Wisconsin Rapids (OnFocus) – The Assumption Royals are prepared to compete for a conference championship this season, and longtime Head Coach Jeff Sullivan shared his outlook for our OnFocus Season Preview:
Coaching staff
Jeff Sullivan, Les Sullivan, Joe Rayles, Drew Swendrowski, Dennis Tork
2021 Assumption Football Schedule
Offense and Defense: key returning players
Reed Duellman – Senior – RB/DB – rushed for 239 yards, 4 TD, 87 yds, 1TD receiving
Alec Sullivan – Senior – TE/DL – All Region TE/FB 2020
Kemp Ross – Senior – OL/DL – Hon. Men. All-Conference DL 2020
Ryan Shaw – Junior – SE/DB – All Region DB 2020 – 55 tackles, 5 INT in 2020
Nick Leberg – Junior – RB/DL – 2nd Team All-Conference RB 2020 – rushed 1,028 yds in 7 games in 2020
Jack Klatt – Junior – QB/DB – Threw for 251 yds and rushed for 161 yds in 2020
Kenny Golat – Junior – OL/DL – Hon. Men. All Conference OL 2020
Cade Statz – Junior – RB/LB – Hon Men All Conference LB and Punter 2020
Joey Moyer – Junior OL/LB – First Team All Conference LB 2020
Gunner Krause – Sophomore OL/DL – Returning Center
Top newcomers (year in school, position)
Dylan Zanders – Junior – OL/DL
Manny Schultz – Sophomore – RB/DL
Mason Kubis – Sophomore – RB/DB/K
Brad Jorgenson – Sophomore – OL/DL
Adam Taylor – Sophomore – RB/DB
Adam Haasl – Sophomore – OL/DL
Cal Birkhauser – Sophomore – QB/SE/DB
Bryson Drollinger – Freshman – TE/DL
Brady Golat – Freshman – OL/DL
Joseph Johnson – Freshman – SE/DB
Christian Statz – Freshman – OL/DL
Conference outlook
Our expectation for this year is to win a conference championship. We are very excited about the players who are returning and the newcomers who will take over from last year’s five seniors leaving. With all of our skilled positions returning on offense and only needing to find two new offensive linemen starters, the vibe is very positive. Defensively, we return 8 starters and feel very good about our direction on defense. Hopefully we can stay healthy and play a full season to see what our full potential can be! Thank you for taking the time to write these previews. We all appreciate it.
Keys to your success on offense
Not turn the ball over, maintain drives, and control the clock.
Keys to your success on defense
Be assignment sure, align correctly, and play fast!
2021 Assumption Football Schedule
Behind the scenes: Who are some of the people that help your program succeed?
Besides my coaching staff, I have to thank our AD Joe Birkhauser, the parents, the teachers, our donors and most importantly our players for their commitment to making us successful.
What is Assumption football all about? What does it mean to be a member of the Assumption Royal football program?
Football is about being a man and doing things right all of the time. It is very hard work, which our kids these days need. It promotes brotherhood, selflessness, commitment, responsibility, and so much more. Our boys are proud to be an Assumption Royal. We are a big family who must work together to succeed. Our first word of the week this year was “Brothers.” Our slogan is “Legacy Starts Here”…how are you going to be remembered once you have graduated. What legacy are you going to leave behind? Our boys have Royal Pride!
Coach’s comments: anything else you’d like to share?
We are very excited to play a full season. We pray that it will happen and that covid doesn’t take it away from us. We are living in strange times, but football brings us back to normalcy and good times. Go Royals!
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Author: David Keech
David Keech is a retired teacher and works as a sportswriter, sports official and as an educational consultant. He has reported on amateur sports since 2011, known as 'KeechDaVoice.' David can be reached at [email protected]
