Grove City Christian Offseason Football Thread

• Squirmydog

  What is up with the Eagles for 2010? Can they repeat or improve on 2009's magical season? Who are the starters and backups going to be? What about the schedule? Who is going to step up and become a stud? Who will surprise?
• yeahgoahead

  

  I don't know. Squirmy I though you followed the team pretty close.
• bridgeport2001

  SCHEDULE 2010 (missing 3 games but i found these 4 you.)
  
  8-27 week 1 @ DANVILLE moved up from week 3
  9-03 week 2 MARION CATHOLIC same as last year
  week 3 open
  week 4 open
  week 5 open
  10-01 week 6 TROY CHRISTIAN same as last year
  10-08 week 7 @ CINCINNATI CHRISTIAN same as last year
  10-15 week 8 BISHOP ROSECRANS same as last year
  10-22 week 9 FAYETTE replaced pymatuning valley
  10-30 week 10 FAIRFIELD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY same as last year
• Squirmydog

  yeahgoahead wrote: I don't know. Squirmy I though you followed the team pretty close.

  This is a discussion thread, with GCC topics thrown out there for conversaton.
• Squirmydog

  bridgeport2001 wrote: SCHEDULE 2010 (missing 3 games but i found these 4 you.)
  
  8-27 @ DANVILLE
  9-03 MARION CATHOLIC
  10-1 TROY CHRISTIAN
  10-8 @ CINCINNATI CHRISTIAN
  10-15 BISHOP ROSECRANS
  10-22 FAYETTE
  10-30 FAIRFIELD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY

  Wow! I don't see Youngstown Christian on here. Where did you get this?
• Sonofanump

  Any chance that you will be able to find a conference to get into?
  
  Unless the team was senior heavy this year, I would expect them to be a better team next year but not advance as far in the playoffs.
• bridgeport2001

  OHSAA
• Squirmydog

  bridgeport2001 wrote: OHSAA

  Found it. Thanks. Based on this schedule, GCC needs to schedule a Bridgeport or Shadyside or Newark Catholic. Hopefully Danville can get it together. Rosecrans will be good, and Cincinnati Christian should be better. I am not finding any football data for Gorham Fayette. Not a whole lotta points here so far. I was hoping Youngstown Christian would be back. They will be a playoff qualifier next year. We'll see. The schedule is still not finalized. Thanks B
• newarkcatholicfan

  

  I agree the schedule does not appear to bring many computer points with it and I also agree they need to find three games that will give it some pop.
  
  Meaning on paper it looks very,very weak.
• bridgeport2001

  I was looking around 4 you and i might be wrong but i don't think FAYETTE had a football team.
  OHSAA and maxpreps both say they don't have one.
  
  Only thing i can think is maybe next year will be there first year with a team.
• newarkcatholicfan

  

  I wonder if this game will be an OHSAA game or one of those games that you can not get computer points from?
• bridgeport2001

  not sure they do have boys basketball,baseball and girls have some sports 2 , not sure what you need.Do you NEWARKCATHOLICFAN????
• newarkcatholicfan

  

  Did you check and see if they are listed on the OHSAA page?
  If not they are not a sanctioned school and there would be no computer points for beating them.
  
  I’m also not sure on if they are playing a full schedule or not and how that affects their status for football. Maybe one of the G.C.C. posters will know this and can share that info.
• Squirmydog

  They have a school number. I don't know if that means they are sanctioned. Also, if you look at their 2010 schedule, it is blank. I wonder if the game is finalized. I'll tell ya, I don't mind playing them one bit. Shadyside and Bridgeport are D6 powerhouses who helped GCC out that first year. I don't know at this point if GCC will get any points from this game, but hey. As Woody Hayes always said, "pay ahead".
• gamauter

  

  You will need some schools to pay back, I would think you will need more points to qualify next year. I figure Danville and Rosecrans will not be easy games for you next year and after that I don't see many points.
• Squirmydog

  2009 Roster:
  2 Connor Lucas cb/rb SO 5'3" 145
  3 Josiah Frye fb/lb FR 5'10" 180
  4 Jordan Keaton cb/wr/p JR 5'9" 155
  5 Cody Lucas fb/lb SR 5'5" 140
  7 Jacob Rust qb FR 5"11" 140
  9 Christian Smurthwaite fs/wr JR 5'11" 160
  10 Ben Whitaker ss/qb SO 6'0" 160
  11 Christopher Bowman qb SR 6'0" 135
  12 Brad Saxton wr SO 6/3" 160
  15 Luke Smurthwaite qb/ss JR 6'2" 170
  23 Brice Bowman wr SR 6'0" 135
  27 Nate Holt rb/cb SO 5'5" 140
  28 Jesse Barns rb/ss SR 5'9" 170
  33 Tony Roark rb/lb SO 5'4" 155
  35 Zach Snider rb/lb SR 5'10" 195
  36 David Pashovich rb/lb SO 5"9" 160
  42 Kevin Williams rb/lb JR 5'10" 200
  44 Ryan Vance lb SR 5'10" 150
  47 Jaymie Barns rb/lb JR 5'8" 160
  51 Devon Farrell te/lb FR 5'8" 145
  52 Luke Walden g FR 5'8" 155
  54 Heath Fleshman wr FR 5'5" 135
  55 Nick Hovis g/de SR 6'0" 175
  56 Trenton Laws te/lb SR 6'1" 175
  57 Dakota Buhrts t/n SR 5'10" 185
  58 Todd Caracofe g/lb SO 5'8" 145
  61 Spencer Groves g/de SR 6'0" 165
  63 Trent Allen g/de FR 5'9" 165
  65 Dalton Chapman t/de SO 6'6" 240
  68 Evan Wiggall ng SR 6'3" 250
  71 Seth Carey g/t FR 5'9" 155
  72 Matt Strawser c SO 5'9" 170
  74 Zach Casparro t/de SO 6'4" 230
  75 Blair Thompson t/de FR 6'1" 225
  76 Anthony McKinley g/n JR 6'1" 245
  77 Kennon Hunt t/t JR 6'1" 285
  78 Jordan Edwards t/t FR 5'11" 275
  79 Jeremy Stump c/t SR 6'4" 290
  80 Dylan Blythe te/de JR 6'5" 210
  81 Justin Follis lb SO 5'7" 145
  82 Jeremiah Ayers wr SO 5'6" 145
  83 Gabe Gutierrez k SR 5'6" 170
  84 Brady Stephens k SR 5'8" 150
  86 Derek Vacha k JR 5'7" 150
  88 Zach "Wally" Brewer ss/wr SO 5'11" 155
  89 Tyler Conner te FR 5'8" 160
• Squirmydog

  Outlook for Next year:
  Off the top of my head, here are the players who started at least one game. Feel free to correct my memory(or lack thereof)
  QB/S Luke Smurthwaite
  WR/S Christian Smurthwaite
  RB/CB Connor Lucas(1st team All-Ohio)
  CB/WR Jordan Keaton
  OG/DL Anthony McKinley
  OL/DL Zach Casparro
  OL/DL Dalton Chapman
  TE/DE Dylan Blythe
  WR Brad Saxton
  FB/LB Kevin Williams
  LB/RB Jaymie Barns
  LB/QB Ben Whitaker
  The entire secondary and 2/3 DL is back. Evan Wiggall and Cody Lucas(High School Heisman), Dakota Buhrts and Trenton Laws are big losses on defense. Offensive skilled posistions are fine. C Jeremy Stump (SM All Ohio)will be a big loss on offense. Jessie Barns(1st team All-Ohio and Central District offense POY), QB Christopher Bowman, WR Brice Bowman(1st team All Ohio) T Nick Hovis(SM All Ohio) Will be missed. There is top talent able to step in for these guys.
  David Pashovich is a speedy kid who is coming off an injury plagued year and could step in at OLB, S, RB or WR.
  Tony Roark and Nate Holt will battle for RB/LB spots.
  Jordan Edwards, Blair Thompson, Kennon Hunt and Matt Strawser are expected to step up and compete for OL/DL spots.
  There is talent coming back. The guys think the team will actually be better in 2010. It all depends on who shows up in the weight room this winter.
• Squirmydog

  gamauter wrote: You will need some schools to pay back, I would think you will need more points to qualify next year. I figure Danville and Rosecrans will not be easy games for you next year and after that I don't see many points.

  I am concerned about Danville. I hope they can put it together. They had a bunch of sophs start for them last year, but it seems they are having problems with the program's leadership. That program could either be dangerous or a mess by week one. I think GCC needs to have them as a strong opponent.
  Long term I am concered about Rosecrans too. We only need to look two communities over and look at what scheduling over their head too early did to Harvest Prep. They were a 5-5 team and building until they played an MSL schedule that included D2 and D3 schools when HP competes with 55 boys. They are now stuck going 2-8 3-7 for the foreseeable future.
  I would like to see GCC schedule a couple of powerhouses in Region 23 every year, with one being Newark Catholic. You and I both know long term the Region ultimately goes through them. It would help GCC to get used to playing them. Combine that with a game with Shadyside or Bridgeport or Caldwell(who has 128 boys and will be back eventually) or Malvern, with an eventual eye on a Heath or St Paul or Huron after they have established success for 4-5 years and the conditioning program has reached down to the 5th graders.
• bridgeport2001

  SCHEDULE 2010 (missing 3 games but i found these 4 you.)
  
  8-27 week 1 @ DANVILLE moved up from week 3
  9-03 week 2 MARION CATHOLIC same as last year
  week 3 open
  week 4 open
  week 5 open
  10-01 week 6 TROY CHRISTIAN same as last year
  10-08 week 7 @ CINCINNATI CHRISTIAN same as last year
  10-15 week 8 BISHOP ROSECRANS same as last year
  10-22 week 9 FAYETTE replaced pymatuning valley
  10-30 week 10 FAIRFIELD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY same as last year
  
  week 9 was changed 2 fayetteville-perry on the OHSAA page
• Squirmydog

  You are on it. Thanks B. When are we going to be seeing each other on our schedules? Does anyone know about Fayetteville-Perry? It looks like they are in their second year and are in a new conference with other new teams.
• bridgeport2001

  Not sure maybe we can see each other in the playoffs next year , that is if we make it in.
• bridgeport2001

  Got alittle info on FAYETTEVILLE-PERRY 4 you.
  
  only had 5 games last year, there games did not count in the OHSAA
  
  GALLATIN COUNTY (KY) 6-42 (L) last years record 4-6
  YELLOW SPRINGS 25-38 (L) last years record 2-8
  FAIRFIELD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 24-47 (L) last years record 2-8
  MANCHESTER 13-8 (W) last years record 0-10
  LOCKLAND 0-47 (L) last years record 9-1
  
  Not sure if they games will count next year on not , But even if they do i don't think they are going 2 get you many points.
• Squirmydog

  Like I said before, I am totally cool with playing a team and helping them out. I hope they play sanctioned games. If they don't, our AD is going to have work some magic with weeks 3-5. If not you guys, maybe Shadyside or another top OVAC or IVC. I say that because I am partial to E/SE Ohio.
• bridgeport2001

  I agree , Always have 2 help other teams out when they are starting a new program.(not that many teams like 2 do it ,but they have 2 start somewhere)
  
  I would like 2 see GCC play us again or any of the teams in the OVAC just 2 see how the program has grown over the past 3 or 4 years.
• nc52

  

  i want gcc and nc to hook up so bad i can taste it.