Pigskin Preview: Pleasant Plains Cardinals


 


 

School:  Pleasant Plains

Mascot:  Cardinals

Head Coach:  Brody Walworth

Years at School: 6 (4th as head coach)

Record at School: 14-15

Overall Record:  14-15

Assistant Coach(es):  John Hambelton, David Bergschneider, Jake Gates, Trent Quarton, Barry Slifer, Jason Boesdorfer, Joe Betz

Last Years Conference Record:  3-6

Last Year’s Overall Record: 3-6

Postseason: Did not make playoffs

2016 Team Scoring Average: 22

2016 Team Yards per Game Average: 263

2016 Team Yards per Game Passing: 125

2016 Team Yards per Game Rushing: 138

2016 Team Points Allowed Per Game: 25

2016 Team Yards Allowed Per Game: 320

2016 Team Yards Allowed per Game Passing: 125

2016 Team Yards Allowed Per Game Rushing: 195

School State Championships: 0

School Conference Championships: 0

Biggest Rival Game Every Year: ??

Number of Players out this season: 60

Number of returning letterman: 19

Number of returning starters: 16

Offense: 7

Defense: 9

Top Returnees from 2016: (Position & Stats)

Offensive:

Position  Name  Ht Wt Year

RB #44 Nik Samson 5-9 205 Senior    905 yards rushing, 10 TDs, 6.7 ypc 2nd Team All-Conference

WR #7 Kai Carlberg 6-1 175 Senior  11 Receptions, 305 yards, 5 TDs, 27.7 ypc  154 Rushing Yards, 2 TDs 2nd Team All-conference

OL # 78 Ethan Ankenbrandt 6-1 220 Senior 3 Year Starter Honorable Mention All-Conference

OL #58 Nathan Curry 5-10 205 Senior 2 Year Starter

Defensive:

Position Name

LB- #82 Tristen Tewes 6-3 215  – JR. 55 Solos, 23 Assists, 9 TFL, 2FF, 2FR (Tackles Leader)

DB- #18 Kevin Ingram 5-9 170 SR  5 Interceptions (1TD), 25 Solos, 9 Assists 1st Team All-Conference

DT #60 Austin Mayer 5-8 195 SR 34 Solos, 17 Assists

 

Who are the newcomers we should know about and why?

RB #13 Lucas Western JR- Played some as a sophomore. Explosive runner and solid pass-catcher. Will push Samson for carries.

OLB #9 Jake Hermes JR- Started last year as a sophomore. We expect big things from him this year.

 

What are the questions marks for this team heading into the 2017 season?

Will we bounce back from a frustrating 2016? Lost several close games and missed the post-season. We bring a lot of guys back. Will we fix the things that hurt us in 2016?

Head Coach Brody Walworth says: The 2017 Cardinals have a lot of potential. We will need to be tougher than we were last year in order to reach that potential.

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