i personally think GCC has done a tremendous job in just five years. becoming a playoff calibar team in just five years must mean your doing something right.

Squirmydog wrote: I know Rosecrans loses their qb and top rusher. Both lines and receivers return pretty much intact and they used 3 rb's last year, so they should be fine. The schedule is brutal. If they go 8-2 again they will be scary. I give them a ton of credit for taking on a challenge.
8/28 TCC
9/4 Conotton Valley
9/10 @Strasburg-Franklin
9/17 @Bridgeport
9/24 @Shadyside
10/2 Hannibal River
10/8 Fort Laramie
10/15 @GCC
10/22 @Caldwell
10/29 @Fort Frye

I really hope you are kidding. I'm not sure that I would consider that schedule "brutal".

Squirmydog wrote: I know that is NC's league schedule, but is that a little too much, even with an established dynasty program like Newark Catholic?

NC most years can go 3-4 or 4-3 in the league and some years better:
Since joining the Ohio division NC's league record: 4-3, 6-1(state title year), 3-4 and 4-3...

IMHO they simply need to make sure the get points non-league and they will be fine.

09 they lost to 10-0 D4 playoff team Amanda Clearcreak but their wins over Centerburg and Fisher Catholic got them very little points...

08 they also missed the playoffs but their 3 non-league opponends won a combined 6 games...

I like their chances to win their non-league games and I think that will give them enough points to slip in to the post season even with a 3-4 league mark...
AND I think 4 or 5+ league wins isn't that unlikly...

I think NC will make it this year and I think they'll be a load once the do

cb_09 wrote:

Squirmydog wrote: I know Rosecrans loses their qb and top rusher. Both lines and receivers return pretty much intact and they used 3 rb's last year, so they should be fine. The schedule is brutal. If they go 8-2 again they will be scary. I give them a ton of credit for taking on a challenge.
8/28 TCC
9/4 Conotton Valley
9/10 @Strasburg-Franklin
9/17 @Bridgeport
9/24 @Shadyside
10/2 Hannibal River
10/8 Fort Laramie
10/15 @GCC
10/22 @Caldwell
10/29 @Fort Frye

I really hope you are kidding. I'm not sure that I would consider that schedule "brutal".

With 6 playoff teams on the schedule, would "challenging" be less offensive?

bloozebrother wrote: i personally think GCC has done a tremendous job in just five years. becoming a playoff calibar team in just five years must mean your doing something right.

I agree with you Blooze and thanks for the kind words. To take on and defeat the NC's and St Paul's of the world requires a new level for the entire program. I see what that next level looks like. We'll get there. It just takes time.

found some seniors the ROSECRANS and TRIMBLE lose

ROSECRANS
WR/LB LUKE LEPI 5-7 160 , QB/DB VINCENT JOSEPH 5-11 160 , RB/DB JOSHUA KOHLER 5-10 160 , RB/LB MATTHEW DOWELL 6-1 190 , OL/DL MICHAEL REEF 5-10 225 , WR/LB NICHOLAS SKROBOT 6-0 170

TRIMBLE
TE ANDY BOYSEN 6-0 195 , WR ROGER DYER 5-10 165 , RB NICK EING 5-10 180 , RB BRANDAN CARTER 5-10 185 , WR RICHARD DRAKE 5-11 170 , C KIEFER STANDLEY 6-0 220 , S CASEY MARTIN 5-11 190 , G COLTAN JOYCE 5-11 180 , C ANDREW MCLAUGHLIN 5-10 280 , T MATHEW AZBELL 6-2 260

bridgeport2001 wrote: found some seniors the ROSECRANS lose
WR/LB LUKE LEPI 5-7 160 , QB/DB VINCENT JOSEPH 5-11 160 , RB/DB JOSHUA KOHLER 5-10 160 , RB/LB MATTHEW DOWELL 6-1 190 , OL/DL MICHAEL REEF 5-10 225 , WR/LB NICHOLAS SKROBOT 6-0 170

Good detective work B. I could not find a roster with class anywhere.

Squirmydog wrote:

bloozebrother wrote: i personally think GCC has done a tremendous job in just five years. becoming a playoff calibar team in just five years must mean your doing something right.

I agree with you Blooze and thanks for the kind words. To take on and defeat the NC's and St Paul's of the world requires a new level for the entire program. I see what that next level looks like. We'll get there. It just takes time.

your right. we've been to the state finals once and state semis twice. once you get out of our region its a whole new ballgame.

Imagine what the region will look like if Caldwell comes back.

I would think that Danville has to snap out of their tailspin soon and make it back to the playoffs.

Danville has a lot coming back and a proven successful coach. They will be much improved this year.

Here is what DANVILLE has coming back next year
#3 FR. 5-10 125 ZACK WALLS WR/FS
#4 FR. 5-6 125 BRYANT BLUBAUGH QB/CB
#15 FR. 5-10 170 KODEY BALL RB/OLB
#22 FR. 5-9 155 KYLE SHULTZ RB/LB
#27 FR. 5-8 110 DANIEL MICKLEY WR/SS
#33 FR. 5-10 128 AUSTIN HAZEN TE/OLB
#60 FR. 5-7 154 BRYCE STAATS C/LB
#68 FR. 5-9 180 MICHAEL HAWKINS OG/OLB
#70 FR. 5-10 195 JOSH BRATTON C/DT
#77 FR. 5-8 255 JAMARCUS HERSHBERGER OT/DT
#1 SO. 5-4 115 CODY INVERSO WR/CB
#11 SO. 5-7 148 MARCUS DURBIN QB/SS
#23 SO. 5-11 160 BRODY BUTLER RB/CB
#32 SO. 5-10 178 HEATH BUCKINGHAM RB/NG
#44 SO. 5-8 150 JACOB GRENNELL FB/NG
#50 SO. 5-8 143 DEREK BAKER OG/FS
#51 SO. 5-8 147 COLTON MOORE OG/LB
#56 SO. 5-10 170 QUINTON FERENBAUGH OG/LB
#67 SO. 5-10 235 CODY EDMUNDSON OT/DT
#72 SO. 5-10 238 CODY McCOMBS OT/DT
#75 SO. 6-3 240 DEVON WILSON OT/DT
#76 SO. 6-3 245 ZACH MILLER OT/DT
#2 JR. 5-9 145 SHAUN DURBIN WR/CB
#12 JR. 6-0 190 CASEY SLOAN RB/OLB
#14 JR. 6-0 160 ZACH BREWER WR/FS
#21 JR. 5-8 150 JOEY GONZALES FB/NG
#62 JR. 5-10 200 BRIAN BOESHART OT/DT
#63 JR. 6-0 185 MIKE AUNE C/DT
#74 JR. 5-11 200 DALTON SHELDON OT/DT

Buckingham, Brewer, Sloan, Miller, and McCombs are very good football players. They will need to develop some depth on the offensive line and a new leader at qb. Danville could be a major surprise in 2010. I'm glad GCC has them in week 1.