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Hillsdale Falcons
Head Coach: Trevor Cline
Years Head Coach (current school): 6
Record (current school): 35-21
Years Head Coach (overall): 6
Record (overall): 35-21
Assistant Coaches:
Josh Barr (Assistant coach)
Mark Jump (Assistant coach)
Mike Mack (Assistant coach)
Ed Yetzer (Assistant coach)
Seth Ebert (Assistant coach)
Ryan Bee (Assistant Coach)
Chad Buzzard (Assistant Coach)
Michael Wolf (Assistant Coach)
Ben Rogers (Assistant Coach)
Eric Pickering (Assistant Coach)
Brayden Bartter (Assistant Coach)
Record last season: 7-5
League Affiliation: Wayne County Athletic League
Last year's playoff results: Made it to the Second Round of the Playoffs
Team's style of offense: Flex
Top players returning on offense:
Braylen Jarvis- Senior- OLB/RB: Braylen is a three-year starter for us on defense and a two-year starter on offense. He was a 1st team WCAL and Division 7 Honorable Mention All-Ohio Linebacker in 2022. Braylen has a strong work ethic and is one of the leaders on our team. Braylen had 76 carries for 484 rushing yards and 9 rushing touchdowns. Also, he had 24 catches for 287 receiving yards and 2 receiving touchdowns. On defense, Braylen had 72 Tackles, 3 interceptions (93 yard interception return for a touchdown), 1 blocked kick, and 1 fumble recovery (38 yard fumble recovery return for a touchdown).
Owen Sloan- Sophomore- RB/OLB: Owen started for us on defense and offense this past year. He is one of the hardest workers I have been around. Owen leads by example on and off the field. He had 67 tackles, 1 forced fumble, and 1 interception this past year. Owen also played running back for our offense. He had 77 carries for 523 rushing yards and 3 rushing touchdowns.
Jack Fickes- Senior QB/DB: Jack was a starter for us on offense and defense this past year. He has made a smooth transition back to quarterback where he has played the majority of his football career. Jack has had a great offseason and is ready to take over the quarterback position. He was our best wide receiver and cover corner. Jack had 32 catches for 468 receiving yards and 2 receiving touchdowns and 8 carries for 83 rushing yards and 2 rushing touchdowns. He had 30 tackles, 3 interceptions, 1 forced fumble, and 1 fumble recovery.
Top players lost on offense:
Jake Hoverstock- Senior 5’9 155 lbs.- QB/DB: Jake has been a two-year starter for us at quarterback. He is one of the most elusive backs in the area, which makes it hard for opposing teams to contain him. Jake has been one of our leaders on offense the past couple years. He is 98/173 for 1,382 passing yards, 13 passing touchdowns, and 7 interceptions this year. Jake has run the ball 128 times for 868 rushing yards and 15 rushing touchdowns. He accounted for 2,250 total yards and 28 total touchdowns this year. Jake played some defense this year and had 27 tackles. For his career, he is 178/310 for 2,215 passing yards, 21 passing touchdowns, and 12 interceptions. He has run the ball 255 times for 1,536 rushing yards and 27 rushing touchdowns. Jake accounted for 3,734 total yards and 48 total touchdowns over his career.
Max Vesper- Senior 5’10 175 lbs.- DB/RB: Max always does what he is asked and is a great example to the student-athletes in our community on and off the field. He is a role model and demonstrates on a daily basis on how to be a team first player. Max has been a two-year captain for us. He has played well on both sides of the ball this year while also being a weapon for us as a punt returner. Max has been a three-year starter for us on defense at safety and two-year starter for us on offense. On defense, he has 69 Tackles and 2 interceptions. On offense, he has 79 carries for 413 rushing yards and 4 rushing touchdowns. Max had 22 catches for 232 receiving yards and 3 receiving touchdowns. For his career, on defense he had 190 tackles, 7 interceptions, and 1 fumble recovery. On offense, for his career he had 154 rushes for 901 rushing yards and 8 rushing touchdowns while having 42 catches for 495 yards and 4 receiving touchdowns.
David Parker- Senior 6’1 185 lbs.- WR/TE/DE: David was a starter for us on the defensive line and at wide receiver. On defense, he had 61 Tackles, 3 TFLs, 3 sacks, 1 forced fumble, and 1 fumble recovery. On offense, David had 18 catches for 254 receiving yards and 4 receiving touchdowns. For his career, on defense he had 102 tackles, 10 TFLs, 3 sacks, 1 forced fumble, and 2 fumble recoveries.
New impact players on offense:
Hayden McFadden
Troy Bennett
Team's style of defense: 4x4
Top players returning on defense:
Braylen Jarvis- Senior- OLB/RB: Braylen is a three-year starter for us on defense and a two-year starter on offense. He was a 1st team WCAL and Division 7 Honorable Mention All-Ohio Linebacker in 2022. Braylen has a strong work ethic and is one of the leaders on our team. Braylen had 76 carries for 484 rushing yards and 9 rushing touchdowns. Also, he had 24 catches for 287 receiving yards and 2 receiving touchdowns. On defense, Braylen had 72 Tackles, 3 interceptions (93 yard interception return for a touchdown), 1 blocked kick, and 1 fumble recovery (38 yard fumble recovery return for a touchdown).
Owen Sloan- Sophomore- RB/OLB: Owen started for us on defense and offense this past year. He is one of the hardest workers I have been around. Owen leads by example on and off the field. He had 67 tackles, 1 forced fumble, and 1 interception this past year. Owen also played running back for our offense. He had 77 carries for 523 rushing yards and 3 rushing touchdowns.
Bo Moody- Senior RB/ILB: Bo has been a two-year starter for us on defense and he played some running back. He has worked hard this offseason and has done a great job of taking on more of a leadership role within our team. On defense, he had he 58 tackles. On offense, Bo had 13 carries for 54 rushing yards.
Top players lost on defense:
Max Vesper- Senior 5’10 175 lbs.- DB/RB: Max always does what he is asked and is a great example to the student-athletes in our community on and off the field. He is a role model and demonstrates on a daily basis on how to be a team first player. Max has been a two-year captain for us. He has played well on both sides of the ball this year while also being a weapon for us as a punt returner. Max has been a three-year starter for us on defense at safety and two-year starter for us on offense. On defense, he has 69 Tackles and 2 interceptions. On offense, he has 79 carries for 413 rushing yards and 4 rushing touchdowns. Max had 22 catches for 232 receiving yards and 3 receiving touchdowns. For his career, on defense he had 190 tackles, 7 interceptions, and 1 fumble recovery. On offense, for his career he had 154 rushes for 901 rushing yards and 8 rushing touchdowns while having 42 catches for 495 yards and 4 receiving touchdowns.
Jax Rogers- Senior 6’0 190 lbs.- TE/LB: Jax is a three-year starter for us at the linebacker position and one-year starter for us on offense. He was one of our captains this year. Jax had a good season for us. On defense, he had 79 tackles this year. On offense, Jax had 3 receptions for 100 receiving yards and 1 receiving touchdown. For his career, on defense he had 223 Tackles, 12 TFLs, 1 sack, 2 INTs, and 1 Forced Fumble.
Kicking:
For his career, Jax was 19/27 for extra points, 2/4 (22 Yard Field Goal, 24 Yard Field Goal) for Field Goals.
David Parker- Senior 6’1 185 lbs.- WR/TE/DE: David was a starter for us on the defensive line and at wide receiver. On defense, he had 61 Tackles, 3 TFLs, 3 sacks, 1 forced fumble, and 1 fumble recovery. On offense, David had 18 catches for 254 receiving yards and 4 receiving touchdowns. For his career, on defense he had 102 tackles, 10 TFLs, 3 sacks, 1 forced fumble, and 2 fumble recoveries.
New impact players on defense:
Jake Haven
Troy Bennett
Expected starters on special teams:
K- AJ Brown
P- Presley Lewis
PR- Troy Bennett
KR- Holland Young
Final Comments:
We look to keep building off the recent successes we have had here at Hillsdale (7 Straight Years in the Playoffs and Won At least One Playoff Game for 6 Straight Years- I believe these both are Ashland Area records). Our senior class from last year was the third class in school history to make the state playoffs and win at least one state playoff game each year of their high school career. We expect our players to continue to put in the hard work in the classroom, weight room, and during practices so we can go out and compete on Friday nights in the Fall and put ourselves in the position to win each game we play in. We expect our football program to continue to represent our school and community in a positive way.