Football Preview: River Valley Vikings
Key losses: Alec Branstetter (121-of-218 passing, 1,601 yards, 16 touchdowns, honorable mention All-Central District); Blayne Voorhees (honorable mention All-MOAC and district); Anthony Schuster (special mention district); Skyler Lane; Kyler Keene; Lance DeLong; Matt Vadjunec; Josh Lanier; Dalton Thacker
Key returnees: Seniors WR/WR/DB Bailey Cole (39 receptions, 582 yds., 6 TDs), RB/WR/LB Carson Parsell (17 receptions, 167 yds., 4 TDs), LB Aaron Berg (93 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, 1 INT), DE Evan Main (51 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, 3 sacks), RB/LB Zach Hill (41 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 3 INTs), OL Weston Perry; senior OL Austin Martin, WR/DB Tylar Jago, QB Jax Harville, DE Brock Wooten, OL Gavinn Scheff, FS Devin Hessler and OL Braiden Alexander; juniors RB/WR/LB Nash Fry (24 tackles, 14 receptions, 120 yds.) and RB/LB Zach Warwick (251 rushing yds., 4 TDs)
Other key athletes: Seniors OL Zach Diven, WR/DB Jake Winegarner, DL Robert Cooper, WR/DB Dominic Leighty and DL Keith Griffin; juniors OL Ethan Springer, WR/DB Dominic Ross, LB Sam Troutman, OL/DT Cort Klingel, WR/DB Hayden Wallace, DE Austin Winegarner, OL Jonathan Culler and WR/DB David Blanton
Keys to success: “We want to play to our potential, compete for the MOAC Red Division title, and return to the state playoffs. Using our numbers to our advantage and staying healthy throughout the season will be key for us. Our strong points are team numbers, competition for spots and playing time, and experienced returners. A weakness right now is creating a chemistry within that large number of players.” — Head coach Doug Green (sixth season at River Valley, 38-16; 17th season overall, 100-72).
River Valley 2015 schedule
Aug. 28 | at Upper Sandusky |
Sept. 4 | Madison Comprehensive |
Sept. 11 | Highland |
Sept. 18 | at North Union |
Sept. 25 | Pleasant |
Oct. 2 | Fairbanks |
Oct. 9 | at Galion |
Oct. 16 | Buckeye Valley |
Oct. 23 | at Jonathan Alder |
Oct. 30 | at Marion Harding |
River Valley 2014 Results
(7-3, 5-2 MOAC)
Granville | L, 14-15 |
Marion Harding | W, 33-7 |
Highland | W, 21-7 |
North Union | L, 14-20 |
Pleasant | L, 12-30 |
Fairbanks | W, 14-0 |
Galion | W, 21-17 |
Buckeye Valley | W, 34-14 |
Jonathan Alder | W, 39-14 |
Upper Sandusky | W, 51-0 |
2015 River Valley Vikings
No. | Name | ht. | wt. | Pos | Yr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Devin Hessler | 5-9 | 160 | WR/DB | 12 |
2 | Hayden Wallace | 5-8 | 145 | WR/DB | 11 |
3 | Cody Harris | 5-10 | 150 | QB/LB | 9 |
4 | Jax Harville | 6-3 | 200 | QB | 12 |
5 | Tyler Spears | 5-9 | 180 | RB/LB | 10 |
6 | Josh Ellwood | 6-1 | 170 | QB/DB | 10 |
7 | Bailey Cole | 6-0 | 180 | RB/DB | 12 |
8 | Tylar Jago | 5-10 | 170 | WR/DB | 12 |
9 | Seth Kohler | 5-5 | 150 | WR/DB | 10 |
10 | A.J. Issler | 5-8 | 155 | WR/OLB | 10 |
10 | Alec Sherman | 5-8 | 145 | QB/DB | 9 |
11 | Ryan Byrd | 6-0 | 160 | WR/DE | 11 |
11 | Brandon Cole | 5-8 | 160 | RB/DB | 9 |
12 | Dominic Ross | 5-11 | 155 | WR/DB | 11 |
13 | Ethan Leibengood | 5-7 | 145 | RB/LB | 10 |
13 | Sam Haines | 5-9 | 140 | RB/LB | 9 |
14 | Tom Poorman | 6-4 | 200 | WR/DE | 11 |
14 | Tyler Main | 5-7 | 140 | QB/LB | 9 |
15 | Josh Plaster | 6-0 | 180 | WR/DE | 11 |
15 | Mitchell Miracle | 5-5 | 135 | RB/OLB | 9 |
17 | Bryant Wells | 5-10 | 140 | WR/DB | 10 |
18 | Gage Fogle | 5-8 | 145 | RB/OLB | 10 |
18 | Scott Brady | 5-6 | 135 | RB/DB | 9 |
19 | Dominic Leighty | 5-11 | 160 | WR/DB | 12 |
20 | Jace Chevalier | 5-5 | 145 | RB/DB | 11 |
20 | William Pennington | 6-0 | 145 | WR/DE | 9 |
21 | Austin Snook | 6-0 | 150 | WR/DB | 10 |
22 | Carson Parsell | 6-0 | 185 | RB/OLB | 12 |
22 | Devin Cummins | 5-10 | 145 | RB/DB | 9 |
24 | Evan Brandyberry | 5-9 | 160 | RB/OLB | 11 |
25 | Aaron Berg | 5-10 | 215 | RB/LB | 12 |
26 | Karac Doubikin | 5-6 | 145 | WR/DB | 10 |
27 | Evan Main | 6-1 | 185 | WR/DE | 12 |
28 | Kris Amos | 5-10 | 150 | RB/DB | 12 |
32 | Zack Warwick | 5-11 | 195 | RB/LB | 11 |
33 | Ace Fry | 5-8 | 135 | WR/DB | 10 |
33 | Evan Hopple | 6-0 | 160 | RB/DE | 9 |
34 | Zach Hill | 5-9 | 190 | RB/OLB | 12 |
34 | Devin McFarland | 5-8 | 135 | WR/DB | 9 |
38 | Michael Blevins | 5-8 | 160 | RB/DB | 10 |
40 | Brock Wooten | 6-3 | 210 | WR/DE | 12 |
41 | Jake Winegarner | 5-9 | 170 | RB/DB | 12 |
42 | Ian Smith | 5-10 | 160 | WR/DB | 12 |
44 | Sam Troutman | 5-7 | 165 | RB/OLB | 11 |
45 | Nash Fry | 5-9 | 175 | RB/LB | 11 |
48 | Bryce Hessler | 5-10 | 160 | WR/OLB | 11 |
50 | Keith Griffin | 6-1 | 225 | OL/DL | 12 |
51 | Reed Axline | 5-11 | 215 | OL/DE | 10 |
51 | Eric McIntire | 5-9 | 180 | OL/DL | 9 |
52 | Max Cooper | 6-0 | 180 | OL/DE | 10 |
53 | Austin Winegarner | 6-1 | 235 | OL/DE | 11 |
53 | Garrett Ferguson | 5-10 | 190 | OL/LB | 9 |
54 | Jonathan Culler | 6-2 | 220 | OL/DE | 11 |
55 | Braiden Alexander | 6-0 | 260 | OL/DL | 12 |
56 | Weston Perry | 6-0 | 215 | OL/LB | 12 |
57 | Gavinn Scheff | 5-11 | 220 | OL/DL | 12 |
59 | Brandon Yeater | 6-0 | 225 | OL/DL | 11 |
62 | Klay Seckel | 5-10 | 240 | OL/DL | 10 |
62 | Colton Anthony | 5-9 | 180 | OL/DL | 9 |
64 | Noah Eckard | 5-9 | 180 | OL/DL | 9 |
65 | Phillip Stump | 5-11 | 175 | OL/LB | 10 |
65 | Austin Wade | 5-10 | 220 | OL/DL | 9 |
66 | Ian Diven | 5-10 | 250 | OL/DL | 9 |
68 | Owen Thacker | 5-9 | 175 | OL/DE | 10 |
68 | Michael Hogan | 5-8 | 170 | OL/DL | 9 |
70 | Clifford Ishler | 5-9 | 185 | OL/DL | 10 |
70 | Eli Rawlins | 5-9 | 185 | OL/LB | 9 |
71 | Cort Klingel | 6-2 | 300 | OL/DL | 11 |
73 | Jeffrey Brady | 5-10 | 205 | OL/DL | 10 |
74 | Zach Diven | 5-11 | 250 | OL/DL | 12 |
75 | Austin Martin | 5-8 | 210 | OL/DL | 12 |
76 | Brison Cummins | 5-11 | 225 | OL/DL | 11 |
77 | Ethan Springer | 6-2 | 270 | OL/DL | 11 |
78 | Joshua DeVore | 6-4 | 180 | OL/DE | 10 |
79 | Drew Bishop | 5-10 | 195 | OL/LB | 11 |
84 | Ryan Watkins | 6-0 | 140 | WR/DB | 10 |
86 | Xavier Phillips | 5-7 | 140 | RB/OLB | 10 |
88 | Robert Cooper | 6-1 | 190 | WR/DE | 12 |
90 | David Blanton | 5-8 | 160 | RB/DB | 11 |
95 | Stephen Butcher | 5-10 | 205 | RB/LB | 11 |
99 | Matthew Pennington | 6-0 | 145 | WR/DE | 9 |