Avon’s QB was out for the first playoff game, second half of the regional semi, the regional final and state semi last year. They went a long way without him, but they were much better with him.
There are some key players from last year that graduated from Avon. OT now at Michigan, RB now at Cincinnati, S at Ohio U, S at Colgate, G at Slippery Rock. Those are obviously big losses, but the players who replaced them have done very well and Avon is very good. I would say losing the RB, Caffey, is probably the most impactful loss from last year. The RBs are good, but Caffey was an elite RB.