32A • Morning Journal • Football Preview 2012 • Thursday, August 23, 2012
SOUTHERN LOCAL INDIANS
2012 Southern Local football team
The best of times at Southern Classification
Division V, Region 17
2011 Record
9-1, including a second-place finish in the Inter-Tri County League lower tier with a 6-1 mark. It was the most wins in school history. The Indians were 5-0 on the road and have won nine of their last 10 home games.
Head Coach
Mike Skrinjar enters his third season as head coach with a 17-4 record. He was an assistant coach at Southern Local for five years, including two as defensive coordinator. He also coached
2012 SCHEDULE All games start at 7 p.m., unless noted Aug. 24 at East Palestine Aug. 31 Lisbon Sept. 7 at Crestview, 7:30 Sept. 14 Sebring Sept. 21 at McDonald Sept. 28 at Columbiana Oct. 5 Wellsville Oct. 12 at Western Reserve Oct. 19 at Leetonia Oct. 26 Lowellville
one season at Bethany College.
Assistant coaches
Mark Schneider, offensive coordinator Jim Morocco, assistant defensive coordinator Kevin Hickman, offensive line, outside linebacker Jim Thirtyacre, offensive line, defensive tackles Justin Gerrin, assistant offensive coordinator Sam Puckett, running backs, nose tackles Dylan Puckett, middle linebackers Tom Rodgers, wide receivers, safeties Eric Shipe, running backs, defensive backs Jerry Young, defensive line
Returning lettermen
Twenty one, including five starters on offense and eight starters on defense.
Basic offensive formation Pro I.
Offensive outlook
Quarterback Luke Griffith passed for
a school-record 1,744 yards and 15 touchdowns last season and returns to lead the Indians. “We have experienced leadership at quarterback,” Skrinjar said. “We will utilize our speedy skill players.”
Basic defensive formation 3-4 with multiple formations.
Defensive outlook
With eight returning starters, the Indians expect to be strong defensively. “We have experienced leadership in the secondary and a powerful and strong defensive front,” Skrinjar said. “We have an intensity driven relentless team-oriented mentality.”
Returning offensive backs
Luke Griffith (senior quarterback), J.J. Napierkowski (senior running back).
Incoming offensive backs
Dominic Gibson (senior fullback), Levi Haddox (junior fullback), Mike McKenzie (senior running back), Sebastian Baddeley (junior running back), Andrew Russell (sophomore quarterback-wide receiver), Jesse
McClurg (freshman), Tim Parrish (freshman), Dalton Cunningham (sophomore), Alex Parrish (junior), Jordan Meyers (freshman).
Returning offensive ends
Jared Shilot (senior wide receiver).
Incoming offensive ends
Laughlin Cole (sophomore tight end), Dylan Ketchum (senior wide receiver), M.J. Williams (junior wide receiver), Michael Ashbaugh (freshman wide receiver), Tim Parrish (freshman wide receiver).
Returning offensive linemen
Logan Hickman (senior), Kyler Woodward (junior), Christian Cogar (senior), Dustin Earich (senior), J.T. Bickley (junior), Caleb Gotschall (junior), Howie Bott (junior).
Incoming offensive linemen
Zack Francis (freshman), Jacob Davis (sophomore), Alex Aderhold (freshman), Alex Smith (freshman), Jerry Cunningham (sophomore), Nathan Rigby (freshman). See SOUTHERN, Page 33A