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Coaches Emans, Lee return By J. Patrick Eaken Press Sports Editor sports@presspublications.com Two coaches with roots in the community have returned to take over football programs at Clay and Lake. New Clay coach Mike Lee is the brother of Jeff Lee, who coached for eight seasons, resigning in 2006. Mike now assumes the same position that Jeff once held. But many local prep football aficionados remember Mike Lee for his role as Woodmore’s coach from 1992-98. But Lee has to fill the shoes of a coach who never really gave himself a chance on the field. It was originally announced last January that Mike Vicars, who led both Delta and Genoa to state playoffs and semifinal appearances, would be accepting the assistant principal and head coaching positions. In April, before anything was solidified, he changed his mind and declined the positions. At Clay, Vicars was supposed to replace Mike Donnelly, a Clay alumnus who stepped away from his role as gridiron coach but remains athletic director. Vicars since has been hired as a middle school principal in the Pike-Delta-York school district as well as Delta’s football coach. The good news for Clay fans — the return of quarterback Josh Pennington (2,025 passing yards, 53.9 percent passing efficiency) and 106 showed up to play football this year, including 20 seniors, 22 juniors, 27 sophomores, and 37 freshman. New Lake coach Mark Emans, a 1980 Eastwood graduate, knows Wood County and knows the school district he is now coaching at. It’s right up the road from the Luckey home he grew up in. “The Lake (coaching) job always intrigued me – their facilities, the school’s size,” Emans said. “Being an old Wood County guy, I remember Lake always had tough, physical kids when they played in the Northern Lakes League back in the day.” Emans, 51, was hired to lead the Flyers on April 20. He is replacing Bob Olwin, who resigned after leading the Flyers to a 4-6 record (3-4 in the Northern
Buckeye Conference) in his only season in 2012. They are not the only new coaches on the block — Brian Wical comes to Cardinal Stritch Catholic from his role as an assistant at Lima Central Catholic, a school that is feared by other Northwest Ohio athletic programs. Wical says that no one should expect him to turn Stritch into an LCC overnight, but he believes that success is on the horizon — maybe this year. “We are young and that will probably hurt us at times,” Wical said. “We probably have an advantage on our opponents because they have no expectations for us. Because of that, I think we may be able to sneak up on some teams.” Otherwise, it’s the same two teams, Genoa and Northwood, which are picked to defend their respective conference championships. Genoa is now led by second-year coach Tim Spiess, a long time assistant under Vicars, and Northwood is under the auspices of veteran Ken James, although the Rangers are expecting a challenge from Gibsonburg and other Toledo Area Athletic Conference teams. In the NBC, the Comets’ “bowl them over” offense is always a force, but their defense will have to deal with passing attacks from veteran quarterbacks Jared Rettig of Lake (2,838 passing yards) and Jake Matwiejczyk of Woodmore (2,112), who combined threw for nearly 5,000 yards and 55 touchdowns last year. Both are high efficiency, too, as Rettig completed 176 of 278 passes (63.3 percent) and Matwiejczyk completed 190 of 347 (54.8) and will be under the watchful of state media and college scouts. The same goes for Clay’s Pennington, who started his schooling in the Lake district before transferring. Waite coach Gardner Howard has witnessed about 60 players show up to play football as the Indians feel they have a chance to win the school’s first Toledo City League championship in about five decades. Meanwhile, Mike May is also looking for his first Sandusky Bay Conference title ever since showing up at Oak Harbor from St. Mary’s, Ohio, and May believes his Rockets have the athleticism to do it.
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Cardinal Stritch Cardinals. (Press photo by Harold Hamilton/HEHphotos.com) opportunities. “Grant is a tough kid who will be asked to do it all on offense,” Wical said. “He must block, carry the football and run pass routes. He is versatile and will definitely be an impact player for us offensively.” Wical said junior newcomer Bobby Romstadt, who ran cross country last fall, has been impressive at split end. “Bobby is a tremendous athlete,” Wical said. “He possesses the right amount of speed and athleticism that will make him a dangerous perimeter threat for us. There is no doubt our opponents will need to account for his whereabouts.” Three starters — Michael Outland, Stephen Materni and Cesar Baara — return on the offensive line. “If they can propel us up front,” Wical said, “I think we have the horses to put some points on the scoreboard.” Wical said Stritch’s 3-5-3 defense will focus on putting pressure on the quarterback. The key to the defense, he said, is how well the Cardinals defend against the pass. “We will pressure the opponent’s quarterback a lot,” Wical said, “which puts a lot
of pressure on our secondary to cover their receivers.” Sinay is the Cardinals’ lone returning all-conference performer on defense, earning second-team All-TAAC honors as an end a year ago. Sinay, however, has been moved to linebacker. “We moved him to where we feel like we will be able to take full advantage of his athleticism,” Wical said, adding that many of the offensive starters will also have to play defense. “We have a few playmakers on defense,” he said. “Our front eight defenders are very solid and will provide us with a good defense, especially against the more run-oriented teams.” Wlodarz, Curavo and Pratt return at linebacker after earning All-TAAC honorable mention honors last season. Eddie Uher, a 6-3 junior, will start at defensive back. “Our strength is definitely our linebacking corps,” Wical said. “All three of those kids aren’t afraid of anything, and they are tough kids.” This year’s squad has 33 players, including 14 sophomores and 11 juniors.
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Coach: Brian Wical, first season Last year: 1-9 (0-7, TAAC) Forecast: Cardinal Stritch’s philosphy on offense this season under first-year coach Brian Wical is to keep the defense guessing. Wical, the offensive coordinator at Lima Central Catholic the past five years, said the Cardinals will run a lot of split back formations and a lot of motion in 2013. “We actually have two keys that will make us successful on offense,” Wical said. “The first is whether or not we can get consistent and effective reads from our quarterback, both in the run game and in the pass game. The second key will be how well our offensive line can stay on blocks.” Directing the offense will be either junior Joe Sinay, the starter last year, or junior Chris Blazevich. Sinay completed just 29.5 percent (23 of 78) of his passes last year, for 315 yards and two touchdowns. “Joe brings size and athleticism to the position and is decent at running the football,” Wical said. “Joe has never been taught to properly read pass coverage, and this leads to bad throws occasionally. He is improving each day.” Wical said Blazevich is “probably the smartest football player on our team in terms of pure football IQ. He is a student of the game and has great command of our offensive system and philosophy.” The Cardinals’s top two running backs are juniors Austin Wlodarz and Ricky Pratt. Wlodarz rushed for 170 yards on 35 carries a year ago, while Pratt was a two-year starter at guard. “Austin brings a decent combination of speed and power to the position and is extremely smart,” Wical said. “He picked up all of our offensive philosophies quickly, which has allowed him to separate himself as one of the top running backs on the team. “We felt Ricky would benefit us more in the backfield running with the football and in pass protection than he would on the line,” Wical added. “He runs with great power that makes him tough to tackle.” Sophomore Grant Curavo is slated to start at wingback and should get plenty of
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New coach sees high turnout, new expectations Coach: Mike Lee, first season Last year: 5-5 (3-4, TRAC) Forecast: The good news for the Eagles last season was that their offense scored 28 points a game. The bad news? The Eagles allowed more than 29 points a game. Clay has a new coach in Mike Lee, who had great success years ago at Woodmore, but fellow TRAC coaches aren’t convinced he will have the Eagles competing for a conference title this season. The coaches picked the Eagles to finish fifth. “That will be determined at a later date,” Lee said of Clay’s level of competitiveness in the conference. “How much later? We’ll see. These kids are working to be the best they can be, but I will continue to push them past their comfort zone. We do have high expectations around here.” Clay returns five players who garnered AllTRAC honors a year ago. Jarred Lutz was a first-team lineman and receiver Kyle Row (43 catches, 723 yards), made the second team along with lineman Dillon Twining. Quarterback Josh Pennington and receiver Anthony Ramirez (38 catches, 411 yards) earned honorable mention honors. The Eagles will use a spread offense and stack defense, according to Lee. Pennington returns for his second season as a full-time starter after completing 131 of 243 passes (54 percent) for 2,025 yards and 15 touchdowns last season. “He started a few games as a sophomore, and there is no battle (for the starting job),” Lee said. “We have a host of (five) players working for the No. 2 spot.” Competing for playing time at running back are seniors Logan Davies, Keegan Mowrer, Michael Lee and Nick Stencel, juniors Ryan Fournier and Aaron Seymour, and sophomores Matt Stencel, Noah Badenhop, Jarrett Witt and Alec Kulwicki. “Fournier, Seymour and Witt can all play receiver,” Lee said. “They are running backs, but if I want to go empty (backfield) they can go to receiver as well. We’re still evaluating kids.” Row and Ramirez, both seniors, return at receiver and will be joined in the mix along with fellow seniors Jadea Robinson, Jay Smith, Carlos Saenz and Curtis Hairabe-
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Eagles wants Schmeltz to hit the airways more Coach: Jerry Rutherford, 32nd year, 196-127 Last year: 5-5 (5-2, NBC) Forecast: The Eagles featured a young squad a year ago, but now eight full- or part-time starters return on offense and defense from that team, giving Rutherford good reason to be optimistic. “We lettered eight sophomores last year, and that’s the most we’ve played since 1999,” Rutherford said. “Now they’re juniors and they’re all pretty skilled. These are guys who have played a lot of sports at Eastwood. We’re not real deep. We have 2425 juniors and seniors, and if we’re playing those guys we’re going to be pretty good. We have a good sophomore class, but they’re still sophomores. If we have to play those guys like we did last year, we’re going to struggle.” The Eagles’ offense will again be under the direction of senior quarterback Jake Schmeltz, a three-year starter who threw for more than 650 yards and six touchdowns last year. Schmeltz, however, only attempted 60 passes all season, completing 34, with four interceptions. Schmeltz also ran for 217 yards on 49 carries with one touchdown. “We’re going to need to be able to throw the ball a little more to be successful,” Rutherford said. “The last few years, we’ve strictly been running. Jake is a good athlete. He’s a point guard and a good baseball player, and he’s a smart athlete. With our skill kids we have this year, we’re going to need to throw the ball.” Eastwood’s running backs are senior Brent Schlumbohm and juniors Devin Snowden, Brennan Seifert and Grant Geiser. Schlumbohm was the Eagles’ second-leading rusher last year, gaining 678 yards on 117 carries, with eight touchdowns, and was a second-team All-NBC selection. The speedy Snowden ran for 406 yards on 69 carries (5.9 per carry) and eight touchdowns and he finished the year with 54 points. “In our three-back offense, three of those four guys are going to be running backs,” Rutherford said. “They all are track guys and have great speed and played a lot of football for us on either side of the ball. They all have game experience and are pretty tough kids. None of them are very
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The 2011 Eastwood Eagles (Photo courtesy of Innovations Portrait Studio) big, but they are guys we can build our offense around.” The receivers are seniors Michael Flipse and Jordon Faykosh, and senior tight end Grant Peters. “Flipse got hurt after two games last year and is back and is a solid kid,” Rutherford said. “Faykosh is a basketball kid who came out for the first time, and I think he can help us.” The Eagles’ line returns two starters, both seniors, in center Jacob Rahe and second-team all-conference guard Shane VanVorce. Defensively, Eastwood features a pair of returning second-team all-conference linebackers in senior Ryan Mang and junior Grant Geiser, who led the team with 89 tackles including 11 for loss. Mang was second on the team with 88 tackles. “They know the defense and they know how to play linebacker,” Rutherford said. “We’re pretty excited about them. They give us a good start.” Junior tackle Caleb Tussing started all 10 games last year, and ends Michael Glaze, a senior, and junior Tyler McCrory both let-
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Comets continuing role as clear league favorite Coach: Tim Spiess, second year, 11-1 Last year: 11-1 (7-0, NBC) Forecast: The Kyle Nutter Era is over at Genoa, but second-year coach Tim Spiess isn’t pushing any panic buttons. “This is one of the better teams I have had the privilege to coach during my 30year career,” Spiess said. “I believe we have one of the most physical and fastest teams I have coached. As coaches, we need to continue to mold and shape this team. We have really stepped up our conditioning this year, and that says a lot.” Nutter, an All-Ohio running back who had 230 carries for 2,058 yards (8.9 average) and 34 touchdowns last season, has moved on to the University of Cincinnati. Nutter, the school’s all-time career rushing leader, helped the Comets outscore opponents by a 525-113 margin last year and reach the second round of the Division IV playoffs. Nutter’s replacement in the backfield will be a combination of his brother, David, Ryan Espinoza and Jake Wojciechowski, who combined for more than 1,700 yards rushing and 16 touchdowns in 2012. The only issue with David Nutter is that he was injured in a scrimmage with Tiffin Columbian last week and may miss some time. Genoa also returns both quarterbacks in Logan Scott and Kyle Edwards. Scott started six games before an ACL injury ended his season, and Edwards started the final six games. The duo combined for more than 800 yards passing and nine touchdowns through the air. “Both are excellent field generals and both do an outstanding job in the classroom,” Spiess said. “Logan will be our starter in week one, but Kyle will see significant time as well. All audibles and much of our play calling will fall on their shoulders.” Leading the way up front will be firstteam All-NBC lineman Michael Deiter, who in the offseason gave Wisconsin a verbal agreement to play for the Badgers in 2014. Deiter was also a second-team All-Ohio pick on the defensive line. Cole Beck and Nick Herrick also return on the offensive line. Returning receivers Casey Gose and Quentin Spiess, a second-team all-conference tight end, averaged more than 30 yards
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Bears prepared to make run at championship Coach: Steve Reser, fourth year, 9-21 Last year: 4-6 (4-3, TAAC) Forecast: Just three years ago, Gibsonburg struggled to an 0-10 record. Since then, the Bears have gone 5-5 and 4-6, respectively, in their first two seasons in the Toledo Area Athletic Conference, an indication that things are heading in the right direction for Reser and his program. The key will be whether or not Gibsonburg can take the next step and establish itself with the elite teams in the conference. Competing in the TAAC with the likes of Northwood, Ottawa Hills and Edon, not to mention a non-conference slate that includes Fremont St. Joseph Central Catholic, presents plenty of challenges for the Bears. Thus far, Reser, a Tiffin Calvert graduate who played collegiately at Heidelberg University, is pleased with how things have gone during the offseason and is optimist about the direction of the program. Reser has eight starters returning on each side of the ball, and in close voting, TAAC coaches picked Gibsonburg to finish second behind Northwood. “The kids have been working hard in the weight room,” Reser said. “The seniors have been with us since I got here. We only have six seniors and 42 guys (total); we have 11, 13 and 12 players in the lower three grades – that’s nice to see. Since I’ve been here, they’ve been working to get better and I think they’ll be the best team we’ve had. I think we’ll be able to put a competitive team on the field, compete for four quarters and give (ourselves) a chance.” Offensively, junior quarterback Matt Tille, a two-year starter and honorable mention selection on the Alan Miller Jewelers All-Press football team, leads the way. Tille, a dual threat, has given defenses fits in each of the past two seasons with his running and throwing abilities while consistently operating out of four-wide receiver sets. He gained statewide recognition by scoring seven touchdowns in last year’s TAAC victory over Cardinal Stritch Catholic. Last year, Tille completed 73 of 179 passes for 951 yards and 12 touchdowns, plus he ran for 878 yards on 197 carries
with 13 touchdowns. In all, he led the Golden Bears in scoring 80 points. Among the receiving corps, Jordan Jahna is gone, but Isiah Arriaga, Derek Angelone and Adam Copley all return. The other receiving spot will likely go to Sam Kohler or Alex Vargas. Angelone caught 31 passes for 410 yards (13.2 per catch) and four touchdowns and the speedy Arriaga caught 16 passes for 304 yards (19 per catch) and seven touchdowns. Angelone and Arriaga were both honorable mention All-Press picks at slot back and split end last year. The offensive line will likely include tackles Tyler Hovis, Jacob Auld and a number of other players competing for the final three spots, among them Matt Lutzmann, Alex Garcia, Skylar Shidely and Bob Kelley. Hovis and Auld are both returning honorable mention All-Press picks, “We’ve had the same offense for a few years now and the guys have been working together,” Reser said. “We think they can do some good things for us this year.” But the real key to Gibsonburg’s success this season will likely come down to
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Rettig returns under direction of new coach Coach: Mark Emans, first year Last year: 4-6 (3-4, NBC) Forecast: As far as Lake coach Mark Emans is concerned, the 2013 season is all about defense. The Flyers allowed 45 points a game last season and gave up 70 against Northwood. “For us to have success this year, we have to become more physical on defense, more aggressive on defense, more disciplined on defense and tackle better on defense,” Emans said. “Last year was very poor defensively. We will be better this year in that area. Dave Rymers, our defensive coordianator, and Greg Wilker, a past defensive coordinator here at Lake, have done a outstanding job of getting our kids to play sound defense again. I am very happy with what they have done with our kids so far.” Emans is an Eastwood graduate who had a successful career at Bowling Green State University and a brief stint with the Green Bay Packers. He comes to Lake after a successful stint at Wauseon, where one of his teams won a state championship. He won’t have to find a new quarterback at Lake, with the return of secondteam All-Northern Buckeye Conference signal caller Jared Rettig, an Alan Miller Jewelers All-Press first team selection. The junior threw for 2,838 yards and 32 touchdowns a year ago, completing 63 percent (176 for 278) of his passes. Rettig also ran for 263 yards and five touchdowns. “Jared has great arm strength and has improved his footwork over the past few months,” Emans said. “He understands our new offense and has looked good leading our team. He is a leader, which is a must for the position. The other kids on this team look to Jared for his leadership, on and off the field.” Emans said he wants the Flyers to have more balance on offense this season. “The success of our offense is going to be determined on how we run the ball,” he said. “Our passing numbers might not be as good as last year, but I believe we can be better offensively. Keys to our offense are someone stepping up at the running back position, and being physical on the line of
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Lake Flyers (Photo courtesy of Innovations Portrait Studio) scrimmage.” Running back candidates include senior Nick Walsh, junior Marcel Bryan and sophomore Branden Short. “Lake played all last season without a running back,” Emans said, “so they are still developing as we go along.” The receivers are juniors Todd Walters, Zak Greenlese and Collin Lloyd, and sophomore Adam Duncan. The tight end candidates are seniors Joel Densic and Storm Lutz. “While I know we have a very fine quarterback and some quality receivers, I have always wanted to control the line of scrimmage and control the tempo of the game,” Emans said. “I believe that running the ball effectively will help us achieve that.” The Flyers return two All-NBC defensive players in Walsh (first team) at linebacker and senior lineman Tyler Harp (honorable mention). “Nick Walsh is our best returning defensive player,” Emans said. “He has a great motor and does not shy away from contact. He is what you look for in a linebacker. Lucas Lombardo and Tyler Scott have looked
extremely good so far on the defensive line. They were not Friday night players last year very much, but are we are looking for nice things from them this year.” Emans said he believes the Flyers will have to learn how to grind out wins if they hope to become NBC contenders. “Genoa grinds on people on both sides of the ball,” he said. “Eastwood grinds on people on both sides of the ball. Those two teams have won the league championship for a long time now doing exactly that, grinding on people. Our challenge is to do the same.”
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Rangers seek to reload after 19 seniors depart Coach: Ken James, 28th year, 151-128 Last year: 10-1 (7-0, TAAC) Forecast: Coach Ken James’ Rangers have enjoyed a great deal of success the past three seasons. James, however, will have to replace not only a two-year starting quarterback in Nick Russell but 18 other seniors who were instrumental in helping the Rangers go from 7-3 in 2010 to 9-1 in 2011 to 10-0 in 2012. It was just the third time in school history that Northwood finished 10-0 during the regular season. Last year’s team, despite earning a No. 2 seed and a home playoff game for the second straight year, fell to Patrick Henry, 2019, in the opening round of the Division V playoffs. The Patriots also beat the Rangers, who have eight playoff appearances, in 2011. “After losing 19 seniors from last year’s team, we will field a young, inexperienced squad this season,” said James, whose program has won or shared nine Toledo Area Athletic Conference titles in the past 12 years. “We have great chemistry, but it remains to be seen how we will respond to adversity. It will be crucial for us to run the ball effectively and stop the run on defense.” Russell, who last season threw for 1,085 yards and 16 touchdowns and rushed for 530 yards and two scores, directed Northwood’s wishbone offense to 47.4 points a game as a senior. He will be replaced at quarterback by either sophomore Mike Vallejo, junior Jacob Zieroff or senior Jake Davenport. “All of them run the option effectively,” James said, “but they must improve on managing the offense, checking plays and protecting the football.” Dominik Bermejo, a first-team AllTAAC selection and second team Alan Miller Jewelers All-Press pick at running back and safety last season, is the Rangers’ top returning rusher. He gained 351 yards on 57 carries (6.2 average) and scored nine touchdowns a year ago. Bermejo had seven interceptions last year and was second in the area in scoring both offensively and defensively, totaling 104 points on 15 touchdowns. As a receiver last year, Bermejo caught 13 passes for 328 yards for 25.2
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Rockets’ athletic quarterback could be X-factor Coach: Mike May, sixth year, 26-24 Last year: 7-3 (5-2 SBC) Forecast: Despite having lost a number of key players from last season, including alltime leading rusher Mark Konieczny, the Oak Harbor Rockets expect to pick up right where they left off in 2012. The team has just eight returning starters, four on both offense and defense, but those players are skilled. Ben Genzman, who moves over from fullback to tailback, will see the bulk of the carries this season as he looks to replace the production lost from the graduation of Konieczny. Genzman, who also plays linebacker, will team with fullback Cobi Brough in the backfield, though Brough’s most known for playing linebacker, where he earned All-Ohio honors last season for his performance. The other two returning starters, WR/LB Cliff Biggert and WR/DB Cole Weirich, bring with them experience and big-play capabilities. “We lost a good senior class,” Coach Mike May said. “We lost our all-time leading rusher, our top receiver and four of our five offensive linemen, but I feel like the guys stepping in are doing a nice job. I like the offensive line — they’ve put the work in and they’re ready to go. Ben Genzman moves over and will play tailback for us and Cobi Brough will be our starting fullback. We also have Cliff Biggert and Cole Weirich back at receiver.” Despite replacing four starters on the offensive line, May is confident in his bunch. The only returning starter, left tackle Aaron Hopkins (6-3, 240), will be accompanied by fellow tackle T.J. Lawrence (6-2, 265), guards Alex Heintz (6-2, 190) and Vince Szabo (275) and either Matt Laughlin (5-9, 195) or Josh Beckhusen (5-9, 185). Senior Josh Sarahman will play tight end. Offensively, the Rockets will look to establish the run and hit some big plays over the top with the pass when the opportunity presents itself. Oak Harbor has long been known for its rushing attack and this year will be no different. The X-factor in all of this may be quarterback Andre Ramsey. Ramsey, a junior, is athletic and could provide some problems for defenses with his running abilities.
“(Andre) is coming along well,” May said. “He’s probably the most coachable kid on the team. He went to some camps over the summer and he’s been throwing on his own. He’s put a lot of work in.” In each of the last three seasons, the Rockets have gone a combined 20-10 and finished 5-2 in the SBC each time, just missing out on a league title and a spot in the playoffs in 2010 and ‘12. In the team’s three losses last year, the Rockets gave up an average of 50 points. In their seven wins, they yielded just 15.3. Oak Harbor, which runs a 4-4 defense, focuses, above all, on limiting big plays from their opponents. The defensive line has size in the middle with Lawrence, Szabo and Hopkins at the tackles and Dillon Glass, Brandon Hymore and Josh Beckhusen at the ends. And the linebacking core of Biggert, Brough, Genzman and junior Jonathan Frederick has some big-play potential as well. Finally, the secondary has Sarahman patrolling things as the safety with Weirich at one of the corners and Adam Swope and Kalob Vargas battling for the other cornerback spot. “We’re pretty much a bend but don’t
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Waite coaches witness large underclass turnout Coach: Gardner Howard, fifth season, 13-27 Last season: 2-8 (2-3, TCL) Forecast: With three of its best players from last year’s squad gone and only seven seniors on the team, the Waite Indians have their work cut out them. Gone from last year are quarterback Johnny Douanglee, running back Cyrron Barringer and wide receiver Charles Smith, all of whom earned first-team City League honors for their efforts last season, as well as Will Jensen, one of the key offensive lineman. Barringer received Alan Miller Jewelers All-Press second team accolades at defensive back last year, while Douanglee completed 120 of 219 passes (52.8 percent) for 1,476 yards and eight touchdowns, plus he ran for 438 yards and four touchdowns out of the spread offense. They led an offense that scored 202 points last year. In all, the Indians have 14 returning starters, seven on both sides of the ball. The team has roughly 60 players, including 35 freshman as a result of freshman football being added to the City League’s list of extracurricular activities. At quarterback, senior Tony Smith, a second-team CL selection at linebacker last season, will split time with Jeremy Pratt, a transfer from St. Francis. On defense, Smith had 83 tackles last year, including 11 for a loss, and at six foot, 185 pounds, he will return at linebacker. Returning to a spread offense that features four wide receivers and just one running back, the starting back will be sophomore Anthony Ashford. A quintet of receivers in Tyler Slawski, Danny Powell, Diondre Irish, Alex Heslet and Kevontae King will be the team’s primary receivers in an offense that passes the ball roughly 80 percent of the time. Slawski, a 5-11, 160 senior, caught 21 passes for 251 yards (12.1 per catch) and one touchdown last year. The offensive line, while young, is experienced and sizable. Aside from center Nick Jensen (5-foot-8, 155), the other linemen all weigh at least 235 pounds, among them the guards, Jesus Benavidez (6-0, 255) and Noah Paprocki (5-10, 240) and the tackles, Javon Sanson (6-1, 235) and Darnae
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Cats’ Matwiejczyk, Ulinski seek to shake status quo Coach: Britton Devier, fifth year Last year: 4-6 (2-5, NBC) Forecast: Fifth-year coach Britton Devier is banking on experience playing a key role in the Wildcats’ success in 2013. “Many of the seniors are three-year starters and have gone through the hard knocks,” Devier said. “They make up the core of the closest team we have had in our four years at Woodmore. Top to bottom, we are a Wildcat football family.” The Wildcats have a manageable early-season schedule this year, with games against Port Clinton and Cardinal Stritch Catholic, but it gets much more difficult after that. Woodmore faces Tiffin Calvert, which has reached the state playoffs the last two years, in week three before taking on Eastwood, Lake, Elmwood and Rossford to begin NBC play. Last year’s Wildcats scored 27.6 points a game but allowed 34.7 a game, and just two All-Northern Buckeye Conference players return in senior quarterback Jake Matwiejczyk and senior cornerback/receiver Evan Ulinski. Matwiejczyk completed 190 of 347 (54.8 percent) passes for 2,112 yards and 23 touchdowns as a junior, and he rushed for 910 yards and 11 touchdowns on 185 carries in the Wildcats’ spread offense, plus he scored 67 points. He was an honorable mention All-Press pick behind then-Lake sophomore Jared Rettig and Northwood senior Nick Russell in a season that saw five local signal callers throw for over 1,000 yards. This will be Matwiejczyk’s chance to get to the top of that list. “Jake is a second-year starter and is a dual threat,” Devier said. “He is good at running our quick (passing) game and also running the football, but he needs to improve his down-the-field throws. Our offense must get first downs and we must limit turnovers and run the ball more effectively.” Ulinski is not only a stout defender, he is also Woodmore’s top returning pass catcher. He caught 43 passes for 534 yards and nine touchdowns a year ago and finished with Alan Miller Jewelers All-Press second team accolades. Devier said Ulinski and sophomore Zach Sandwisch will make
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