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East Kentwood
Nickname: Falcons
Coach: Ryan Gallogly
2012 Record: 4-5
Players lost: Houston Glass, Ricky May, Alex Browley
Players returning: Kyle Friberg, Mike Ivy, Colin Calloway, Kevin Smith, Elliott Jordan, John Keenoy, Donte Nelson, Gabe Ramirez, Sammy Ryans
Coach’s comment: “So far it’s been a pretty smooth transition. We are trying to install a new offense and defense as quickly as we can.”
Grand Haven
Nickname: Buccaneers
Coach: Mike Farley
2012 Record: 3-6
Players lost: Matt Mulcahy, Mike Penland, Conner Moynihan, Jeff Olson
Players returning: Isaak Newhouse, Dakota Juarez, Abe Westerman, Aaron Gordon, Wade Wilson, Cody Jonas, Tyler Tippins
Coach’s comment: “We have good team speed this year. We are able to run and be physical, and if we do that, we have a chance to have success.”
Grandville
Nickname: Bulldogs
Coach: Mike Lapciuk
2012 Record: 4-5
Players lost: Andrew Vavere, Jessie Perez, Utah Bartholic, Dylan Jolliffe
Players returning: Ryan Fischer, Austin Schuur, Jake Schmid, Zak Koster, Brian Cappiello, Danil Young, Daniel Schanley
Coach’s comment: “This is the third year of our system, and things are a whole lot better. We are looking to take things to the next level. We won four games last year, and we want to qualify for the playoffs this year.”
Hudsonville
Nickname: Eagles
Coach: Dave Lidgard
2012 Record: 2-7
Players lost: Cody Brower, Justin VanDam, Louis Diaz, Jake Bull, Dustin Cole, Nate Kaboos
Players returning: Mason Opple, Dakota Prince, Mark Dieterle, Curt Doornbos, Dustin Tripp, Jack Ellermets, Mitch Laninga, Evan Akins, Zach Reynolds
Coach’s comment: “We are very excited and optimistic. We are going back to playing strong, fundamental football with an emphasis on the off-season program.”
Rockford
Nickname: Rams
Coach: Ralph Munger
2012 Record: 10-3
Players lost: Connor Darby, Sam Reinke, KC Zenner, Kyle Short, Jared Johnson
Players returning: Austin McKellar, Brent Showers, Randy Garvin, Josh Olson, Zach Sargent, C.J. Farmer, Jimmy Scales, Jarett Sobkowiak, Jimmy Olewinski, Trevor Coughlin
Coach’s comment: “We have a lot of inexperience, but we also had a lot of guys working hard in the off-season. We will have to see what happens. This is a fun group to work with.”
West Ottawa
Nickname: Panthers
Coach: Rory Zegunis
2012 Record: 8-3
Players lost: Trevor VanTubergen, Ato Condelee, Nate Colvin, Seth Mika, Miguel Correa
Players returning: Jared McNitt, James Lacey, Christian Rodino, J.D. Otteman, Mason Dekker, Alex Zimmerman, P.J. Trammel
Coach’s comment: “We are very experienced on defense. We have a good core group and a lot of experience coming back, and that has created a lot of excitement.”