Buckeye Central Bucks 2023 Football Preview

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Buckeye Central Bucks

Head Coach: Chad Jensen
Years Head Coach (current school): 5
Record (current school): 8-32
Years Head Coach (overall): 5
Record (overall): 8-32

Assistant Coaches:
Mike Dean
Kevin Garrett
Jonathan Kehres
Terry Oswald
Jordan Phillips
Eric Wilfer

Record last season: 3-7/0-7
League Affiliation: Northern 10 Athletic Conference

Team's style of offense: Spread

Top players returning on offense:
QB: Derex Dean 132-232 1573 yards 15 TD's N10 HM, NCOFCA 1st team, NW District HM
WR: Heath Jensen 18 catches 210 yards 1 TD, NCOFCA HM
C: Landon Sherwood, NCOFCA 1st Team
G: Bren Jones, NCOFCA 2nd Team

Top players lost on offense:
RB: Manny Mullins 913 yards rushing 10 TD's, 26 catches 2 TD's. 2nd Team N10, First Team NCOFCA, NW District 2nd Team
WR: Tyler Sanderson 46 catches 555 yards 4 TD's N10 HM, NCOFACA 1st Team, NW District HM
T: Kenny Utz N10 2nd Team, NCOFCA 1st Team, NW District HM

New impact players on offense:
RB: Dom Dean
WR: Alec Phillips
WR: Jack Phillips
WR: Gabe Bellamy
G: Matthew Heefner
T: Jonathan Stander
T: Brady Flood

Team's style of defense: 3-3 Stack

Top players returning on defense:
LB: Landon Sherwood 130 Tackles N10 2nd Team, NCOFCA 1st Team, NW District 2nd Team
LB: Dom Dean 70 Tackles
T Jon Stander 58 tackles

Top players lost on defense:
DB Manny Mullins 5 INT
T Kenny Utz 57 tackles

New impact players on defense:
LB Mason Clay
DB Jack Phillips
DB Alec Phillips

Expected starters on special teams:
K: Dom Dean
P: Derex Dean
PR: Heath Jensen and Alec Phillips
KR: Heath Jensen, Alec Phillips, Jack Phillips

Twitter:
@bcbucksfootball

Final Comments:
What are your team’s offensive strengths/weaknesses? Our strengths include three-year starting QB Derex Dean and three year starting linemen Landon Sherwood and Bren Jones. Other strengths include effort, coachability, and the ability for players to play multiple positions. Weaknesses on offense include lack of depth and experience in most skill positions.

What are your team’s defensive strengths/weaknesses? Our defensive strengths are more athleticism in most positions. Other strengths include effort, coachability, and the ability for players to play multiple positions. Weaknesses on defense include lack of depth.

What are your team’s goals for the upcoming season? Our goal is to improve each week and compete in each game. We want to be playing our best football at the end of the season.

How does the league look and where does your team fit in? Our league, the Northern 10, is an absolute meat grinder. Anyone can beat anyone on a given night. We have to be prepared each week. We want to compete each week.

Besides graduation, did you lose anyone to injury, transfer/move, not playing? If so, who? N/A

What are a few X-Factors heading into next season? We don’t have a lot of depth so we must stay healthy to be competitive throughout the season.
 
 
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