Niles (Div. III)

Niles (Div. III)

Head Coach: Tim Johnson, sixth year overall at Niles

Coaching Staff: Jon Elliot, Tony Limongi, Brad Yeager, John Allen, Doug Barnhart, Doug Miller.

Offensive/defensive Formations: Multiple I offense/3-5 Stack defense

Outlook: Longtime assistant — and former Niles head coach — Tim Johnson takes over for Phil Annarella as head coach after a previous five-year stint with the Red Devils. The team will rely on standout senior Nate Ganyard, obviously, but with 16 lettermen and 11 returning starters from last year's team, this is definitely not a one-man show. Four offensive linemen return, and the Red Dragons will benefit from a terrific senior class. Quarterback Walt Krezeczowski's graduation leaves the biggest hole on offense. Should be in the mix for another league crown.

Returning Lettermen: Mellilo, Beltran, Sava, Rosenberger, Sava, Ganyard, Mullen, Tabor, Cayavec, Showalter, Plevyak, Krezeczowski, Petrilli, Swisher, Sloban.

Roster:

2-Vince Mellilo QB/DB SR 183 6-3

3-Silas Copeland WR/LB SR 140 5-11

4-Anthony Mullen WR/DB SR 175 6-1

7-David Allen WR/DB SO 135 5-9

10-Nick Lucariello WR/DB SO 152 5-8

11-Ken Cunningham RB/LB JR 165 5-7

12-Morgan Brogdon QB/DB JR 158 5-11

14-Nick Mientkiewicz QB/DB JR 207 6-1

17-David Hughes QB/DB SO 161 5-9

19-Joe Moss QB/DB SO 163 6-2

20-Chris Brogdon RB/DB SO 157 5-10

21-Ricardo Beltran RB/DB SR 153 5-10

23-Anthony Ingram WR/DB JR 164 5-11

24-Rob Sava WR/DB SR 132 5-6

25-Dan Rosenberger WR/DB SR 133 5-11

26-Alex Sava WR/DB SR 137 5-7

27-Nate Ganyard RB/LB SR 219 6-1

28-Ronnell Baugh RB/DB SO 184 6-0

30-Devon Thompson WR/DB SO 168 5-9

32-Alan Koren RB/LB SO 181 5-10

33-Nico Wagner TE/LB JR 181 6-0

35-Asseem Uppal WR/DB SR 145 5-4

36-Zach Stanton RB/LB JR 208 5-10

38-Jason Smith RB/LB SO 161 5-11

39-Nick Gibson WR/DB JR 156 5-9

40-Josh Knapp RB/LB JR 216 5-9

41-Chris Fortune WR/DB JR 140 5-7

42-Shaq. CunninghamQB/DB SO 140 5-7

43-Alex Matthews WR/DB SO 142 5-6

44-Les Tabor RB/DL SR 200 5-8

50-Jeff Cayavec OL/DL SR 195 5-8

52-Zach Showalter OL/DL SR 238 5-11

53-Nick Kowal OL/DL JR 235 6-1

55-Ryan Saylor OL/LB SR 205 5-8

56-Kyron Copeland OL/DL JR 205 5-9

57-Bobby Duley OL/LB JR 180 5-8

58-Max Plevyak OL/DL JR 180 5-8

60-Trevor Bernhard OL/DL SO 242 5-11

61-Adam Bates OL/DL SO 236 6-1

62-Chris Watson OL/DL SO 234 5-8

63-Christian Winters OL/LB JR 208 6-1

65-Stan Krezeczowski OL/DL JR 241 6-3

70-Nick Connell OL/DL SO 250 5-10

71-Dan McLain OL/DL JR 200 6-0

74-Patrick Watson OL/LB JR 180 5-10

75-Zach Connell OL/DL JR 295 6-3

77-Jeff Petrilli OL/DL SR 235 5-10

78-John Swisher OL/DL SR 290 6-3

80-Ted Sloban KI/PU SR 170 5-11

82-Tyler Fussleman TE/LB JR 165 6-0

83-Cory Floyd TE/LB SO 160 5-11

84-Adam Rios TE/LB SR 165 6-4

85-Brandon Ondik TE/LB SO 186 6-3

86-Jared Crist TE/LB JR 214 6-0

88-Chris Lykins TE/LB SR 200 6-1

Schedule:

Aug. 24 — at Girard, 7 p.m.

Aug. 31 — Cleveland Lincoln West, 7 p.m.

Sept. 7 — Lakeview, 7 p.m.

Sept. 14 — at Struthers, 7 p.m.

Sept. 21 — at Canfield, 7 p.m.

Sept. 28 — Poland, 7 p.m.

Oct. 5 — at East Liverpool, 7 p.m.

Oct. 11 — Campbell, 7 p.m.

Oct. 19 — at Salem, 7 p.m.

Oct. 26 — Howland, 7 p.m.