What does East Carter need to do to improve in 2016? What do they need to keep doing to be successful? Remember, please be constructive.

East loses Darin Phillips (RB) on the offensive side of the ball, and himself and Peyton Wilburn (LB) on the defensive side of the ball.

 

East brings back a lot more than they lost however.

Offense: Junior to be QB Taylor Hickle returns to start his third year.

Junior to be Josh Ford ran for 500 yards last year and can play fullback and half back. Has been working hard in the weight room.

Senior Dalton Whitt returns on offense; the running back/receiver plays all over the field and has 3 years of varsity experience and 2 being a starter.

 

Other "skill guys" they return are Sophomore to be Eric Carter (RB), Junior to be WR Caiden Bond, RB Nathan Griffith(Senior), WR Caleb James (Senior), Cameron Rowe WR Junior.

 

Best OL will likely be Tanner Duncan who will be a senior. Tall, strongest on the team, played LT last year. Other names that pop up that return are Thomas Barker(senior), (junior)Levi Felty, Gabe Limings (Junior), Luke Sparks (Sophomore), and Camren Staton (Senior). Kieran Fankell and Drake Dunn have experience playing fullback and tight end and Josh Salmons will likely start at tight end.

Line play will be improved and Hickle as a junior should be able to lead the team from under center on the field. Josh Ford will get the bulk of the carries and the offense will be about 80-20 in favor of the run plays. Dalton Whitt is explosive.

 

 

 

Defense:

Drake Dunn, Kane Phillips, Dalton Whitt, Kieran Fankell, Gabe Limings, Caiden Bond, and Josh Salmons all return with starting experience on the defensive side.

 

 

Drake Dunn will be a senior who will start at one of the linebacker spots, Kieran Fankell will take another returning for his junior year. Gavin Wilburn, Josh Ford, and Timmy Tackett will all play some at linebacker this year.

 

At defensive back the a Raiders return (Safety) Dalton Whitt and (Corner) Kane Phillips who are multi year starters. Filling in the other spots will be a combo of Cameron Rowe, Caiden Bond, Taylor Hickle (may play solely QB again), Caleb James, Braiden Mara, Levi Parsons, and Kaleb Wears. My money would be on Rowe or Bond at Corner and I could see Parsons playing some safety.

 

On the defensive line with Gabe Limings and Josh Salmons returning expect to see Thomas Barker, Tanner Duncan, Bobby Phillips, Luke Sparks, Camren Staton, and Levi Felty competing for playing time.

 

Will be the first full offseason under HC Champlin and the junior heavy team has a lot of seniors who have played significant roles or started. Not expecting them to beat Johnson Central obviously, but I could see wins over every other team in the district (even Ashland). This team is better and more experienced than last year and hopefully will get back to the playoffs for the first time in over a decade. I'm feeling positive about East Carter football this year!

Great breakdown RaiderPride5.

East loses Darin Phillips (RB) on the offensive side of the ball, and himself and Peyton Wilburn (LB) on the defensive side of the ball.

 

East brings back a lot more than they lost however.

Offense: Junior to be QB Taylor Hickle returns to start his third year.

Junior to be Josh Ford ran for 500 yards last year and can play fullback and half back. Has been working hard in the weight room.

Senior Dalton Whitt returns on offense; the running back/receiver plays all over the field and has 3 years of varsity experience and 2 being a starter.

 

Other "skill guys" they return are Sophomore to be Eric Carter (RB), Junior to be WR Caiden Bond, RB Nathan Griffith(Senior), WR Caleb James (Senior), Cameron Rowe WR Junior.

 

Best OL will likely be Tanner Duncan who will be a senior. Tall, strongest on the team, played LT last year. Other names that pop up that return are Thomas Barker(senior), (junior)Levi Felty, Gabe Limings (Junior), Luke Sparks (Sophomore), and Camren Staton (Senior). Kieran Fankell and Drake Dunn have experience playing fullback and tight end and Josh Salmons will likely start at tight end.

Line play will be improved and Hickle as a junior should be able to lead the team from under center on the field. Josh Ford will get the bulk of the carries and the offense will be about 80-20 in favor of the run plays. Dalton Whitt is explosive.

 

 

 

Defense:

Drake Dunn, Kane Phillips, Dalton Whitt, Kieran Fankell, Gabe Limings, Caiden Bond, and Josh Salmons all return with starting experience on the defensive side.

 

 

Drake Dunn will be a senior who will start at one of the linebacker spots, Kieran Fankell will take another returning for his junior year. Gavin Wilburn, Josh Ford, and Timmy Tackett will all play some at linebacker this year.

 

At defensive back the a Raiders return (Safety) Dalton Whitt and (Corner) Kane Phillips who are multi year starters. Filling in the other spots will be a combo of Cameron Rowe, Caiden Bond, Taylor Hickle (may play solely QB again), Caleb James, Braiden Mara, Levi Parsons, and Kaleb Wears. My money would be on Rowe or Bond at Corner and I could see Parsons playing some safety.

 

On the defensive line with Gabe Limings and Josh Salmons returning expect to see Thomas Barker, Tanner Duncan, Bobby Phillips, Luke Sparks, Camren Staton, and Levi Felty competing for playing time.

 

Will be the first full offseason under HC Champlin and the junior heavy team has a lot of seniors who have played significant roles or started. Not expecting them to beat Johnson Central obviously, but I could see wins over every other team in the district (even Ashland). This team is better and more experienced than last year and hopefully will get back to the playoffs for the first time in over a decade. I'm feeling positive about East Carter football this year!

 

Hickle is gone isn't he?

Hickle is gone isn't he?

 

I actually didn't know that but I guess he transferred to Lewis, so that makes things really interesting. Whitt played backup QB last year.

Engineers have some good talent coming back. I think they maybe a little bit better next season but more of the same as 2015.

Okay so if Hickle and Whitt are gone, I'm not as optimistic at all now.

Okay so if Hickle and Whitt are gone, I'm not as optimistic at all now.

 

Why did he transfer to Lewis? Where did Whitt go?

Who all did they graduate?

Why did he transfer to Lewis? Where did Whitt go?

Hickle has some family issues and Whitt went to West, so it's not like there's some internal issues at all Whitt has a parent who lives over there so if he wants to he should be eligible and will be a nice addition to the Comets!

Who all did they graduate?

 

Darin Phillips and Peyton Wilburn are the big losses

Hickle's dad is from and lives in Lewis County. Hickle actually went to school in Lewis County until around 5th grade.

Hickle's dad is from and lives in Lewis County. Hickle actually went to school in Lewis County until around 5th grade.

That's what I thought, is he going to be playing in Lewis? I think he's playing baseball right now there so I assume so.

East loses Darin Phillips (RB) on the offensive side of the ball, and himself and Peyton Wilburn (LB) on the defensive side of the ball.

 

East brings back a lot more than they lost however.

Offense: Junior to be QB Taylor Hickle returns to start his third year.

Junior to be Josh Ford ran for 500 yards last year and can play fullback and half back. Has been working hard in the weight room.

Senior Dalton Whitt returns on offense; the running back/receiver plays all over the field and has 3 years of varsity experience and 2 being a starter.

 

Other "skill guys" they return are Sophomore to be Eric Carter (RB), Junior to be WR Caiden Bond, RB Nathan Griffith(Senior), WR Caleb James (Senior), Cameron Rowe WR Junior.

 

Best OL will likely be Tanner Duncan who will be a senior. Tall, strongest on the team, played LT last year. Other names that pop up that return are Thomas Barker(senior), (junior)Levi Felty, Gabe Limings (Junior), Luke Sparks (Sophomore), and Camren Staton (Senior). Kieran Fankell and Drake Dunn have experience playing fullback and tight end and Josh Salmons will likely start at tight end.

Line play will be improved and Hickle as a junior should be able to lead the team from under center on the field. Josh Ford will get the bulk of the carries and the offense will be about 80-20 in favor of the run plays. Dalton Whitt is explosive.

 

 

 

Defense:

Drake Dunn, Kane Phillips, Dalton Whitt, Kieran Fankell, Gabe Limings, Caiden Bond, and Josh Salmons all return with starting experience on the defensive side.

 

 

Drake Dunn will be a senior who will start at one of the linebacker spots, Kieran Fankell will take another returning for his junior year. Gavin Wilburn, Josh Ford, and Timmy Tackett will all play some at linebacker this year.

 

At defensive back the a Raiders return (Safety) Dalton Whitt and (Corner) Kane Phillips who are multi year starters. Filling in the other spots will be a combo of Cameron Rowe, Caiden Bond, Taylor Hickle (may play solely QB again), Caleb James, Braiden Mara, Levi Parsons, and Kaleb Wears. My money would be on Rowe or Bond at Corner and I could see Parsons playing some safety.

 

On the defensive line with Gabe Limings and Josh Salmons returning expect to see Thomas Barker, Tanner Duncan, Bobby Phillips, Luke Sparks, Camren Staton, and Levi Felty competing for playing time.

 

Will be the first full offseason under HC Champlin and the junior heavy team has a lot of seniors who have played significant roles or started. Not expecting them to beat Johnson Central obviously, but I could see wins over every other team in the district (even Ashland). This team is better and more experienced than last year and hopefully will get back to the playoffs for the first time in over a decade. I'm feeling positive about East Carter football this year!

 

Thanks for the info RP, very well stated. Good luck to your Raiders this season.

That's what I thought, is he going to be playing in Lewis? I think he's playing baseball right now there so I assume so.

Yes, he is on the baseball team and has lifted with the football team a few times after school when he is free from baseball.