Garden City Cougars 2017 Football Preview

City / County: Garden City / Wayne

School Mascot Name: Cougars
2016 Record: 2-7
Conference/Division: WWAC-Red
2017's Expected Division for Playoffs: Division 2
Record last 3 seasons: 7-20
Record last 5 seasons: 16-29
Record last 10 seasons: 28-63

Head Coach: Jim Baker
Head Coaching Experience: 2nd Year (24th season with Garden City)
Assistant Coaching Staff:
Adrien Antaya – Varsity OL
Mike Roffi – Varsity DC/DB
Mark Roffi – Varsity DL
Steve Freier – Varsity LB
Scott Sherlock – Varsity WR
Brett Allen – Varsity RB
Ted Rize – JV Head Coach
Anthony Alman – JV QB/RB
Matt Combs – JV OL/DL
Kory Criner – JV WR/DB
Jermain Williams – JV RB/WR/DB
Captains:
Emad Rehman (2018)
Eian Castonguay (2018)
Cameron Walter (2018)
Ian Cholewa (2018)
Returning Starters on Offense: 6
Returning Starters on Defense: 6
Returning Key Players:
Emad Rehman (2018)
Eian Castonguay (2018)
Cameron Walter (2018)
Ian Cholewa (2018)
Chris Welton (2018)
Trevor Coleman (2018)
Hunter McDaniel (2019)
David McDaniel (2019)
Jay Castonguay (2019)
Chase McGraw (2019)
Andrew Centofanti (2019)
Upcoming Players:
Nicholas Janisse (2019)
Tyson Doyle (2019)
Derek Tyler (2019)
Kameron Richardson (2019)
Ithan Cholewa (2020)
Joe Grove (2020)
Ryan Reed (2020)
Team Strength(s) for 2017:
Weight Room Ethic, Team Strength, Defense
Biggest Shoes / Holes to Fill in 2017:
QB Kyle Becker – RB Logan McGraw – OL/DL Jacob Brisco – LB John Giangrande – LB Mike Martain – All these guys were great leaders!
2017 Season Outlook:
We’ve shown great progress in the weight room as a team and we hope this will transition onto the field this year. We look to be competitive in each game and focused on our Offensive and Defensive Development as a team each and every week.
Outlook on Conference/Division:
The WWAC Red has some great teams and coaches. Dearborn, Dearborn Fordson and Belleville continue to reload year in and year out and are always tough. We will be focused on being competitive and to playing our best game every week.

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