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East Central

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Harrison

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EAST CENTRAL s n a j Tro Player Roster 2012 No.-Player Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos. ■■1-Brett Mahoney 5-5 130 Jr. K ■■2-Tom Schroer 5-9 162 Sr. QB ■■3-Colton Hoog 6-1 163 So. QB ■■4-Brad Bonomini 5-1 101 So. WR ■■5- Logan Seiwert 6-0 180 Fr. WR ■■6-Mitchell Baker 6-0 145 Sr. DB ■■7-Payton Stonefield 6-0 188 Sr. LB

Trojans East Central High School VARSITY ■■AUG. 17 – RICHMOND ■■24 – at Harrison (Ohio) ■■31 – at Cincinnati Sycamore ■■SEPT. 7 – FRANKLIN CO. * ■■14 – BATESVILLE * ■■21 – at South Dearborn * ■■28 – at Lawrenceburg * ■■OCT. 5 – at Greensburg * ■■12 – INDPLS. RONCALLI HOME GAMES IN CAPS All kickoffs at 7 p.m. * - Eastern Ind. Athletic Conf. games RESERVE ■■AUG. 25 – HARRISON (OHIO), 10 a.m.

■■SEPT. 4 – at Cincinnati LaSalle, 6 p.m.

■■10 – at Franklin County, 5:30 p.m. * ■■17 – at Batesville, 5:30 p.m. * ■■24 – SOUTH DEARBORN, 5:30 p.m. * ■■OCT. 1 – COLUMBUS EAST, 5:30 p.m.

■■8 – GREENSBURG, 5:30 p.m. * HOME GAMES IN CAPS * - Eastern Ind. Athletic Conf. games

FRESHMAN ■■AUG. 28 – CIN. COLERAIN, 6 p.m.

■■SEPT. 5 – at Milan, 6 p.m.

■■13 – FRANKLIN CO., 5:30 p.m. * ■■20 – BATESVILLE, 5:30 p.m. * ■■27 – at South Dearborn, 5:30 p.m. * ■■OCT. 1 – at Columbus East, 6 p.m.

HOME GAMES IN CAPS * - Eastern Ind. Athletic Conf. games

■■8-Greg Bonomini 5-11 180 Sr. RB ■■9-Brian Moser 6-1 180 Sr. WR ■■10-Alex Noble 5-9 150 Jr. DB ■■11-Luke Patton 5-10 145 Fr. QB ■■12-Brandon Koch 5-11 140 So. QB ■■13-Jake Salatin 5-8 143 Sr. DB ■■14-Hunter Kammer 6-0 136 So. WR ■■15-Zach Powell 5-10 165 Sr. WR ■■16-Brian Frondorf 5-10 165 Sr. DB ■■17-Ryan Lamping 5-11 187 Jr. QB ■■18-Seth Federle 5-11 155 Sr. QB ■■19-Justin Stone 6-1 170 So. DB ■■20-Doug Rosemeyer 5-10 140 Fr. FB ■■21-Zach Knueven 5-9 143 Jr. DB ■■22-Andrew Keilholz 5-7 134 So. RB ■■23-Evan Werner 5-11 165 Jr. DB ■■24-Eric Wolfzorn 5-8 200 Sr. FB ■■25-Logan Jackson 5-7 135 Jr. DB ■■27-Steve Busse 5-10 165 Sr. DB ■■28-Angelo LaRosa 5-4 140 Fr. RB ■■29-Phil Conigliaro 5-8 165 Sr. LB ■■31-Shawn Schmidt 6-1 140 Fr. DL ■■32-Tyler Douthit 6-0 165 Sr. RB ■■33-Zach Ruhe 5-7 117 So. DB ■■34-Cade Knueven 5-9 160 Jr. RB ■■35-Isaac Gorman 5-9 155 Sr. DB ■■36-Dominic Witko 5-7 140 So. DB ■■37-Chase Fette 6-2 182 So. LB ■■38-Lucas Frick 5-8 156 So. FB ■■39-Evan Fette 6-2 185 Sr. LB ■■40-Brian Struewing 5-9 165 Jr. LB ■■41-Dario Guintini 6-0 170 Fr. LB ■■42-Kevin Weltzhin 6-1 172 So. TE ■■43-Hunter Armstrong 6-0 170 Fr. LB ■■44-Nick Dressman 6-1 190 Jr. TE ■■45-Dustin Ward 5-9 150 Fr. FB ■■46-Scott Landwehr 5-6 126 So. DB ■■47-Josh Wanniger 5-7 150 So. LB ■■48-H.Hollingsworth 5-9 145 Jr. WR ■■49-Nick Billman 6-1 215 Sr. TE ■■50-T.J. Hamer 5-10 156 Jr. LB ■■51-Garrett Sheehan 5-9 155 So. LB ■■52-Chance Schuh 6-0 201 Sr. DL ■■53-Mike Martini 6-0 202 So. OL ■■54-Blake Ashcraft 6-2 215 Jr. OL ■■55-Michael Nailor 5-8 190 So. OL ■■56-Devon Mitts 6-2 175 So. DL ■■57-Tim Dunn 5-9 180 So. OL ■■58-Jacob Williamson 5-6 145 Jr. LB ■■59-Kyle Schuh 6-1 180 Jr. DL ■■60-Alex Durham 5-8 165 Fr. OL ■■61-Trevor Meyer 6-1 255 Sr. OL ■■62-Jon Tumlin 6-1 270 Sr. OL ■■63-Zach Streng 5-11 255 Sr. DL ■■64-Mike Fox 6-3 200 Jr. OL ■■65-Dylan Davis 5-10 250 Sr. OL ■■66-Nathan Knueven 6-1 180 Jr. OL ■■67-Dustin Gindling 5-6 141 Jr. LB

■■68-Tim Berkemeier 6-0 210 Sr. DL ■■69-Jarrod Schwenk 5-10 220 Fr. OL ■■70-Christian Deck 6-1 180 Fr. OL ■■71-Jacob Steinmetz 6-0 190 Fr. OL ■■72-John Horstman 6-2 222 Jr. OL ■■73-Bryan Killeen 5-8 150 Fr. DL ■■74-Ross Martini 5-9 160 Jr. OL ■■75-John Wilgenbusch 5-6 140 So. OL ■■76-Brad Admire 6-2 205 Fr. OL ■■77-Derek Cooper 6-0 300 So. DL ■■78-Sam Weber 6-1 235 Sr. OL ■■79-Austin Franz 5-10 215 Fr. OL ■■80-Zach Wilson 5-9 135 Jr. WR ■■81-And.Williamson 5-11 145 Fr. WR ■■82-Brendon Fisbeck 5-9 190 Jr. TE ■■83-Jake Smith 6-2 165 Fr. DL ■■84-Alec Rohrbacher 6-0 160 Fr. TE ■■85-Nathan Corn 5-3 115 Fr. DB ■■86-Jeff Case 5-10 160 Jr. WR ■■87-Chris Cook 5-11 150 Jr. TE ■■88-Ryan Ferguson 5-9 165 Jr. LB ■■89-Chad Cullen 6-2 210 Sr. DE

■■89-Josh Lewis 5-10 110 Fr. WR ■■90-Nolan Mosier 5-11 150 Fr. WR ■■91-Jake Batchelor Fr. ■■92-Cameron Smith 5-11 163 Jr. LB ■■93-Matthew Estes 5-7 207 Fr. DL ■■94-Ryan Freese 5-4 130 Fr. LB ■■95-Jerred Wernke 5-11 138 So. DB ■■96-Nic Smith 6-1 220 Sr. DL ■■97-Aaron Houchin 5-10 190 Fr. DL ■■98-Kyle Martini 6-1 160 Fr. LB ■■99-Dallas Woodell 5-4 115 Fr. DB HEAD COACH – Tim Behlmer ASSISTANT COACHES – Scott Schwarz, Jody Bentley, Justin Roden, Buster Combs, Ken Bates, Nick Apostal, Rob Combs, Dave Fox, Scott Hall, Ken Dorsey, Tyler Hall, Dan Foster STUDENT MANAGERS – Mandi Bramel, Madison Freson, Robyn Denni, Cireena Smith BALLBOYS – Bryce Stonefield, Sid Fox VIEDOGRAPHERS – Tim McComas, Dennis Stonefield, Spencer Powell

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East Central’s varsity football Trojans, 9-2 in 2011, won their 20th EIAC championship and were ranked No. 4 in the final Class 4A state poll. The Trojans open their 2012 season Friday night against Richmond (4-6 last year) at Trojan Field in St. Leon.

Trojan power game robust as ever Jim Buchberger Sports Editor

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ast

Central head football coach Tim Behlmer has one thing to say about the trendy spread offenses that rely on speed and finesse to move the football these days.

“Our signature always has been physical football,” said the fifth-year Trojans boss, 34-11 in his two stints at the head of the program, including last year’s 9-2 conference championship season.

“It really benefits us now that so many teams have gone to the spread. They’re not very comfortable when the come up against a power football team like ours.

It’s a very difficult situation for them.

That’s the way we like it. Until they roll me out to pasture, that’s the kind of football team we’re going to be.”

That information should set well with the legions of Trojan fans out there, who’ve grown accustomed to Eastern Indiana Athletic Conference titles (20 and counting), sectional championships (15 all told) and consecutive winning seasons (22) when the leaves turn around St. Leon.

“We always expect to have good seasons at East Central,” continued Behlmer, a member of the consolidation’s first graduating class in 1974 and former UC defensive end. “Our practices are very physical and we work at it yearround. We didn’t get this way by taking the easy way out.”

According to the Indiana Football Digest, which again ranks the Trojans as the No. 4 team in Class 4A in its 2012 preseason poll – right where they left off last season – East Central returns five starters each on offense and defense from

the team that put up 354 points, while allowing 124, a year ago.

While those figures may be accurate, so many players on EC’s roster of 100plus saw significant varsity action that few can actually be termed rookies.

For instance, offensive line returnees Trevor Meyer (6’1”, 255, Sr.), at guard; Jon Tumlin (6’1”, 270, Sr.), at tackle; and Sam Weber (6’1”, 235, Sr.), the other tackle, will be joined by center Tim Berkemeier (6’0”, 240, Sr.) and newcomer Dylan Davis (5’10”, 250, Sr.) at guard. Berkemeier has seen plenty of playing time at defensive end, where he’ll double again, for the past two years.

Incumbent tight end Nick Billman (6’1”, 215, Sr.) will be joined by All-State linebacker Payton Stonefield (6’0”, 188, Sr.), who also could line up at wideout in some situations – alongside senior playmaker Evan Fette (6’2”, 185), the team’s top receiver with 28 catches for 510 yards and eight TD last year.

Back for what shapes up as another banner year is senior tailback Tyler Douthit (6’0”, 165), who earned All-State and league co-MVP honors after racking up 1,317 rush yards for a 6.7 average per carry and 15 touchdowns in 2011. Senior fullback’s Eric Wolfzorn (5’8”, 200) and Greg Bonomini (5’11”, 180) both saw action as point-of-attack blockers.

It’s not like East Central doesn’t have

offensive balance, either. Senior quarterback Seth Federle, a wiry 5’11”, 155pound two-year veteran, completed 71 of 136 passes for 1,129 yards, 15 touchdowns and nine interceptions last season.

At press time, he and classmate Tom Schroer (5’9”, 162) still were battling for the starting job.

“We’re going to play a lot of people,” said Behlmer, citing another trait of East Central football. “All our kids are competing hard, and a lot of them are so close. They’ve been working their tails off. They deserve the chance.”

EC’s array of offensive weaponry is equalled, if not slightly surpassed, by repeaters on what should be yet another formidable Trojan defense.

All-State inside backer and county co-MVP Stonefield, also EC’s excellent long-snapper and a four-year starter, amassed a school record 227 defensive points last fall, breaking Brad Steinmetz’s career record with 100 solo stops. He’s also closing in on Bill Wade’s career defensive points mark (539 from 1991-94), with 401.5 entreing this season.

Multi-talented Fette, the rangy outside backer with great anticipation and field vision, tallied 142.5 defensive points at outside backer in 2011. Back at the other outside linebacker spot is speedy, aggressive third-year man Brian Struewing (5’9”, 165), a hard hitter and standout wrestler.

East Central’s five-man rotation on

the defensive front all return plenty of varsity experience. Tackles Nic Smith (6’1”, 220, Sr.) and Zach Streng (5’11”, 255, Sr.) will be flanked by ends Chance Schuh (6’0”, 201, Sr.), Berkemeier and Chad Cullen (6’2”, 210), in some combination.

Secondary will feature a trio of firstyear senior starters, all of whom saw the field on Friday nights at times last year. They are cornerbacks Isaac Gorman (5’9”, 155) and Mitchell Baker (6’0”, 145), with safety Brian Frondorf (5’10”, 165).

Newcomers who could boost the regulars include juniors T.J. Hamer (5’10”, 156) and Ryan Ferguson (5’9”, 165), at inside backer, and sophomore Hunter Kammer (6’0”, 136) at corner. But the best of them could be junior Cade Knueven (5’9”, 160), who’s pushing for See TROJANS, Page 13

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■■2011 RECORD: 9-2 (5-0 EIAC, champion), lost to No. 2 Columbus North 2717, Class 4A sectional semifinals, ranked No. 4 Class 4A ■■TOP RETURNEES: RB Ty Douthit, QB Seth Federle, LB/TE/LS Payton Stonefield, LB/WR Evan Fette, RB Greg Bonomini, FB Eric Wolfzorn, TE Nick Billman, OT Jon Tumlin, C Trevor Meyer, WR Zach Powell, OL Sam Weber, OL/DL Tim Berkemeier, DT Nic Smith, DT Kyle Schuh, DE Chad Cullen, LB Brian Struewing, DB Isaac Gorman, DB Brian Frondorf, DB Mitchell Baker ■■NEWCOMERS TO WATCH: RB/LB Cade Knueven, LB T.J. Hamer, LB Ryan Ferguson, LB Hunter Kammer ■■SEASON OPENER: Friday, 7 p.m. vs.

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East Central’s 2012 football coaching staff are, first row, from left: Ken Bates, Tyler Hall, head coach Tim Behlmer, Scott Schwarz, Jody Bentley and Rob Combs. Second row: Beacon trainer Kodi McAllister, Dave Fox, Ken Dorsey, Nick Apostol, Justin Roden, Scott Hall and Dany Foster.

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Defense strength of ’Cats in 2012

Bob Hyle Harrison Press Contributor

F

riday night, Aug. 24, marks the beginning

of Kent McCullough’s second season as head coach of the Harrison Wildcats, but with the new Southwest Ohio Conference starting this year McCullough believes it’s almost like the first year all over again.

“Last year I watched a lot of film to study the tendencies of the coaches we were going up against,” said McCullough. “I’m going to have to study more film again this year with all the new teams and coaches.”

Five of the 10 teams from last year’s schedule are back this year, but three of those schools—Oak Hills, Edgewood, and Talawanda—have new coaches. One of those new coaches is Talawanda’s J.D. Vonderheide, who served as offensive coordinator for Harrison last season. Vonderheide and McCullough were college teammates at Miami University.

McCullough is looking forward to the new league, particularly the rebirth of the Ross rivalry, but admits that the first three games of the season—non-conference opponents East Central, Oak Hills and Kings—are extremely important for Harbin ratings.

“I hope to learn from the mistakes of last year,” said McCullough. “We don’t want to start off 0-3 again.”

Those three games are particularly important because with seven conference games this year instead of five, it means that half the league opponents will lose a game in the final seven weeks of the season. Picking up Harbin points will be vital against schools that fellow SOC members don’t play.

To do that, the Harrison defense—the unit that appears to be the strength of the team for now—needs to come out strong. The defensive line, in particular, is a strong unit thanks to the return of defensive ends Truman Gutapfel and Jon Schneider.

“Truman is a man among boys right now,” said McCullough. “In our scrimmage with Withrow, Trotwood and Fairfield he whipped everyone. He’s in great shape and could go a full [48 minutes], but we’re not going to take that chance.”

Gutapfel and Schneider are set to rotate series as right tackle on offense, but Schneider sprained a knee ligament in the first scrimmage and McCullough planned to hold him out of the final scrimmage against Loveland last Friday for precaution.

Ben Kling and John Sittason will rotate at nose tackle similar to what Schneider and Gutapfel will do on offense. Those two also will start fulltime on the offensive line.

“They are both big guys who can take up some space,” said McCullough.

There remains a battle for the two inside linebacker positions among four players: Byron Vaught, Izzy Campbell, Cody Kinsel, and David Sittason.

The battle for the two outside linebacker spots includes David Saunders, Lucas Gerhardt, and Ryan Sizemore.

The secondary has more experience. Tim Barton returns as strong safety, a position he held most of last season after an injury to Alex Gill. He will play alongside free safety Zach Wormald.

“Wormald has really stepped up,” said McCullough.

“He’s got size and can cover a lot of ground.”

Luke Bowman and A.J. Glines—offensive starters— could rotate into the secondary positions as well.

Cornerbacks will be Josh Gober and Justin Conners.

Gober was a starter last year and Conners might have

been had he not suffered an early-season injury. Angelo Scarloto and Tyler Manning are also in the cornerback mix.

The most important decision of the preseason has yet to be made as of press time. The quarterback battle rages on between senior Mitchell Thomas and sophomore Jake Weber.

“We won’t make the decision until before the East Central game,” said McCullough. “ W e have the maturity of a senior and the athleticism of a sophomore.”

“Mitchell is a quick decision maker,” said McCullough.

Thomas saw some backup duty last season and served as the junior varsity starter, which means he has more experience than Weber.

Weber provides an “extra element,” said McCullough. “When a play breaks down he’s able to make something happen.”

McCullough promises there won’t be any shuffling of quarterbacks. Whoever wins the job will keep it.

“We need stability there,” said McCullough. “We also want each kid to get a fair opportunity.”

Two players returning from injuries last season will give the Cats options at running back: Ryan Long and Conners.

Long tore an ACL last season, but the knee has healed and McCullough said, “Ryan’s one of the hardest-working kids I’ve ever coached. The knee is not an issue.

He’s back to the Ryan of last year.”

Long gives the team a runner up the middle and averaged four yards on 80 carries.

Conners is the speed back. us some more “Justin gives speed,” said McCullough. “He can get by people in space.”

Sophomore Sterling Noes has a back injury, but he could push for some carries.

“He’s one of the fastest players on the team,” said McCullough. “We’re expecting big things from him.”

There will not be a traditional fullback this season.

Luke Bowman will operate out of the H-back position— a cross between a fullback and a tight end.

“We’ll move Luke around a lot in different formations,” said McCullough.

Glines is the team’s leading returning receiver. He caught 34 passes for 413 yards and four touchdowns last season opposite all-state wide receiver Kyle Nowlin.

“A.J.’s betting better,” said McCullough. “We need to get the ball to him a lot.”

Three players are looking to play opposite Glines this season: Mitch Hoffman, Chase Peasley, and Kinsel.

“All three of them have stepped up so far,” said Mc-

Cullough.

The offensive line could be another strength of this year’s team. Kling has moved over from guard to center this year.

“He’ll be the leader,” said McCullough.

Left tackle will be manned by either John Sittason or Casey Boyle. Brennan Hiatt, Chris Schneider, and Ethan Roell are in a three-way battle for the two guard positions. Gutapfel and Jon Schneider are set to rotate at the right tackle position.

Nowlin’s graduation left multiple holes on special teams.

Soccer players Conner McCurley and Alex Ramey are battling for the placekicking job.

Glines will be the punter. The holder will be either Thomas or Weber.

Hoffman or Wormald will be the long snapper for punts.

Kling will snap for extra points and field goals.

The Cats open the season on Friday night against East Central.

The Trojans got a week head start on the Cats; they opened Friday, Aug. 16, at home against Richmond.

Due to press constraints, a team photo of the Wildcats was not available. Check out the team photo in The Harrison Press Wednesday, Aug. 22.

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HOME GAMES IN CAPS All kickoffs at 7:30 p.m. * - Fort Ancient Valley Conf. games

JUNIOR VARSITY ■AUG. ■ 25 – at East Central ■SEPT. ■ 1 – OAK HILLS ■8 ■ – at Kings* ■15 ■ – at Little Miami* ■22 ■ – at Talawanda* ■29 ■ – WILMINGTON* ■OCT. ■ 6 – at Mt. Healthy* ■13 ■ – ROSS* ■20 ■ – at Northwest* ■27 ■ – EDGEWOOD-TRENTON HOME GAMES IN CAPS All kickoffs at 10 a.m. * - Southwest Ohio Conf. games

FRESHMAN 29 – OAK HILLS, 5 p.m.

■AUG. ■ ■SEPT. ■ 5 – at Kings, 5 p.m.* ■15 ■ – at Little Miami, noon* ■22 ■ – at Talawanda, noon* ■29 ■ – WILMINGTON, noon* ■OCT. ■ 6 – at Mt. Healthy, noon* ■13 ■ – ROSS, noon* ■20 ■ – at Northwest, noon ■27 ■ – EDGEWOOD-TRENTON, noon* HOME GAMES IN CAPS * - Southwest Ohio Conf. games

No.-Player Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos. ■■3- Justin Conners 5-9 170 Jr. RB/DB

■4■ A.J. Glines 6-1 185 Jr. WR/DB ■5■ Luke Bowman 5-10 180 Jr. RB/DB ■5■ Matthew Watson 5-8 145 Fr. WR/OLB ■6■ Mitch Bowman 6-1 165 Jr. WR ■7■ Izzy Campbell 6-0 213 Sr. LB ■8■ Cody Kinsel 6-1 190 Sr. TE/ILB ■9■ Jake Weber 5-10 190 So. QB ■9/19■ Mitchell Hogue 5-9 155 Fr. QB/DB ■10■ Lucas Gerhardt 6-1 160 Sr. OLB ■11■ Mitchell Thomas 5-9 140 Sr. QB/WR ■11■ Ben Hiler 5-9 146 Fr. WR/DL ■12■ Tristen Doolan 5-0 165 So. WR/DB ■14■ Ben Eversole So. WR/DB ■15■ Angelo Scarlato 6-0 155 Jr. DB ■16■ Michael Knollman 6-0 180 So. TE/OLB ■18■ Chase Peasley 5-8 160 Jr. WR ■18■ John Taphorn 6-0 165 Fr. WR/DB ■19■ Mason Brunner 5-10 180 Fr. OL/ILB ■20■ Jack Baglien 5-6 158 Jr. RB/DB ■20■ Alex Anderson 5-8 165 Fr. RB/LB ■21■ Zach Wormald 6-2 165 Sr. DB ■22■ Tyler Manning 5-9 140 Sr. RB/DB ■23■ Sterling Noes 5-9 150 So. RB/DB ■24■ Tim Barton 5-11 160 Sr. DB ■25■ Ryan Sizemore 5-8 160 FB/LB ■26■ Nick Bonfield So. RB/DB ■28■ Ryan Long 5-7 170 Sr. RB ■29■ Josh Gober 6-0 160 Sr. RB/DB ■30■ Cody Ward 5-6 114 So. WR/DB ■31■ Trevor Hensley 5-10 140 So. WR/DB ■31■ Josh Huff Fr. RB/LB ■32■ Shawn Franz Jr. RB/LB ■33■ Byron Vaught 5-11 190 Jr. FB/LB ■34■ Noah Hines 6-0 190 Sr. RB/LB ■34■ Tylyn James 5-6 155 Fr. FB/LB ■35■ Nate Perinovic 5-10 123 So. WR/DB ■38■ Bradley Addis 5-6 140 Fr. LB ■40■ Tyler Marksberry 5-8 210 So. FB/ILB ■41■ Nick Coyle 5-7 190 Sr. DL ■42■ Jacob Harris 6-3 170 Jr. WR ■42■ Andrew McCord 5-10 135 Fr. WR/DB ■43■ Drew Schmitz 5-11 154 So. WR/DB ■46■ Greg Morgan 5-8 169 So. OLB ■48■ Greg Rhoads 5-7 160 So. OLB ■48■ Luke Nooenam 5-5 135 Fr. WR/OLB ■50■ Truman Gutapfel 6-4 250 Sr. OL/DL ■51■ Chad Klapper So. OL/DL ■51■ Conrad Ferneding 5-11 150 Fr. ■52■ Matthew Mejia Jr. OL/DL

■53■ Ethan Roell 6-0 240 Sr. OL/DL ■54■ Nick Glines 5-11 200 So. OL/DL ■55■ Nathan Silcox 6-2 195 Fr. OL/DL ■56■ David Saunders 5-10 182 Sr. LB ■57■ Jake Partin 5-10 200 So. OL/DL ■57■ Eric Hafley 6-0 212 Fr. OL/DL ■58■ Austin Reinert 5-11 203 Jr. OL/ILB ■59■ Kevin Seibert 6-0 160 Fr. OL/DL ■60■ Brennan Hiatt 5-10 240 Sr. OL/DL ■60■ Chris Nakoff 5-6 160 Fr. OL/DL ■61■ Casey Boyle 6-2 220 Jr. OL/DL ■61■ Nate Meyer 5-7 146 OL/DL ■62■ DJ Thiemann 5-11 223 So. OL/DL ■62■ Austin Bryant Fr. ■63■ Jon Schneider 56-5 250 Sr. OL/DL ■64■ Ben Kling 6-2 260 Sr. OL/DL ■65■ Chris Schneider 6-1 195 Jr. OL/DL ■69■ Nicholas Gerhardt 5-11 162 Fr. OL/DL ■70■ Conner Brown 6-1 233 So. OL/DL ■70■ Brandon Littleton 5-11 200 Fr. OL/DL ■72■ Tanner Stubenrauch

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Lawrenceburg’s Tigers, 5-6 last season under new head coach Ryan Knigga, will be gunning for their first winning season since 2008 when they open the 2012 varsity football campaign at South Dearborn – the first of two meetings this fall between the county and conference rivals.

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2011 season, Lawrenceburg football’s first under head coach Ryan Knigga and a new spread offense, started with plenty of promise.

Tigers opened 2-0, with an emotional win over South Dearborn and another at Taylor (Ohio). But they fizzled to a 5-6 finish, haunted, again, by crippling injuries to key personnel.

“Obviously, last year was a learning experience,” said Knigga, the 1996 LHS graduate and former Indiana State captain. “We were trying to implement a new system and change the culture. We were very disappointed in some aspects last year, and w e ’ v e b e e n working hard to change t h a t .

W e had great workouts through the winter, spring and summer. Our kids are starting to turn the corner. They know what’s expected now.”

Graduating only nine seniors, Lawrenceburg will miss two particularly in QB Evan Van Strien, whose 1,277 air yards and 16 touchdowns marked the second best passing season in Tiger history, and allconference and all-region TE/DE Jake Rennekamp (23 catches, 434 yards, six TD, 47 tackles, 8.5 sacks), named Indiana Defensive Lineman of the Year by

the Anthony Munoz Foundation, as well as team MVP. With a surprising 20 seniors returning, LHS thinks it has the speed, skill and depth to replace those two key performers. What the Tigers need, when they kick off the 2012 campaign Friday night at South Dearborn, is more defensive stopping ability.

Last year’s numbers were, frankly, ugly on the defensive side. Although Lawrenceburg jacked up its point production to 27.1 per game, averaging 298 yards gained per contest, Tiger defenders surrendered a whopping 35.8 points and 394 yards every time out.

Although the team’s lone Eastern Indiana Athletic Conference win in 2011 was that memorable 69-68 overtime TD bonanza in Neary Stadium’s pit, it served as a clear cry for any kind of defensive help.

Second-year LHS defensive coordinator Derrick Barnes, the former Oregon Ducks and NFL linebacker, and staff went to work immediately after last season to shore up that glaring weakness.

“We’ve simplified our defensive schemes in order to just let people play,” Knigga said.

“We’ve also committed several players to play defense only. We may not be able to completely go twoplatoon. But if we can stick with 5-6 guys playing just one way, we’d like to do that.”

Primary defenders who’ll be relied upon as run-stuffers up front include

D-linemen Dillon Buckingham (6’4”, 255, Sr.), Josh Logsdon (5’7’”, 240, Sr.) and Matt Kirk (6’2”, 225, So.), along with ends Jesse Hennies (6’4”, 185, Jr.), Bobby Weber (6’1”, 250, Sr.), Gary Friend (6’3”, 180, Jr.) and move-in Justin Carlisle (6’1”, 180, Sr.).

Inside linebackers Robert Feichtner (6’1”, 185), K.C. Hedger (5’9”, 175) and Sam Zielinski (5’11”, 170), all seniors, will be on the spot this fall, along with outside backers Conner Bowell (5’7”, 155, Sr.) and Ricky Anderson (5’8”, 154, So.), a move-in from South Dearborn.

Defensive secondary will be young, with first-year senior Grant Ricketts (5’8”, 125), juniors Riley Lansing (5’9”, 150) and Nico Jessee (5’7”, 146) and sophomores Konnor Jackson (5’7”, 135), Jordan Kauffman (5’8”, 125) or Mitch Martin (5’3”, 120).

Lawrenceburg’s offensive weapons are well-known, starting with explosive, relentless senior runningback Chad Banschbach (1,474 all-purpose yards, 15 See TIGERS, Page 13

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■2011 ■ RECORD: 5-6 (1-4 EIAC, 5th place), lost to Triton Central 41-21, Class 2A sectional semifinal ■TOP ■ RETURNEES: RB Chad Banschbach, OT/DE Bobby Weber, WR/ DB Morgan Baker, WR/DB Robbie Jackson, C/DE Jesse Hennies, OT/ DT Josh Logsdon, G Alex Orndorff, G Andrew Kort, G/LB Robert Feichtner, DL Dillon Buckingham, LB K.C. Hedger, LB/P Conner Bowell, DB Riley Lansing, K Jake Newman, ■NEWCOMERS ■ TO WATCH: QB Sam Fette, DL Matt Kirk, DE Justin Carlisle, DB Nico Jessee, WR/LB Ricky Anderson ■SEASON ■ OPENER: Friday, 7 p.m. at South Dearborn (7-3 in 2011)

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LAWRENCEBURG s r e g i t Player Roster 2012 No.-Player Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos.

■1-Robbie ■ Jackson 6-1 180 Sr. WR/DB ■2-Grant ■ Ricketts 5-7 135 Sr. WR/DB ■3-Tyler ■ Gilmour 5-7 119 Fr. QB/DB ■4-Gavin ■ Lambert 5-5 110 Fr. WR/DB ■5-Riley ■ Lansing 5-9 160 Jr. WR/DB

Tigers Lawrenceburg High School VARSITY ■■AUG. 17 – at South Dearborn ■■24 – TAYLOR (OHIO) ■■31 – MILAN ■■SEPT. 7 – GREENSBURG * ■■14 – at Franklin Co. * ■■21 – at Batesville * ■■28 – EAST CENTRAL * ■■OCT. 5 – SOUTH DEARBORN * ■■12 – at Clinton Prairie, 7:30 p.m.

HOME GAMES IN CAPS All kickoffs 7 p.m. * -Eastern Ind. Athletic Conf. games

RESERVE ■■AUG. 20 – MILAN, 5:30 p.m.

■■27 – at Franklin County, 5:30 p.m. * ■■SEPT. 4 – at Connersville, 6 p.m.

■■10 – at Greensburg, 5:30 p.m. * ■■24 – BATESVILLE, 5:30 p.m. * ■■29 – MIAMI VALLEY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (OHIO), 11 a.m.

■■OCT. 8 – SOUTH DEARBORN, 5:30 p.m. * HOME GAMES IN CAPS * - Eastern Ind. Athletic Conf. games

FRESHMAN ■■AUG. 25 – at Taylor (Ohio), 10 a.m.

■■30 – SOUTH DEARBORN, 5:30 p.m. * ■■SEPT. 13 – GREENSBURG, 5:30 p.m. * ■■20 – at Franklin County, 5:30 p.m. * ■■27 – at Batesville, 5:30 p.m. * ■■OCT. 4 – MADISON, 6 p.m.

■■11 – at South Dearborn, 5:30 p.m. * HOME GAMES IN CAPS * - Eastern Ind. Athletic Conf. games

■6-Colin ■ Solomon 5-8 145 Sr. WR/LB ■7-Roland ■ Hawkins 5-9 130 Fr. WR/LB ■8-Brock ■ Abdon 5-11 165 Sr. WR/LB ■9-Alex ■ Wilder 6-3 175 Jr. QB/DB ■10-Jake ■ Newman 6-0 160 Jr. K ■11-Konnor ■ Jackson 5-8 135 So. RB/DB ■12-Morgan ■ Baker 6-0 150 Jr. WR/DB ■13-Sam ■ Fette 6-0 170 So. QB/DB ■15-Sam ■ Reynolds 6-0 185 Sr. WR/LB ■16-Mike ■ Land 6-0 150 Fr. WR/DB ■20-Mitch ■ Martin 5-5 120 So. WR/DB ■22-Chad ■ Banschbach 5-10 185 Sr. RB/DB ■23-Sam ■ Zielinski 5-11 185 Sr. WR/LB ■24-Connor ■ Bowell 5-7 145 Sr. WR/LB ■25-Cameron ■ Ribiero 5-2 95 Fr. RB/DB ■26-Jordan ■ Kauffman 5-11 135 So. WR/DB ■28-Hunter ■ Schneider 5-10 130 Fr. WR/DB ■30-Brayden ■ Craig 5-11 135 Fr. WR/DB ■32-K.C. ■ Hedger 5-10 165 Sr. RB/LB ■33-Jacob ■ Wesley 5-8 135 So. WR/LB ■35-Anthony ■ Arnold 5-10 125 So. WR/LB ■36-Ricky ■ Anderson 5-8 140 So. RB/LB ■37-Justin ■ Carlisle 6-1 200 Sr. WR/DL ■38-Nico ■ Jessee 5-9 145 Jr. WR/DB ■40-Owen ■ Becker 5-7 145 Fr. WR/LB ■42-Jamie ■ Struble 6-0 155 Fr. OL/LB ■43-Keegan ■ Hooper 5-9 131 Fr. WR/DB ■50-Bob ■ Weber 6-1 252 Sr. OL/DL ■51-Jesse ■ Hennies 6-4 185 Jr. OL/DL ■52-Ken ■ Hill 6-1 160 So. OL/DL ■55-Calem ■ Lockard 5-10 190 Sr. OL/LB ■56-Jesse ■ Mess 5-6 185 So. OL/DL ■57-Gav.McClanahan ■ 5-6 135 So. OL/LB ■58-Logan ■ Scudder 5-8 210 So. OL/LB ■59-Charlie ■ Hill 5-10 155 Fr. OL/DL ■60-Chris ■ Leek 5-10 165 Fr. OL/DL ■61-Ricky ■ Simpson 5-9 190 Fr. OL/DL ■63-Josh ■ Logsdon 5-8 215 Sr. OL/DL ■64-Matt ■ Kirk 6-2 260 So. OL/DL ■65-Lane ■ Vest 5-9 165 Jr. OL/LB ■66-Anthony ■ Bley 5-9 155 Fr. OL/DL ■67-Robert ■ Feichtner 6-1 205 Sr. OL/LB ■70-Cameron ■ Brown 6-7 245 Sr. OL/DL ■71-Dakota ■ Redding 5-11 185 Sr. OL/DL ■72-Garrett ■ Brooks 6-2 245 Jr. OL/DL ■73-Joe ■ Lacey 5-10 190 Fr. OL/DL

PROUD SUPPORTER OF THE LAWRENCEBURG TIGERS

■74-Alex ■ Orndorff 6-7 285 Jr. OL/DL ■75-Andrew ■ Kort 6-1 245 Sr. OL/DL ■76-Ronnie ■ Botkins 5-11 205 So. OL/DL ■77-Gary ■ Friend 6-3 180 Jr. OL/DL ■79-Austin ■ Shelby 5-9 225 Fr. OL/DL ■84-Jacob ■ Rohrer 6-1 185 Sr. WR/DB ■90-Travis ■ McAdams 5-8 165 Fr. OL/DL ■92-Zach ■ Puckett 6-2 180 Sr. OL/DL ■93-Aaron ■ LaFollette 6-0 170 Fr. OL/DL ■94-Jonathan ■ Farmer 6-0 235 Fr. OL/DL ■96-Mike ■ Lowe 6-0 170 Fr. OL/DL ■99-Dylan ■ Buckingham 6-2 255 So. OL/DL HEAD COACH – Ryan Knigga ASSISTANT COACHES – Derrick Barnes, Mike Manford, Dave Selmeyer, Tony Jackson, Mark Kirchgassner, Justin Moore, Justin Jackson, Jared Leiker, T.J. Brown, Mike Lanning

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time both at linebacker and runningback.

Solid special teams play has been an East Central hallmark.

Nothing is expected to change there. Although the Trojans listed just one placekicker, junior Brett Mahoney, on their preseason roster, Behlmer acknowledged that three new candidates came out just last week. EC hit the jackpot last year in a similar-type situation with move-in Ethan McCoy (42-44 extra points, 6-7 field goals, 60 points).

Stonefield or Douthit should handle the punting.

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He doesn’t have to win it every time out, as long as we don’t lose it with turnovers.”

Lawrenceburg’s offensive line should be as stout as it has in years behind returning veterans Weber and Logsdon at tackles, Hennies at center and guards Alex Orndoff (6’6”, 275, Jr.) and Andrew Kort (6’1”, 240, Sr.).

Tiger special teams should be more of a weapon than ever, with senior kicker Jake Newman concentrating on football only this fall, while Bowell retains punting duties.

Kick returns by the speedy LHS skill guys are an obvious threat.

Off-season coaching staff shuffling moved Mike Manford to offensive coordinator, in place of new athletics director Joe Vogelgesang, with former EC and Butler QB T.J. Brown taking over runningbacks and Justin Moore the wide receivers. Former SD aide Mike Lanning will help with defensive line.

“We have some great skill players and we’re expecting them to have exceptional years,” Knigga said. “Across, the board, we have all the pieces to the puzzle. Our numbers are good (nearly 80 from grades 9-12).

It’s up to us to put the puzzle together and win.”

One constant concern in Lawrenceburg football remains. “We have to stay healthy and try to develop some depth at the same time,” Knigga said. “We went into the Milan game last year without six starters and we played South Dearborn for the second time without seven. We’re saying that the next man up had better be ready.”

This season also marks the last time LHS will play East Central for the foreseeable future, with new EIAC members Connersville and Rushville filling open schedule spots in 2013.

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As it frequently does, East Central’s first three non-conference games concerns Behlmer again this year.

“Richmond (Friday’s opening opponent, 4-6 last year) has a new coach (Matt Holeva) who was successful and Centerville,” he said. “Harrison has two Division I kids and they always play us tough. Then we’re at (Cincinnati) Sycamore for the first time.

They’re a good, solid program that made the playoffs against Moeller last year.”

Behlmer concluded: “We’re used to winning at least 9-10 games every year and that sets the bar high. But we wouldn’t have it any other way. We have people who are playmakers. But we’ve got to be smart throwing the football. Our seniors are pretty stong up front on both sides of the ball. But we’ve got to execute and get after people.

If we don’t beat ourselves, we should be OK.”

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by TriStateFootball.com, as well as conference and county MVP. Electric as a runner can be on the field, it’s all more amazing considering the 5’9”, 170pound athlete accomplished that in eight games, due to a second-straight season clouded by injuries. Actually, it was more like six games, with separate injuries taking Banschbach out early vs. Taylor and East Central.

“People will notice that Chad is much bigger and stronger this year,” Knigga said.

“He seems like he’s faster, too. He’s on a mission this year and he’ll also be a big senior leader for us.”

In an effort to keep their chief scoring threats healthy, Tigers are projecting their three key skill players – Banschbach and senior wide receivers Robbie Jackson (6’0”, 160) and Morgan Baker (6’0”, 150) – to play offense only to start the season. Baker caught 27 balls for 394 yards and six TD last fall.

Senior Jake Rohrer (6’1”, 160) could work into the mix, too, with Lawrenceburg essentially dropping the tight end position in favor of more wideouts.

Triggerman for the run-first LHS spread attack will be sophomore quarterback Sam Fette (5’11”, 155), a capable athlete who stepped up on short notice to start and win in place of an injured Van Strien in week two last year.

“Sam proved he can throw the ball in the second half of that Taylor game,” Knigga noted. “But we’ve told him we just need him to manage the game for us at this point.

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TROJANS HISTORY CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS (20) 1973, 1982, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011

TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS Sectionals (15) 1980 (2A), 1985, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010 Regionals 1985, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2003 Semistates 1993, 1994

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2012 PRESEASON 4A POLL 1. Indpls. Cathedral 2. Ft. Wayne Dwenger 3. Concord

4. EAST CENTRAL

5. Leo 6. Griffith 7. New Palestine 8. Evansville Reitz 9. Mishawaka 10. Columbus East 11. Hammond Morton 12. Pendleton Hts. 13. Indpls. Roncalli 14. Jasper 15. Evansville Central

State 1994

Honorable mention: Greenwood, Columbia City, South Bend Clay, Franklin County, Plymouth

Consecutive Winning Seasons - 22 (1990-present) Overall Wins - 258 (258-114-1, 1973-present)

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EASTERN INDIANA ATHLETIC CONF. SCHEDULES Batesville Bulldogs

Franklin Co. Wildcats

Greensburg Pirates

■AUG. ■ 17 JENNINGS CO. ■24 ■ at Milan ■31 ■ SOUTH DEARBORN * ■SEPT. ■ 7 at Monrovia ■14 ■ at East Central * ■21 ■ LAWRENCEBURG * ■28 ■ GREENSBURG * ■OCT. ■ 5 at Franklin Co. * ■12 ■ at Connersville

■AUG. ■ 17 at Indpls. Northwest ■24 ■ CONNERSVILLE ■31 ■ at Jay County ■SEPT. ■ 7 at East Central * ■14 ■ LAWRENCEBURG * ■21 ■ at Greensburg * ■28 ■ SOUTH DEARBORN * ■OCT. ■ 5 BATESVILLE * ■12 ■ at Mooresville

■AUG. ■ 17 at Shelbyville ■24 ■ JENNINGS CO. ■31 ■ FRANKLIN ■SEPT. ■ 7 at Lawrenceburg * ■14 ■ at South Dearborn * ■21 ■ FRANKLIN CO. * ■28 ■ at Batesville * ■OCT. ■ 5 EAST CENTRAL * ■12 ■ at North Decatur

HOME GAMES IN CAPS * - Eastern Indiana Athletic Conference games

HOME GAMES IN CAPS * - Eastern Indiana Athletic Conference games

HOME GAMES IN CAPS * - Eastern Indiana Athletic Conference games

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TAYLOR (Ohio) Yellowjackets ■■AUG. 24 at Lawrenceburg ■■31 SCOTT ■■SEPT. 7 NEW RICHMOND ■■14 FINNEYTOWN * ■■21 at Deer Park * ■■28 at Indian Hill * ■■OCT. 5 WYOMING * ■■12 READING * ■■19 at Maderia * ■■26 MARIEMONT * * - Cincinnati Hills League games

MILAN Indians ■■AUG. 17 at Northeastern ■■24 BATESVILLE ■■31 at Lawrenceburg ■■SEPT. 7 at Eastern Hancock * ■■14 NORTH DECATUR * ■■21 at Indian Creek * ■■28 SOUTH DECATUR * ■■OCT. 5 at Edinburgh ■■12 SHENANDOAH * - Mid-Indiana Football Conf. games

CLINTON PRAIRIE Gophers ■■AUG. 17 FRONTIER ■■24 ATTICA ■■31 at Sheridan * ■■SEPT. 7 at Tri-Central * ■■14 at Delphi ■■21 at Carroll (Flora) * ■■28 TRI-COUNTY ■■OCT. 5 CLINTON CENTRAL * ■■12 LAWRENCEBURG * - Hoosier Heartland Conf. games

MADISON Cubs ■■AUG. 17 CHARLESTOWN ■■24 SOUTH DEARBORN ■■31 at Floyd Central * ■■SEPT. 7 at Jeffersonville * ■■14 JENNINGS COUNTY * ■■21 NEW ALBANY * ■■28 at Columbus East * ■■OCT. 5 BEDFORD-N.LAWRENCE * ■■12 at Seymour * * - Hoosier Hills Conf. Games

CONNERSVILLE Spartans ■■AUG. 17 RUSHVILLE ■■24 at Franklin County ■■31 at Muncie South ■■SEPT. 7 SOUTH DEARBORN ■■14 WHITELAND ■■21 at Jay County ■■28 MUNCIE SOUTH ■■OCT. 5 at Indpls. Northwest ■■12 BATESVILLE

MUNCIE SOUTH Rebels ■■AUG. 17 YORKTOWN ■■24 at Muncie Central ■■31 CONNERSVILLE ■■SEPT. 7 LEO ■■14 at Jay County ■■21 ANDERSON PREP ■■28 at Connersville ■■OCT. 5 at Ft. Loramie (Ohio) ■■12 at South Dearborn

RICHMOND Red Devils ■■AUG. 17 at East Central ■■24 NEW PALESTINE ■■31 ANDERSON * ■■SEPT. 7 at Marion * ■■14 at Muncie Central * ■■21 KOKOMO * ■■28 at New Castle * ■■OCT. 5 HUNTINGTON NORTH * ■■12 at Logansport * * - North Central Conf. games

SYCAMORE (Ohio) Aviators ■■AUG.24 ANDERSON (Crosstown Showdown) ■■31 EAST CENTRAL ■■SEPT. 7 SPRINGFIELD ■■14 at Hamilton * ■■21 COLERAIN * ■■28 FAIRFIELD * ■■OCT. 5 at Lakota East * ■■12 PRINCETON * ■■19 at Oak Hills * ■■26 MASON * * - Greater Miami Conf. games

INDPLS. RONCALLI Rebels ■■AUG. 17 at Southport ■■24 at Franklin Central ■■31 INDPLS. CHATARD ■■SEPT. 7 at Plainfield ■■14 INDPLS. SCECINA ■■21 INDPLS. BREBEUF (Lucas Oil Stadium) ■■28 MARTINSVILLE ■■OCT. 5 DECATUR CENTRAL ■■12 at East Central

EIAC Champions 1956-Present ■■1956 BATESVILLE ■■1957 LAWRENCEBURG ■■1958 BROOKVILLE ■■1959 BROOKVILLE ■■1960 AURORA/ BROOKVILLE ■■1961 HAGERSTOWN ■■1962 AURORA/ LAWRENCEBURG ■■1963 LAWRENCEBURG ■■1964 AURORA ■■1965 BATESVILLE ■■1966 AURORA ■■1967 AURORA/ LAWRENCEBURG ■■1968 MILAN ■■1969 JENNINGS COUNTY ■■1970 LAWRENCEBURG ■■1971 LAWRENCEBURG ■■1972 LAWRENCEBURG ■■1973 BATESVILLE/ EAST CENTRAL ■■1974 LAWRENCEBURG

■■1975 LAWRENCEBURG ■■1976 LAWRENCEBURG ■■1977 BROOKVILLE ■■1978 LAWRENCEBURG ■■1979 LAWRENCEBURG ■■1980 LAWRENCEBURG ■■1981 LAWRENCEBURG ■■1982 EAST CENTRAL/ SOUTH DEARBORN ■■1983 BATESVILLE/ SOUTH DEARBORN ■■1984 LAWRENCEBURG ■■1985 LAWRENCEBURG ■■1986 LAWRENCEBURG ■■1987 EAST CENTRAL/ LAWRENCEBURG ■■1988 LAWRENCEBURG ■■1989 EAST CENTRAL ■■1990 EAST CENTRAL ■■1991 EAST CENTRAL ■■1992 LAWRENCEBURG ■■1993 EAST CENTRAL

■■1994 EAST CENTRAL ■■1995 FRANKLIN COUNTY ■■1996 SOUTH DEARBORN ■■1997 FRANKLIN COUNTY ■■1998 EAST CENTRAL/ FRANKLIN CO./ L’BURG ■■1999 FRANKLIN COUNTY ■■2000 EAST CENTRAL ■■2001 EAST CENTRAL ■■2002 BATESVILLE/ EAST CENTRAL/ FRANKLIN CO. ■■2003 EAST CENTRAL ■■2004 EAST CENTRAL ■■2005 EAST CENTRAL ■■2006 EAST CENTRAL ■■2007 EAST CENTRAL ■■2008 EAST CENTRAL ■■2009 Batesville ■■2010 EAST CENTRAL ■■2011 EAST CENTRAL

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Indiana H.S. football key 2012 dates ■■First Practice Date – July 30 (non-contact), Aug, 1 (contact) ■■First Contest - Aug. 17 ■■Regular season games – 9 ■■Official entry list deadline - Oct. 3 ■■Tourney draw date – Week 15 ■■Sectionals - Oct. 19, 26, Nov. 2 ■■Regionals - Nov. 9 ■■Semistates - Nov. 16 ■■State Finals (at Lucas Oil Stadium) - Nov. 23 (Class A, 2A), Nov. 24 (Class 3A, 4A, 5A)

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South Dearborn was set to return most of its coaching staff in 2012, before assistant Brad From Page 17 Stoneking was promoted to interim administrative assistant to principal Jason Cheek within the last three weeks. figure into the rotation at a down tackle, along Longtime staffer Andy (Stump) Seaver takes with senior Evan Hurr (6’0”, 265), perhaps the over as defensive coordinator, with 16th year strongest Knight with a 350-pound bench press staffer Chris Nobbe the special teams boss. Lows and 500 in squats, injured most of last year. will continue to serve as his own offensive coOutside linebacker depth could include sophoordinator. Also back are Ryan Walston (varsity more Chad Terrill (5’10”, 157), a move-in from line, jayvee offense), Donnie Klayer (varsity Cincinnati Elder, who has been a real surprise in assistant, freshman head coach), Corey Lehn the preseason. (linebackers, freshmen) and volunteer assistant Steuer is projected to star at Louden’s old Tony Hummel. safety spot, with big shoes to “With what happened last fill, indeed. Rutzel, although year, I really felt that the kids inexperienced, is another poswanted our success to consibility for the centerfield po- CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS tinue,” said Lows.”That’s an1982, 1983, 1996 sition. other reason I wanted to stick After the luxury of having with it. The kids understand one dependable kicker/punter for the last three what it takes to be successful, to get the schemes years in Kyle Kelly, South Dearborn will turn down early and continue to get better every to either sophomore Tanner Anderson (5’5”, week.

141) or junior Chandler Hoskins (5’3”, 121), “The attitude has been tremendous so far. The both soccer players, at one or both special teams commitment of the kids and leadership shown by positions. Conety is a reliable long-snapper, with our seniors have been great. I haven’t really had Miller expected to handle kick and punt returns. to say much in a lot of practices because they “We have a lot of guys of very similar ability already know what to do. We’re a lot farther at on defense,” Lows noted. “We’ll try and keep this point in the season than we’ve been before.” the freshest guys in there at first.”

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2011 STATE STATISTICAL LEADERS OFFENSIVE PTS. AVG. 1. Linton-Stockton 51.14 2. Homestead 50.91 3. Fountain Central 50.20 4. Eastbrook 45.40 5. Lafayette Cent. Cath.

44.40 6. North Putnam 44.17 7. Warren Central 43.50 8. Brownstown Cent.

43.10 9. Columbus East 42.57 10. Castle 42.25

DEFENSIVE PTS. AVG. 1. Lafayette Cent. Cath.

6.40 2. Wheeler 7.38 3. Heritage Hills 7.92 4. West Lafayette 8.71 5. Andrean 9.20 6. Linton-Stockton 9.64 7. Shenandoah 10.08 8. Carmel 10.87 9. Indpls. Chatard 10.93 10. EAST CENTRAL 11.27

EIAC 2011 VARSITY FOOTBALL Final Standings

Team W-L Conf. Pts. PA ■■East Central 9-2 5-0 354 124 ■■So.Dearborn 7-3 4-1 283 174 ■■Franklin Co. 9-3 3-2 343 209 ■■Greensburg 6-6 2-3 280 297 ■■Lawrenceburg 5-6 1-4 298 394 ■■Batesville 3-7 0-5 272 300

2011 State Finals

At Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis Class A ■■Lafayette Central Catholic 38, Indpls. Scecina 7 Class 2A ■■Ft. Wayne Luers 41, Evansville Mater Dei 17 Class 3A ■■Indpls. Chatard 21, South Bend St. Joseph’s 7 Class 4A ■■Indpls. Cathedral 42, South Bend Washington 7 Class 5A ■■Carmel 54, Penn 0

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South Dearborn’s football Knights, 7-3 and conference runner-up last fall under fourth-year head coach Eric Lows, try to maintain their momentum when they open their 2012 varsity slate Friday night at home against Lawrenceburg (5-6 last year).

Don’t write off Knights just yet Jim Buchberger Sports Editor

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7-3 with a second-place conference finish a year ago, South Dearborn football continued to climb the ladder in its fourth year under head coach Eric Lows.

Expected to step down from his gridiron post in the off-season, due to time demands of his new job as elementary school principal, Lows actually did so.

Only to return in March when all involved saw it to be in the best interests of the school and the program.

The question remains: Can Knights football recapture the momentum it built in four previous years under Coach Lows (20-21 overall) following that brief spell in limbo?

“I’m real excited to be back working with the kids,” said Lows, who wasn’t really gone at all. “We had to get things up and running again pretty quickly in April, but we got it knocked out fairly fast. It’s gone real well, to be honest. It’s not like I was coming into a situation where I wasn’t familiar.”

The 1994 SDHS graduate and former Ball State captain added: “We want to get this program to the point where we don’t have to rebuild so much every so many years. We graduated a group that had played a lot of football last year. But we have good numbers back, with 55 on our roster – which is actually more than last year. We’ve got a great big freshman class of 18-20 kids coming in. We look for things to continue to improve.”

On paper, South Dearborn returns six starters each on the offensive and defensive sides of the football. But key performers from last year are missing on both counts, which leaves both situations under the shadow of doubt.

Missed the most will be SD’s defensive anchor at inside linebacker, conference MVP, team leader and the third Indiana All-State selection in Knights history, Garrett Saunders (112 tackles, 14 for loss, five sacks,five forced fumbles)

now at BSU. Saunders’ offensive counterpart, runningback Jesse Adams, will be equally hard to replace after racking up 1,389 rush yards, 12 touchdowns. And don’t forget safety and wideout Cameron Louden, who left as SD’s career interceptions leader (14).

Knights have busied themselves trying to cobble together some kind of ground attack, based around top returnees Josh Faller (six passing TD, two rushing) and robust fullback A.J. Hummel (313 rush yards, three TD), both seniors. Look for Hummel to shift to tailback on occasion, in addition to his inside linebacker duties.

It will help that three proven offensive line starters are back up front in center Dustin Conety (6’2”, 209 pounds), a third-year regular; plus guards Trey Grubbs (5’11”, 212) and Daniel Waldon (5’10”, 208). All are senior second-year veterans.

Classmate Adam Bailey (5’10”, 181), indispensible two-way starter at wide receiver and defensive back, has big shoes to fill in Louden’s old spots. But the three-sport mainstay has the athleticism and experience.

Another SD threesport mainstay, senior Austin Miller (6’0”, 181) returns at wideout after getting a taste of varsity action last year.

To boost the running game, South Dearborn is considering more playing time for senior QB Clayton Hensley (5’10”, 150), a bit better passer

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than Faller – a strong leader and competitor – who may be shifted to tailback in some sets.

The ground game is almost certain to get a boost from tough-guy junior Brad Bruner (6’0”, 197), who’ll double at inside backer, where he charted 83 tackles (nine for loss) as a full-timer last year.

Newcomer Zach Steuer (5’9”, 168), a sophomore in the same mold and the 2011 jayvee offensive MVP, will get some looks, along with junior Josh Proctor (5’9”, 182).

For pure explosiveness, Knights could turn to shifty sophomore runner Paxton McGhee (5’10”, 145), a movein from Colerain who has impressed the coaching staff. “He’s moved up on the list every week,” said Coach Lows.

Filling the gaps at offensive tackle and tight end will be of equal importance. Allcounty defensive end Ben May (6’4”, 227), a senior, should be a key cog at one tackle, with classmate Darrell Walker (5’9”, 198) and sophomore Dalton Cisco (6’0”, 212), vying for the other spot.

A slew of newcomers may see action at tight end, where Saunders was a devastating blocker with good hands. Junior Austin Jefferson (6’3”, 204) has the size and athletic

background, but seniors Jared Whitaker (6’0”, 178) and Trent Schoster (6’0”, 174) should see time in two-TE sets.

Knights would like to find playing time for two more skill players in 6’3”, 175-pound senior first-year man Seth Rutzel, at wideout, and former backup QB Trent Moorhead (6’0”, 167), a junior who has added size and speed to go with a considerable football IQ. Defensively, South Dearborn will rely heavily on a cadre of two-way players until some depth develops.

May, at end, along with the rotation of Conety, Grubbs and Waldon will fill three-fourths of the front line positions, with Bruner and Hummel slotted at inside linebackers and Miller at an outside backer spot. Bailey and Faller are the most experienced returnees in the secondary, both pegged to return at cornerback.

New guys who will help on defense include the trio of Cisco, Whitaker and Jefferson at the other end spot.

Junior Colt Powell (5’9”, 251) could See KNIGHTS, Page 15

2012 SEASON PREVIEW

■2011 ■ RECORD: 7-3 (4-1 EIAC, 2nd place), lost to East Central 31-0 Class 4A sectional 1st round ■TOP ■ RETURNEES: LB/TE/RB Brad Bruner, QB/RB/DB Josh Faller, C/G Dustin Conety, FB/LB A.J. Hummel, OT/DE Ben May, G/DT Trey Grubbs, G Daniel Waldon, OT/DL Evan Hurr, WR/ DB Adam Bailey, WR/LB Austin Miller ■NEWCOMERS ■ TO WATCH: QB/DB Clayton Hensley, QB Trent Moorhead, K/P Tanner Anderson, TE Austin Jefferson, RB/DB Paxton McGhee, RB/DB Zach Steuer, OL/DL Colt Powell ■SEASON ■ OPENER: Friday, 7 p.m. vs Lawrenceburg (5-6 in 2011)

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VARSITY ■■AUG. 17 – LAWRENCEBURG ■■24 – at Madison ■■31 – at Batesville * ■■SEPT. 7 – at Connersville ■■14 – GREENSBURG * ■■21 – EAST CENTRAL * ■■28 – at Franklin Co. * ■■OCT. 5 – LAWRENCEBURG * ■■12 – MUNCIE SOUTH, 7:30 p.m.

HOME GAMES IN CAPS All kickoffs at 7 p.m. * - Eastern Ind. Athletic Conf. games

RESERVE ■■AUG. 27 – at Connersville ■■SEPT. 4 – BATESVILLE * ■■10 – SOUTH DECATUR ■■17 – at Greensburg * ■■24 – EAST CENTRAL * ■■OCT. 1 – FRANKLIN CO. * ■■8 – at Lawrenceburg *

■■6-Tanner Anderson 5-5 141 So. K/P ■■7-Austin Shinn 5-7 134 Fr. WR/DB ■■8-Zach Steuer 5-9 168 So. RB/DB ■■9-Josh Faller 5-10 164 Sr. QB/DB ■■10-Caleb Rudisell 5-9 181 Fr. RB/LB ■■11-Austin Miller 6-0 181 Sr. WR/LB ■■12-Evan Oatman 5-10 164 Fr. QB/DB ■■15-A.J. Hummel 5-10 182 Sr. FB/LB ■■17-Daemon Lane 5-10 152 So. WR/DB ■■18-Trent Moorhead 5-9 157 Jr. QB/S ■■21-Colt Hummel 5-9 142 Fr. TE/DL ■■22-Adam Bailey 5-10 168 Sr. WR/LB ■■23-Noah Fehling 5-11 169 Fr. TE/DL ■■24-Ben Waldon 5-7 141 So. WR/DB ■■25-Jared Whitaker 5-10 159 Sr. TE/DL ■■26-Levi Sizemore 5-9 167 Fr. RB/LB ■■27-Shade Stewart 5-9 132 Fr. WR/DB ■■28-Jake England 5-9 127 So. WR/DB ■■29-Daniel Bruner 5-7 151 Fr. RB/LB ■■30-Mac Espedilla 5-7 141 Fr. RB/DB ■■32-Josh Proctor 5-9 182 Jr. RB/LB ■■35-Josh Schwarz 5-7 142 Fr. OL/LB ■■36-Justin Adams 5-10 164 Fr. RB/DE ■■37-Matt Disbro 5-10 170 Fr. RB/LB ■■43-Allan Hunt 5-9 147 Jr. WR/LB ■■44-Brad Bruner 6-0 197 Jr. FB/LB ■■45-Matt Byrd 5-9 161 So. OL/LB ■■46-Chad Terrill 5-10 157 So. RB/LB ■■47-Jakob Lusby 5-9 162 Fr. TE/LB

HOME GAMES IN CAPS All kickoffs at 5:30 p.m. * - Eastern Ind. Athletic Conf. games

FRESHMAN ■■AUG. 23 – HOLY CROSS (KY.) ■■30 – at Lawrenceburg ■■SEPT. 6 – at Batesville * ■■13 – MILAN, 6 p.m.

■■20 – GREENSBURG * ■■27 – EAST CENTRAL * ■■OCT. 4 – at Franklin Co. * ■■11 – LAWRENCEBURG *

HOME GAMES IN CAPS Kickoffs at 5:30 p.m. unless noted * - Eastern Ind. Athletic Conf. games

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■■50-Keaton Schwab 5-10 214 Fr. OL/DL ■■51-Trey Grubbs 5-11 212 Sr. OL/DL ■■52-Vince Bugni 5-10 185 So. OL/DL ■■53-Daniel Waldon 5-10 208 Sr. OL/DL ■■54-Daylon Pennington 5-10 162 So. OL/DE ■■55-A.J. Wildridge 5-9 158 Jr. OL/LB ■■56-Justin Conway 5-10 217 Jr. OL/DL ■■58-Darrec Fields 5-11 268 Jr. OL/DL ■■60-Jerry Goosman 5-9 179 So. OL/DL ■■61-Darrell Walker 5-9 198 Sr. OL/DL ■■63-Dustin Conety 6-2 209 Sr. OL/DL ■■64-Matt Money 5-11 176 Fr. OL/DL ■■65-Nick Burkhardt 5-10 215 Jr. OL/DL ■■68-Cody Griffin 5-10 172 Fr. OL/DL ■■69-Colt Powell 5-10 251 Jr. OL/DL ■■70-Michael Conway 6-2 197 So. OL/DL ■■72-Seth McFarland 6-2 222 Fr. OL/DL ■■73-Evan Hurr 6-0 265 Sr. OL/DL ■■74-Austin Lane 6-1 191 So. OL/DL ■■75-Taylor Toney 6-2 181 Fr. OL/DL ■■76-Dalton Cisco 5-7 212 So. OL/DL ■■77-Sam Smith 6-2 267 Fr. OL/DL

■■78-Dylan Neff 6-2 238 Fr. OL/DL ■■79-Zach Probst 6-3 242 Fr. OL/DL ■■80-Kenny Carpenter 6-0 164 Fr. TE/DE ■■82-Mark Dunn 5-9 141 Sr. WR/DB ■■86-Trent Schoster 6-0 174 Sr. TE/DL ■■88-Austin Jefferson 6-3 204 Jr. TE/DL ■■98-Christian Furr 5-10 215 Fr. OL/DL ■■99-Ben May 6-4 227 Sr. TE/DL HEAD COACH – Eric Lows ASSISTANT COACHES - Andy Seaver, Chris Nobbe, Ryan Walston, Don Klayer, Corey Lehn, Tony Hummel, Jim Wheat VIDEO – Gary Rush, Gary Moore STUDENT MANAGERS – Mackayley Campbell, Sarah Carroll, Anna Hensley VARSITY CHEERLEADERS – Andrea Cash, Shae Combs, Kalene Getz, Skylar Butler, Shelby Vaught, Tara West, Miranda McClanahan, Kaitlyn McLaughlin, Natalie Cauble

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South Dearborn’s 2012 football coaching staffers are, first row, from left: Ryan Walston, Andy Seaver and Chris Nobbe. Second row: Corey Lehn, head coach Eric Lows, Don Klayer and Tony Hummel.

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