1. Which players should we watch out for this season?
Joe Colosimo RB/OLB 5’ 11” 210 12
Matt Rigdon QB 6’1” 182 12
Jake Maricle OL 6’ 0” 232 12
Corey Schuler FB/Slot/DB 5’ 10” 180 12
Zac Larimore DE/TE 6’3” 190 11
2. Which players do you expect to have a break out year that we didn't hear about last season?
Austin Harvey OL/DL 6’ 1” 230 12
Joey Staten FB/LB 5’ 10” 182 10
Tyler Bragg OL/DL 5’ 10” 202 11
Cameron Vocke TB/FS 5’ 9” 154 10
3. What are the keys for your team to repeat as state champs and also have a successful season?
We have to remember the day to day grind, commitment and sacrifice it takes to staying on top is far greater than getting to the top. Our young men in the trenches on both sides of the ball are crucial to this success. “Tough times don’t last, but tough people do.” This must resonate with our players.
4. What are you doing as a coach to help prepare your team for the upcoming season?We start with the basics. Let’s do stances and starts. And we’ll start to install, but very little. We basically start
back over from square one.
Notes:
- Beechwood loses 4 D1 players from last year:
Dominic Mainello- Central Michigan
Neico Teipel- Louisville
Matt Miller- Brown University
Brady Slusher- UC (preferred walk on)
- Offensively, the Tigers will try to replace the 2294 yards that Teipel put up this past season in the backfield, but they return someone plenty good enough in Joe Colosimo to carry the load. Colosimo rushed for 591 yards this past season but will be helped out by dual threat Qb, Matt Rigdon (photo), who completed 55 percent of his passes last season for 1,300 yards and had 876 yards rushing. There has been talks about Rigdon possibly seeing some carries in the backfield as well which would likely put 6'1 junior, Michael Colosimo, under center."Matt has great athleticism and he's a heckuva a runner, we want to find more ways for him to carry the rock," said Rash, who added that Rigdon might even play tailback. "The option has been discussed, especially with the idea of getting Matt and Joe on the perimeter." Up front the Tigers return just one starter in 6'0 senior Jake Maricle, but 6'2 Josh Genal and 5'10 Jackson Adams both return with some experience on the line along with 6'3 TE Zac Larimore who started last year as a sophomore.
- Defensively, the Tigers should be solid as usual. Cory Schuler and Kody Klug will be counted on to shut down the opposing teams passing game. 5'10 Klug led the Tigers last season with 5 int. Josh Genal, Jackson Adams, and Zac Larimore will anchor the Tigers traditional 5-3 base defense. The strength of the defense will be their linebackers. Joe Colosimo and 6'1 Michael Porco both return and should be even better this coming season.
Outlook: The Tigers are one of the favorites to win the state championship this year, but it will be a little tougher than this past season. I'd expect them to finish anywhere from 7-3 to 9-1 during the regular season and make a deep playoff run as the #1 seed in the NKY district. Don't be surprised if they start the season 0-2 though. Dixie will be considerably stronger this season and Highlands is absolutely loaded. As usual, the Tigers schedule will have them battle tested come playoff time.
Schedule:
| Aug 29, 09 | Dixie Heights | at Nippert Stadium |
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| 12:00 PM |
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| Sep 4, 09 | Highlands | home |
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| 7:30 PM |
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| Sep 11, 09 | Holy Cross (Covington) | home |
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| 7:30 PM |
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| Sep 19, 09 | Covington Catholic | away |
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| 1:00 PM |
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| Sep 25, 09 | Dayton | home |
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| 7:30 PM |
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| Oct 3, 09 | Walton-Verona | away |
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| 1:00 PM |
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| Oct 9, 09 | Ludlow | home |
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| 7:30 PM |
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| Oct 16, 09 | Bishop Brossart | away |
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| 7:00 PM |
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| Oct 23, 09 | Bellevue | away |
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| 7:00 PM |
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| Oct 30, 09 | Newport Central Catholic | home | |||||
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