OK SILVER
School: Calvin Christian
Nickname: Squires
Coach: Tom Hochhalter
Last Year’s Record: 5-1, 8-2
Players Lost: Ben Brower, Jordan Bylsma, Jake Kooistra, Luke Mast
Players Returning: Tyler Bylsma, Zach Hoffman, Zach Klomp, David Kuiper, Nick Reed, Andrew Woodfin, Adrew Zwiers
Coach’s Comment: “On defense, we are going to try to be aggressive in everything we do. We are going to pursue the ball and put as many hats on the ball as we can.”
School: NorthPointe Christian
Nickname: Mustangs
Coach: Tim Swore
Last Year’s Record: 6-4
Players Lost: Jonah Kok, Zac Sturgeon, Ben Talen, Eric VanSwol, Craig Welch
Players Returning: Jordan Douglas, Preston Huckaby, Michael Lewis, Austin Miedema, Joey Stevens, Nick Swore, Austin VanDeWeide
Coach’s Comment: “We’ll chuck it around. We will throw it and run it and have fun on offense. The key for us is, will we be able to tackle or stop anyone.”
School: Hopkins
Nickname: Vikings
Coach: Tim Swore
Last Year’s Record: 6-0, 7-4
Players Lost: Mitch Pavlak, Tyler Schwartz, Dylan Williams
Players Returning: Cody Brainard, Nick Caywood, Nick Holshoe, Zach Joosburn, Blake Kraft, Joey McPeak, Matt Modreske, Jim Renberg, Danny Tubergan
Coach’s Comment: “We have a lot of kids back on the offensive line. We also have virtually our whole defensive line back.”
School: Kent City
Nickname: Eagles
Coach: Jason Vogel
Last Year’s Record: 2-4, 3-6
Players Lost: Blake Kooman, Jason Kruithoff, Kyle Phillips, John Sturdavant
Players Returning: Kyle Boyd, Chad Brown, Ben Cebelak, Arnold Chavez, Jake Krueger, Tyler Kruis, Zach Westphal
Coach’s Comment: “We should be a decent defensive team. We have good overall team speed and some athletes who can really move.”
School: Kelloggsville
Nickname: Rockets
Coach: Don Galster
Last Year’s Record: 4-2,6-4
Players Lost: DeMari Brown, Jeff Deschaine, John Evans, Jeff Mills
Players Returning: Sean Branagan, TJ Burnett, Jarryd Gauthier, Kortez McSwain, Jon Mulero, Josh Rocafort, Craig Sellers
Coach’s Comment: “We are very athletic, with good speed and quickness. We have good skills. The key is how fast we mature.”
School: Godfrey-Lee
Nickname: Rebels
Coach: Ty Emelander
Last Year’s Record: 0-6, 1-8
Players Lost: Ricardo Briceno, Edwin Favella, Matt Palmer
Players Returning: Xavier Baez, Jaimie Cedeio, Jason Jackson, Anthony Pena, Richie Perez, Edward Vasquez
Coach’s Comment: “We’ve got a good group of seniors. They have real good character and work hard. The key for us is to remain healthy.”