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Anderson keeps momentum going with veteran club
BY BEN WALPOLE | COMMUNITY PRESS STAFF WRITER
Staring a startlingly un-Anderson-like 1-4 record down midway through last fall, the Redskins rallied to win their final five games. The burst extended the program's streak of seasons without a losing record to 16.
With 34 seniors on the roster, including 2005 FAVC Buckeye Co-Player of the Year Jake Davis, don't look for Anderson to need a similar late-season run to extend the streak to 17.
"We really finished with a lot of momentum, and I think that's where we picked up," head coach Vince Suriano said. "We had a tremendous offseason program."
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Anderson was very close to being a playoff-caliber team last season, even before the five-game win streak. Of the four losses, one was by three to Oak Hills, one was by three to Lakota West and one was by one to Mason in overtime.
Now Suriano hopes an older, more veteran team can turn those close losses into wins.
"We tweaked a few things here and there, but we haven't changed a whole lot," Suriano said. ""So the kids are comfortable. I think they just kind of jumped in where they left off. There's no substitution for experience."
There's no substitution for a talent like Davis, either. He rushed for 1,249 yards and scored 26 touchdowns. And Suriano said he's only "stronger and faster" this year.
He'll run behind a giant offensive line, led by bookend tackles Mark Wetterer (6-foot-5, 300 pounds) and Joe Flading (6-foot-4, 265). Both are potential Division I college signees.
Senior Tony Capetillo, a transfer from Louisiana, also should be a strong contributor at guard. He played at Anderson as a freshman.
Gabe Correll moves to tight end this year, giving the team another big body up front.
Seniors Alex Barden and Jahan Olyaie are experienced receivers.
The biggest question mark on offense is at the quarterback position, where the Redskins must replace last year's 1,000-yard passer Brandon Taylor. Senior Kyle Giesting and sophomore Daniel Rod are the leading candidates.
Joe Lucking, one of the team's five captains, anchors the defensive line. Seniors Blake Raymond, Arthur Gildea and Joe Becker also return.
Nick Masci is the top returning linebacker.
The secondary, so important in Anderson's 3-3 odd stack defense, could be one of the team's greatest assets.
Blake Bruns and Tony Mathews are returning starters, as is Nick Weiss, an All-FAVC pick last year at free safety.
"Nicky Weiss is the guy back there," Suriano said. "He's very active. He's good versus the run. He's good versus the pass. He's just very good player."
The team's goals are ambitious but realistic --win the league, make the playoffs.
The FAVC Buckeye is especially tough this year with Glen Este, Mason and Winton Woods all expected to compete for playoff berths.
"I think it's pretty evenly matched," Suriano said. "But I think we've got as good a chance as anybody else."
Anderson keeps momentum going with veteran club
BY BEN WALPOLE | COMMUNITY PRESS STAFF WRITER
Staring a startlingly un-Anderson-like 1-4 record down midway through last fall, the Redskins rallied to win their final five games. The burst extended the program's streak of seasons without a losing record to 16.
With 34 seniors on the roster, including 2005 FAVC Buckeye Co-Player of the Year Jake Davis, don't look for Anderson to need a similar late-season run to extend the streak to 17.
"We really finished with a lot of momentum, and I think that's where we picked up," head coach Vince Suriano said. "We had a tremendous offseason program."
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Anderson was very close to being a playoff-caliber team last season, even before the five-game win streak. Of the four losses, one was by three to Oak Hills, one was by three to Lakota West and one was by one to Mason in overtime.
Now Suriano hopes an older, more veteran team can turn those close losses into wins.
"We tweaked a few things here and there, but we haven't changed a whole lot," Suriano said. ""So the kids are comfortable. I think they just kind of jumped in where they left off. There's no substitution for experience."
There's no substitution for a talent like Davis, either. He rushed for 1,249 yards and scored 26 touchdowns. And Suriano said he's only "stronger and faster" this year.
He'll run behind a giant offensive line, led by bookend tackles Mark Wetterer (6-foot-5, 300 pounds) and Joe Flading (6-foot-4, 265). Both are potential Division I college signees.
Senior Tony Capetillo, a transfer from Louisiana, also should be a strong contributor at guard. He played at Anderson as a freshman.
Gabe Correll moves to tight end this year, giving the team another big body up front.
Seniors Alex Barden and Jahan Olyaie are experienced receivers.
The biggest question mark on offense is at the quarterback position, where the Redskins must replace last year's 1,000-yard passer Brandon Taylor. Senior Kyle Giesting and sophomore Daniel Rod are the leading candidates.
Joe Lucking, one of the team's five captains, anchors the defensive line. Seniors Blake Raymond, Arthur Gildea and Joe Becker also return.
Nick Masci is the top returning linebacker.
The secondary, so important in Anderson's 3-3 odd stack defense, could be one of the team's greatest assets.
Blake Bruns and Tony Mathews are returning starters, as is Nick Weiss, an All-FAVC pick last year at free safety.
"Nicky Weiss is the guy back there," Suriano said. "He's very active. He's good versus the run. He's good versus the pass. He's just very good player."
The team's goals are ambitious but realistic --win the league, make the playoffs.
The FAVC Buckeye is especially tough this year with Glen Este, Mason and Winton Woods all expected to compete for playoff berths.
"I think it's pretty evenly matched," Suriano said. "But I think we've got as good a chance as anybody else."
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Wetterer Keeping Eye On Clemson
By Phil Kornblut
OL Mark Wetterer (6-5 295) of Cincinnati remains very interested in Clemson though the Tigers have not yet offered. He is having contact from the Tigers having talked with offensive line coach Brad Scott about a week ago. He plans to take in a Clemson game but is not sure when. The Tigers want to look at film of his first two games and will make an offer decision off of that. Wetterer went to the Virginia game last weekend and likes Virginia a lot. He has offers from Maryland, Connecticut, West Virginia, Cincinnti and Toledo. He's also getting interest from Ohio State and Michigan State.
Wetterer Keeping Eye On Clemson
By Phil Kornblut
OL Mark Wetterer (6-5 295) of Cincinnati remains very interested in Clemson though the Tigers have not yet offered. He is having contact from the Tigers having talked with offensive line coach Brad Scott about a week ago. He plans to take in a Clemson game but is not sure when. The Tigers want to look at film of his first two games and will make an offer decision off of that. Wetterer went to the Virginia game last weekend and likes Virginia a lot. He has offers from Maryland, Connecticut, West Virginia, Cincinnti and Toledo. He's also getting interest from Ohio State and Michigan State.
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Mark says he has not heard from tOSU since 9/1 but does say he would commit immediately.
Mark says he has not heard from tOSU since 9/1 but does say he would commit immediately.
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sm00r;686975; said:
That's a little ridiculous. Maybe the new MSU staff didn't honor his offer. Maybe they said they were going to re-evaluate the OL talent and the Louisville staff said they needed an answer or they were going to go in a different direction and Mark didn't want to miss out. Maybe Mark was torn between MSU and Louisville from the beginning and his official to Louisville put them over the top. Any number of reasons why this could have gone down the way it did, the least likely of which is that Mark just doesn't like Dantonio.
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Anderson OL opts for Louisville
BY MIKE DYER | [email protected]
Anderson senior offensive lineman Mark Wetterer has orally committed to play college football for Louisville.
Wetterer, who originally committed to Michigan State, changed his mind when coach John L. Smith left the program.
Anderson coach Vince Suriano said Wetterer also considered Michigan State after former Cincinnati coach Mark Dantonio was hired by the Spartans.
The 6-foot-5, 300-pound Wetterer was a second-team all-state selection and a first-team All-Southwest District pick.
Anderson OL opts for Louisville
BY MIKE DYER | [email protected]
Anderson senior offensive lineman Mark Wetterer has orally committed to play college football for Louisville.
Wetterer, who originally committed to Michigan State, changed his mind when coach John L. Smith left the program.
Anderson coach Vince Suriano said Wetterer also considered Michigan State after former Cincinnati coach Mark Dantonio was hired by the Spartans.
The 6-foot-5, 300-pound Wetterer was a second-team all-state selection and a first-team All-Southwest District pick.
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