Southern (Div. VI)

Southern (Div. VI)

Head Coach: Alex Albert, third year (10-10)

Coaching Staff: Dan Sailing, Jim Brown, Mike Skrinjar, Jeff Boston, Bill Pitts, George Maskaluk.

Offensive/defensive Formations: Double Wing offense/4-4 defense

Outlook: After losing Nick Puckett (the school’s career and single-season rushing leader), the Indians will try to spread the ball around more this season, utilizing quarterback Darren Mills on more option plays and leaning on Nathan Melhorn to replace some of Puckett’s production. The defense returns eight starters and should be improved.

Roster:

2-Darren Mills QB/DB SR 170 6-0

4-Herb Pitts TE/DL JR 220 6-1

5-Mike McVay QB/DB JR 160 5-10

6-Mike Hipsley WR/DB FR 140 5-7

7-Andrew Diaz WR/DB JR 175 6-1

8-Jake Boyle QB/LB FR 160 5-9

9-Dylan Puckett RB/LB SO 165 5-8

10-David Ramsey P/K JR 155 5-10

12-Nathan Melhorn RB/LB JR 165 5-8

13-Curt Raffle RB/LB SR 180 5-10

15-Luke Kelm RB/DL SR 200 6-2

20-Brian Brinker RB/DB SO 155 5-8

21-Alen Miller PU/DB SR 160 5-8

22-Cody Gibson RB/LB JR 175 6-0

23-Tyler Haddox RB/LB SO 200 5-9

25-George Allen RB/LB SO 165 5-9

26-Scott McNeil WR/DB JR 150 5-10

27-Seth Utt RB/DB FR 165 5-10

32-Steve Hamilton RB/DB SR 155 5-7

40-Jon Owsley RB/LB SR 175 5-8

41-Adam Kelly RB/DB SO 165 5-8

44-Tony Pastore TE/DL JR 190 6-1

45-Jesse Macken WR/DB SO 155 6-1

50-C.J. Norris RB/LB JR 170 5-10

51-Birdie Baddeley OL/LB SO 190 6-0

52-Kevin Lafferty OL/DL SO 220 6-1

54-Keith Raffle OL/DL SO 165 5-9

55-Anthony Kastor OL/DL JR 215 5-11

56-Josh Melhorn OL/DL FR 260 6-0

57-Nathan Birkheimer OL/DL FR 220 5-8

58-Jason Miller OL/DL FR 260 6-2

60-Andrew Brothers OL/DL SR 235 6-1

62-Derrick Heavener OL/DL FR 220 6-1

64-Brandon Smith OL/DL FR 200 6-0

65-Chris Weeda OL/DL JR 290 6-1

66-Bobby Bluffington OL/DL SR 205 6-2

70-Dalton Glover OL/DL SO 175 5-8

71-Jake Nicholson OL/DL SO 180 5-11

72-A.J. Wright OL/DL SO 200 5-8

75-Josh Bently OL/DL SO 270 6-0

76-J.T. Lemley OL/DL JR 240 5-10

77-Paul Beardshall OL/DL FR 285 6-2

81-Scott Brown TE/DL JR 175 6-1

82-Zac Lockhart WR/DB JR 150 6-0

83-Ron Good TE/DL SO 200 6-1

84-William Curtis WR/DB JR 155 6-1

86-Bowen Pitts TE/DL FR 220 6-0

88-Trey Griffith WR/DB FR 175 6-0

89-Jaramiah Thomas WR/DB JR 170 6-0

Schedule:

Aug. 24 — East Palestine, 7 p.m.

Aug. 31 — at Lisbon, 7 p.m.

Sept. 7 — at Crestview, 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 14 — Leetonia, 7 p.m.

Sept. 21 — at Lowellville, 7 p.m.

Sept. 28 — at Sebring, 7 p.m.

Oct. 5 — McDonald, 7 p.m.

Oct. 12 — Jackson Milton, 7 p.m.

Oct. 19 — at Wellsville, 7 p.m.

Oct. 26 — Western Reserve, 7 p.m.