Liberty Center football FROM LEFT:
Row 1: Jordan Bly, Sean Westhoven, Zach Niner, Jimmy
Spieth, Kody Snyder, Josh Drain, Jared Gillen, Walter
Pippin
Row 2: Henry Elling, Anthony Righi, Bryce Long, Adam
Jones, Konnor Pohlman, Kaleb Pohlman, Tyler Hill, Nick
Demaline, Trey Armbrecht, Scott Judge, Levi Frysinger,
Cody Kaiser
Row 3: Connor Gerken, Tristan Royal, Vince Pospisil,
Josh Carpenter, Adam Spieth, Paul Clawson, Dylan
Clendenin, Jordan Smith, Kam Pohlman, Kody Chesnut,
Bret Parsons, Mark Wood,Tyler Wood, Parker Wiley
Row 4: Andrew Murrey, Nate Walker, Austin Cramer,
Brian Alexander, Carl Pippin III, Chase Hill, Jacob
Nye, Nick Winterfeld, Austin Damman, Brooks Hinton,
Alec Myers, Logan Smith, Dylan Sexton, Kody Kregulka,
Alec Hamilton,
Row 5: Katie Johnston, trainer, Matt Bryan, Casey Mohler,
head coach Rex Lingruen, Carl Carter, Chris Righi,
Christopher Rentschler, trainer

FROM LEFT: Row 1: Jordan Bly, Sean Westhoven, Zach Niner, Jimmy Spieth, Kody Snyder, Josh Drain, Jared Gillen, Walter Pippin Row 2: Henry Elling, Anthony Righi, Bryce Long, Adam Jones, Konnor Pohlman, Kaleb Pohlman, Tyler Hill, Nick Demaline, Trey Armbrecht, Scott Judge, Levi Frysinger, Cody Kaiser Row 3: Connor Gerken, Tristan Royal, Vince Pospisil, Josh Carpenter, Adam Spieth, Paul Clawson, Dylan Clendenin, Jordan Smith, Kam Pohlman, Kody Chesnut, Bret Parsons, Mark Wood,Tyler Wood, Parker Wiley Row 4: Andrew Murrey, Nate Walker, Austin Cramer, Brian Alexander, Carl Pippin III, Chase Hill, Jacob Nye, Nick Winterfeld, Austin Damman, Brooks Hinton, Alec Myers, Logan Smith, Dylan Sexton, Kody Kregulka, Alec Hamilton, Row 5: Katie Johnston, trainer, Matt Bryan, Casey Mohler, head coach Rex Lingruen, Carl Carter, Chris Righi, Christopher Rentschler, trainer Enlarge

Published: 8/22/2012

NWOAL

Liberty Center Tigers

Coach: Rex Lingruen, 28th year

Last season: 10-1, 8-0 NWOAL

Returning letter winners: 15

Returning starters: Offense 8, defense 6

Schemes: Multiple option/3-4

Top players: Seniors Zach Niner, 5-5, 160, RB-DL; Sean Westhoven 6-0, 200, RB-LB; Jordan Bly, 6-0, 165, WR-DB; Josh Drain, 5-11, 160, QB-DB; Jimmy Spieth, 6-0, 205, RB-LB. Juniors Nick Demaline, 6-3, 280, OL-DL; Cody Kaiser, 5-5, 135, OL-DL; Scott Judge, 5-9, 165, OL-LB; Anthony Righi, 5-10, 185, RB-DB; Kaleb Pohlman, 6-2, 207, WR-LB.

Outlook: Veteran coach Lingruen is coming off another championship season. It's not surprising the Tigers are expected to be in contention for the title again.

Westhoven and Righi combined for 24 TDs last season. Westhoven gained 955 yards rushing on 156 carries.

Drain completed 32 of 71 passes for 591 yards and five for touchdowns.

"Last year was a lot of fun," Lingruen said. "The reason, we had a great senior class and five of the eight were starters. We're trying to instill that in the senior class for this year."

2012 LIBERTY CENTER SCHEDULE

Aug. 24-Tinora

Aug. 31-at Montpelier

Sept. 7-Evergreen

Sept. 14-at Patrick Henry

Sept. 21-Wauseon

Sept. 28-at Swanton

Oct. 6-Ridgewood

Oct. 12-Bryan

Oct. 19-at Delta

Oct. 26-Archbold

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