As action got under way I felt that Roger Bacon would have the upper hand
in this match up as they had a large offensive line and Loveland had several
players playing both ways on offense and defense. Roger Bacon’s offensive line features
several prospects and lined up from right to left as follows:
RT #63 Tony Koehling, 6’4”. 290 lbs Junior
RG #62 Vince Carlotta, 6’4”, 280 lbs Senior (Vince is currently hearing
from Akron, Cincinnati and Boston College)
C #70 Nick Ceddio, 6’2”, 265
lbs Junior
LG #54 Jake Stapleton, 6’0”, 185, Sophomore
LT #56 Andrew McCullough, 6’1”, 270 lbs, Junior
TE #80 Cody Parker, 6’4”, 225 lbs, Junior
In goal line situations Roger Bacon went to a “Jumbo” package inserting
defensive lineman Mike Hicks, 6’5”, 290 lbs Senior as an extra offensive
lineman. Despite not playing last
year Mike is hearing from several college programs including Ohio University.
One other Roger Bacon Spartan to catch my eye was #28 Sophomore DB Drake Fletcher, 6’2” 180 lbs. Drake
showed a nose for the football and provided both pass coverage and run
support.
Another factor I thought would play into this game was Roger Bacon’s use
of the no huddle offense. Loveland’s defense had to
stay down and ready and I thought this would also add to their fatigue. But as the night wore on it appears that
the Loveland
players responded better to the heat and gained momentum.
For Loveland #5 WR/OLB Brian Wozniak, 6’5”, 225 lbs
really stood out with his play on both sides of the ball.
The 2nd match up ended up as a blow out as the Western Hills
Mustangs were over matched by the Princeton Vikings. Princeton was up 41 – 0 early in the 2nd
quarter. Western Hills did have
several athletic underclassmen that stood out against the Vikings
including:
#11 DE Kenne Howard, 6’4”, 205 lbs Junior
#13 WR/DB Jason Smith, 6’2”, 160 lbs Sophomore
#20 DB Jordan Alston, 6’2”, 180 lbs Junior