Perry Meridian linemen include, from left, Brandon Corliss, Chris Wainscott, Chance Arboneaux and Nathen Bowsher.
(1-9) – Falcons enter second season in Mid-State after 1-6 showing … graduated 18 players … fourth-year coach Matt Henninger looking for improvement … o-line very strong with all returning starters Nick Carballal, Brandon Corliss, Chance Arboneaux, Chris Wainscott and Nat Bowsher … should enable Falcons and have more control of clock … running back Aiden Warren and wide receiver Reggie McDonald return; both play d-back … quarterback up for grabs between Gavin Hart and Bayley Arnold … Jeff McClure at tight end … our defense could be our strength … defense features solid defensive backs … Tyler Goodall at linebacker, Tyson Green and Alex Reyes at deep safety … defensive help expected from newcomers Isaiah Harwell at nose and Trey Smith at linebacker … PMHS alumna Jaquan Keys star running back at Indiana State University, and Chris Massaro, former UIndy strength coach, are new assistants … 2003 last winning season.
Coach’s comments: “Coming off the summer, we still have question marks: here’s a returning starter and a kid who make a bunch of improvement; so, we’re going to see who wins the job. By the end of the season last year, we were playing about 16 key guys with some going both ways. We have more depth now. As coaches, we need to figure out who fits where and who serves the team best at which position. We don’t want to rely upon too many two-way starters if we can help it. All starters are back on the offensive line. We have experience with our defensive backs. We will have three linemen up front on defense so we can utilize our linebackers and d-backs. We had a great off-season in the weight room. We’ve got kids who push each other in practice. We’re asking these kids to get after it all the time – in the weight room, sprints, pressing the tempo to get closer to playing at their ceiling. The wins and losses will be what they are. We knew the Mid-State would be tough because of the history of the conference. And last year all those teams were really, really good.”
Coach’s comments: “Coming off the summer, we still have question marks: here’s a returning starter and a kid who make a bunch of improvement; so, we’re going to see who wins the job. By the end of the season last year, we were playing about 16 key guys with some going both ways. We have more depth now. As coaches, we need to figure out who fits where and who serves the team best at which position. We don’t want to rely upon too many two-way starters if we can help it. All starters are back on the offensive line. We have experience with our defensive backs. We will have three linemen up front on defense so we can utilize our linebackers and d-backs. We had a great off-season in the weight room. We’ve got kids who push each other in practice. We’re asking these kids to get after it all the time – in the weight room, sprints, pressing the tempo to get closer to playing at their ceiling. The wins and losses will be what they are. We knew the Mid-State would be tough because of the history of the conference. And last year all those teams were really, really good.”
Perry Meridian’s defense is led by, from left, linebackers Tyler Goodall and Jeff McClure and safeties Alex Reyes and Tysin Green.
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