High school football preview: Carroll Patriots

High school: Carroll Patriots

Division III, Region 10

League: GCL North

Head coach: Ben Rulli; second season; 2-8 record; 33-18 career record.

Assistant coaches: Chris Ochs, OC; Tony Rulli, DC/LB; Matt Garrison, Director of Sport Performance, DB; Michael Blandino TE/DE; Josh Richardson, WR; Michael Sanchez, freshmen, DL; Nate Scheidt, DB; Mark Smith, RB; Roddy Patterson, freshmen asst.; Conor Squier, freshman asst.; Father Scott Wright, team priest.

2014 record: 0-7, 2-8

5 key returners:

Cory Hastings, 6-2, 225, sr., RB/LB

Brad Kuntz, 6-3, 235, sr., OL/DL

Jason Pierce, 6-1, 185, sr., RB/OLB

Daniel Sommers, 6-1, 190, sr., WR/DB

Gavin Tom, 5-11, 215, sr., LB

Key newcomer:

Lamont Harris, 6-3, 225, jr., LB

Coach's comments: This senior class is hungry and looking forward to having a season that Carroll can build on for the future. The seniors, led by two-year team captain Gavin Tom, have been working hard in the offseason and pushing the underclassmen. We will be a bit inexperienced in some places, but in others we will have three-year starters. We must stay healthy or some of our younger players will have to be thrown into the mix quickly.

Schedule:

Aug. 28, Meadowdale at Welcome Stadium, 7 p.m.

Sept. 4, Beavercreek, 7 p.m.

Sept. 11, at Spg. Shawnee, 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 18, Chaminade Julienne, 7 p.m.

Sept. 26, at McNicholas, 1 p.m.

Oct. 2, Badin, 7 p.m.

Oct. 9, at Roger Bacon, 7 p.m.

Oct. 16, Purcell Marian, 7 p.m.

Oct. 23, Alter at Fairmont, 7 p.m.

Oct. 30, at Fenwick, 7 p.m.

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