Oconto Falls football preview

Team: Oconto Falls Panthers

Conference: Northwoods Conference

2020 overall record (conference record): 3-4 (3-1 in Northwoods)

Tournament results: Lost 28-6 to Wrightstown

Returning starters/varsity players (positions): Seniors: Jake Sager (RB/DB); Noah Hirst (RB/DB); Dylan Thomson (RB/LB); Weston Borkovec (RB/LB); Zach Fonder (OL/DL); Owen Heinke (OL/DL); Jeremy Caldwell (OL/DL). Junior: Mitch Kallies (OL/DL).

New athletes who could make impact this season (positions): Seniors: Isaac Raddatz (WR/DB); Logan Seymour (RB/DB); Dylan Fabry (OL/DL); Jaden Ganter (RB/DB); Brayden Giese (OL/DL). Juniors: Carter Hill (QB); Kody Vorpahl (TE/DE); Cy Vizelka (OL/DL); Braden Vandermoss (RB/DB); Caleb Clark (TE/DL); Logan Kramer (TE/DL). Sophomores: Alex Haines (RB/DB); Jackson Burd (OL/DL).

Returning all-conference players (positions): Second team: Noah Hirst (DB). Honorable mention: Dylan Thomson (RB/DB).

Coach’s comment on upcoming season: “We are really looking forward to the season starting,” said Nick Bohl. “We feel we have a strong blend of seniors and juniors to make our team competitive. We return five starters on each side of the ball, so our juniors and a few sophomores will have to step up.

“Kids are starting to feel comfortable within the system we have installed the past three seasons, so we are excited to have a decent knowledge base of our offense and defense. Our conference is setting up to be a pretty tough conference with Coleman being a potential state team and Crivitz being pretty tough as well. Every game will be a challenge this year as anyone can beat anyone.”