2011 schedule - MediaSpan

THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 2011
FOOTBALL 2011
AMERICAN PRESS
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LAGRANGE
AT A GLANCE
■ HEAD COACH: Jules Sullen (16-
15, fourth year at school).
■ DISTRICT: 4-4A
■ LAST YEAR: 6-4, 2-2 (second in
District 3-5A, no playoffs)
■ OFFENSE: Multiple (Four starters
returning) TE Fred Williams (6-1, 170,
Jr.); WR Myrtell Hawthorne (6-3, 175,
So.); WR Devin Griffin (5-8, 175, Sr.); LT
Alex Goodly (6-1, 270, Jr.); LG DYQUAN
SIMON (6-0, 245, Sr.); C ELIJAH
WILLIAMS (6-0, 280, Sr.); RG Trey Simien
(5-10, 240, Sr.); RT Louis Whately (6-2,
235, Jr.); QB JOSEPH SPRUEL (5-9, 165,
Sr.); RB Robert Leday (5-10, 185, Jr.); FB
Aziz Avery (5-9, 185, Sr.); WR Nick Pitre
(6-3, 170, Jr.);
■ DEFENSE: 4-2-5 (One starter
returning) DE McKenzie Lewis (6-4,
200, Jr.); DE Tracey Ryan (6-0, 195, Sr.);
DT Mylon Miles (5-11, 220, Jr.); DT
Olajuwan Eaglin (5-11, 215, So.); LB
Jaylin Thomas (5-10, 185, Sr.); LB
Antione Hagans (5-10, 190, Sr.); CB
Shaquille Adams (6-0, 175, Sr.); CB
Dejean Haywood (5-10, 195, Sr.); FS
Jacory Augustine (6-3, 190, Sr.); SS
TIRELL WELLMAKER (5-11, 190, Jr.); SS
Jamarcus Anderson (5-9, 170, Jr.).
■ SPECIALISTS: P FRED WILLIAMS
(6-1, 170, Jr.); K JENNINGS VINCENT (5-
9, 165, Sr.).
Returning starters in ALL CAPS.
GATORS: Expect to throw more this season
from PAGE 5
spread formations.”
Quarterback Joseph Spruel will be
running the show.
The senior threw for 562 yards and
seven touchdowns last season while
most of the offense was run through
backs Aaron Sam, Courtney Brown
and Darius Edwards.
“He is comfortable with the new
offense and did well during our 7-on-7
season,” Sullen said. “It was a good
situation for him to come into last
year, where he was surrounded by
great athletes. It was his first year in
varsity, and he did a good job. He’s not
the biggest kid, but he can throw the
ball and is a leader of the team.”
Spruel will have no shortage of targets
this year.
Nick Pitre and Myrtell Hawthorne,
a pair of 6-foot-3 receivers, headline a
receiving corps that will also include
6-foot-1 Fred Williams, Hamilton
transfer Ja’Len James and senior
Devin Griffin, who will see time at
receiver and running back. Pitre will
also see some time at quarterback.
The running back corps will feature
a rotation of Griffin, Robert
Ledet, Tyler Guillory, Robert Ryan
and Azie Avery.
“We are going to take a committee
approach,” Sullen said.
“We will be spreading the field
more, but we still are going to run.
Ledey is big and physical; we are
expecting a lot from him. Azie played
a lot for us last year.”
Up front, center Elijah Williams
and guard DyQuan Simon are returning
starters.
“We have been working on footwork
with the linemen all summer,”
Sullen said. “Last year was about
power. This year they will be doing
more protection.”
New faces abound on defense,
where strong safety Tirell Wellmaker
is the lone returning starter.
“Wellmaker really came on last
year and became a good player,”
Sullen said. “Our linebackers,
Antione Hagans and Jaylin Thomas,
also got some playing time which
helped their understanding.”
On the line, the Gators will be
young but athletic with McKenzie
Lewis, Tracey Ryan, Mylon Miles and
Olajuwan Eaglin moving into the
starting lineup.
Sullen said one of the offensive
linemen’s assets is their quickness.
“They are extremely physical and
can fly to the ball,” Sullen said.
Joining Wellmaker in the secondary
will be cornerbacks Jacory
Augustine and Shaquille Adams and
safeties Jamarcus Anderson and
Haywood DeJean.
“Shaquille gives us good height at
the corner and has deceptive speed,”
Sullen said. “Shaquille is a physical
corner, an in-your-face type.”
Sullen said the drop down to Class
4A could benefit the Gators.
“It is brutal in 5A — we were losing
the numbers game, and the second
halves were tough on us,” he said.
“This district is going to be tough.
Coach (Mike) Johns is doing a great
job at St. Louis; they won the district
last year and DeRidder was second.
Beau Chene and Opelousas are coming
in and they are going to be tough.
Our goal is to make the playoffs. Once
you get in, anything can happen. We
have seen lower-seeded teams make
runs the past few years.”
2010 AERA FOOTBALL STANDINGS
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District 3-5A
District Overall
W L W L PF PA
*Barbe 3 1 8 2 357 235
LaGrange 2 2 6 4 276 224
Acadiana 2 2 5 5 457 210
Sulphur 2 2 5 5 219 319
Lafayette 1 3 3 7 272 277
District 4-4A
District Overall
W L W L PF PA
*Leesville 4 0 8 2 438 353
Alexandria 3 1 6 4 408 256
Peabody 2 2 4 6 352 325
Tioga 1 3 2 8 162 376
Grant 0 4 1 9 172 394
District 5-4A
District Overall
W L W L PF PA
*St. Louis 4 0 9 1 308 146
Sam Houston 3 1 7 3 328 275
Jennings 2 2 8 2 401 239
DeRidder 1 3 6 4 224 194
Wash.-Marion 0 4 3 7 272 375
District 4-3A
District Overall
W L W L PF PA
*Westlake 5 0 5 5 292 275
Eunice 4 1 5 5 230 276
Crowley 3 2 6 4 424 232
Iowa 2 3 3 7 231 348
Church Point 1 4 4 6 230 268
Northwest 0 5 2 8 255 362
District 4-2A
District Overall
W L W L PF PA
*S. Beauregard 5 0 10 0 404 97
Rosepine 4 1 6 4 313 164
DeQuincy 3 2 6 4 336 281
Pickering 2 3 4 6 219 290
Vinton 1 4 2 8 140 378
E. Beauregard 0 5 1 9 114 388
District 5-2A
District Overall
W L W L PF PA
*Lake Arthur 6 0 8 2 272 141
Kinder 5 1 8 2 289 117
Oakdale 3 3 5 5 232 210
Iota 3 3 4 6 133 166
Mamou 2 4 3 7 103 254
Welsh 2 4 3 7 261 255
Pine Prairie 0 6 0 10 119 440
District 4-1A
District Overall
W L W L PF PA
*Oberlin 5 0 10 0 445 174
Basile 3 2 7 3 324 192
Elton 3 2 7 3 319 166
Hamilton 3 2 7 3 341 223
Merryville 1 4 1 9 146 318
S. Cameron 0 5 0 10 93 436
2010 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Class 5A
Acadiana 21, West Monroe
14
Class 4A
Franklinton 34, Karr28
Class 3A
Parkview Baptist 24,
Patterson 20
Class 2A
Evangel 28, John Curtis
14
Class 1A
White Castle 32, Ouachita
Christian 20