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Time: 08-24-2010 15:24 Product: HeraldTab PubDate: 08-22-2010 Zone: State Edition: 1st Page: Special_23
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QUICK HITS ■ Coach: Dan Devine, 16-8 career record ■ Home field: Tomahawk Stadium, 1,500 capacity ■ Region: NCISAA Division II ■ Last year: 8-4 (2nd in NCISAA Division II) ■ Assistant coaches: Dan Devine, OC/DB; Mac McCarley, OL/DL;Titus Bowen, LB/QB; Harold Richardson, RB/K; Chase Cox, WR ■ Barry Byers’ prediction: 8-2
SCHEDULE Aug. 20 Aug. 27 Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29
Southlake Christian Forsyth Country Day School at Davidson Charter School Christ School at Highland Technology Village Christian, Fayetteville, N.C. at High Point Christian at Hickory Grove Christian First Assembly Concord at Trinity Christian, Fayetteville, N.C.
7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. TBA 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m.
FROM THE COACH “Bringing back eleven seniors will certainly help us with leadership and experience. The foundation was laid down properly in the past and now it is our job to take it to the championship level. Our players and staff have worked extremely hard and will continue to work through every day as we prepare for a tough schedule.”
— Dan Devine
Melissa Cherry mcherry@heraldonl
Westminster Catawba practices earlier this month.
SCOUTING REPORT
OFFENSE
DEFENSE
OVERVIEW
QB will be in the capable hands of Mark Vehaun and the offense should light up the scoreboard with seven starters back. On the ground, Josh Parker and Cameron Adkins will get the call. Ian Brandt, a 6-5 WR/TE, is a top target. The really, really good news? Four starting linemen are back: Andrew Duvall, Adam Crain, Aaron McCarley and Mark Watts.
Six starters are back on defense, giving the Indians 13 of 22 starters back. LB is stacked with Peyton Hinson, Mark Watts and Nate Casey resuming their spots from last season. Josh Parker returns at SS and Adkins at FS. The only defensive lineman back is Vehaun at defensive end, so one issue to be answered early will be finding the other players on the D front.
This could get exciting. The bandwagon filled quickly last season as the Indians won eight games and made it to the semifinal round of the playoffs. Might want to find a bigger wagon. The sky is the limit this season with quality starters back. Devine replaced Ben McGarity, who moved to Charlotte’s Providence Day after he rebuilt the WCCS program. Devine coached at Huntersville Southlake (N.C.) so he is very familiar with the conference.
INDIANS ROSTER No 1 3 6 9 18
Name Cameron Adkins Bennett Johnson Ian Brandt Nate Casey Alex Valais
The Herald
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Pos. HB/S Ath. DT/TE LB/HB K
Ht. 5-9 5-4 6-5 5-8 5-11
Enquirer-Herald
Wt. 155 125 190 165 145
Yr. Sr. Fr. Sr. So. Sr.
20 21 22 24 25 33
Mason Rudolph Kyle Brandt Clay Cooper Devante Jackson Mark Vehaun Josh Parker
QB/S CB/WR WR/CB WR/RB QB/DE RB/SS
5-11 6-1 5-9 5-6 6-1 5-9
150 155 155 135 185 180
Fr. Fr. Fr. So. Jr. Sr.
38 42 43 44 50 51
Aaron Ledford Wes Chestnutt Will McCutchin Peyton Hinson Mark Watts John Haley
Ath. G/DE LB/HB LB/FB LB/OT WR/CB
5-10 5-10 5-10 6-2 5-11 5-10
145 190 160 185 190 175
Fr. Sr. So. Sr. Sr. Sr.
54 55 56 60 65 70
JD Wentworth Adam Crain Stuart O’Quinn Shane Glynn Andrew Duvall Aaron McCarley
WR/CB C OG OG/DT OT/DT OT
5-10 6-2 5-10 6-0 6-1 6-2
175 220 190 190 250 225
Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. So.
78 80 87 88 91
Nick Henderson Ryan Hornak Harrison Greene Jake Wentworth Seth Ezell
OT WR CB/WR TE/DE DT
6-2 5-5 5-11 6-2 5-7
220 125 170 185 135
SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2010
So. Jr. Sr. So. Fr.
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