Belpre Eagles Football 09

[tvcfan1]

cant wait for the season watkins miller ullman and waderker should have a break out year and the line will be great for watkins and miller and ullman waderker has the best hands on the team

[eagle hero 31]

tvcfan1 i hear ya, our line is all upper class men that actually know what they are doing this year. Watkins was a key last year for the eagles when it came to the running game. Clay Ullman and Eric Wadeker hooked up plenty of times through the air, i agree with you Wadeker does have one of the best hands on the team but he needs to work on his routes. Watkins and Wadeker will be the eagles one-two punch on the offensive side of the ball with an strong QB in CLay Ullman, Rayshawn Miller has been playin fullback, hes not much experienced in the spot so it will be interesting on how be does ( i only seen him run one time, 4th quarter of the Athens game).....Enough of offfense the D looks like they will be lackin led by the TWO work horses, Carr and brannon on the line with plenty of experience. Linebackers this year look to be a step too slow for the TVC, minus a 2yr experienced TylerWatkins...Db's will be okay, with an eligible tate, a strong ullman, and wadeker who gave every team problems throwin his way.

[tvcfan1]

true but i been to the passing scrimage rashawn is lookin good waderker has the best hands than watkins did a decent job at qb and has nice hands trust me they will have a outstanding year i heard clay is out for the year or most of it

[orange and black]

What happened to Ullman? And if he is out most likely QB will go to Tate since he has had experience and is a senior. Watkins will get some snaps also. If Ullman is out for most of the season I hate to hear that, he would've had a good year. Another reciever will need to step up and fill in this year.

[tvcfan1]

clay dislocated his sholder and tate doesnt have the grades they need a qb bad!!!

[orange and black]

Watkins may play at QB till Tate gets his grades up in the 3rd week. Packard may be backup till then. A lot of players will need to step up and make plays in the first 3 games this year. Tate will regret not having grades to play against Warren at home for his senior year. Such a shame players can't make the effort to keep their grades up, STUDENT ATHLETE...

[bigred31]

clay will be back before the warren game

[hunting1]

I believe Clay will be back before the Warren game however fragile, Watkins would do ok but I believe he would be better catching passes with Warderker. Tate will miss the first few weeks and it is still unknown if he will play. I believe the season will depend on the Line, Belpre has some outstanding linemen and I have full confidence they can get the job done. If they give Clay the time he needs and the Holes for Watkins, Warderker, and Miller they will be ok.

[eaglefan1]

Whats the word on Clay? Will he be healthy for the Warren game?

[orange and black]

What players have been in the weight room?

[tvcfan1]

i know i heard miller waderker hatfield dickson markham and wallace been there alot in the summer barrett carr brannon was there every now and than bunch of freshmen have been there getting closer to the season they look decent at the passing scrimage

[rukiddinme]

Really looking forward to see how they do this year. Go Eagles!

[tvcfan1]

i believe belpre will have a good season with a break out year from miller tate ullman watkins and waderker.. the line will from brannan carr and barrett being the leaders from the line.. and the d- line core and linebacker core the DB will do great as well. cant wait for the first week against warren will be packed but i think the eagles will be ready

[Eaglepapaw]

looks like Waderker will be out for 4-6 weeks. saw him on crutches over the weekend. Still don't know what Ullman's status is. Heard he will be back for Warren but I also heard he is out for the year.Hopefully these two will be ready to start the season,they are a big part of Belpre's offense this year.

[otterslide]

one scarey note with Eric Waderker (sp sorry), Markie Tate, Corey Law, and Clay all out who do we have in the secondary? Even when Eric is healed we are still down in the secondary.

[eagledad]

camp starts on monday, then 2-a-days the following week. what's the latest on some of these injuries? will ullman and waderker be ready week 1? if not, who's going to fill their shoes? i don't see any gimmees on the schedule. i guess some of the younger players may get a trial by fire this year. here's hoping the team can step up and get it done!

[NYBuckeye96]

http://newsandsentinel.com/page/content.detail/id/519681.html?nav=5063

Shriver says Belpre will be back this season
Golden Eagles fell to 3-7 in 2008

By STEVE HEMMELGARN, [email protected]
POSTED: July 26, 2009

BELPRE - Curt Shriver says his Belpre football team will ''be back up'' this fall after suffering through a 3-7 season in 2008.

Shriver guided the Golden Eagles to a 7-4 record and their first Ohio playoff appearance in 19 years in his first year on the job in 2007, but then slipped to an uncharacteristic - for Belpre, at least - four-games-under-.500 mark last season

''Our defense let us down,'' said Shriver, which even the former Golden Eagle player under Ralph Holder admitted was not like most past Belpre grid squads, which usually prided themselves on their defense.

But Shriver, ever the optimist, says he thinks his team will ''be back up'' this fall. ''Our offensive line is senior dominated, and a lot of our running backs and our quarterback are back with a lot more experience,'' he said.

Defensively, too, said Shriver, Belpre has ''a lot of guys returning, since we lost only four defensive starters from last year.''

Clay Ullman, back at quarterback as a junior for his second year as a starter, ''really did a good job last season (passing for 928 yards) as first-time starter as just a sophomore,'' said Shriver.

''But unlike us usually, our offense did pretty well while the defense didn't play up to Belpre standards.''

Shriver noted that ''when we had good years, solid seasons in the past, our defense was sound even if our offense struggled.''

Normally ''with us through the years,'' said Shriver, a Belpre assistant coach after his playing days until he got his head coaching opportunity two years ago, ''the defense held tough while the offense was able to put up enough points for us to win.''

But the defense had a lapse last year, while the offense flourished more than normal with Ullman, and sometimes to-be-senior Markie Tate too late in the season, at the controls.

On the 2009 schedule, Shenandoah has replaced Fort Frye as the second game of the upcoming season at Sarahsville, Ohio on Sept. 4.

''That will be a challenge,'' said Shriver of facing the Zeps. ''They are usually pretty good, and were in the Ohio playoffs a lot not too long ago (2001, 2002, 2003).''

Of course, Belpre had that playoff pedigree too once after making it in 1983, 1984, 1987 and 1988, but then not again until 2007, when it took it on the chin by one of the No. 1 regional seeds in Columbus Ready.

''And we were glad to get Trimble back on the schedule last year, after not having played them for quite a while,'' added Shriver.

Still though, this will be Belpre's final school year in the TVC Ohio Division, since it will be dropping down to the small-school Hocking Division for 2010-11.

Shriver said he himself ''could have gone either way with it (the move).

''We'll hate to lose the rivalries with Nelsonville-York, Wellston, Vinton County and Meigs, but our numbers dictate that we need to do this.

''And we'll be facing some good teams too in the Hocking. Lately, it's been Federal Hocking, Trimble and Waterford in particular. But all the Hocking schools play good football too.''

Shriver knows ''it will be a challenge to come back this year from 3-7, but I think we have the right mix - and a balanced one at that - between our experience and youth to make things happen this season. It's a nice balance between our experienced upperclassmen and some of our younger players with a lot of promise.''

That balance manifests itself, said Shriver, in ''our offensive and defensive lines and linebackers - that's some good places to have a lot of experience coming back - and a lot of our younger group we have at running backs (Tyler Watkins, Erik Waderker, Rashawn Miller) and in some other areas.

''So I think this season will definitely be better than last.''

Also, Rodney Dearth and Brian Hutchinson will be back as assistant coaches this season. They will be joined by Larry and Keith McFee, Brian Sprague and former Golden Eagle gridder Zach Kress on Shriver's staff.

[teambelpre]

The season should be pretty good for belpre. the seniors are looking to bring it this year. Brannon, Carr, Meriweather, and Wallace should all be agressive on deffense and strong on office this looks to be a good year, probably above .500

[Eaglepapaw]

one scarey note with Eric Waderker (sp sorry), Markie Tate, Corey Law, and Clay all out who do we have in the secondary? Even when Eric is healed we are still down in the secondary.

I hear the new kid Jamall is a defensive back and a receiver. I hear he has a lot of speed.hopefully Markie,Eric Clay and Corey will be back early in the season.

[orange and black]

Any info on the Jamall kid? Size, year, previous school?