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Thursday, August 20, 2009
Football preview: Greenon has a new look
Everything’s new this season for the Greenon football team, from the head coach to the plays the Knights will run.
John Jewell took over for Tim Hale over the summer. He wants to run a spread offense, much different from last season’s wing-T. Jewell also wants the Knights to be more aggressive on defense with stunts and blitz plays.
The Knights will have a new quarterback, Josh Pilcher. Pilcher is a good athlete and intercepted eight passes on defense last season.
Most people hear “spread offense” and think about teams throwing the ball. That’s not exactly the point — it does incorporate more pass plays, but it also opens up the run game by “spreading out” the defense. A 50/50 run-to-pass ratio is usually the desired mix.
Greenon have won at least five games every year since 2005. The Knights will be an experienced group, and the key will be how to merge the new coach’s philosophy with the players’ abilities.
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Training Camp Insider: Graham
Its basketball team has compiled two straight 20-0 regular seasons. Its wrestling program is one of the nation’s best, having won nine consecutive state championships.
It wasn’t long ago that Graham High School’s football team, too, was a consistent winner. From 1999-2005, its record was 51-21.
But after back-to-back 2-8 seasons, head coach Steve Graves’ contract was not renewed. Nic Black, a Piqua and Wittenberg graduate, was named the new coach in January.
Black immediately started scouting the Graham basketball team to get an idea of what kind of talent he would be inheriting. Several key members of the basketball team — Ethan Ward, Nick VanHoose, Ryan Zook, Casey Crable — will also be major contributors during football season.
“The tradition in the athletic department is something we want to continue,” Black said, “and make sure in the fall we’re representing the school in the same way.”
Logan White, perhaps the team’s most important player in that he was the team’s leading rusher and scorer last season, was a member of the wrestling team. He placed third in the state meet.
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Southeastern: Is this a breakout year?
That optimism you sense in South Charleston comes from the football team. After scoring 105 points in the final three games of the 2008 season, the Trojans are pumped for 2009.
Southeastern moved to a spread offense halfway through last year with new head coach Greg Bonifay. They’ve had a full off-season to prepare for 2009.
Reed Florence, the Trojans Qb, passed for 1,622 yards and 13 TDs last season. His main targets are Tyler Cooper (370 receiving yards in 2008), Preston Snodgrass, Austin Mercer and J.P. McFarland. The line is big, averaging 6-foot-3 and 266 pounds.
The defense will benefit from the return of linebackers Cody Artis and Bo Timmons, plus linebackers Austin Henry, Jordan Timmons and Jordan Hitt.
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