CONNEAUT REGION 5 EAGLES
2018 RECORD 5-5 OVERALL, 1-3 REGION 5 HOME FIELD: CONNEAUT FIELD
OUTLOOK C OAC H
PAT GOULD 15TH SEASON 98-54 RECORD PLAYERS TO WATCH
Tanner
NIEMANN SR•QB/DB
Conneaut scored 28.3 points per game last season, which ranked fifth among Class 3A schools in District 10. The Eagles, however, struggled to slow teams down on defense. Conneaut allowed 42 points or more in its five losses last fall, including a 48-8 loss to Mercyhurst Prep in the D-10 quarterfinals. Conneaut will have some key players to replace because of graduation, including all-region selections Peyton Hearn (running back), Kyle Sheets (wide receiver, defensive back, punter), Mahlon Schmidt (defensive line) and Chad Jones (offensive line). Hearn ran for 1,403 yards and 16 touchdowns as a senior, while Sheets ran for 700 yards and 13 touchdowns and passed for 535 yards and four touchdowns. Sheets moved to wide receiver late in the season as Tanner Niemann took over under center. Niemann is back and could start at quarterback or return to wide receiver after throwing for 367 yards and two touchdowns and rushing for 229 yards and three touchdowns last year. Eli Boyce is back at wide receiver, while Noah Richardson returns at tight end and Mason Mihoci at slot receiver. Keith Palko, Zach Kehl and Trevor Tursky are also back on the line. Devin Neal, Max Lewandowski and Braden Groover could all battle for carries to replace Hearn in the backfield, while Nate Bortnick, Jayden Onderko and Dylan Lehman could see time at wide receiver. Payden Ordos, Jesse Orr, Connor Schellman, Owen Petergol and Dan Morrow could compete for playing time on the offensive and defensive lines for the Eagles. Conneaut will need to rebuild its defense to get back to contender status in the region and district. The Eagles were put into a tough region this cycle with some of the top teams in Mercer County. After Conneaut consolidated, a few years in a Mercer County region toughened the Eagles and led to a D-10 title. They are looking for the same result as they play in one of D-10’s top regions.
2018 RESULTS REGULAR SEASON
Oil City L, 27-46 Meadville W, 48-6 at North East W, 60-25 at Hickory* W, 26-10 General McLane W, 36-35 at Sharon* L, 12-48 Slippery Rock* L, 20-42 at Grove City* L, 14-46 at Conneaut (Ohio) W, 32-19 DISTRICT 10 PLAYOFFS Mercyhurst Prep L, 8-48 *Region 5 game
2018 LEADERS
PASSING
Kyle Sheets Tanner Niemann RUSHING
Peyton Hearn Kyle Sheets Tanner Niemann Devin Neal RECEIVING
Noah Richardson Kyle Sheets Tanner Niemann Eli Boyce Peyton Hearn SCORING
Noah Richardson
Keith Palko
Devin Neal
2019 SCHEDULE Aug. 23 at Oil City Aug. 30 at Meadville Sept. 6 North East Sept. 13 Hickory* Sept. 20 at General McLane Sept. 27 Sharon* Oct. 4 at Slippery Rock* Oct. 11 Grove City* Oct. 18 Conneaut (Ohio) Oct. 25 Bye *Region 5 game
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
No. 1 2 5 6 7 8 11 13 15 15 16 20 22 24 25 26 28
Peyton Hearn Kyle Sheets Tanner Niemann Noah Richardson Max Lewandowski Returnees in bold
Payden Ordos
Com. Att. Yds. TD Int 46 100 535 4 6 41 68 367 2 0 Att. Yds. 225 1,403 92 700 57 229 24 97
Avg. 6.2 7.6 4.0 4.0
TD 16 13 3 0
Rec. 33 15 13 11 6
Yds. 360 107 98 127 50
Avg. 10.9 7.1 7.5 11.6 8.3
TD 2 1 1 1 0
TD 16 15 4 2 2
PAT 0 0 0 0 0
2-pt Total 2 100 4 98 2 28 5 22 0 12
2018 UNDERCLASSMEN
Name Tanner Niemann Braden Groover Devin Neal Brady Gould Eli Boyce Sheyn Fuller Nate Bortnick Dalton Smith Lucas Meyer Luke Petergol Kyle Fischer Noah Richardson Anthony Terrant Mason Mihoci Pierce O’Day Max Lewandowski Jayden Onderko
Pos. WR/CB RB/FS RB/FS WR/WLB WR/CB LT/OLB WR/FS TE/OLB WR/MLB QB/CB QB/CB TE/OLB TE/OLB WR/CB WR/CB RB/MLB WR/FS
Yr. Jr. Fr. Jr. So. Jr. Jr. So. Jr. So. So. Jr. Jr. So. So. Fr. Fr. So.
Ht. 6-0 5-10 5-9 5-1 5-9 5-7 6-1 5-8 5-8 5-10 5-3 6-1 5-10 5-9 6-0 5-11 5-8
Wt. 155 140 175 120 150 195 160 160 150 160 87 190 150 155 155 180 120
No. 32 51 52 56 58 59 61 64 65 65 66 67 72 78 84
Name Daniel Ellis Trevor Tursky Keith Palko Zachary Kehl Payden Ordos Dylan Lehman Owen Petergol J.J. Miller Anthony Grebiner Jesse Orr Moses Schmidt Connor Schellman Daniel Morrow Travis Logan Amar’rion Nelson Jesse Davenport
Pos. WR/CB LG/DE RG/MLB RT/DT C/DT LG/MLB RG/OLB RT/DT LT/DE LG/MLB RG/MLB RT/DT LT/NG RT/NG WR/CB WR/S
Yr. Fr. So. Jr. So. Jr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. So. So. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Jr.
Ht. 5-7 5-9 6-1 5-10 5-11 5-7 5-10 6-2 5-0 5-8 5-9 5-6 6-2 5-9 5-11 5-9
Wt. 145 180 180 230 185 155 165 180 160 175 150 230 240 230 150 140
KICKOFF 2019 • 45
