The Southsider Voice
Visit us at these places!
  • Home
  • News
    • Top Stories
    • Sports
    • Car Nutz
    • Stilley Goes Trackside
    • Southside Deaths
    • Personal Recollections
    • Reminiscing
  • About the Voice
  • Advertising
  • Newspaper Archive
  • Contact

Perry Meridian battles lack of depth

8/19/2015

0 Comments

 
Picture
Shoring up Perry Meridian’s defense are defensive back Glen Baker, linemen Zach Payton (38 tackles) and 2014 All-State honoree Kyle Ball, linebacker Brett Johnson (94 tackles) and lineman Dylan Roth (41 tackles, three sacks).
By Al Stilley

PERRY MERIDIAN (2-8) – Depth is the big question mark … Falcons graduated more than 30 seniors … could open with 15 players going both ways … younger ones must develop quickly … some size in 2014 junior all-star Kyle Ball, now a 310-pound senior; Dylan Roth, a 255-pound senior, 41 tackles last year; 235-pound Zach Payton (38 tackles) and 240-pound Dean Fraker … leading tackler, linebacker Brett Johnson, 94 tackles, returns … linebackers Alec Patch and Russ Miller, 36 tackles each, add experience … Falcons rely on D-backs Chris Buchanan, a third-year starter; Glen Baker and newcomer John Lee … senior Matt McCloskey takes over at quarterback after the departure of Tristen Tonte (Warren Central) …  running backs include Buchanan, sophomores Andre Wright  and Jalen Lee, and Brevin Lee, 29 receptions, three TDs … senior Keagan Streeter is a prime wide receiver … open Friday in Perry Stadium against Greenwood at 7 p.m.

Coach Scott Marsh’s comments: “We’re going to have more kids playing both ways than we have in past years. We have to keep players healthy and somehow stay away from attrition. We will try to pound the football and have a capable passing game. Our secondary was our Achilles’ heel because we didn’t have any perimeter speed. We think we have fixed that. We struggled at times last year; we were physical at the line of scrimmage but we struggled on the perimeter. We kept getting younger during the season but we improved near the end.”
Picture
Perry Meridian’s seniors include (from left) defensive back Christian Buchanan, who had three interceptions last year, quarterback Matt McCloskey and wide receivers Kaegan Streeter and Brevin Lee, who had 29 receptions, three for touchdowns.
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Archives

    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014

    RSS Feed

    Picture
 DROP OFF: The Toy Drop 6025 Madison Ave., Suite D
Indianapolis, IN  46227  |  317-781-0023
MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. Box 17187

ads@southsidervoice.com | news@southsidervoice.com
Website by IndyTeleData, Inc.