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School: Byron Center
Nickname: Bulldogs
Coach: Marc Cisco
Last Year’s Record: 4-3, 4-5
Players Lost: Jake Fuller, Jake Tetreault
Players Returning: Tobias Coleman, Brad Cook, Garrett Cross, Jake Lancaster, Brian Marcus
Coach’s Comment: “Lack of depth will be an issue, and the physicality of teams on our schedule is a concern.”
School: Hamilton
Nickname: Hawkeyes
Coach: Chris Myers
Last Year’s Record: 3-4, 4-5
Players Lost: Will Braschler, Alomar Rodriguez, Alec VanFlooten
Players Returning: Ethan Buresh, Trenton Haverdink, Nick Kronemeyer, Connor McMahon, Adam Reed
Coach’s Comment: “This is one of the smallest rosters we’ve had. Our goal is improving our work ethic and improving on last year’s season.”
School: Holland
Nickname: Dutch
Coach: Lamanzer Williams
Last Year’s Record: 3-2, 9-3
Players Lost: Nikko Leal, Nathan Ricketts, Scott Tackett
Players Returning: Bobby Drew, Jesus Lara, Christian Martinez, Sam Sanchez, Joey Seiler
Coach’s Comment:
School: Holland Christian
Nickname: Maroons
Coach: Jim Caserta
Last Year’s Record: 2-5, 2-7
Players Lost: Bryson Altvater, Luke Brower, Kyle Dykstra
Players Returning: Max Gerrits, Jon Kraker, Chris Riemersma, Rich Schreur, Kurtis Slenk, Kyle Steigenga
Coach’s Comment: “We will have decent team speed. I’m hoping that will be a team strength.”
School: Unity Christian
Nickname: Crusaders
Coach: Craig Tibbe
Last Year’s Record: 5-2, 6-4
Players Lost: Eric Brower, Lance Deemter, Jake Overweg, Troy Schierbeek
Players Returning: Josh Bordewyk, Aaron Bossgraff, Nolan Coallier, Palmer Ponstein, Nate Schuitema
Coach’s Comment:
School: Zeeland West
Nickname: Dux
Coach: John Shillito
Last Year’s Record: 7-0, 14-0
Players Lost: Josh Blanton, Brad Mesbergen, Derek Postma
Players Returning: Ryan Arndt, Jordan Lambert, Marcus Lambert, Casey Mesbergen, Jon Pung, Bryn Tiemeyer, Braden Werley
Coach’s Comment: “We hope to be competitive in the conference. We have five returning starters on defense and four or five on offense.”