OK GOLD
School: Hastings
Nickname: Saxons
Coach: Fred Rademacher
Last Year’s Record: 5-2, 7-3
Players Lost: Alex Nichols, Tyler Stolicker, Anthony Veltre
Players Returning: Jon French, Eric Hart, Stephen Shaffer, Jack Swartz
Coach’s Comment:
School: Catholic Central
Nickname: Cougars
Coach: Tripp Gallery
Last Year’s Record: 7-0, 9-2
Players Lost: Ryan Bradley, Mike Morrissey, Kevin Vicari
Players Returning: Joe Craven, Nate Hollern, Dominic Paiz, Ryheem Stokes, Noah Sullivan
Coach’s Comment: “We have great senior leadership, great work ethic, and high expectations.”
School: Ottawa Hills
Nickname: Bengals
Coach: Chuck Ruffin
Last Year’s Record: 1-6, 3-6
Players Lost: Anthony Bennett, Jalen Couch, Donte Carey, Walter Robinson
Players Returning: Kennedy Akins, Jordyn Guy, Quinton Pulley, Rajamon Watkins
Coach’s Comment: “This is one of the fastest teams I have coached. Turnovers were a main reason for the struggles last season.”
School: Grand Rapids South Christian
Nickname: Sailors
Coach: Mark Tamminga
Last Year’s Record: 4-3, 5-5
Players Lost: Travis Gregg, Brian Heidmann, Levi Seif, Hayden Youngs
Players Returning: Alex Haan, Brandon Kuiphof, Jason Miller, Chad Sterk, Seth VanEngen
Coach’s Comment: “We should be a pretty good defensive team. It seems like the offense is always a littled behind the defense to start the year.”
School: Thornapple-Kellogg
Nickname: Trojans
Coach: Chad Ruger
Last Year’s Record: 4-3, 5-4
Players Lost: Adrian Foster, Trey Mehon, Dylan VanPutten, Cody Ybema
Players Returning: CJ Bronkema, Danny Dykstra, Aaron Ordway, Addison Schipper, Pete Westra
Coach’s Comment: “We have the potential to be a physical team. The guys have to be able to stick together through the good times and bad.”
School: Wayland Union
Nickname: Wildcats
Coach: Jerry Diorio
Last Year’s Record: 0-7, 1-8
Players Lost: Dan Door, James Edwards, Derek Fifelski, Cody Williams
Players Returning: Taylor Collins, Jerry Janson, Dominic LaHuis, Mike Miklusciak, Mike Schanedorf, Quentin Sweeney
Coach’s Comment: “We are going to be young, but the enthusiasm is there. I think what is going well is that they are picking things up quickly.”