Courtesy Photo/Lifetouch The Blanchester High School football team, from left to right, front row, Travis Nelson, Tomas Oldham, Jed Turpin, Hunter Collier; second row, Simon Latchford, Trenton Porterfield, Jordan Ashcraft, Matt Burden, Nicholas Grogg, Nathaniel Wilson, Jordan Shattuck; third row, Nicholas Bryant, Will Childers, Chase Sicurella, Dylan Martinez, Marcos Garcia, Jacob Hodge, Andrew Martin, Ethan McHenry, Tavor Mowry, Brent Hopkins, Noah Young, Hunter Miller; fourth row, Grant Bauer, Dale Sturgill, Lucas Thacker, Cody Henson, Cole Feirl, Austin Walker, Ramiro Torres, Trevor Chaney, Derick Bowman, Clayton Schirmer, Austin Jennett, Kyle Denier; fifth row, Ethan McCarty, Nick Hopkins, Joshua Creekmore, Steven Latchford, Matt Grogg, Blake Baker, Tyler Chaney, Dustin Howard, Justin Ballard, Branson Campbell, Jack Kirby, Tristan Greene; sixth row, Jared Monhollen, Quenton Miller, Cade Huston, Justin Lucas, Jordan Stroud, Jacob Fisher, Dylan Baker, Joe Holcomb, Dylan Fawley, Reighdyn Bare, Shawn Snyder, Dylan Miller; back row, coach Sean Mowry, coach Jared Shank; head coach Jack O’Rourke, coach Bryan Howard, manager Clayton Boyd.
Compiled by Mark Huber
RECORD IN 2014
4-6 overall, 2-2 and 3rd in SBC National
HEAD COACH
Jack O’Rourke, 35 years coaching
HEAD COACH’S RECORD
25-35, 6 years at BHS; 140-140 overall in 29 years as head coach
OTHER COACHES IN PROGRAM
HS staff Jim Collier, Bryan Howard, Sean Mowry, Mike Nelson, Jared Shank. JH staff is Andrew Gottfried, Brad Ballinger
NUMBER OF STARTERS RETURNING
8
NUMBER OF RETURNING LETTER WINNERS
15
KEY PLAYERS RETURNING
Tomas Oldham, Jed Turpin, Dylan Shattuck, Nick Grogg, Matt Burden, Hunter Collier, Travis Nelson, Tristan Greene, Branson Campbell.
KEY NEWCOMERS
Simon Latchford, Joe Holcomb, Marcus Garcia
KEY PLAYERS LOST
Seth Runyon, Taylor Greene, Chase Denham, Conan Nicely
RIGHT NOW I LIKE …
Our attitude and depth
RIGHT NOW WE NEED TO IMPROVE …
Our consistency
WHO WILL BE THE TEAM TO BEAT IN SBCN
Williamsburg and Batavia
ROSTER
SENIORS: 4-Matt Burden, 6-2, 230, TE/DF/DE; 15-Nick Grogg, 6-3, 220, TE/SE/DB; 26-Simon Latchford, 5-9, 150, TB/FB/DB; 33-Cody Scheadler, 5-9, 150, FB/DL; 63-Nathaniel Wilson, 6-3, 225, T/DT; 66-Trenton Porterfield, 5-11, 225, G/DL; 68-Jordan Ashcraft, 6-1, 235, T/DL; 70-Tomas Goldham, 6-1, 287, T/DL; 74-Jed Turpin, 6-2, 245, C/DL; 77-Dylan Shattuck, 5-11, 255, G/DL; 78-Trevor Chaney, 5-11, 255, G/DL
JUNIORS: 5-Tristan Greene, 5-9, 160, QB/DB; 8-Nick Hopkins, 5-11, 170, RB/DB/LB; 9-Austin Jennett, 5-8, 135, RB/DB; 12-Quenton Miller, 6-0, 180, SE/DB; 14-Jared Monhollen, 6-0, 185, QB/TE/LB/DE; 17-Blake Baker, 5-11, 150, SE/DB; 20-Kyle Denier, 5-8, 130, SE/RB/DB; 21-Dylan Miller, 6-0, 140, SE/DB; 25-Travis Nelson, 5-7, 160, TB/LB; 30-Hunter Collier, 5-6, 170, FB/TB/LB; 35-Marco Garcia, 5-6, 170, FB/LB; 52-Matthew Grogg, 5-11, 180, G/LB; 55-Justin Ballard, 6-0, 216, T/DL; 59-Dylan Fawley, 6-1, 215, T/DL; 65-Jack Kirby, 5-10, 180, C/LB; 73-Jacob Hodge, 5-7, 210, G/DL; 75-Tyler Chaney, 5-10, 260, C/DL; 78-Joe Holcomb, 6-1, 300, T/DL
SOPHOMORES: 2-Will Childers, 5-6, 120, SE/DB; 7-Jordan Stroud, 6-2, 180, QB/DB; 36-Bobby Scheadler, 5-9, 150, FB/DL; 40-Joshua Creekmore, 5-7, 155, FB/DB; 41-Grant Bauer, 5-11, 190, FB/TE/LB; 51-Branson Campbell, 6-2, 255, TE/DE; 60-Shawn Snyder, 5-11, 150, G/DL; 62-Ethan McCarty, 5-11, 270, T/DL; 71-Reighdyn Bare, 6-0, 210, G/DE; 77-Dylan Baker, 6-4, 240, T/DL; 99-Jacob Fisher, 6-4, 265, TE/T/DL
FRESHMEN: 1-Derick Bowman, 5-8, 122, E/DB; 3-Dustin Howard, 5-11, 180, TB/LB; 6-Tyler Williams, 5-5, 120, SE/DB; 10-Clayton Schirmer, 5-7, 130, QB/DB; 11-Cole Feirl, 5-9, 145, QB/HB/DB; 13-Ramiro Torres, 5-10, 160, RB/LB; 18-Andrew Martin, 5-10, 165, RB/LB; 19-Dale Sturgill, 5-8, 130, RB/LB; 22-Brent Hopkins, 5-3, 140, FB/LB; 23-Lucas Thacker, 5-9, 140, RB/DB; 24-Dylan Martinez, 5-5, 130, SE/DB; 27-Noah Young, 5-5, 135, SE/DB; 28-Hunter Miller, 5-4, 120, SE/DB; 44-Justin Lucas, 5-8, 140, SE/DB; 54-Cade Huston, 5-11, 200, G/DL; 56-Dylan Jones, 5-8, 200, G/DL; 56-Dakota McCollister, 5-10, 195, T/DL; 64-Chace Sicurella, 5-5, 150, C/DL; 67-Austin Walker, 5-11, 180, T/TE/DL; 79-Steven Latchford, 5-10, 165, G/DL; 81-Nicholas Bryant, 5-9, 160, SE/DB; 85-Ethan McHenry, 5-5, 140, G/DL; 88-Tavor Mowry, 5-2, 103, SE/DB
SCHEDULE
AUGUST — 28th @Clinton-Massie 730 pm
SEPTEMBER — 4th vs East Clinton 7 pm; 11th vs Waynesville 7 pm; 18th @Western Brown 7 pm; 25th @Amelia 7 pm
OCTOBER — 2nd vs Williamsburg (Homecoming) 7 pm; 9th vs Goshen (Youth Night) 7 pm; 16th @Clermont NE 7 pm; 23rd vs Batavia (Senior Night) 7 pm; 30th @Bethel-Tate 7 pm
Reach Mark Huber at 937-556-5765, or on Twitter @wnjsports.
Reach Mark Huber at 937-556-5765, or on Twitter @wnjsports.
