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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.”