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School: Caledonia 

Nickname: Fighting Scots

Coach: Steve Uyl

Last Year’s Record: 4-3, 4-5 

Players Lost: Trevor Garbow, Sean Murphy, Kyle Schutt

Players Returning: Isaac Andrusiak, Tanner Ellens, Heath Hoogerhyde, Garrett Hubbell, Brett Smith, Joel Wenk, Ryan Zoet

Coach’s Comment: “We have good depth at the skilled positions but need to create some depth on the offensive and defensive lines.” 

 

School: East Grand Rapids

Nickname: Pioneers

Coach: Pete Stuursma

Last Year’s Record: 3-2, 9-4

Players Lost: David Drummond, Luke Elias, DeAndre Grady, Cohen Mead

Players Returning: Jahaan Brown, Conor Conaboy, Chris Dickow, Gunner Elder, Troy Gotch, Marcus Hall

Coach’s Comment: We are excited that we have more depth on the defensive line and more experience on the offensive line than we have had in the last few years.”

 

School: Forest Hills Central 

Nickname: Rangers

Coach: Tim Rogers

Last Year’s Record: 5-0, 6-4

Players Lost: Cam Anderson, Cole Etheridge, Jamal Kanu, Marquis Mundy

Players Returning: Chris Bosscher, Justin Chopp, Hunter Folkersma, Nick Lamica, Spencer Nehls

Coach’s Comment: “I’m a little worried about our depth. We have 22 seniors, and they were a large part of the success last year.”

 

School: Grand Rapids Christian

Nickname: Eagles

Coach: Don Fellows

Last Year’s Record: 5-0, 10-1

Players Lost: Christian Benn, Robert Cuba, Kavon Frazier

Players Returning: Davaris Collier, Zach Crouch, Tommy Doles, Drake Harris, Alex Korhorn, Christian VanDeBerg

Coach’s Comment: “This is a very good team. The 2012 schedule is our toughest in school history.”

 

School: Jenison

Nickname: Wildcats

Coach: Irv Sigler, Jr.

Last Year’s Record: 1-6, 2-7

Players Lost: Troy Achterhoff, Erik Byl, Steven Meekhof, Vaugh Schapka

Players Returning: Connor Blanch, Kyle Chestnut, Austin Duval, Logan Johnson, Ian Koziateck; Collin Nyboer, Jake Petersen

Coach’s Comment: “We think from top to bottom this is the best group we’ve had in the last five years.”  

 

School: Lowell

Nickname: Red Arrows

Coach: Noel Dean 

Last Year’s Record: 4-1, 12-2 

Players Lost: Jordan Drake, Gabe Dean, Renn Osborne, Jacob Staley

Players Returning: Dan Dyer, Shannon Massey, Ryan Schaffer, Pierce Watkins

Coach’s Comment: “In most aspects, this will be a typical Lowell team: hard-hitting kids who play physical. They like hitting people. Our schedule is ridiculous, and we have a lot of kids to replace, but we have a hard-working group.”