Trotwood senior QB making the adjustment

Michael Simpson has had staggering numbers the last two seasons at Chaminade Julienne. In the off-season he made the move to Trotwood-Madison, the move has caused for alot of changes and new looks. The last two seasons alot of pressure has been put on Simpson, but he has overcome it,throwing for 26 touchdowns and 3123 yards over his two years of varsity at CJ. The move to Trotwood has been a load of adjusments, the hardest has been "(learning) The new offense and the coaching staff" Simpson said. With all moves though come new expectations and excitment, Simpson told us "just playing with the new team, against really good competition and being successful" was what he is excited about for this season. Simpson and the Trotwood Rams will open up there season friday, versus Thurgood Marshall.

Middletown's Marshall looks to continue where he left off last season

Jalin Marshall fakes the hand off on a run. Photo by Katie Burtis.

One of the biggest suprises of last year was Middletown getting the top seed in region 4. Middletown went 10-0 in the regular season but was upset by Wayne in the first round of the playoffs. Middletown will get there shot at redemption versus Wayne, saturday at Welcome Stadium. In order for the Middies to beat Wayne junior quarterback Jalin Marshall will need to be on. Last year versus Wayne, Marshall was held to 21 rushing yards and two fumbles, his worst performance of the year. Though the playoff performance was not what the rest of his season was like. He rushed for over 1400 yards and 17 touchdowns and threw another 12, including a game where he rushed for 308 yards. Middletown faces a much tougher schedule this year facing Winton Woods, Colerain, Wayne, and Troy. These challenges should build Marshall and the Middies into a true playoff team and hope for a deeper run than last years one and done.

Division 2 Preseason All Stars

Offense
QB-Michael Simpson (Trotwood Madison)
RB-Aaron Kemper (Winton Woods)
WR-Kyle Nowlin (Harrison)
WR-Brennan McGuire (Ross)
WR-Trevor Henderson (Loveland)
Defense
DL-Garrett Ackerman (Kings)
DB-Cameron Burrows (Trotwood Madison)
DB-Justin Crull (Kings)
DB/S-Demond Jackson (Mt. Healthy)
DB/S-Nick Dden (Wilmington)
LB-Travis Nees (Piqua)
LB-Victor Cave (Glen Este)
Special Teams
P-Travis Jones (Glen Este)
K-Mason Bolser (Mt. Healthy)

Division 1 pre-season all stars

Offense
QB-Jalin Marshall (Middletown)
RB-Connor Hundley (St. Xavier)
WR- Armani Miller (Wayne)
WR-Zach Edwards (Middletown)
WR-Jamal Trammell (Northmont)
Defense
DL-Ifeadi Odenigbo (Centerville)
DB-Andrew Arand (St. Xavier)
DB-Marcus Foster (Troy)
S-Michael McCray (Trotwood)
FS-George Walker (Springfield)
LB-Jahlil Croley (Princeton)
LB-Andre Jones (Colerain)
Special Teams
P-Joe Bolden (Colerain)
K-Nick Palopoli (Moeller)

Chaminade Julienne Eagles- 2011 Season Preview

It was a disapointing 4-6 season for CJ last year. But the 4-6 could have easily been 9-1 with a few bounces of the ball. They lost five games by a total of 20 points and held 6 of there 10 opponents to 10 or less points. The season wasn't a total bust though, CJ defeated arch rival and 2 time defending state champion Alter in week 10. A massive upset that noone expected, it handed Alter there first GCL loss since 2005. The win over Alter should give the Eagles extra motivation in the off-season and with new coach, Marcus Colvin, in office the Eagles expectations should be rather high. They lost starting QB Michael Simpson to Trotwood, but do return multiple postions which should be an advantage of the Eagles using such a young team last year.

Fenwick Falcons- 2011 Season Preview

For the second year in a row Fenwick got off to a very hot start, starting off 7-0 and playing very impressive. But also for the second year in a row the Falcons collapsed losing there last three games. They did lose some key running backs in the off season but return a strong defense and heavily recruited QB Austin Gearing also returns. Fenwick will be an early favorite to win region 16 this year, aslong as history doesnt repeat itself, they have a very good chance of doing that.

Carroll Patriots- 2011 Season Preview

The Carroll Patriots are entering 2011 off a divison 2 playoff birth. Despite losing head coach Steve Bartlett in the offseason. The Patriots should still be strong on the defensive side of the ball. They will also get back senior running back Todd Richardson who had 5 touchdowns on 447 rushing yards last year. If they can figure out the right fits for offense Carroll should be a front runner for the GCL north in 2011.

Alter Knights- 2011 Season Preview

Not a better school to start off with than the defending GCL north champions. The Alter Knights. They lost multiple games in a season for the first time since the 2005 season. The state powerhouse that has built a dynasty in the past four years still has some bright paths ahead. The team who for the first time in a few years was challenged to the final whitsle in multiple games. Alter gets back a young QB, Malik Zaire and backs, Joe Penno and Jackson Vandergriff. The Knights will not play a return game with Centerville this year, and instead will play Napoleon along with backyard rival Fairmont and East Tech from Cleveland.

Purcell Marian- 2011 Season Preview

Our final GCL central team is the Purcell Marian Cavaliers. Despite the 1-9 record in 2010, the Cavs had one of the youngest teams aswell as the smallest roster. They will get back E.J. Burnett who rushed for 1013 yards with 8 touchdowns. They will also get back there starting QB, Chris Korthaus, who threw for a small 380 yards and 3 tds, but only on 114 attempts. Purcells non conference opponents are Walnut Hills, Norwood, who they beat last year, and Reading.

Badin Rams- 2011 Season Preview

Going 5-5 last season was good enough for the Badin Rams to get into the playoffs. They defeated Richmond North Union in the first round but lost to Coldwater in round two, and they worked hard to get there. Four of there games were decided by one point, and two games went into overtime. Badin took a big hit in week one last year when the Cincinnati bound QB Patrick Coyne was injured and missed most of the season. But back up senior Jeff Smith really stepped up at the position, he threw for 1429 yards and 12 touchdowns, including the postseason. He rushed for another 980 yards with 13 touchdowns. Badin loses alot on offense but does get back Max Adams who had 4 tocuhdowns and 171 recieving yards. Badin does return there leading sacker Casey Schappacher and there interception leader Luke Wurzelbacher. Badin opens the season with Woodward, then Taft and Edegewood.

McNicholas Rockets- 2011 Season Preview

Today's preview is for the 2010 Region 12 winner, the McNicholas Rockets. The Rockets were one of the surprising teams in the state. Lead by 6'5" quaterback, Matt Staubach who is headed to Cincinnati as a tight end. Staubach threw for only 9 touchdowns while rushing for 22, he also lead the team in rushing with 1196 yards. The Rockets do get back there third leading rusher,Dillion Stanfield. He rushed for 402 yards and 4 touchdowns. Interception leader Max Harmon is also back. After finishing 11-3 with losses to Fenwick, Alter, and Bishop Waterson. The Rockets will open the season at Newport Catholic, New Richmond and Turpin, then off to GCL league play

2011 season preview-ROGER BACON

2010 Recap- 7-3, lost in the second round of the playoffs to McNicholas

Roger Bacon had a season not alot of people outside of the school expected, they went 7-3 and made it to the second round of the divison III playoffs before being ousted by GCL central foe McNicholas. Bacon loses QB Tanner Sprong who threw for 1700 yards and 19 touchdowns last year, aswell as the key recievers. But the Spartans do regain there leading rusher,Griffin Mouty who rushed for over 1000 yards and 11 touchdowns. They also took a huge hit on defense losing team sack leader Innocent Macha and interception leader Brian Bein. They however dropped to divison 4 which should make gaining playoff points a little easier. The Spartans will open up the season with Mt. Healthy, then will play North College Hill who went 10-0 last year and will open up league with Chaminade Julienne who they defeated last year in an incredible 44-41 shoot out.

SWO Football 2011 tour

We are putting together our 2011 SWO Football Tour, Go onto our facebook page (Southwest Ohio Football) and vote for which game you think we should go to.
Our week one games for game of the week is
Colerain vs. Cocoa (FL)
Elder vs. Centerville
Wayne vs. Middletown
Moeller vs. Pickerington Central

The rest of the weeks will be posted later today

Kenton's Maty Mauk to Missouri

According to scout.com, Maty Mauk offcially commited to Missouri today. The 6-2, 190lb QB is one of the top recruits in Ohio as well as being rated in the ESPNU 150 rankings. Mauk has had incredible numbers in his three years at Kenton, throwing for over 13,000 yards and rushing for nearly 2,000 more with 186 total TD's. He also had written offers from Cincinnati, Illinois, Michigan, and Notre Dame. Stay tuned for more coverage

Coldwater vs. Kenton denied on ESPN

According to the Coldwater twitter page, there season opener vs. Kenton, which was going to appear on ESPN. Has been denied due to ESPN's lack of funds, the game was going to be played on that sunday, and no new date has been set yet.

Chaminade Juillenne Football 2009

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