High school football preview: Greenon

The following is a brief high school football preseason preview.

High school: Greenon Knights

Division / region: D-IV, Region 14

League / conference: Central Buckeye Conference, Mad River Division.

Head coach: Kevin Ferguson, first year as head coach; succeeds Dave Miller Sr.

Assistant coaches: Greg Fenwick, Andy Collions, Dan Young, Scott Dehaven.

2013 record: 1-4 CBC; 2-8 overall.

2013 highlights / notable achievements: Ended a 17-game losing streak by defeating Ben Logan in Week 9; also was awarded a Week 5 forfeit defeat of Shawnee; offensively challenged, scoring seven or less points in seven straight games; no schedule change.

5 key returners:

Tyler Restau, 6-0, 175 , sr., RB/DB

Aaron Leciejewski, 6-1, 225, sr., OL/DL

Jacob Whetsel, 6-3, 205, sr., OL/DL

Cole Lewis, 6-0, 175, sr., TE/LB

Jameson Lawrence, 5-10, 170 , sr., FB/DB

Key newcomers:

Andy Horton, 6-1, 165, jr., QB/DB

Riley Williams, 6-1, 175, so., OB/LB

Isaac Haas, 6-0, 205, so., OL/DL

Tyler Johnson, 5-10, 215, jr., OL/DL

Frankie Gmuca, 5-11, 160, so., RB/DB

Coach’s comments:

There is a lot of positive energy going into the 2014 season. Numbers are up and this group looks to improve on some of the late season success they obtained last year. Fourteen seniors will anchor this year’s squad as we look to make an impact in the CBC Mad River Division.

Schedule:

Fri., Aug. 29 West Liberty-Salem, 7:30 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 5 London, 7:30 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 12 at Stebbins, 7:30 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 19 at Kenton Ridge, 7:30 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 26 Spg. Shawnee, 7:30 p.m.

Fri., Oct. 3 Urbana, 7:30 p.m.

Fri., Oct. 10 at Graham, 7:30 p.m.

Fri., Oct. 17 at Indian Lake, 7:30 p.m.

Fri., Oct. 24 Benjamin Logan, 7:30 p.m.

Fri., Oct. 31 at Northwestern, 7:30 p.m.

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