Kings Knights 2023 Football Preview

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Kings Knights

Head Coach: Alex Garvin
Years Head Coach (current school): 5
Record (current school): 37-8
Years Head Coach (overall): 5
Record (overall): 37-8

Assistant Coaches:
Aaron Szabo
Ryan Frames
Nick Pace
Andy Endress
Casey Fisher
Chip King
Isaac Trybus
Jared Dorsa
Rick Krepps
Max McKelvey

Record last season: 13-2 (8-1)
League Affiliation: Eastern Cincinnati Conference
Last year's playoff results: Division 2, Region 8 Champtions, lost in State Final Four

Team's style of offense: Spread

Top players returning on offense:
Paul Kelly (Sr. RB/WR, 1st team all ECC)
Nate Lyman (Jr, WR,36 rec 782 yards and 7 TDs as a sophomore)
Camden Crooks (Sr. OL, 3rd team all State)

Top players lost on offense:
Will Kocher (1st team all state QB, University of Cincinnati)
Michael Mussari (1st team all state WR, University of Cincinnati)
Jake Cameron (1st team all state WR, Wagner College)
Cody Powell (All league OL, Tiffin)
Joseph Tungate (all league OL, Tiffin)

New impact players on offense:
Grant Nurre (So, QB)
Kato Meissner (Jr. TE)
Kage Payne (Jr. OL)
Ryan Doughman (Jr. OL)
Jayden Seay (So, WR)
Carson Lindholm (Jr, RB)

Team's style of defense: 3-4

Top players returning on defense:
Colton Weisbrod (Sr. LB, all league)
Paul Kelly (Sr. DB, all league)
Patrick HOlubetz (Jr. LB)

Top players lost on defense:
Nick Hoying (All State Senior LB, Bucknell)
Hunter Jones (all State senior LB)
Justin Berg (All league DL)
Jimmy Kelly (all leage DB)

New impact players on defense:
Kate Meissner (Jr. DL)
Caden Walker (Jr, DL)
Mason Smith (Sr. LB)
Carter Poirier (Jr DB)

Expected starters on special teams:
Drew Burdine (Sr Kicker)
Jacob Rudowski (So, Punter)
Paul Kelly-Returns

Twitter:
@kfbknights

Final Comments:
We are really excited for this season. We had a great season last year and raised the bar for the expectations in this program. We lost a lot of experienced and talented seniors from last year's group but our younger players have stepped right into those roles and had a great off-season. Our strength is upfront in our two Lines as well as our playmakers on offense. We are riding the arm of a young QB so we will go as he goes on offense. The defense is fast and aggressive. May be considered undersized at spots but they are very aggressive to make up for it.
 
 
What’s crazy is Nurre may have even more upside than Kocher. He obviously won’t be the player he was last year but Grant is super athletic.
 
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