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Daily Chronicle Thursday, August 23, 2012

2012 Prep Football Preview

Fresh faces are taking on added responsibilities or filling key roles left open by important offseason departures —

The New Guys They are ...

Sycamore quarterback Devin Mottet Kyle Bursaw – kbursaw@shawmedia.com

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Genoa-Kingston defensive lineman/fullback Sal Lopez one of a number of talented juniors who will see heavy playing time for G-K in 2012. The class hopes to reverse last year’s unfortunate season, when the Cogs went 1-8 in Travis Frederick’s first season as head coach.

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GENOA-KINGSTON COGS Enrollment: 621 Stadium: Genoa Stadium Address: 980 Park Ave., Genoa Getting around: Parking available at the high school

GENOA – Last season, Sal Lopez started his Friday nights early, as one of the mainstays of a Genoa-Kingston sophomore team that went 6-2-1.

After he was sweaty and bruised from those four quarters, Lopez didn’t go into the locker room and head to the stands for the varsity contest. Instead, the Cogs junior fullback/defensive lineman went right back to the sidelines and usually played about half the game on the varsity level, and was one of a handful of G-K sophomores to get varsity experience.

“I guess you’re a little winded,” Lopez said of his double-duty experience in 2011. “But you kind of get your pregame jitters [in the sophomore game]. So, it’s more of a positive thing.”

Lopez is just one of a number of talented juniors who will see heavy playing time for G-K in 2012. The class hopes to reverse last year’s unfortunate season, when the Cogs went 1-8 in Travis Frederick’s first season as head coach.

In 2011, sophomores such as Lopez were players who could have seen more time on varsity.

However, players who play four quarters on the sophomore level are only allowed to play two quar-

ters in the varsity game.

A group of sophomores that had plenty of success stayed at the lower level, instead of playing full varsity games. Even though the group could have helped the Cogs’ varsity squad.

“It was really tough,” junior OL/DL Connor Bankson said.

“Just watching that happen and knowing we could have done something else, but just not being able to.”

But there was a reason for that.

Frederick wanted to keep the talented group together and not jeopardize the lower levels at all, knowing he had lowerclassmen with plenty of potential.

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GENOA-KINGSTON COGS 2012 ROSTER Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt.

3 Mike Muntner

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4 Joe Lautenbach Sr. WR/DB 5-10 155 9 Adam Price

Sr. QB/LB 6-0 185

11 Tim Benvenuti

Sr. WR/DB 5-10 170

19 Eli Thurlby

Jr. RB/DB 6-0 170

23 Jose Ruiz

Jr. RB/LB 5-9 210

24 Mike Kuhn

Jr. WR/DB 5-10 175

28 Anthony Mazza Sr. WR/DB 5-8 150

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34 Gabe Williams

Sr. WR/DB 6-2 175

49 Ricky Bold

Jr. WR/DB 5-7 140

51 Ben Rabe

Sr. OL/LB 5-10 205

54 Logan Bankson

Sr. OL/LB 5-11 210

55 Kevin McIntyre

Jr. OL/DL 5-11 195

56 Lane Bankson

Sr. OL/DL 5-11 190

64 Patrick Felvey

Sr. OL/DL 5-8 205

68 Austin Boehmer Jr. OL/DL 5-8 170

Genoa-Kingston’s Jamaal Williams goes up to make a catch between two defenders during a 7-on-7 in practice Aug. 9 in Genoa.

69 Quinn Anderson Sr. OL/LB 5-9 185

Lopez: Chemistry between classes good since middle school

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Continued from Page 2 “I’ve seen teams where they pull up sophomores, they just go with it,” Frederick said. “I felt that I wanted those young guys to learn the system, and I insisted on not pulling them up full-time and taking those numbers away for the juniors and seniors.”

By keeping the core group of

sophomores together last season, Frederick allowed them to keep good chemistry going, and it paid off for the sophomores with their strong record.

This year, fans will see plenty from juniors such as Lopez, Bankson and running back Eli Thurlby.

Lopez said the chemistry between this year’s junior and senior classes at G-K has been good since middle school. Making an impact at G-K and having a long playoff run is some-

thing the current G-K upperclassmen have discussed frequently.

“We always talked about, since like eighth grade, them being seniors and us upcoming juniors, being the team that’s going to go really far and make a playoff run,” Lopez said. “So, we’re hoping to see that this season.

Hopefully with the disappointment of last season ... we can use that to our advantage. Teams might look over us because of that.”

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74 Skyler Lawhorn Jr. OL/DL 6-4 210 75 Connor Bankson Jr. OL/DL 6-0 195 76 Danny Thorsen

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Jr. RB/DL 6-0 190

84 Max Hernandez Jr. TE/LB 5-10 205 84 Jessie Heath

Jr. WR/DB 6-1 170

88 Cameron Badenoch Sr. TE/DL 6-0 170 99 Jamall Williams Jr. TE/DL 5-10 170 • Team preview capsules on Pages 8-9 •

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Todd Hallaron was hired in June to coach the DeKalb football team. The former assistant takes over for Marty Sanders, who resigned in May.

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DeKALB BARBS Enrollment: 1,717 Stadium: DeKalb High School Address: 501 W. Dresser Road, DeKalb Getting around: Parking available at the high school

DeKALB – Todd Hallaron prides himself on being efficient.

Running an up-tempo practice is a priority for the new DeKalb football coach, and he likes to avoid long coach’s meetings when possible.

But when asked about systematic changes he would make this season, Hallaron took his time and thought about how he could answer the question without giving too much away.

“You’ll notice just some subtle differences,” Hallaron said, not offering much in the way of details.

“Our offensive base will be similar.”

Hallaron was hired in June, and one of DeKalb’s advantages early in the season will be its element of surprise. The former assistant never has been a high school head coach before, and he’ll leave a lot the same.

But there will be some differences that Hallaron isn’t quite ready to give away.

“There’s nothing huge,” junior quarterback Jack Sauter said.

“Obviously with new coaches, there will be system changes, and we’re all doing our best to learn, but there is nothing too drastic.”

As a coach, Hallaron is mildmannered, but keeping practice moving is important to him.

Sauter, the new projected starter this season, could tell Hallaron’s strengths as a head coach on Day 1.

“The tempo has increased, and there’s just more expectation overall,” Sauter said. “There’s more

discipline. Really, the biggest thing is the tempo. We’re really trying to speed up practice, no walking up the field, and just trying to get more reps in during practice.”

Increased expectations aren’t new to DeKalb football.

Former coach Marty Sanders led the Barbs to the playoffs in 2010 for the first time in 21 seasons after his second season at the helm. Despite increased expectations and talk of going deep into the playoffs, the Barbs finished 4-5 last year, winning only one game in the Northern Illinois Big 12 East.

Sanders resigned in May, citing personal reasons, weeks before summer workouts began.

“It was early enough where we could put in our base,” Hallaron said. “But it was still late enough where we couldn’t put in our entire offense. A couple of base formations and a couple of plays.”

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Hallaron will continue to implement new tenets of the offense before Galesburg visits for the season opener Friday.

But when the team lines up for its second season-opener at the school’s new stadium, it won’t be easy to tell differences between Hallaron’s system and Sanders’.

“From the outside looking in, there’s not a lot of changes,” Hallaron

said. “There’s a lot of stuff that we’ve done the last year or two years that’s very similar. I think, being that it’s a bit of a change from last year, we would like to make things as similar as possible so there’s some familiarity with the kids.”

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Hallaron: ‘There’s not a lot of changes’ in system

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Anthony Szula (front left) and Lee Parrish (front right) participate in a drill on the first day of practice Aug. 8 in DeKalb.

Name Angelo Aginaga Jonathon Bell Justin Bell Caleb Beutke Dre Brown Jake Carpenter Demetrios Collins Caleb DeWeese Joe Diedrich Ethan Graves Nick Hibbler-Rosario Dylan Hottsmith Wes Leffelmann Cody Lynch Ryan Metzker Justin Meyers Javi Montalvo Clayton Moser Vincent Neal-Lucket Brandon Olson Michael Olson Lee Parrish Drew Paszotta Danny Petras Devin Pringle Tanner Pumfrey Michael Rice Jr. Drake Riggs Jimmy Russell Jack Sauter Jake Smith Josh Snead Josh Sommer Shawn Sons Alejandro Soto Anthony Szula Michael Tayo Cameron Ward Troy West Malik Wilson Jake Young

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Junior Devin Mottet will be the new guy under center for Sycamore this fall.

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SYCAMORE – It was Week 2 of the playoffs, and Ryan Bartels was sick – all week.

While Bartels would start and play in the Sycamore football team’s second-round playoff loss to Rochelle, then-sophomore Devin Mottet was the one who had to step in and take snaps during the week.

Someone had to get the offense ready for the Hubs. That responsibility fell to one of the handful of sophomores on the team. Mottet had seen a few snaps in backup duty, but his role as a sophomore was mainly as a receiver.

“It was a big deal,” Mottet recalled nine months later. “It was scary being a sophomore up on varsity. I had to take snaps for a three-year starter.

“But they called my name and I took the snaps. It was just seeing how they react to me. I’m the youngest guy out there and the senior linemen and backs have to listen to a sophomore tell them what to do. It was different.”

Mottet called it a good experience, and one he’ll build off of as he steps into his first year as the Spartans’ starter at quarterback.

The 6-foot-3, 190-pound signalcaller draws some comparisons to Bartels, who now plays at North Dakota. Knowing he would have some new responsibilities as a junior, Mottet spent plenty of time learning all he could from Bartels.

“I think he was in his hip pocket all the time and learned a lot,” Sycamore coach Joe Ryan said. “What was good about Ryan

was, Ryan wants to teach. I know [Mottet is] just a junior, but he’s a pretty seasoned junior. He’s got a ways to go, but he learned from a pretty good quarterback.”

Mottet said composure is one of the biggest lessons he’s learned over the past year. The junior said he used be hot-headed, and found himself easily frustrated. Watching and learning from Bartels and the approach to the game from last year’s seniors helped, Mottet added.

After a summer of throwing with teammates in 7-on-7s and on their own, Mottet says he believes he’s earned their trust, which has allowed him to relax and lead.

“If you come in the huddle looking depressed, they’re not going to want to play or they’re going to react off you,” Mottet said. “So you’ve got to come in and encourage them, get them ready to go.

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Continued from Page 6 In addition to the mental aspects of the game, Ryan said Mottet’s physical attributes have

improved, and not just in the weight room.

“He’s improved his feet, that’s an area he continues to have to improve, but there’s been some really good improvement with that,” Ryan said.

“His leadership skills are really com-

ing.”

And with it, a chance for Mottet to make a name for himself in Sycamore football history.

“He is a great player, captain and everything,” Mottet said. “But, yeah, I want to make a new legacy.”

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Assistant football coach Brian Koehne (left) shows the next play to the offense during Sycamore’s first practice of the season Aug. 8 in Sycamore.

No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. 1 Austin Culton Sr. RB/DB 5-7 160 2 Dylan Foster Jr. WR/DB 6-1 160 3 Mitchell Jordan Sr. RB/OLB 6-0 180 4 Brett Weaver So. TE/MLB 6-0 180 5 Jake Winters Jr. WR/CB 5-7 140 6 Dion Hooker So. RB/CB 5-7 141 7 Michael Stinnett Jr. SS/WR 5-10 155 8 Ben Niemann Jr. WR/FS 6-3 200 9 Cole Hefler Sr. WR/DB 5-5 150 10 Jake Davis Sr. OT/NG 6-1 230 12 Nick Feuerbach Sr. QB/FS 6-2 165 14 David Compher Sr. WR/DB 6-0 170 15 Devin Mottet Jr. QB/DE 6-2 190 20 Michael Poorten Jr. SB/FS 5-7 135 22 David Scholz Sr. RB/DB 5-7 155 23 Riley Hurley Jr. TE/SS 6-1 170 24 Justin Mallar Sr. WR/DB 5-7 160 25 Jake Swick Jr. TE/DE 5-11 175 28 Alex Keller Sr. TE/MLB 5-11 185 32 Jake Whetstone Sr. WR/DB 5-9 165 34 Jack Dargis Jr. RB/OLB 5-9 175 40 Quinton Way Sr. LB 5-7 165 44 Logan Schneider Jr. TE/OLB 6-1 185 48 Josh Hunt Jr. TE/DE 5-11 200 50 Tyler Barton Jr. OT/NG 6-0 210 51 Justin Bolander Jr. OG/DT 5-11 235 58 David Swedberg Jr. OG/DT 5-11 220 59 Martin Malone Sr. OG/NG 5-11 245 62 Daniel Coovert So. C/MLB 5-11 190 64 Mitchell Gable Jr. OG/DT 5-11 240 66 Dan Hancock Sr. OT/DT 5-10 235 69 Brandon Nelson Jr. OG/NG 6-1 230 70 Alex Acosta Sr. OG/DT 5-3 215 71 Austin Fraedrich Sr. OG/DT 5-10 235 72 Derek Stenberg Jr. C/DT 6-1 245 73 Ian Siewierski Jr. OT/DT 6-2 220 74 John Beaudoin Sr. OT/DT 6-0 265 77 Luke Benson Sr. OT/DT 6-3 210 79 Evan Short Jr. T 6-4 280 81 Michael Fritz Jr. TE/MLB 5-10 200 84 Dan Hayes Sr. WR/DB 5-10 140 • Team preview capsules on Pages 8-9 •

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Coach: Travis Frederick (1-8, second season at G-K) 2011 record: 1-8 (0-5 Big Northern East) Outlook: After two straight playoff appearances, the Cogs took a nosedive in Frederick’s first season.

In 2012, G-K hopes a strong junior class and improved skill position play with players such as running back Eli Thurlby, fullback Sal Lopez and receiver Gabe Williams will help reverse the course. Williams moves to wideout after he was G-K’s leading rusher (334 yards) a season ago.

The Cogs will play their second season in the BNC East, and avoid West Division powers Oregon and Stillman Valley in the crossover contests.

Key offensive players: Sal Lopez, FB, Jr.; Adam Price, QB, Sr.; Gabe Williams, WR, Sr.; Eli Thurlby, RB, Jr.; Tim Benvenuti, WR, Sr.; Ben Rabe, OL, Sr. Key defensive players: Connor Bankson, DL, Jr.; Sal Lopez, DL, Jr.; Logan Bankson, LB, Sr.; Ben Rabe, LB, Sr.; Eli Thurlby, S, Jr. Frederick’s take: “We have a nice, solid front seven, front eight there on our defense that I think we can lean on to slow down the run there. It’s a running league that we’re in. Not a lot of passing going on.”

Our prediction: 4-5, 2-4 BNC East – Steve Nitz, snitz@shawmedia.com

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First-year DeKalb coach Todd Hallaron directs his players to their next activity during the first day of practice Aug. 8 in DeKalb.

Coach: Tom Fedderly (39Kaneland) 2011 record: 12-1, 5-0 Nor ence East Division champion Class 5A semifinals Outlook: Last season was back and the same result for championship and a berth in losing to Montini. With Daily Year Drew David back at qua alongside running back Jess nals are the hurdle Kaneland The Knights lose all-everyt man Quinn Buschbacher, bu Martinelli will at least help o sence. The Knights installed during summer 7-on-7s, and part of the running game aft muscle during the offseason Defensively, Lawrence and points on the field for the Kn duo to be the ones calling si as a stingy defense.

Key offensive players: Dr Balluff, RB, Jr.; Alex Snyder, O Sr.; Matt Rodriguez, K, Jr. Key defensive players: R Blake Bradford, LB, Sr., Kory Fedderly’s take: “I feel lik we were last year because w guys on the team last year. from scratch like we did last Our prediction: 8-1, 4-1 N – John Sah

DeKALB BARBS G-K coach Travis Frederick

2011 RESULTS Date Opponent (record) Aug. 26 at St. Edward (4-5) Sept. 2 at Peoria Manuel (3-6) Sept. 9 vs. Stillman Valley (10-3) Sept. 16 at Rock Falls (0-9) Sept. 23 vs. North Boone* (4-5) Sept. 30 vs. Burlington Central* (7-3) Oct. 7 at Richmond-Burton* (12-2) Oct. 14 vs. Marengo* (4-5) Oct. 21 at Harvard* (7-3)

Result Lost, 21-0 Lost, 42-0 Lost, 49-7 Won, 32-12 Lost, 39-14 Lost, 33-0 Lost, 48-3 Lost, 40-17 Lost, 48-7

* - Denotes Big Northern Conference East Division games

Coach: Todd Hallaron (first season) 2011 record: 4-5 (1-4 Northern Illinois Big 12 East) Outlook: If the Barbs want to make the playoffs for the second time in three years, they probably will have to have an improved out-of-conference record. Last season, the Barbs’ only win in the NI Big 12 came against Yorkville, and another must-win in the regular-season finale against Rochelle might be an undesirable scenario after last season’s 42-13 loss.

Expect a big year from sophomore running back Dre Brown, who already has Division I colleges across the country looking at him. Brown rushed for 179 yards against Sycamore in the third game of his freshman season, but he broke his collarbone in the game, which kept him out for the remainder of the season.

Hallaron said new quarterback Jack Sauter is very simi-

2012 SCHEDULE Date Aug. 24 Aug. 31 Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19

Opponent vs. St. Edward vs. Rockford Lutheran at Richmond-Burton* vs. Rockford Christian* at Burlington Central* at Winnebago* vs. North Boone* at Harvard* vs. Marengo*

lar to Brian Sisler, the Barbs’ athletic quarterback who graduated last year. Seniors Joe Diedrich and Jake Smith will anchor both the offensive and defensive lines. Hallaron said he doesn’t expect to make wholesale changes from former coach Marty Sanders’ team.

Key offensive players: Jack Sauter, QB, Jr.; Dre Brown, RB, Soph.; Jake Carpenter, WR, Sr.; Drew Paszotta, WR, Jr. Key defensive players: Ryan Metzker, LB, Sr.; Joe Diedrich, OL, Sr.; Dylan Hottsmith, DB, Jr.; Jimmy Russell, DB, Sr.; Jake Smith, DL, Sr. Hallaron’s take: “I don’t want to have wholesale changes, just minor changes here and there and put kids in the best position to succeed and have at it. I’m excited the season has finally started.”

Our prediction: 5-4, 1-4 NI Big 12 East – Anthony Zilis, sports@daily-chronicle.com

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Date Aug. 26 Sept. 2 Sept. 9 Sept. 16 Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Oct. 14 Oct. 21

Opponent vs. Ottawa (4-5) at Hampshire (1-8) at Sycamore* (7-4) at Sterling (9-2) vs. LaSalle-Peru (4-5) vs. Kaneland* (12-1) vs. Morris* (9-2) at Yorkville* (4-5) vs. Rochelle* (8-4)

2011 RE Date Aug. 26 Sept. 2 Sept. 9 Sept. 16 Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19

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2012 SCHEDULE Result Won, 31-23 Won, 37-14 Lost, 33-21 Lost, 40-26 Won, 49-33 Lost, 49-38 Lost, 42-17 Won, 30-13 Lost, 42-13

Date Aug. 24 Aug. 31 Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19

Opponent vs. Galesburg vs. Hampshire vs. Sycamore* (at NIU) at Ottawa vs. Streator at Kaneland* at Morris* vs. Yorkville* at Rochelle*

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Opponent ( vs. Chicago Br vs. Huntle at Dixon at LaSalle-Pe vs. Rochelle at DeKalb* vs. Yorkville at Sycamor at Morris* Play vs. Belvider vs. St. Franc at Rochelle vs. Montin

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Sycamore’s Evan Short drinks water during a short break at football practice on the first day of practice Aug. 8 in Sycamore.

SYCAMORE SPARTANS Coach: Joe Ryan (43-37, ninth season at Sycamore) 2011 record: 7-4, 3-2 Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference; lost in second round of Class 5A playoffs, 21-16, to Rochelle Outlook: The Spartans know what they’ve lost, but Sycamore feels confident about what’s returned, namely a bunch of speedy skill position players. Led by senior running back Austin Culton, the area’s leading rusher in 2011 with 1,235 yards and 20 touchdowns and junior wideout Ben Niemann, last year’s third-leading receiver in the area with 725 yards, the Spartans return plenty of firepower in the rushing and passing attack.

With speed comes flexibility, and Sycamore is capable of making defenses think a little more this season. The key will be junior quarterback Devin Mottet, who saw time in limited action a year ago. Scheduled to be a first-time starter on the varsity level, Mottet will have to

prove himself on Friday nights.

On defense, Sycamore has to improve on stopping the run. Running backs feasted on Sycamore’s defense last season, a trend that can’t continue if the Spartans hope to reach the playoffs for a fourth straight season.

Key offensive players: Austin Culton, RB, Sr.; Devin Mottet, QB, Jr.; Ben Niemann, WR, Jr.; David Compher, WR, Sr.; Martin Malone, OG, Sr. Key defensive players: Jake Davis, DL, Sr.; Brett Weaver, LB, Soph.; Michael Stinnett, S, Jr.; Logan Schneider, LB, Jr. Ryan’s take: “We have really good team speed. I’m really impressed by how our kids are moving. That’s a plus.

I think everything else is going to be wait-and-see, but when you can start with speed, then that helps.”

Our prediction: 6-3, 3-2 NI Big 12 – John Sahly, jsahly@shawmedia.com

2011 RESULTS Date Opponent Result Aug. 26 vs. North Lawndale Charter (7-2) Won, 47-12 Sept. 2 at Burlington Central (7-3) Won, 20-17 (OT) Sept. 9 vs. DeKalb* (4-5) Won, 33-21 Sept. 16 at Streator (0-9) Won, 54-27 Sept. 23 vs. Sterling (9-2) Lost, 34-27 (OT) Sept. 30 at Morris* (9-2) Lost, 43-19 Oct. 7 at Rochelle* (8-4) Won, 26-23 Oct. 14 vs. Kaneland* (12-1) Lost, 35-21 Oct. 21 at Yorkville* (4-5) Won, 42-14 Playoffs Oct. 29 at Chicago King (9-3) Won, 36-29 Nov. 5 vs. Rochelle (8-4) Lost, 21-16

2012 SCHEDULE Date Aug. 24 Sept. 1 Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19

Opponent vs. Lincoln-Way West at North Lawndale Charter# at DeKalb* (at NIU) at Geneseo vs. Ottawa vs. Morris* vs. Rochelle* at Kaneland* vs. Yorkville*

* - Denotes Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference East Division games; #- At Lane Stadium, Chicago

2011 RESULTS Date Opponent (record) Result Aug. 26 vs. Rockford Christian* (5-4) Lost, 41-7 Sept. 2 vs. Chicago Hope Acad.* (6-4) Lost, 40-10 Sept. 10 at CICS/Longwood* (7-3) Lost, 44-0 Sept. 16 vs. Rockford Christian Life* (3-6) Lost, 21-0 Sept. 24 at N. Shore Country Day* (9-2) Lost, 63-0 Sept. 30 vs. Mooseheart* (10-1) Lost, 42-0 Oct. 8 at Alden-Hebron* (4-5) Lost, 44-0 Oct. 14 vs. Christian Liberty Acad.* (1-8) Lost, 41-21 Oct. 22 at Luther North* (2-7) Lost, 24-0 * - Denotes Northeastern Athletic Conference

Time 7 p.m.

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2012 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time Aug. 24 at Ottawa Marquette* 7 p.m.

Sept. 1 at Chicago Hope Academy* 1 p.m.

Sept. 7 vs. CICS/Longwood* 7 p.m.

Sept. 15 at Rockford Christian Life* 6 p.m.

Sept. 21 vs. North Shore Country Day* 7 p.m.

Sept. 29 at Mooseheart* 1 p.m.

Oct. 5 vs. Alden-Hebron* 7 p.m.

Oct. 13 at Christian Liberty Academy* 1 p.m.

Oct. 19 vs. Luther North* 7 p.m. * - Denotes Northeastern Athletic Conference

• Thursday, August 23, 2012

rew David, QB, Jr.; Jesse OL, Sr.; Zach Martinelli, WR,

Coach: Sean Donnelly (14-40, seventh season) 2011 record: 0-9 (0-9 Northeastern Athletic Conference) Outlook: The Hawks look to break a 12-game losing streak after the team went winless in 2011. Despite that, Donnelly and the players continue to stay optimistic on the upcoming season.

Donnelly is given a small team of about 30 players to work with but seems confident in the depth at running back, fullback and quarterback.

He still is somewhat concerned with the depth of the rest of the team’s roster after a rash of injuries last Sean Donnelly season. Hiawatha lost three seniors from last season, and continues to build on a group of juniors and seniors.

One of the injuries from last year included senior receiver Derek Ross, who sat out his junior year with a knee injury. Along with the return of Ross, the Hawks welcome back linebacker Dakotah Quimby, who sat out a good portion of last season with an injury.

Quimby will make most of the calls on defense.

Key offensive players: Kyle Nelson, RB, Sr.; Mike Mercado, QB, Jr.; Derek Ross, WR, Sr. Key defensive players: Shannon Davis, DL, Jr.; Allen Letterrer, DE, Soph.

Donnelly’s take: “Last year was a difficult year.

Between having a lack of seniors on the team and after Week 2 we dealt with the injury bug big time, it was tough at times just because we were looking on our sidelines and saw that we were running out of players.

To be honest, it was a relief for the younger guys on the team because it seemed that at every corner there was something else negative happening and we weren’t catching breaks, and now we’re looking forward to this year a little more.”

Our prediction: 2-7, 2-7 NAC – Jessica Crawford, jcrawford@shawmedia.com

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Ryan Lawrence (left) and Blake Bradford, honorable mention all-Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference and Daily Chronicle all-area honorable mention linebackers for Kaneland last season, are two of the Knights’ smartest defensive players, said Kaneland coach Tom Fedderly.

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KANELAND KNIGHTS Enrollment: 1,346 Stadium: Kaneland High School Address: 47W326 Keslinger Road, Maple Park Getting around: Parking available at the high school

By JOHN SAHLY jsahly@shawmedia.com MAPLE PARK – Blake Bradford first noticed it this summer in Pontiac.

At Kaneland’s first 7-on-7 tournament of the summer, the senior linebacker realized the role he enjoyed last season with fellow senior Ryan Lawrence had some new facets to it. What they knew, the knowledge they gained in becoming honorable mention all-Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference and Daily Chronicle all-area honorable mention linebackers for a state semifinal team, had to be shared with Kaneland’s first-time varsity players.

“Pontiac was our first game-speed type of situation, where we had to adjust and get a good feel for what we’re actually doing,” Bradford said.

Not only that, but they had to tell

their younger and inexperienced teammates what to do and where to go. A new role, one they had to adapt to.

“We try to be (vocal) as much as we can,” Bradford said. “We’re trying to force it more and more, just because we know what we’re doing, more than everybody under us.”

The duo got there quickly, and even junior quarterback Drew David took notice.

“They’re pretty vocal, but at the same time, they back it up with their play,” David said. “People understand that. Whenever they have something to say, everyone listens to them.”

Kaneland coach Tom Fedderly called Lawrence and Bradford two of the Knights’ smartest defensive players.

With linebacker Sean Carter, nose tackle Ben Kovalick and defen-

sive back Jake Razo all graduated, Bradford and Lawrence will need every bit of that football IQ to lead Kaneland’s defense this season if the Knights hope to advance over the state semifinal hump that has kept them from a berth in Champaign each of the past two seasons.

“We always say that our smartest kids are our best football players,” Fedderly said. “They understand what they’ve got to do, but they understand what everyone’s doing, all of the different schemes that are going on. That helps a lot.”

Lawrence says he’s made his biggest strides in pass coverage, understanding the different schemes and aerial attacks teams will throw at the Knights. It’s that knowledge he wants to pass along to his younger teammates.

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New season, responsibilities, but same atmosphere • KNIGHTS

Continued from Page 10 “I know going into last summer, it was hard to even cover a guy manto-man,” Lawrence said. “But now it

feels natural.

“Then again, everyone’s getting bigger, so is every other team.”

Though maybe not as big as Lawrence first noticed when he started going to Kaneland games as a kid. A new

season and new responsibilities, but not a new atmosphere for the senior.

“I’ve looked forward to this since I was a little guy,” Lawrence said, “watching football up there in the stands.”

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Kaneland running back Dan Goress is hit after hauling in a pass during practice Aug. 11 in Maple Park.

No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. 2 Dan Evers Jr. WR/DB 5-5 145 3 JR Vest Jr. DB 5-9 150 4 Drew David Jr. QB 6-0 175 5 Gary Koehring Jr. RB/LB 6-1 210 6 Kyle Pollastrini Sr. WR/LB 6-0 175 7 Matt Rodriguez Jr. K 6-0 200 8 Brandon Bishop Jr. WR/DB 5-8 160 9 Tyler Slamans Jr. TE/LB 6-3 220 10 Tyler Carlson Jr. QB/WR 6-2 180 11 Zach Martinelli Sr. WR/DB 5-10 170 12 John Pruett Jr. WR/DB 6-2 185 16 Blake Bradford Sr. LB 5-10 185 18 Connor Fedderly So. WR/LB 5-8 150 20 Dylan Nauert Jr. WR/LB 6-1 190 24 Grant Wooten Jr. WR/DB 6-0 160 29 Ryan Lawrence Sr. RB/LB 5-10 200 30 Jesse Balluff Jr. RB/LB 5-10 190 31 Tanner Andrews Sr. WR/DB 6-0 160 32 Nate Dyer Jr. RB/LB 5-8 200 33 Dan Goress Sr. RB/LB 5-8 165 43 Kory Harner Sr. WR/DB 6-0 185 44 Cole Carlson Jr. LB 5-11 185 42 Michael Kinder Sr. TE/DE 6-5 220 51 Bryan Endrenal Jr. OL/DL 5-9 185 53 Justin Diddell Jr. OL/DL 6-4 280 55 Tom VanBogaert Jr. TE/LB 6-0 190 56 Sam Bower Jr. OL/DL 6-1 230 57 Zach Theis Sr. OL/DL 6-4 285 58 Joe Komel Jr. OL/DL 6-5 270 71 Caesar Estrada Sr. OL/DL 5-10 200 72 Shane Jorgensen Jr. OL/DL 6-1 265 74 Jaumaureo Phillips Jr. OL/DL 6-4 325 76 Nick Sharp Sr. OL/DL 6-1 240 77 Evan Ortiz Jr. OL/DL 6-1 270 78 Alex Snyder Jr. OL/DL 6-0 270 79 Bradley Johnson Sr. OL/DL 6-5 240

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Hiawatha sophomore Allen Letterer had 24 solo tackles, 43 assisted tackles, 13 tackles for loss and five sacks on defense in nine games last season as a freshman and was an allNortheastern Athletic Conference honorable mention selection.

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HIAWATHA HAWKS Enrollment: 163 Stadium: Hiawatha High School Address: 410 S. First St., Kirkland Getting around: Parking is available on the west side of the building, or near the baseball field.

KIRKLAND – Defensive end/ tight end Allen Letterer has spent the past nine months getting better, faster and stronger.

As a freshman and a new face on the varsity Hiawatha football team, Letterer experienced the worst-case scenario; a winless season. Now as a sophomore, he knows there is nothing he and the team can do but get better. He also knows he won’t sneak up on anyone, and that he has new responsibilities in a new year.

“I’ve improved a lot since last year,” Letterer said, “I’ve put in

a lot of time in the weight room, but the thing I really have been working on that I lacked last year was speed. I feel like I didn’t turn the corner to get to the quarterback fast enough, but this year I feel like I have a lot more of that now and a lot more strength.”

Letterer has spent the offseason at camps and workouts with the team, but also has trained on his own in the weight room and runs long distances and sprints around his neighborhood.

Letterer ended his first varsity season with 24 solo tackles, 43 assisted tackles, 13 tackles for loss and five sacks on defense in nine games. The 6-foot, 190-pound defensive end was awarded allNortheastern Athletic Conference honorable mention as a freshman.

“He was a big surprise for us last year,” Hiawatha coach Sean Donnelly said. “The kid has done nothing but just greatly improve this entire offseason. He’s faster, he’s

stronger and I think football-wise he’s smarter with what we want him to do. We’re throwing a lot on him as a sophomore, but we’re trying to make sure he’s in situations where he will be very successful.”

Letterer said he has put in a lot of work in the offseason for not just the defensive end position, but also the tight end position, as well. In 2011, he had three receptions for 28 yards.

Now that Letterer has a year of varsity football under his belt, he helps out the new varsity players who do not know what to expect.

“I try to motivate people and try to help them push through on the field, off the field and in school, I just try to help them out,” Letterer said, “I’m looking forward to the season. We have a lot of new guys that should do a lot and I think are worth watching, but it’s all the matter of time and work we put in.”

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Letterer: 1st win will be confidence boost Hawks need • LETTERER

Continued from Page 12 On Aug. 8, the first day of high school two-a-days, Letterer stood tall and confident on the upcoming sea-

son that kicks off Friday at Marquette in Ottawa, a new addition to the Northeastern Athletic Conference.

The game against Marquette will be a test for Letterer and the Hawks when they try to break their current 12-game losing streak.

“We have to get a good rhythm going,” Letterer said. “It’s all about the first win, because once you win one you have the confidence, and we’re lacking that right now. But once we get confidence, I feel that it will be a lot easier to win games.”

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Hiawatha tight end Allen Letterer looks in a pass during practice on Aug. 9. Letterer and the Hawks open the season Friday against Ottawa Marquette.

No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. 3 M. Mlodzianowski Sr. K 5-3 130 5 Alex Flores So. QB/CB 5-11 160 6 Mike Mercado Jr. QB/LB 5-10 185 15 Matt Tatroe Fr. RB/DB 5-2 104 21 Steven Vance So. WR/DB 5-8 115 22 Matt Wendt Jr. RB/LB 5-9 176 23 Chris Schuck So. WR/DB 5-6 130 24 Dakotah Quimby Sr. RB/SS 6-1 195 26 Tyler Hamrick So. RB/DB 5-5 120 28 Ray Kasian Fr. WR/CB 5-6 146 30 Dale Steinhorst Sr. FB/LB 5-10 169 32 Levi Novotny So. RB/DB 5-7 140 34 Carl Nelson Sr. RB/NG/LB 5-11 185 38 Ethan Darling Fr. OL/DL 5-5 150 40 Allen Letterer So. TE/DE/LB 6-0 190 42 Michael Speer So. FB/LB 5-9 145 48 Kyle Hines So. TE/DE 6-1 130 52 Scott Powell Jr. TE/DL 5-10 158 54 Bart Hall Fr. OL/FB/LB 5-9 173 56 Zack Murray Sr. OG/LB 5-8 205 57 Devin Thevenot Sr. OL/DE 6-1 238 58 Trevor Hieman So. OL/DL 5-10 200 61 Ben Watson Jr. OL/DT 5-7 170 63 Ricky Schumaker Jr. OL/LB/DL 6-0 217 64 Dylan Hauck Jr. OL/DT 5-8 161 74 Juan Gonzalez So. OL/DL 5-10 280 77 Shanon Davis Jr. OL/DL 6-2 285 78 Michael Klus Jr. OL/DT 5-9 220 81 Derek Ross Sr. WR/DE/LB 6-3 200 87 Nick Doolittle So. RB/DB/S 5-9 155 88 Brandon Phelps So. RB/DB 5-9 130 • Team preview capsules on Pages 8-9 •

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Conference Wins Losses 5 0 4 1 3 2 2 3 1 4 0 5

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Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference East Division Overall Wins Loss Points Scored Points Allowed 9 0 388 149 8 1 306 141 6 3 289 226 6 3 302 139 4 5 262 289 4 5 182 253

Big Northern Conference East Division

Richmond-Burton^ Burlington Central* Harvard* Marengo North Boone Genoa-Kingston

Conference Wins Losses 5 0 4 1 3 2 2 3 1 4 0 5

Overall Wins Losses Points Scored Points Allowed 8 1 249 83 7 2 302 75 7 2 283 109 4 5 180 253 4 5 215 198 1 8 80 332

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Conference Overall Wins Losses Wins Losses Points Scored Points Allowed 9 0 9 0 287 67 8 1 8 1 340 99 7 2 7 2 298 117 6 3 6 3 315 169 5 4 5 4 240 188 4 5 4 5 253 196 3 6 3 6 173 301 2 7 2 7 130 256 1 8 1 8 68 389 0 9 0 9 38 360 Key: *–Playoff team; ^–Conference champion

82011 AREA STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing

Name.............................................. Attempts...................... Yards....................... Touchdowns Austin Culton, Sycamore.........................145................................1,235......................................20 Jesse Balluff, Kaneland.............................165................................1,104...................................... 17 Trent Greer, Sycamore.............................100................................. 472....................................... 10 Drew David, Kaneland...............................96.................................. 396........................................ 5 Brian Sisler, DeKalb....................................66.................................. 386........................................ 3 Devonte Ragsdale, DeKalb.......................67.................................. 336........................................ 6 Gabe Wiliams, Genoa-Kingston...............83.................................. 334........................................ 2 Luke Schumacher, Genoa-Kingston........98...................................321........................................ 2 Ryan Bartels, Sycamore............................ 71.................................. 320........................................ 6 Dre Brown, DeKalb.....................................42.................................. 316........................................ 3 Dakotah Quimby, Hiawatha.....................81.................................. 299........................................ 1 Nick Doolittle, Hiawatha...........................77.................................. 283........................................ 1 Dylan Hottsmith, DeKalb..........................62.................................. 283........................................ 3 Nick Sarver, DeKalb...................................39.................................. 275........................................ 2 Quinn Buschbacher, Kaneland.................33.................................. 258........................................ 8 Kevin Sullivan, DeKalb...............................24.................................. 140........................................ 2 Jeremy Wolf, Sycamore............................ 11.................................. 125........................................ 2 Grant Nelson, Hiawatha............................43................................... 96.........................................0 Carl Nelson, Hiawatha............................... 13................................... 78.........................................0 Mike Mercado, Hiawatha.........................39................................... 70.........................................0 Adam Price, Genoa-Kingston...................62................................... 68......................................... 2 Tyeler L’Huiller, Genoa-Kingston.............16................................... 65......................................... 1 Sal Lopez, Genoa-Kingston.......................27................................... 65.........................................0 Eli Thurlby, Genoa-Kingston..................... 17................................... 62.........................................0 Jordan Kalk, Sycamore...............................4.................................... 59......................................... 1

Passing

Name Completions Attempts Interceptions Yards Touchdowns Drew David, Kaneland................ 192 .................. 315 ................... 10.................3,310................39 Ryan Bartels, Sycamore............. 122................... 195..................... 5..................1,601................ 10 Brian Sisler, DeKalb...................... 73.................... 140..................... 4.................. 1,215................. 9 Mike Mercado, Hiawatha........... 25.....................69...................... 6................... 332.................. 2 Adam Price, Genoa-Kingston..... 19...................... 45...................... 4....................212.................. 1

Receiving

Name..................................................Receptions.................... Yards........................Touchdowns Quinn Buschbacher, Kaneland................60................................1,084......................................15 Sean Carter, Kaneland..............................50..................................873........................................12 Ben Niemann, Sycamore.......................... 46..................................725.........................................7 Jesse Balluff, Kaneland............................. 34..................................532.........................................2 Zach Martinelli, Kaneland........................ 26..................................447.........................................7 Dan Matya, DeKalb...................................20................................. 368.........................................2 Jake Carpenter, DeKalb............................ 14...................................339........................................ 4 Kyle Pollastrini, Kaneland........................ 16.................................. 249.........................................3 Davey Scholz, Sycamore......................... 21...................................223.........................................1 Calvin Beach, Genoa-Kingston............... 16.................................. 204.........................................1 Devonte Ragsdale, DeKalb.......................17...................................190.........................................2 David Compher, Sycamore...................... 21...................................169........................................ 0 Dakotah Quimby, Hiawatha..................... 8...................................147.........................................1 TJ Tyrrell, Sycamore..................................11...................................127........................................ 0 Jordan Kalk, Sycamore.............................. 7....................................124........................................ 0 Ryan Fuchs, Kaneland............................... 7....................................123........................................ 0

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