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Pigskin Preview Team Capsule:
School: Taylorville
Mascot: Tornadoes
Head Coach: Jeb Odam
Years at School: 7
Record at School: 38-32
Overall Record: 38-32
Assistant Coaches: Lee Mateer, Brian Blomquist, Caleb Worsham, Kyle Owens, Jeremy Alwerdt, Eric Wolf, Jason Handegan, Trevor Worsham, Ben Briggs, Dan McNeely, Brian Sample
Last Years Conference Record: 5-0
Last Years Overall Record: 11-1
Postseason: Quarterfinals
2015 Team Scoring Average: 30.5
2015 Team Yards Per Game Average: 362
2015 Team Yards Per Game Passing: 148
2015 Team Yards Per Game Rushing: 214
2015 Team Points Allowed Per Game: 13.1
2015 Team Yards Allowed Per Game: 235.7
2015 Team Yards Allowed Per Game Passing: 114.2
2015 Team Yards Allowed Per Game Rushing: 121.5
School Conference Championships: 2 in apollo
Biggest Rival Game Every Year: Mt Zion
Number of Players out this season: approximately 86 Freshman-Varsity
Number of returning letterman: 33
Number of returning starters: 9
Offense: 2
Defense: 7
Top Returnees from 2015:
Offensive:
OT Kyler Kersey 6-3 295 SR
OG Joe Fallin 6-0 225 JR
Defensive:
OLB Evan Champley 6-1 185 JR 116 Tackles, 7 Sacks
ILB Heath Fleming 5-10 185 SR 68 Tackles
Safety Parker Stokes 5-11 185 SR 101 Tackles, 3 INT
DE Gunder Reese 5-10 210 SR 88 Tackles, 7 Sacks
Who are the newcomers we should know about and why?
QB- Brandon Odam- cerebral qb with good fundamentals
WR- Justin Wright- most explosive kid
ILB- Kyle Woods- very violent tackler
What type of offense can we expect to see in 2016?
same as last year, take what the defense gives us
What type of defense can we expect to see in 2016?
Same as last year, be as aggressive as possible
What will your team do well?
play defense
Power and Counter
What are the questions marks for this team heading into the 2016 season?
Youth on Offense
Getting QB comfortable
solidify back end of defense
What’s something about this team worth noting?
Both sides of ball have chance to be statistically better than last years team
Head Coach Jeb Odam says:
Nothing fancy, try to be fundamentaly sound and be creative on both sides of the ball, including special teams.
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