Division 4 Reading Blue Devils 2024 Football Preview

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Reading Blue Devils
Reading, OH
Hamilton County
OHSAA Division IV, Region 16

2023 Overall Record: 7-4
2023 Playoff Results: 0-1
Points Scored: 395 (35.9)
Points Allowed: 237 (21.5)
League Affiliation: Cincinnati Hills League

Head Coach: Luke Cripe
Years Head Coach (current school): 3rd
Record (current school): 14-8
Years Head Coach (overall): 3rd
Record (overall): 14-8

Assistant Coaches:
Andrew Carpenter
Mike Denney
Garrett Edwards
Tim Kelly
Nick Lunsford
Scott Thamann
Ricky Bush
Rico Trimble

Team's style of offense: Wing-T

Top players returning on offense:
Charlie Hess (All CHL Honorable Mention QB)
Landen Schaefer
TJ Dick
Lamonte Foster
Jason Lunsford
Jackson Hirt
Connor Davis

Top players lost on offense:
Austin Fancher (RB) 1st Team All CHL, 2nd Team All District, All State 1st Team
Dirk Konrad (OL) 1st Team All CHL, 1st Team All District, 1st Team All City, 1st Team All State

New impact players on offense:
We have a lot of new faces on offense but have been running the same system for the last 2 years.

OL-Chris Horsley
OL-Logan Doner
OL-Nathan Massey
OL-Lincoln Lattire
TE- Andrew Nie
WR Marc Smith

Team's style of defense: 4-2-5

Top players returning on defense:
Connor Davis (DB): 1st Team All CHL, 2nd Team All District, & 1st Team All-City
Charlie Hess
Jackson Hirt
Landen Schaefer
Lamonte Foster
Jason Lunsford

Top players lost on defense:
Ben Nash (DE): Miami University- 1st Team All CHL, 1st Team All-District, 1st Team All-City, & 2nd Team All-State
DaMaurion Woods (LB)- 1st Team All CHL, 2nd Team All-District, 2nd Team All-City
Jordan Webb (DB)- 2nd Team All CHL
Michael Zanders (DL)- 2nd Team All CHL
Jayden Griffin (DB)- Honorable Mention All CHL.

New impact players on defense:
DL-Gary Blair
DL-Carson Thompson
DL-Collin Allmon
LB-Chris Horsley
LB-Blake Profit
LB-Eli Vance
DB-Marc Smith
DB-Carter Reed
DB-Landon Barker

Expected starters on special teams:
PAT/FG-Frank Carnevale
KO-Aiden Tiernen
Punter-Charlie Hess
PR-Connor Davis
PR-Lamonte Foster
KR-Lamonte Foster
KR-Marc Smith

Twitter:
@LukeCripe

Final Comments:
We are very excited for this season. We have a lot of new faces combined with with some veteran Seniors. The team has done an outstanding job in the weight room this off-season. I am always very excited with how hard and physical Reading kids play. This year will be no different. I am excited for our players and community as we start the 2024 season. Go RBD!

2023 Schedule/Results:

08/18/23​
WWoodward (Cincinnati)
47​
0​
08/25/23​
LTaft (Cincinnati)
27​
40​
09/01/23​
WSummit Country Day (Cincinnati)
70​
7​
09/08/23​
WFinneytown (Cincinnati)
34​
6​
09/15/23​
WMadeira (Cincinnati)
31​
21​
09/22/23​
LWyoming (Cincinnati)
14​
21​
09/29/23​
LIndian Hill (Cincinnati)
6​
37​
10/06/23​
WDeer Park (Cincinnati)
48​
14​
10/13/23​
WTaylor (Cleves)
55​
20​
10/20/23​
WMariemont (Cincinnati)
42​
35​
10/27/23​
LIndian Hill (Cincinnati)
21​
36​
 
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