OnFocus Season Preview
Coaching staff: Jake Knapmiller Garrett Rau Fletcher Henrickson Adam Seefluth Dylan Bloch Keith Kalepp Cooper Henrickson Ethan Kramas and Tim Buttke
Key returners: Jv Castillo Ashton Hammel Evan Reis Dan Davila Emilio Escalera Irvin Aguilera Christian Fuentes Aj brodhagen, Andrew Hirsch, Grayson Totzke
Key newcomers: Luis Tzintzun, Angel Tzintzun, Andres Lopez, Irvin Davila, Chase Boller, Marcus Vanluven, Jesus Reyes
Conference outlook:
Edgar is the team returning the most talent and experience and should be the top team in our area. The past few years colby and Auburndale have been consistenly good and expect them to be solid again. Marathon has a lot of young talent and I do not know a lot about Pittsville other than they had some talented seniors last year.
Keys to your success this season:
Staying healthy! We only have 23 kids on the roster with four seniors and 4 freshman. We have a solid 11 guys to put on a varsity field but filling in for those guys and moving positions is something we try to avoid. We have speed and experience with most of our starters and that hopefully will give us an edge.
Behind the scenes: Who are some of the people that help your program succeed?
It is hard to list them all. We can’t be a program without support from our school board, admins, teachers etc. Parents that support their kids playing multiple sports and being active in our school are really important. That seems to be something that has faded everywhere.
Coach’s comments: anything else you’d like to share?
In over 15 years of coaching here I think this group has advocated for change in our program more than many groups. We hit a funk a few years in a row where our team and family culture had diminished. We had some kids not play this year maybe partly because of that. The goal is to make football a draw for kids because it truly creates memories and experiences that will impact these young men the rest of their lives! We just want them to have that opportunity. Proud of this group.
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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]
