Burton Bendle Tigers 2017 Football Preview

City / County: Burton / Genesee

School Mascot Name: Tigers
2016 Record: 3-6
Conference/Division: Genesee Area Conference - Blue
2017's Expected Division for Playoffs: Division 6
Record last 3 seasons: 14-14
Record last 5 seasons: 27-21
Record last 10 seasons: 56-39

Head Coach: Jason Beverly
Head Coaching Experience: 2 years
Assistant Coaching Staff:
Dustin Carmack
Mike Thomas
Dean Fuller
Andy Huey
Kyle Richardson
Captains:
Brent Scott-QB/FS-2018
Tyrese Wynn-WR/SS-2018
Touissaint Bridges-RB/CB-2018
Returning Starters on Offense: 7
Returning Starters on Defense: 6
Returning Key Players:
Brent Scott-QB/FS-2018
Touissaint Bridges-RB/CB-2018
Tyrese Wynn-WR/SS-2018
Darius Allen-WR/CB-2018
LaQuan Johnson-TE/DE-2018
Brendan Nordberg-OT/DT-2018
Mo Bolden-RB/OLB-2019
Upcoming Players:
Ryan Bushey-OL/DT-2018
Ahmeer Bell-WR/CB-2018
Rob Brunell-OG/MLB-2020
Team Strength(s) for 2017:
Experience and athleticism
Biggest Shoes / Holes to Fill in 2017:
Ricky Brown-OL/DT
Corbin Byrd-WR/CB
Myles Dean- OLB
Fuad Djebili-RB/DE
Noah Sturgis-Johnson-OL/MLB
2017 Season Outlook:
We're looking to grow upon last year. We had a lot of inexperience last year and it was seen with mistakes we made as a team. With the experience we have from last year, our hopes are to take those lessons learned from last year and be on the other side. We speak of climbing the mountain and our hopes are that this season we can continue to do that every day.
Outlook on Conference/Division:
We have a very tough non-conference schedule with Goodrich, Perry and Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard this season. With those games and a league schedule that includes New Lothrop, Beecher, Hamady, and Atherton, we have our hands full this year. Our kids are very hungry to show what they have and improve upon last years marks. While our schedule is tougher than it has been in recent years, we expect to compete against every team we line up against. Our kids want to show that they belong and leave their mark on the Bendle program.