Piqua won the 2006 state title and advanced to the regional semifinals last year. This season, they must replace linebacker David Rolf who was first-team All-Ohio and the district defensive player of the year.
PLAYERS TO WATCH
RB/CB Ty Knox (5-11, 180, Sr.), OT Cody Sterling (6-4, 285, Sr.), OG Ron Walls (5-10, 193, Sr.), DL Jake Mohr (6-1, 233, Sr.), LB Colin Nickolai (5-9, 185, Sr.), WR Gomez White (6-4, 186, Sr.), RB Kendall Taylor (5-11, 180, Sr.), C Jake Underwood (6-1, 240, Jr.), DL Josh Osborne (5-10, 205, Jr.), WR Logan Johnson (5-11, 167, Jr.).
SEASON OUTLOOK
2007 Record: 8-4, Regional semifinalist
Piqua won the 2006 state title and advanced to the regional semifinals last year. This season, they must replace linebacker David Rolf who was first-team All-Ohio and the district defensive player of the year.
He is now at Michigan State.
Piqua must also replace three-year starting quarterback Justin Hemm, first-team all-district/second-team All-Ohio DL Shea Selsor and first-team all-district OL Kyle Perkins.
Leading this year’s group is Knox who is being heavily recruited as a cornerback and was named second-team all-GWOC last year. Joining him on the second-team all-league list last year was Nickolai and Osborne. Taylor had 287 rushing yards, 106 receiving yards and five touchdowns.
"We have a difficult schedule, but our guys know what to expect," head coach Bill Nees said. "Hopefully we’ll continue to work hard and have a good year."
SCHEDULE
8/22 at St. Marys Memorial
8/29 Fairfield
9/5 at Springboro
9/12 at Springfield
9/19 Lebanon
9/26 Trotwood-Madison
10/3 at Vandalia Butler
10/10 at Sidney
10/17 Troy
10/24 Xenia
