Eric Frantz
05-26-2011, 10:18 PM
Piqua (5-5)
* Players to Watch – DE/TE Jordan Feeser (6'5, 243, Sr.), LB/RB Travis Nees (6'1, 201, Sr.), LB Brad Dotson (6'1, 211, Sr.), DB Kindric Link (6'0, 168, Sr.), OL/DL Kevin Richardson (6'3, 318, Sr.), WR Trae Honeycutt (6'1, 178, Sr.), OL Rob Stollmer (6'2, 297, Sr.), DB Taylor Huebner (6'1, 187, Sr.), QB Taylor Wellbaum (5'9, 155, Sr.)
* Outlook – Head coach Bill Nees (150-65 in 19 years) has led the Indians to the playoffs 11 times and the state title game twice. Piqua was the 2006 D-II state champion. This season Nees has another team capable of a deep postseason run. Eight All-GWOC players return in addition to Wellbaum and eight other regulars. Defensively the Indians return their top three tacklers (Huebner, Travis Nees and Dotson) and two DBs who each had four interceptions last year (Link and Huebner). Honeycutt was the team’s top receiver. Wellbaum threw for 1,023 yards, ran for another 584 and accounted for 13 TDs. Games against archrival Troy and Trotwood-Madison promise to be extra important this season.
* Players to Watch – DE/TE Jordan Feeser (6'5, 243, Sr.), LB/RB Travis Nees (6'1, 201, Sr.), LB Brad Dotson (6'1, 211, Sr.), DB Kindric Link (6'0, 168, Sr.), OL/DL Kevin Richardson (6'3, 318, Sr.), WR Trae Honeycutt (6'1, 178, Sr.), OL Rob Stollmer (6'2, 297, Sr.), DB Taylor Huebner (6'1, 187, Sr.), QB Taylor Wellbaum (5'9, 155, Sr.)
* Outlook – Head coach Bill Nees (150-65 in 19 years) has led the Indians to the playoffs 11 times and the state title game twice. Piqua was the 2006 D-II state champion. This season Nees has another team capable of a deep postseason run. Eight All-GWOC players return in addition to Wellbaum and eight other regulars. Defensively the Indians return their top three tacklers (Huebner, Travis Nees and Dotson) and two DBs who each had four interceptions last year (Link and Huebner). Honeycutt was the team’s top receiver. Wellbaum threw for 1,023 yards, ran for another 584 and accounted for 13 TDs. Games against archrival Troy and Trotwood-Madison promise to be extra important this season.