League: SWOPL
Head coach: Earl White, second season at Belmont following 13 seasons as the head coach at Colonel White/Thurgood Marshall; 88-52 career record.
Assistant coaches: Joel Householder, David Dewberry, Larry Williams, Richard Robertson, Kevin Saterfield.
2014 record: 1-3, 5-4
2014 highlights: Started 4-1, but dropped consecutive games to Meadowdale, Thurgood Marshall and Miami East.
Key returners:
Davion Lankford, 5-8, 170, sr., RB; first team All-City League
Dawson Martin, 5-10, 175, so., RB/DB
Samuel Lansagan, 6-0, 220, so., OL/DL
Justin Young, 5-6, 145, jr., QB
Key newcomers:
Bailey Bocock
Elijah Malcolm
Notable: This is the first season for the revived Southwestern Ohio Public League, a 14-team, two-division joint venture between the Dayton City League and Cincinnati Metro Athletic Conference for football only. Belmont and Ponitz are in the National Division and Dunbar, Meadowdale and Thurgood in the American.
Schedule:
Aug. 28, at Hamilton Township, 7 p.m.
Sept. 3, Meadowdale*, 7 p.m.
Sept. 11, at Liberty Union, 7 p.m.
Sept. 17, Aiken*, 7 p.m.
Sept. 25, at Woodward**, 7 p.m.
Oct. 1, Ponitz*, 7 p.m.
Oct. 10, Cin. College Prep at Western Hills, 1:30 p.m.
Oct. 15, Gamble Montessori*, 7 p.m.
Oct. 23, at Riverview East**, 7 p.m.
Oct. 31, Dunbar*, 4 p.m.
* At Welcome Stadium
** At Stargel Stadium
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