GROVE CITY REGION 5 EAGLES
2018 RECORD 11-1 OVERALL, 4-0 REGION 5 HOME FIELD: FORKER FIELD
OUTLOOK C OAC H
SAM MOWREY 6TH SEASON 35-21 RECORD PLAYERS TO WATCH
Daiveon
SAY SR•WR/DB
Grove City was one of the few undefeated teams left in District 10 in mid-November when the Eagles ran into Sharon in the District 10 Class 3A title game. The Eagles’ senior class finished 32-4 over its final three seasons. Grove City had eight first-team all-region selections and five second teamers. Most of those players are gone, however, as the Eagles were hit hard by graduation. Among the players lost is all-time passer in school history Brady Callahan, who threw for 2,660 yards and 28 touchdowns as a senior. He finished with 4,354 yards and 43 touchdowns in his career, while one of his favorite targets, Logan Lutz, is also gone. Lutz had 75 catches for 1,264 yards and 16 touchdowns and had one of the all-time careers for a receiver in District 10 history with 199 receptions for 3,153 yards and 37 touchdowns. Grove City graduated leading rusher Tyler Greer (1,062 yards, 15 touchdowns) and several defensive standouts as well. The Eagles bring back five starters on offense and five on defense. Lance Craig and Matt Howard return on the offensive and defensive lines. Colby Nelson is back at running back and linebacker after he ran for 867 yards and 13 TDs as a junior. Daiveon Say and Jake Reddick are returning starters at receiver and defensive back. Junior Logan Breese is also back after backing up Callahan under center last year. Breese will likely take over at quarterback. Curtis Hovis, Kendel Hollen and Zack Martin could be in the mix for carries, while Zach Rodgers could compete for time at wide receiver and Challen Estes, Max Myford, Gage Dlugonski, Nate Wadsworth and Jacob Blair on the line. Grove City put together one of its best threeyear runs in school history, but massive graduation losses will be tough to overcome. The Eagles have built a strong program, and underclassmen stepping up this year will be key in putting together another winning season.
2018 RESULTS REGULAR SEASON
Fort LeBoeuf W, 48-7 at Greenville W, 60-6 at Corry W, 48-0 Brashear W, 47-31 at Slippery Rock* W, 33-7 Hickory* W, 35-14 Sharon* W, 42-9 Conneaut* W, 46-14 at Meadville W, 56-6 DISTRICT 10 PLAYOFFS Girard W, 48-7 Slippery Rock W, 26-9 Sharon L, 6-23 *Region 5 game
2018 LEADERS
PASSING
Brady Callahan Logan Breese RUSHING
Tyler Greer Colby Nelson Logan Lutz Kendel Hollen Curtis Hovis RECEIVING
Logan Lutz Tyler Greer AJ Miller Carter Chinn Daiveon Say Colby Nelson SCORING
Colby Nelson
Lance Craig
Jacob Reddick
2019 SCHEDULE Aug. 23 at Fort LeBoeuf Aug. 30 Greenville Sept. 6 Corry Sept. 13 at Brashear Sept. 20 Slippery Rock* Sept. 27 at Hickory* Oct. 4 at Sharon* Oct. 11 at Conneaut* Oct. 18 Meadville Oct. 25 Bye *Region 5 game
46 • KICKOFF 2019
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
No. 2 3 4 5 6 7 12 13 15 16 20 22 24 26 27 28
Logan Lutz Tyler Greer Colby Nelson John Hake Logan Breese Brady Callahan Retunees in bold
Challen Estes
Com. Att. Yds. TD Int 181 237 2,660 28 6 14 19 150 1 0 Att. Yds. 148 1,062 127 867 51 284 29 193 28 174
Avg. 7.2 6.8 5.6 6.7 6.2
TD 15 13 3 1 1
Rec. Yds. Avg. 75 1,264 16.9 24 266 11.1 23 327 14.2 21 367 17.5 15 182 12.1 15 156 10.4
TD 16 2 2 2 1 2
TD PAT 2-pt Total 20 0 0 120 17 0 1 104 15 0 0 90 0 45 0 45 3 0 0 18 3 0 0 18
2018 UNDERCLASSMEN
Name Daiveon Say Henry Elkin Zack Martin Zach Rodgers Sayyid Muhammad Jake Reddick Kendel Hollen Logan Breese Anthony Pereira Jamie Amodei Landon Hedglin Sam Stanton Luciano Trezona Brady Northcott John Hake Curtis Hovis
Pos. WR/DB WR/DB RB/LB QB/DB WR/DB WR/LB RB/DB QB/DB WR/LB WR/LB TE/LB RB/LB WR/DB WR/DB K/WR/DB RB/LB
Yr. Jr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Jr. So. So. Fr. So. So. Jr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr.
Ht. 5-10 6-0 5-8 5-8 5-5 6-3 5-6 5-9 6-1 6-1 5-11 5-10 5-6 5-5 5-10 5-7
Wt. 160 150 145 135 130 165 140 145 180 160 205 155 120 115 140 160
No. 35 42 50 55 57 58 59 60 65 66 71 75 77 78 80 87
Name Colby Nelson Dillon Winger Nate Wadsworth Matthew Howard Cole Hammerman Gage Dlugonski Andrew Devine Lance Craig Ryan Locktosh Challen Estes Corey Medve Max Myford Madison Warner Jacob Blair Josh Dever Paulie Shoop
Pos. RB/LB RB/LB OL/DL OL/DL OL/LB OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL WR/DB WR/DB
Yr. Jr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. So. Jr. So. So. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr.
Ht. 5-10 5-9 5-10 6-0 5-10 5-11 5-1 6-2 6-1 6-0 6-1 5-11 5-8 6-1 5-11 5-8
Wt. 160 195 180 205 155 190 150 240 175 240 160 280 250 165 150 130
