Prep football preview 2017
The Hays Daily News • Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017
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Kensington-Thunder Ridge Longhorns Eight-Man Division II, District 5 Coach: Otis Hendryx (3rd year, 1-16; 13th overall, 60-66). Last season’s record/ playoff finish: 0-9 Returning starters: 4 offense, 3 defense Top returning players: Brandon Shaw, 5-8, 180, jr., C/NG: Brice Hendryx, 5-11, 235, jr., G/ DE; Riggs Reneberg, 5-10, 170, soph., E/DE; Landon Gehring, 6-2, 185, jr., E/ LB. Team notes: Much like the rest of its district, Thunder Ridge had a rough start a season ago, playing the likes of Osborne, Pike Valley and Logan-Palco in the first three weeks. Those three teams combined for 30 wins through the season. Then the Longhorns were competitive in their district,
2017 schedule (*district game) Sept. 1................. vs. Osborne Sept. 8...............at Pike Valley Sept. 15.......... at Logan-Palco Sept. 22...........vs. Bennington Sept. 29..................at Wilson* Oct. 6.................vs. Stockton* Oct. 13................at Lakeside* Oct. 20....... vs. Sylvan-Lucas* Oct. 26....at Northern Valley* despite finishing without one in the win column. The Longhorns are on a 15-game losing streak, the last win coming against Stockton in 2015, Week 2 of the season. The Longhorns look to have all new players at the PHOTO BY JULIE KUHLMANN PHOTOGRAPHY skill positions this year, and again will start with a rough FRONT ROW (from left): Caleb Dodds, Jacob Barnes, Jeran Hale, Brandon Shaw, Reece Struckhoff, Cameron Grauerholz, slate that includes the open- Joseph Ferguson, Riggs Reneberg and Kyler Seemann. BACK ROW: Tyler McReynolds, Seth Loyd, Tyler Krueger, Landon er against the defending Gering, Brice Hendryx, Brandon Grauerholz, Colton Davis, Britt Bauman, Andrew Glennemeier and Kiko Moreno. Eight-Man Division I state champs at home.