Central Michigan Athletic Conference
School: Fowler
Nickname: Eagles
Coach: Craig Koenigsknecht
Last Season’s Record: 11-3
Players Lost: 13
Players Returning: 8
Coach’s Comment: “We have some decent experience returning, but have some big holes to fill, vacated by graduating seniors last year. We need to develop depth on the line.”
School: Fulton
Nickname: Pirates
Coach: John Winkler
Last season’s record: 5-5
Players lost: 12
Players returning: FB/LB Joe Wilson, OL/DL Korey Monroe, RB Tyler Spade
Coachs Comment: “We’re going to be really young. We have only four seniors. It will be a work in progress.”
School: Laingsburg
Nickname: Wolfpack
Coach: Brian Borgman
Last Season’s Record: 5-4
Players Returning: TE/DE Sam Edwards, WR/DB Shaun McKinney, QB/DB Jacob Zielinski, OL Dan Kielsling
Coach’s Comment: “There’s a lot of changes…and if this team picks up on the system, we could be very good.”
School: Pewamo-Westphalia
Nickname: Pirates
Coach: Brad Weber
Last Season’s Record: 13-1
Players Lost: Justin Thelen, Gavin Smith, Alex Thelen, Josh Nurenberg, Michael Weber, Collin Nurenberg, Cameron Trierweiler, Garrett Strong, William McQueary
Players Returning: Jake Nurenberg, Michael Peterson, Ty Simon, Clayton Platte, Brandon Wieber, Jered Myszak, Hayden Platte, Nick Martin, Lane Simon, Kyle Nurenberg, Owen Schafer, Ben Fox
Coach’s Comment: 2011 was a special year, but this year’s team is excited to start their own legacy. We return a lot of key pieces and this year’s team is more athletic than we were a year ago. We just need our youth to grow up fast, as we have added Lansing Catholic and Mendon to an already brutal schedule.
School: Potterville
Nickname: Vikings
Coach: Mike Selzer
Last Season’s Record: 0-9
Players Lost: 10
Players Returning: 11
Coach’s Comment: “In order to improve, we will need big contributions from some young players. Senior leadership will be paramount.”
School: Saranac
Nickname: Redskins
Coach: Terry Johnson
Last Season’s Record: 9-2
Players returning: Jimmy Leland, Mitchel Parker, Dalton Rehmert, Dyland Leland, Mitchell Blood, Shane Gunter , Nick Kooiman