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Football preview: Belmont
This is another in a series of capsules previewing area high school football for the 2010 season:
BELMONT (D-II, Region 8)
League: Dayton City League
Coach: John Derr (10th season)
2009 record: 1-3, 3-7
Key returners:
Tyshawn Gordan, jr., RB/DB
Adam Flee, sr., WR/DB
Extra points:
Many coaches worry about getting their players healthy for the start of the season. In Belmont’s case, Derr is hoping he’s the one who is healthy.
This summer, Derr - who missed part of the year two seasons ago after hip surgery - had procedures to remove a cyst on his wrist and repair a hernia.
“I just got back to daily walking,” Derr laughed. “But I’m gonna be ready.”
Derr will lead a team that returns arguably its best player in Gordan, who rushed for more than 700 yards last season and, according to Derr, broke the school’s single-game rushing record with more than 240 yards against Northridge.
Gordan is expected to be a leader on a team that has little returning experience.
“He already understands that it could be tough for him, because he’s clearly the targeted guy,” Derr said. “After the season he had last year, he went out and got even faster by running track, so he’s physically ready.”
In fact, many of the Belmont players got involved in track last spring. That’s because Derr’s defensive coordinator is also the school’s track coach, so he convinced many of the players to work out in the spring and improve technique.
“That really helps, especially on the defensive side,” Derr said. “That gets those guys in good shape and ready to go.”
BELMONT
Sat., Aug. 28 Little Miami
Fri., Sept. 3 at Greenon
Fri., Sept. 10 at Northridge
Fri., Sept. 17 Dunbar
Fri., Sept. 24 Shroder
Fri., Oct. 1 at Ponitz Tech
Fri., Oct. 8 Meadowdale
Fri., Oct. 15 Marshall
Sat., Oct. 23 at Riverview East Academy
Fri., Oct. 29 at Jefferson
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By tyshawn gordon
August 24, 2010 9:43 PM | Link to this
Belmont is going to do something this year to show every body that we are the team to be.We in fact love being the underdogs because it just pumps us up even more for the win.We will fight every game and until we have nothing left.