Division 3 Buckeye Bucks 2024 Football Preview

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Buckeye Bucks
Medina, OH
Medina County
OHSAA Division III, Region 10

2023 Overall Record: 10-3
2023 Playoff Results: 2-1
Points Scored: 469 (36.1)
Points Allowed: 276 (21.2)
League Affiliation: Cleveland West Conference

Head Coach: Greg Dennison
Years Head Coach (current school): 8th
Record (current school): 57-19
Years Head Coach (overall): 30th
Record (overall): 217-103

Assistant Coaches:
Mike Flerchinger
Ray Camma
Alex Shepherd
Evan Adams
Adam Dennison
Turner Mitchell
Harley Steppenbacker
Jacob Stahl

Team's style of offense: Multiple I, some 1 back, usually use a TE

Top players returning on offense:
Troy McCann, RB, 245 carries, 1,864 yards, 18 TDs, 1st team All-GLC, 1st team All-County, 1st team All-NEO Inland District, HM All Ohio

Trey Widenmeyer, TE, led team with 35 rec., 614 yards, 8 TDs, 1st team All-GLC, 1st team All County, 2nd team All-District

Curtis Gunkelman, OL, 3 year starter, 2nd team All-GLC, HM All-District

Victor Shevchenko, OL, returning starter

Jack Swank, OL, returning starter

Ben Lazar, OL, 2 year starter

Liam Phillips, WR, started as freshman in 2023

Dalen Martin, WR, returning starter

Top players lost on offense:
Ben Midea, OL, 1st team All-GLC, All-County, All-District, All-Ohio, signed with St Francis PA

Casey Murray, QB, 1st team All-GLC, HM All-District, passed for over 1700 yards, 14 TDs

New impact players on offense:
Jacob Snyderburn, TE/WR

Roman Krettler, RB

Team's style of defense: 3-4

Top players returning on defense:
Travis Avallone, LB, led team with 94 tackles, 2nd team All-GLC, HM All-District

Danny Beckett, DB, 2nd on team with 89 tackles, 2nd team All-GLC

Nick Balaban, DB, 3rd on team with 87 tackles, 2nd team All-GLC

Trey Widenmeyer, DL, 4th on team with 76 tackles

Derek Snyderburn, OLB, started as sophomore in 2023

Roman Krettler, OLB, started as sophomore in 2023, HM All-GLC

Tate McCourt, DB, HM All-GLC

Top players lost on defense:
Gage Nagy, DL, 60 tackles, led team with 14.5 tackles for loss, 1st team All-GLC,2nd team All-District

Ben Midea, DL

Ranger Metter, DB, 2nd team All-GLC

New impact players on defense:
Ryan Wilhelm, LB

Curtis Gunkelman, DL

Expected starters on special teams:
Punter - Trey Widenmeyer, averaged over 35 yards per punt in 2023

Kicker - Brayden Bonnett - GLC Specialist of the Year in 2023, injured and will return late in the season.

PR/KR - Liam Phillips, returned kicks and punts in 2023 as freshman

Twitter:
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Final Comments:
Experience is a strength with many starters returning from 2023 when we were co-champs of GLC and won 2 play-off games.

2023 Schedule/Results:

08/18/23​
WCloverleaf (Lodi)
34​
0​
08/25/23​
WAmherst Steele (Amherst)
28​
13​
09/01/23​
WEllet (Akron)
42​
8​
09/08/23​
WNorth Olmsted (North Olmsted)
51​
28​
09/15/23​
WWestlake (Westlake)
45​
7​
09/22/23​
WHoly Name (Parma Heights)
38​
14​
09/29/23​
WLakewood (Lakewood)
52​
7​
10/06/23​
LValley Forge (Parma Heights)
17​
28​
10/13/23​
LGilmour Academy (Gates Mills)
34​
48​
10/20/23​
WNormandy (Parma)
48​
12​
10/27/23​
WSandusky (Sandusky)
31​
29​
11/03/23​
WNorton (Norton)
49​
47​
11/10/23​
LTiffin Columbian (Tiffin)
0​
35​
 
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