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East Palestine Bulldogs
East Palestine, OH
Columbiana County
OHSAA Division VII, Region 25
East Palestine, OH
Columbiana County
OHSAA Division VII, Region 25
2023 Overall Record: 2-8
2023 Playoff Results: 0-0
Points Scored: 175 (17.5)
Points Allowed: 346 (34.6)
League Affiliation: Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference
Head Coach: Michael Demster
Years Head Coach (current school): 3rd
Record (current school): 3-16
Years Head Coach (overall): 6th
Record (overall): 13-36
Assistant Coaches:
John Jurjavcic OL
Brock Jurjavcic WR
Jim Hall OL
Dan Kibler RB
Jim Young OLB
Ryan Wells ILB
Levi Kunselman Safeties
JD McBride CB
Cal Watt DL
Mike Cope LBs
Team's style of offense: Spread Pistol
Top players returning on offense:
Owen Jurjavcic Sr QB - 2nd Team All-EOAC, 2nd Team All-County, 1,094 yards passing, 749 Yards Rushing.
Anthony Lehman Sr OL - 2nd team All-EOAC, 2nd Team All County
Dalton Johnson Sr OL - Honorable Mention
RJ May - Soph - WR - 2nd Team All-EOAC, 436 yards receiving.
Top players lost on offense:
Shane Richardson - TE - 1st Team All-EOAC, 1st Team All County. 26 catches, 359 yards receiving
Jesse Lipp - 2nd Team All County 157 carries, 837 yards rushing
Noah McKay - 13 catches, 172 yards receiving
New impact players on offense:
Ayvre Klingensmith Jr TE
Kyler Bourne Sr OL
Logen Guy Sr OL
Tommy Beatty Sr OL
Jeremiah Oldaker Sr WR
Isaac Cozza Sr WR
Brock Kleinknecht Sr TE
Tanner Morrow Soph WR
Peyton Rutledge Soph RB
Braydon Plum Soph WR
Team's style of defense: 3-4
Top players returning on defense:
Owen Jurjavcic Sr OLB 42 tackles, 1 INT
Ayvre Klingensmith Jr ILB 24 tackles, 2 TFL
RJ May Soph DB 49 tackles, 4 INT
Tanner Morrow Soph DB 16 tackles
Kyler Bourne Sr DE 11 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 Sack
Dalton Johnson Sr N 18 tackles, 1 Sack
Anthony Lehman Sr DE 40 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 Sack
Jeremiah Oldaker Sr DB 12 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 Sack
Top players lost on defense:
Shane Richardson Sr ILB - First Team All-EOAC, 1st Team All County, Team Co-DPOY Jack Arvin and Penn Ohio All Star Games.
Noah McKay Sr DB 1st Team All-EOAC, 2nd Team All County, Team Co-DPOY, Jack Arvin All Star Game.
New impact players on defense:
Peyton Rutledge Soph OLB
Isaac Cozza Sr DB
Brock Kleinknecht Sr DE
Braydon Plum Soph DB
Expected starters on special teams:
Owen Jurjavcic - Punter
Nate Mead - K
RJ May - KR
Tanner Morrow - KR
Twitter:
@EP_BulldogFB, Instagram - @ep_bulldog_football , Facebook - East Palestine Bulldog Football
Final Comments:
This is a veteran team, with several senior 4 year starters. Our QB Owen Jurjavcic and OL (Lehman, Guy, Johnson, Beatty and Bourne) are all seniors and have all played extensively. Additional seniors Jeremiah Oldaker, Isaac Cozza, and Brock Kleinknecht will also see time on both sides of the ball. Junior Ayvre Klingensmith will start at TE and ILB and dynamic sophomores RJ May, Tanner Morrow, Braydon Plum and Peyton Rutledge will see plenty of action on both sides of the ball. Also look for sophomore Lucas Inman to see time on the O and D lines. Continuing to build off the previous year’s successes and add more wins to our resume are our primary goals this season.
2023 Schedule/Results:
08/18/23 | L | Newton Falls (Newton Falls) | 34 | 48 |
08/25/23 | L | Toronto (Toronto) | 0 | 48 |
09/01/23 | L | Bridgeport (Bridgeport) | 25 | 32 |
09/08/23 | L | Lisbon David Anderson (Lisbon) | 7 | 37 |
09/15/23 | L | Valley Christian School (Youngstown) | 13 | 28 |
09/22/23 | L | Southern (Salineville) | 7 | 42 |
09/29/23 | W | Wellsville (Wellsville) | 40 | 22 |
10/06/23 | L | Columbiana (Columbiana) | 20 | 43 |
10/13/23 | W | Leetonia (Leetonia) | 29 | 6 |
10/20/23 | L | United (Hanoverton) | 0 | 40 |
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