12B • Morning Journal • Football Preview 2012 • Thursday, August 23, 2012
POTTERS,
East Liverpool Potters
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(junior), Tyler McComas (senior), Dylan Reynolds (freshman), Austyn Dozier (freshman).
Defensive backs
Stefan Yoho (senior), Peyton Newlun (senior), D.J. Austin (junior), Kade Reynolds (sophomore), Zach English (junior), Kaleb Tallent (junior).
2011 players honored
Zac Madison (graduated), first-team All-Area. Marky Thompkins (graduated), second-team All-Area. Mikey Williams (graduated), second-team All-Area.
2011 Leaders
Rushing — Marky Thompkins (graduated) 531 yards and six touchdowns on 93 carries (5.7); Kaleb Tallent, 157 yards on 40 carries (3.9). Passing — Marky Thompkins (graduated) completed 21 of 51 passes for 286 yards and three touchdowns; Payton Newlun completed nine of 33 passes for 74 yards.
Receiving — Mow Mow Thompson (graduated) 15 catches for 178 yards (11.9) and two touchdowns. Scoring — Marky Thompkins (graduated) 44 points.
2012 Outlook
After a one-win season and with only six seniors on the roster, the Potters expect to continue to grow and mature as a team as the season goes along. “We did accomplish some things,” Prescott said about his first season as a head coach. “We had to implement some discipline. We knew going in that there was a lack of accountability. We understood that some of the kids were going to push the limits. Once we fixed those problems, we had players who wanted to be there. From there, we turned a page and it carried into the offseason. “Looking back, I’m glad it happened the way it did. I would’ve liked to had more wins, but we got over some road bumps, which is even more important.” The Potters played six teams that won at least seven games last year
1 Brent Waggle....................5-9.......265 ....Soph. 2 Jullian Cowart...................5-8.......150 ....Fr. 3 Devonta' Oates.................5-11.....143 ....Jr. 4 Reaquan Eliam.................5-6.......132 ....Fr. 5 Payton Newlun .................6-0.......161 ....Sr. 6 D.J. Austin.........................5-7.......142 ....Jr. 7 Stefan Yoho ......................5-8.......170 ....Sr. 8 Austyn Dozier ...................6-0.......203 ....Fr. 9 Kade Reynolds .................5-9.......158 ....Soph. 10 Marc Douglas ...................5-10.....142 ....Jr. 12 Kaleb Tallent .....................5-10.....171 ....Jr. 13 Michael Oates...................5-8.......145 ....Fr. 15 Ryan Bombich ..................5-6.......117 ....Fr. 16 Kaulin Wells ......................5-11.....135 ....Fr. 17 Jacob Allen .......................5-7.......142 ....Jr. 18 Canyon Colson .................5-6.......133 ....Fr. 19 Dallas Brewer ...................5-10.....155 ....Fr. 22 Dylan Reynolds ................6-0.......170 ....Fr. 24 Zach English.....................5-11.....152 ....Jr. 26 Austin Vranesevich ...........5-11.....145 ....Fr. 27 Devin Streets ....................5-10.....209 ....Fr. 32 Tyler McComas .................5-9.......172 ....Sr. 36 John Rickerd.....................5-11.....225 ....Jr. 37 Tim Sarge .........................5-6.......115 ....Fr. 44 Kris Bailey.........................5-8.......173 ....Jr. 45 John Miscuk......................6-1.......221 ....Jr. 46 Justin Barr ........................5-9.......180 ....Jr. 47 Corey Monteiro .................6-2.......246 ....Sr. 51 Jimmy Lisk........................6-2.......217 ....Jr. 52 Dalton Brewer...................5-11.....242 ....Jr.
53 Luke Bowers.....................5-8.......268 ....Fr. 54 Andrew Durk.....................5-8.......183 ....Fr. 55 Jimmy Beaver ...................5-9.......214 ....Sr. 56 Sam Persutti .....................5-8.......213 ....Jr. 57 Josh Woolley ....................6-2.......225 ....Soph. 58 Charles Iacobucci .............5-11.....276 ....Fr. 59 Cole Hamilton ...................5-11.....246 ....Jr. 60 Nick O'Hanlon...................5-8.......210 ....Fr. 62 Dalton Cornman ...............5-8.......202 ....Soph. 63 Anthony Ice.......................5-10.....233 ....Soph. 64 Austin Morris.....................5-8.......205 ....Fr. 66 Chad Reed .......................5-10.....194 ....Jr. 67 Nate Robinson..................5-7.......213 ....Jr. 68 Eddie Roberts...................5-9.......155 ....Soph. 71 Ryan McHenry..................6-2.......285 ....Fr. 72 Brandyn Emler..................5-11.....291 ....Soph. 73 Queyshawn Sallis .............6-0.......196 ....Jr. 74 Jared Yanik .......................5-10.....192 ....Soph. 75 Devon Zubay ....................6-3.......251 ....Fr. 77 Roger Lawson ..................6-0.......250 ....Fr. 78 Chris Russell ....................5-11.....294 ....Jr. 79 Jacob Michael...................6-0.......242 ....Jr. 80 Ben Adams .......................5-10.....142 ....Fr. 83 Devin Earich .....................6-0.......238 ....Sr. 84 Nate Miller ........................5-11.....150 ....Soph. 85 Jacob Buckel ....................5-6.......110 ....Fr. 86 Jason Kutzner...................6-2.......181 ....Soph. 87 Bobby Hill .........................6-1.......155 ....Fr. 88 Tevin Whitson....................5-11.....149 ....Sr.
before winning their season finale at Weirton, W. Va. “We went through the meat grinder last year,” Prescott said. “But, as an independent, there’s always a lot of change and you have the ability to adjust.” East Liverpool overhauled its schedule with five new opponents this season. “Ultimately, I feel like we’re playing the level we should be playing,” Prescott said. “We’re trying to get back into a valley schedule, playing up and down the river. We want to try and get some of those natural rivalries back.” The Potters play five of their first seven games on the road before return-
ing home for their final three regularseason contests. “I’m very optimistic,” Prescott said. “We’re still young, but I like what we have. They’re done everything they could to get better. I can’t say how many wins that will equal out to, but I know at the end of the game they’ll be able to look themselves in the mirror and know they did all they could. Last year, from top to bottom, they couldn’t say that. “We’re never going to lose a game due to heart or conditioning. And when we do lose, it’s going to hurt because they’ve put so much into this.”
State champs kick off season CLEVELAND — A pair of defending state champions will highlight the opening week of the Ohio high school football season. Division III state champion Youngstown Mooney will take on Division I state champion Cleveland St. Ignatius in the annual High School Charity Game at Cleveland Browns Stadium on Aug. 25. Kickoff will be at 7 p.m. The Broadview Heights-North Royalton game will precede it at 2 p.m. Tickets (which include admission for both games) are $10 in advance through the Cleveland Browns ticket office or Ticketmaster. Tickets are $12 at the gate.