Division 7 Danville Blue Devils 2024 Football Preview

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Danville Blue Devils
Danville, OH
Knox County
OHSAA Division VII, Region 25

2023 Overall Record: 13-1
2023 Playoff Results: 3-1
Points Scored: 599 (42.8)
Points Allowed: 210 (15.0)
League Affiliation: Knox-Morrow Athletic Conference

Head Coach: Matt Blum
Years Head Coach (current school): 3rd
Record (current school): 24-4
Years Head Coach (overall): 3rd
Record (overall): 24-4

Assistant Coaches:
Charlie Duncan
Nathan Smith
Zack Melton
Lynn Lyons
Josh Shuman
Joey Dunn
Luke Colopy
Kyle Shackle
Adam Addair

Team's style of offense: Power Spread

Top players returning on offense:
Josh Byers - TE (250+ total yards & 6 TDs)
Caleb Lucas - TE (200 total yards & 2 TDs)
Aidan Burke - RB (300 total yards & 4 TDs)
Blake Colopy - OL (2 year starter)
Greg Wilson - OL (2 year starter)

Top players lost on offense:
Cole Delaughder - RB
Walker Weckesser - QB
Bryer Boeshart - WR
Kendall Carter - Center (Capital University)
Gavyn Lepley - Guard
Wyatt Nissley - RT
Nate Stephens - WR

New impact players on offense:
Aidan Mickley - WR
Wesley Payne - WR
Carson Proper - WR
Cyren Wallace - RB
Jacob Hackman - QB/WR
Nolan Ridgway - QB
Owen Gronberg - Center
Tyson Payne - RT
Landon Lyons - LG

Team's style of defense: 3-3 Stack

Top players returning on defense:
Josh Byers LB (183 tackles & 16 TFLs)
Caleb Lucas DE (120 Tackles, 24 TFls, &10 sacks) (3rd team All-Ohio)
Aidan Burke LB (91 tackles & 3 TFLs)
Jacob Hackman OLB (5 INTs)
Wesley Payne DB (3 INTs)
Carson Proper Safety (1 INT)

Top players lost on defense:
Cody Ricketts - Nose Guard (Ohio Northern)

New impact players on defense:
Ashton Spaulding - Defensive End
Aidan Mickley - Outside Linebacker
Tyson Payne - Nose Guard
Sylas Mizer - Nose Guard
Levi Furay - Defensive Back
Cyren Wallace - Defensive Back

Expected starters on special teams:
Josh Byers - Punter

Twitter:
@BlueDevilFball4

Final Comments:
Following back to back regional finals appearances and a conference title in 2023 the Blue Devils are hungry to Sustain The Standard for Danville Football. It is not a transition or rebuild year but a year where the Blue Devils hope to take the next step! The Blue Devils return 3 of their top 4 tackles from last years defense as well as 6 starters overall. Offensively, the Blue Devils return 4 starters from a unit that averaged over 40 points per game. During the offseason our team has been hard at work averaging over 40 players during off-season and preseason workouts. We are looking forward to a highly competitive schedule as well as competing in region 27 again!

2023 Schedule/Results:

08/18/23​
WWorthington Christian (Worthington)
55​
21​
08/25/23​
WBucyrus (Bucyrus)
67​
6​
09/01/23​
WFairfield Christian Academy (Lancaster)
41​
7​
09/08/23​
WFredericktown (Fredericktown)
40​
0​
09/15/23​
WNorthmor (Galion)
32​
21​
09/22/23​
WLoudonville (Loudonville)
52​
15​
09/29/23​
WCardington-Lincoln (Cardington)
61​
21​
10/06/23​
WCenterburg (Centerburg)
52​
22​
10/13/23​
WMount Gilead (Mount Gilead)
53​
20​
10/20/23​
WEast Knox (Howard)
14​
12​
OT1
10/27/23​
WMcDonald (McDonald)
51​
7​
11/03/23​
WSpringfield (New Middletown)
32​
6​
11/10/23​
WLowellville (Lowellville)
41​
21​
11/17/23​
LDalton (Dalton)
8​
31​
 
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