schafer said. “Our defensive
line is pretty quick, too. We have a
group that really gets after the ball.”
Benroth is excited about the potential of the defense.
“We love to hit people and we plan
on stepping up a lot more this year to
get stops,” Benroth said. “The leadership from the seniors is going to be a
big part of our success, too.”
Schafer believes his team has the
ability to contend for a NWC title.
Grothaus is ready to embrace
those expectations. A year ago, CG
edged NWC powerhouse Ada 34-33
in a pivotal regular-season game but
stumbled out of contention by losing
three of its next four games.
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Riverdale's
Senior quarterback Dillon Farrow
returns after completing 69 of 169
passes for 885 yards and nine touchdowns.
“This is his second year as a starter,
and he looks much more comfortable
running the offense,” Kloepfer said.
The running backs will be Seth
Knoll and Josh Bushong and the Falcons also will be able to spread the
field thanks to Scott’s speed at wide
receiver.
“We have some depth at running
back and there is a lack of it at wide
receiver,” Kloepfer said. “We thought
that James, with his speed, could help
us more at wide receiver. We wanted
that speed threat out there.”
Knoll is the Falcons’ leading returning rusher (149 carries, 570 yards, 4
Size
Siefker completed 50 percent of his
passes (68 of 136) for 818 yards and
seven touchdowns. Parker was forced
to assume a greater role because of
injuries to Brandon Kuhlman, O-G’s
career rushing leader, and came
through in a big way, rushing for
1,370 yards and seven TDs and earning second-team all-WBL honors.
O-G must replace Craig Rieman,
a bruising 245-pound fullback who
powered his way for 456 yards and
a team-high 10 TDs. Manning the
fullback spot will be a committee of
juniors in Brad Racer (5-0, 210) and
Jacob Drerup (5-10, 190) and sophomore Kyle Niese (5-10, 185).
O-G also has the skills and experience to balance the offense with a
SPORTS
TDs). Only a sophomore, Bushong
backed up Scott (538 yards, 5 TDs)
a season ago.
“We have some nice options at
running back with speed and power,”
Kloepfer said. “Seth is more of a quick
scat back type and Josh is more of a
straight-ahead runner.”
Protecting Farrow and clearing
the way for Bushong and Knoll will
be an experienced offensive line led
by returning starters Andy Beckwith,
Jared Rickle and Dillon Welker.
“Andy and Jared are not the biggest, but they are fundamentally
sound,” Kloepfer said. “Dillon, at
255 pounds, is looking good and has
become more of a vocal leader.”
Those fundamentals will be important, especially in district play. Most
other teams in the district have defensive lines that are much larger than
Riverdale’s offensive front, Kloepfer
said.
“If there is one thing that concerns
me, it is the overall size of our offensive line,” he said. “In our conference,
a lot of other teams have been to a few
buffets. They are big.
“Our job as coaches is to combat
that with pulling to get our players
out in space and get the big boys tired.
If we have a weakness, it would be to
line up and go straight at the bigger
defensive lines in our conference.”
On defense, newcomer Austin Fry
will anchor Riverdale’s 3-4 set at nose
tackle.
Knoll, Bushong and Tre Headdington will man three of four linebacker
positions with Adam Fox and Paul
Frey still battling for the fourth spot.
“Every year, you worry about
whether you have the personnel for
a 3-4. You have to have a nose guard
who can take on two guys, clog the
middle of the line and get some penetration. Austin showed the first day
that he can play,” Kloepfer said. “You
also have to have four good linebackers. We have a lot of guys with good
speed who can run around and fly to
the ball.”
solid passing attack. Seniors Alex
Westrick (6-6, 200), Jacob Leopold
(6-2, 175) and Brenden Drerup (6-4,
170) all lettered along with 6-3, 185pound sophomore Blake Blevins.
The biggest change in the O-G
camp will be defensively, with the
Titans going to a 3-3-5 look.
“It goes by a lot of different names,
the 3-5, the 3-5 stack, the odd stack ...”
said O-G defensive coordinator Brian
Heebsh.
“We started transitioning to it last
year because it fits our personnel. We
have some really big guys up front,
then we have a lot of tweeners, guys
who don’t have the classic big linebacker-type bodies but guys who can
run and hit and who are tough kids.”
Racer will be the nose tackle and
Karhoff (45 tackles) and Samuelson
the ends with Rieman and senior
Ross Hashbarger (5-10, 215) also in
the mix.
Wells, who had five sacks, eight
other tackles for losses and 67 total
stops, spearheads the linebacking
corps, along with Russell Ellerbrock
(6-0, 175, sr.) and Tyler Zehnder (6-2,
175, jr.).
Cody Alt (6-2, 180, jr.) and Logan
Diemer (5-8, 170, sr.) will man what
Heebsh calls the half linebacker/half
cornerback “hybrid” positions.
Second-team all-WBL defensive
back Josh Buckland, who was second
in the league with four interceptions,
will be in the secondary, along with
Leopold and Siefker at times. Parker
moves to free safety.
“Tristan played linebacker last
year,” Heebsh said. “He’s a good
athlete and he’s able to make plays
in space, so we decided to make the
move.”
“We see so many spread teams. We
have to get our linebackers moving,
and we have good speed at those positions,” Schriner said.
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OHSAA playoffs being Nov. 2
The 2012 OHSAA playoffs will begin the first weekend of November.
Divisions II, IV and VI will play at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays, beginning on Nov.
2, while divisions I, III and V will play at 7 p.m. Saturdays, beginning on Nov. 3.
Thirty-two teams in each division will qualify for the playoffs allowing 192
schools to participate in the postseason.
• Ten area teams — Ada, Arcadia, Carey, Findlay, Hopewell-Loudon,
Leipsic, Liberty-Benton, McComb, Ottawa-Glandorf and Patrick Henry
— qualified for the playoffs last year.
• In 2011, four Blanchard Valley Conference teams earned postseason
berths. The last time that happened was in 2008.
• Coming into the 2012 season, Patrick Henry has advanced to the playoffs 10 consecutive years. Ada and Ottawa-Glandorf have been in the
playoffs six straight seasons.
• Patrick Henry (2005), Hardin Northern (2004), Columbus Grove
(2003), Fostoria (1996, 1991), McComb (1983) and Carey (1975)
have each won state championships.
• Van Buren and Vanlue are the only two local schools to never qualify
for the playoffs.
Moyer
grave and Adam Duress.
“We’re going to miss those kids.
It’s difficult to replace someone who
was as naturally-talented as Gyen,”
Moyer said. “What we pick up is
youth and a little more quickness in
Will Adelsperger. Will is bigger and
stronger and we have Donald Barth
back too and he is flat-out fast.”
Perhaps the deepest positions on
the roster is along the offensive and
defensive lines with a “plethora” of
linemen according to Moyer.
“I always used to have 10 million
receivers and running backs and no
linemen. It’s reversed this year. We
aren’t very deep in the skill positions
but we are extremely deep on the
lines,” Moyer said.
Up front, it starts with returning
all-NCC lineman Ian Baker at center.
“Ian has taken everything the
coaches have taught him and he’s perfected it. I think he’s the best lineman
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in the area,” Moyer said. “He might
not be the biggest, the strongest or the
fastest but he is so technically sound.”
Moyer is also expecting big things
from tackles Walker Karg and Tyler
Baker and guards Alex Hampton and
Ross Powers. He sees Dylan Robertson and Cameron Crawford playing a
key role on the line too.
Defensively, Moyer thinks the
Rams’ linebacker play must be better.
Last year, Upper Sandusky allowed
26.4 points per game.
“We have the potential to be pretty
darn good. If we get off to a fast start
and the confidence builds, the sky is
the limit for these kids” Moyer said.
The biggest thing Moyer wants to
see from his squad might be a change
in attitude. The Rams got to the .500
mark for the first time last season
since 2004 when they went 8-3 and
made the playoffs.
“We’ve lost around here for a long
time,” Moyer said. “It’s time to stop
it.”
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Playoff Appearance By Area Teams
Class AAA
1975 — Cincinnati Moeller 28, FINDLAY 16 (State
Semifinal)
Class AA
1979 — Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary 27, FOSTORIA 7
(State Semifinal)
Class A
1975 — CAREY 26, Burton Berkshire 24 (State
Semifinal)
STATE CHAMPION — CAREY 15, Newark Catholic 7
1976 — Ashtabula St. John 29, FOSTORIA ST.
WENDELIN 7 (State Semifinal)
1977 — Ashtabula St. John 21, PATRICK HENRY 7
(State Semifinal)
Division I
1984 — Toledo St. Francis 17, FINDLAY 14 (Regional
final)
1999 — FINDLAY 42, Toledo Whitmer 14; Grove City
59, FINDLAY 41
2002 — FINDLAY 35, Mansfield Senior 14 (regional
quarterfinal); FINDLAY 41, Hudson 20 (regional semifinal);
FINDLAY 31, Springfield South 28 (regional final);
Cincinnati Elder 34, FINDLAY 31 (state semifinal)
2005 — FINDLAY 56, Sylvania Northview 14 (regional
quarterfinals); Massillon Washington 27, Findlay 20
(regional semifinals)
2011 — Hudson 35, FINDLAY 28, OT (regional
quarterfinal)
Division II
1988 — Akron Buchtel 38, FOSTORIA 10
1989 — FOSTORIA 37, Tiffin Columbian 12 (Regional
semifinal); FOSTORIA 31, Richfield Revere 12 (Regional
final); FOSTORIA 17, Sidney 12 (State semifinal); Cleveland
St. Joseph 21, FOSTORIA 14 (State final)
1990 — FOSTORIA 23, Vermillion 20 (Regional final);
FOSTORIA 35, Maple Heights 0 (Regional final); St. Marys
Memorial 21, FOSTORIA 8 (State semifinal)
1991 — FOSTORIA 61, Springfield 7 (Regional
semifinal); FOSTORIA 28, Solon 10 (Regional final);
FOSTORIA 36, Marysville 6 (State semifinal)
STATE CHAMPION — FOSTORIA 21, Uniontown Lake
6
1992 — FOSTORIA 38, Vermillion 0 (Regional
semifinal); FOSTORIA 26, Elyria West 16 (Regional final);
FOSTORIA 48, Louisville 7 (State semifinal); St. Marys
Memorial 28, FOSTORIA 14 (State final)
1993 — Columbus Eastmoor 24, FOSTORIA 24
(Regional semifinal)
1996 — FOSTORIA 26, Bowling Green 7 (Regional
semifinal); FOSTORIA 14, Columbus Bishop Watterson
12 (Regional final); FOSTORIA 33, Miami Trace 6 (State
semifinal)
STATE CHAMPION — FOSTORIA 14, Akron Buchtel 6
Division III
1980 — Orrville 27, FOSTORIA 6 (Regional final)
1983 — Elyria Catholic 13, FOSTORIA 6 (Regional
final)
1986 — FOSTORIA 8, Van Wert 2 (Regional semifinal);
FOSTORIA 20, Napoleon 0 (Regional final); CAPE 21,
FOSTORIA 8 (State semifinal)
2000 — OTTAWA-GLANDORF 42, FOSTORIA SENIOR
21; Columbus Watterson 21, OTTAWA-GLANDORF 14
2001 — Big Walnut 41, UPPER SANDUSKY 6
Division IV
1993 — Huron 34, CAREY 13 (Regional semifinal)
1997 — OTTAWA-GLANDORF 37, Cincinnati Wyoming
7 (Regional semifinal); Germantown Valley View 36,
OTTAWA-GLANDORF 22 (Regional final)
2002 — Archbold 20, OTTAWA-GLANDORF 6 (regional
quarterfinal); Eastwood 35, UPPER SANDUSKY 6 (regional
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quarterfinal)
2003 — Lima Bath 21, UPPER SANDUSKY 13 (regional
quarterfinal)
2004 — Huron 45, Upper Sandusky 24 (regional
quarterfinal)
2005 — OTTAWA-GLANDORF 41, Otsego 7 (regional
quarterfinals); Huron 10, OTTAWA-GLANDORF 3 (regional
semifinals)
2006 — Milton-Union 24, OTTAWA-GLANDORF 21
(regional quarterfinal)
2007 — OTTAWA-GLANDORF 35, FOSTORIA 18
(regional quarterfinal); Marion Pleasant 48, OTTAWAGLANDORF 21 (regional semifinal)
2008 — FOSTORIA 33, Sparta Highland 12 (regional
quarterfinal); OTTAWA-GLANDORF 56, Lorain Clearview 12
(regional quarterfinal); OTTAWA-GLANDORF 28, Marion
Pleasant 21, OT (regional semifinal); Genoa 28, FOSTORIA
14 (regional semifinal); OTTAWA-GLANDORF , Genoa
(regional final)???????????????????
2009 — OTTAWA-GLANDORF 28, Wooster Triway 14
(regional quarterfinal); OTTAWA-GLANDORF 48, Eastwood
3 (regional semifinal); OTTAWA-GLANDORF 21, Orrville 20
(regional final); Chagrin Falls 20, OTTAWA-GLANDORF 14
(state semifinal)
2010 — Genoa 7, OTTAWA-GLANDORF 6 (regional
quarterfinal)
2011 — Eastwood 31, OTTAWA-GLANDORF 0
Division V
1982 — FOSTORIA ST. WENDELIN 12, McCOMB 6
(Regional final); FOSTORIA ST. WENDELIN 7, Bradford
6 (State semifinal); Newark Catholic 14, FOSTORIA ST.
WENDELIN 7 (State final)
1983 — McCOMB 25, Edgerton 0 (Regional final);
McCOMB 7, Middletown Fenwick 0 (State semifinal)
STATE CHAMPION — McCOMB 6, Newark Catholic 0
1984 — Holgate 6, McCOMB 0 (Regional final)
1985 — Delphos Jefferson 40, McCOMB 0 (Regional
final)
1986 — Tiffin Calvert 8, FOSTORIA ST. WENDELIN 0
1987 — Monroeville 21, FOSTORIA ST. WENDELIN 20
1990 — Minster 36, FOSTORIA ST. WENDELIN 7
1991 — BLUFFTON 37, Ayersville 0 (Regional
semifinal); BLUFFTON 24, Minster 17, OT (Regional final);
BLUFFTON 27, Cincinnati Country Day 0 (State semifinal);
Newark Catholic 34, BLUFFTON 13 (State final)
1992 — Liberty Center 7, COLUMBUS GROVE 6
1993 — Liberty Center 45, McCOMB 23 (Regional
semifinal)
1994 — CAREY 17, Woodmore 7 (Regional semifinal);
CAREY 21, Smithville 0 (Regional final); Versailles 14,
CAREY 0 (State semifinal)
1996 — Woodmore 45, PATRICK HENRY 27 (Regional
semifinal); Versailles 28, BLUFFTON 0 (Regional semifinal)
1997 — PATRICK HENRY 28, COLUMBUS GROVE 14
(Regional semifinal); Liberty Center 40, PATRICK HENRY
14 (Regional final)
1998 — Apple Creek Waynedale 21, ELMWOOD
12 (Regional semifinal); Liberty Center 14, BLUFFTON 7
1999 — COLUMBUS GROVE 21, BLUFFTON 14, OT
(regional quarterfinal); Liberty Center 35, COLUMBUS
GROVE 28 (regional semifinal)
2000 — Liberty Center 40, PATRICK HENRY 6 (regional
quarterfinal); Delphos Jefferson 28, BLUFFTON 13 (regional
quarterfinal)
2001 — Fairview 28, BLUFFTON 27, OT (regional
quarterfinal)
2002 — Delphos St. Johns 40, PATRICK HENRY 7
2003 — ELMWOOD 27, Mohawk 6 (regional
quarterfinal); Delphos St. Johns 26, BLUFFTON 18 (regional
quarterfinal); PATRICK HENRY 20, LIBERTY-BENTON
13 (regional quarterfinal); PATRICK HENRY 51, Lorain
Clearview 24 (regional semifinal); Delphos St. Johns 35,
ELMWOOD 14 (regional semifinal); Delphos St. John’s 41,
PATRICK HENRY 7 (regional final)
2004 — Bluffton 56, Mohawk 0 (regional quarterfinal);
Liberty-Benton 45, Ashland Crestview 7 (regional
quarterfinal); PATRICK HENRY 42, Tinora 13 (regional
quarterfinal); Liberty Center 27, BLUFFTON 0 (regional
semifinal); PATRICK HENRY 45, LIBERTY-BENTON 32
(regional semifinal); PATRICK HENRY 41, LIBERTY CENTER
27 (regional final); St. Henry 13, PATRICK HENRY 0 (state
semifinal)
2005 — LIBERTY-BENTON 37, Convoy Crestview 6
(regional quarterfinals); PATRICK HENRY 34, ELMWOOD
31 (regional quarterfinals); Wynford 27, LIBERTY-BENTON
16 (regional semifinals); PATRICK HENRY 41, Wayne Trace
6 (regional semifinals); PATRICK HENRY 56, Wynford 35
(regional final); PATRICK HENRY 48, North Lima South
Range 28 (state semifinals)
STATE CHAMPION — PATRICK HENRY 42, Cincinnati
Hills Christian Academy 30 (state final)
2006 — LIBERTY-BENTON 35, TINORA 21 (regional
quarterfinal); Fairview 52, PATRICK HENRY 49 (regional
quarterfinal); LIBERTY-BENTON 17, Bedford St. Peter
Chanel 7 (regional semifinal); LIBERTY-BENTON 48,
Ayersville 7 (regional final); St. Henry 28, LIBERTY-BENTON
21 (state semifinal)
2007 — PATRICK HENRY 42, Liberty Center 0 (regional
quarterfinal); LIBERTY-BENTON 45, Archbold 13 (regional
semifinal); PATRICK HENRY 34, Lima Central Catholic
14 (regional semifinal); LIBERTY-BENTON 14, Tinora 7
(regional semifinal); PATRICK HENRY 44, LIBERTY-BENTON
27 (regional final); Marion Local 42, PATRICK HENRY 20
(state semifinal)
2008 — LIBERTY-BENTON 34, Delphos Jefferson
(regional quarterfinal); PATRICK HENRY 38, Ashland
Crestview 7 (regional quarterfinal); LIBERTY-BENTON 42,
Archbold 10 (regional semifinal); PATRICK HENRY 21,
Wynford 0 (regional semifinal); LIBERTY-BENTON 28,
PATRICK HENRY 0 (regional final); LIBERTY-BENTON 35,
Marion Local 0 (state semifinal); Youngstown Ursaline 21,
LIBERTY-BENTON 0 (state final)
2009 — PATRICK HENRY 41, Northwood 14 (regional
quarterfinal); PATRICK HENRY 42, Hillsdale 19 (regional
semifinal); PATRICK HENRY 28, Tinora 21 (regional final);
Coldwater 35, PATRICK HENRY 24 (state semifinal)
2010 — PATRICK HENRY 35, Columbia Station
Columbia 12 (regional quarterfinal); Jeromesville Hillsdale
48, PATRICK HENRY 41 (regional semifinal)
2011 — Hicksville 28, HOPEWELL-LOUDON 7 (regional
quarterfinal); PATRICK HENRY 49, Northwood 28 (regional
quarterfinal); LIBERTY-BENTON 45, Lima Central Catholic
35 (regional quarterfinal); Liberty Center 28, CAREY 0
(regional quarterfinal); PATRICK HENRY 21, Liberty Center
7 (regional semifinal); Hicksville 20, LIBERTY-BENTON
13 (regional semifinal); Hicksville 34, PATRICK HENRY 7
(regional final)
Division VI
1994 — LEIPSIC 20, HARDIN NORTHERN 0 (Regional
semifinal); Delphos St. Johns 46, ADA 7 (Regional
semifinal); Delphos St. Johns 31, LEIPSIC 14 (Regional final)
1995 — Independence 28, NORTH BALTIMORE 17
(Regional semifinal); HARDIN NORTHERN 14, Riverside 6
(Regional semifinal); St. Henry 21, COLUMBUS GROVE 0
(Regional semifinal); St. Henry 16, HARDIN NORTHERN
14 (Regional final)
1996 — Monroeville 28, PANDORA-GILBOA 26
(Regional semifinal); HARDIN NORTHERN 33, Crestline
0 (Regional semifinal); Norwalk St. Paul 34, HOPEWELLLOUDON 14 (Regional semifinal); HARDIN NORTHERN
35, Bridgeport 28 (Regional final); St. Henry 48, HARDIN
NORTHERN 40 (State semifinal);
1997 — HARDIN NORTHERN 27, Riverside 3 (Regional
semifinal); HARDIN NORTHERN 14, St. Henry 12 (Regional
final); Delphos St. Johns 13, HARDIN NORTHERN 12 (State
semifinal)
1998 — Delphos St. Johns 61, HARDIN NORTHERN 15
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1999 — PANDORA-GILBOA 42, Ayersville 21 (Regional
quarterfinal); Marion Local 41, McCOMB 20 (Regional
quarterfinal); Springfield Catholic Central 42, HARDIN
NORTHERN 26 (Regional quarterfinal); Marion Local 28,
PANDORA-GILBOA 3 (Regional semifinal)
2000 — McCOMB 28, PANDORA-GILBOA 7 (regional
quarterfinal); COLUMBUS GROVE 21, CAREY 12 (regional
quarterfinal); McCOMB 21, Antwerp 6 (regional semifinal);
Delphos St. John's 41, COLUMBUS GROVE 13 (regional
semifinal); Delphos St. Johns 44, McCOMB 3 (regional
final)
2001 — PANDORA-GILBOA 17, Mohawk 7 (regional
quarterfinal); McCOMB 68, Northwood 6 (regional
quarterfinal); COLUMBUS GROVE 29, Antwerp 14 (regional
quarterfinal); HARDIN NORTHERN 28, CAREY 6 (regional
quarterfinal); McCOMB 16, HARDIN NORTHERN 15
(regional semifinal); COLUMBUS GROVE 27, PANDORAGILBOA 15 (regional semifinal); COLUMBUS GROVE 21,
McCOMB 14 (regional final); Marion Local 13, COLUMBUS
GROVE 7 (state semifinal)
2002 — HARDIN NORTHERN 24, Anna 13 (regional
quarterfinal); CORY-RAWSON 42, Edon 0 (regional
quarterfinal); COLUMBUS GROVE 19, HOPEWELL-LOUDON
0 (regional quarterfinal); Tiffin Calvert 35, McCOMB 14
(regional quarterfinal); COLUMBUS GROVE 35, Mohawk
23 (regional semifinal); HARDIN NORTHERN 35, Troy
Christian 0 (regional semifinal); Tiffin Calvert 28, CORYRAWSON 14 (regional semifinal); COLUMBUS GROVE 10,
Tiffin Calvert 6 (regional final); HARDIN NORTHERN 26,
Marion Local 16 (regional final)' HARDIN NORTHERN
20, COLUMBUS GROVE 0 (state semifinal); Mogadore 27,
HARDIN NORTHERN 7 (state final)
2003 — CAREY 31, HOPEWELL-LOUDON 14 (regional
quarterfinal); COLUMBUS GROVE 51, Hicksville 6 (regional
quarterfinal); CORY-RAWSON 48, Antwerp 7 (regional
quarterfinal); HARDIN NORTHERN 33, Mechanicsburg
7; CORY-RAWSON 35, CAREY 14 (regional semifinal);
COLUMBUS GROVE 27, Northwood 0 (regional semifinal);
HARDIN NORTHERN 31, N. Lewisburg Triad 6 (regional
semifinal); COLUMBUS GROVE 21, CORY-RAWSON 6
(regional final); Marion Local 14, HARDIN NORTHERN 10
(regional final); COLUMBUS GROVE 27, Monroeville 24
(state semifinal)
STATE CHAMPION — COLUMBUS GROVE 28, Marion
Local 26
2004 — HARDIN NORTHERN 52, Cincinnati Country
Day 0 (regional quarterfinal); McCOMB 41, Seneca East 12
(regional quarterfinal); Hicksville 41, PANDORA-GILBOA
35 (regional quarterfinal); HOPEWELL-LOUDON 21,
Northwood 12 (regional quarterfinal); Columbus Grove 21,
Ayersville 14 (regional quarterfinal); HARDIN NORTHERN
27, Springfield Catholic Central 13 (regional semifinal);
McCOMB 14, HOPEWELL-LOUDON 13 (regional semifinal);
Hicksville 26, COLUMBUS GROVE 19 (regional semifinal);
HARDIN NORTHERN 22, New Bremen 7 (regional final);
Hicksville 30, McCOMB 20 (regional final); HARDIN
NORTHERN 35, Danville 0 (state semifinal)
STATE CHAMPION — HARDIN NORTHERN 20,
Norwalk St. Paul 8
2005 — HARDIN NORTHERN 49, Riverside 0 (regional
quarterfinal); HOPEWELL-LOUDON 38, Crestline 7 (regional
quarterfinal); HARDIN NORTHERN 49, Springfield Catholic
Central 28 (regional semifinal); HOPEWELL-LOUDON 30,
Ottawa Hills 17 (regional semifinal); Delphos St. John’s
19, HARDIN NORTHERN 7 (regional final); HOPEWELLLOUDON 43, Norwalk St. Paul 14 (regional final); Delphos
St. John’s 31, HOPEWELL-LOUDON 7 (state semifinal)
2006 — McCOMB 40, Cardinal Stritch 20 (regional
quarterfinal); HARDIN NORTHERN 21, ADA 14 (regional
quarterfinal); HOPEWELL-LOUDON 42, Liberty Center
22; COLUMBUS GROVE 20, Monroeville 14; HOPEWELLLOUDON 42, COLUMBUS GROVE 20 (regional semifinal);
Norwalk St. Paul 40, McCOMB 28 (regional semifinal);
Mechanicsburg 34, HARDIN NORTHERN 0 (regional
semifinal); Norwalk St. Paul 29, HOPEWELL-LOUDON 28
(regional final)
2007 — McCOMB 56, Toledo Christian 6 (regional
quarterfinal); ARLINGTON 48, Hilltop 0 (regional
quarterfinal); Ayersville 35, CAREY 14 (regional
quarterfinal); ADA 41, Antwerp 12 (regional quarterfinal);
HOPEWELL-LOUDON 49, Leetonia 14 (regional
quarterfinal); ARLINGTON 21, McCOMB 6 (regional
semifinal); ADA 51, Ayersville 50 (regional semifinal);
HOPEWELL-LOUDON 40, Mogadore 16 (regional
semifinal); ADA 31, ARLINGTON 28 (regional final);
HOPEWELL-LOUDON 26, Norwalk St. Paul 14 (regional
final); HOPEWELL-LOUDON 41, ADA 38 OT (state
semifinal); Newark Catholic 28, HOPEWELL-LOUDON 14
(state final)
2008 — ADA 56, Hilltop 8 (regional quarterfinal);
CAREY 35, McCOMB 28 (regional quarterfinal); PANDORAGILBOA 49, RIVERDALE 0 (regional quarterfinal);
HOPEWELL-LOUDON 41, Columbiana 14 (regional
quarterfinal); Delphos St. John’s 24, ARLINGTON 7
(regional quarterfinal); ADA 42, PANDORA-GILBOA 14
(regional semifinal); Delphos St. John’s 21, CAREY 14
(regional semifinal); HOPEWELL-LOUDON 30, Mogadore
0 (regional semifinal); Delphos St. John’s 38, ADA 28
(regional final); HOPEWELL-LOUDON 42, Norwalk St.
Paul 21 (regional final); HOPEWELL-LOUDON 55, Malvern
20 (state semifinal); Delphos St. John’s 34, HOPEWELLLOUDON 14
2009 —HOPWELL-LOUDON 28, McDonald 24
(regional quarterfinal); ADA 51, CORY-RAWSON 14
(regional quarterfinal); CAREY 34, COLUMBUS GROVE 0
(regional quarterfinal); Delphos St. John’s 56, ARLINGTON
0 (regional quarterfinal); LEIPSIC 34, Fremont St. Joseph
16 (regional quarterfinal); ADA 14, CAREY 7 (regional
semifinal); Delphos St. John’s 34, LEIPSIC 7 (regional
semifinal); Delphos St. John’s 34, ADA 31, OT (regional
final)
2010 — ADA 45, LEIPSIC 35 (regional quarterfinal);
McCOMB 60, Fremont St. Joseph 0 (regional quarterfinal);
Delphos St. John’s 42, ADA 7 (regional semifinal); McCOMB
39, Mohawk 7 (regional semifinal); Delphos St. John’s 56,
McCOMB 20 (regional final)
2011 — LEIPSIC 51, ARCADIA 0 (regional quarterfinal);
MCCOMB 49, Edgerton 39 (regional quarterfinal); ADA 49,
Tri-County North 12 (regional quarterfinal); LEIPSIC 34,
MCCOMB 28, OT (regional semifinal); Marion Local 41,
ADA 14 (regional semifinal); Delphos St. John’s 28, LEIPSIC
20 (regional final)
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