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SEBASTIAN RIVER SHARKS
SCHEDULESeptember 2 at Evans 7:30 9 Centennial 716 FP Central 7:3023 at Okeechobee 7October 7 at Olympic Heights 7 14 Vero Beach 721 Palm Beach Lakes 728 Forest Hill 7 November 4 at South Fork 710 at Space Coast 7:30
ROSTEROFFENSE
PosName No Cl Ht WtQB NorrisRogers 7 Sr. 6-1 180RB TayBrown 1 Sr. 5-8 175RB NikkoFinnegan 41 Sr. 5-10 178RB OctaviaJefferson 28 Jr. 6-0 181WR DeionRoundtree 9 Sr. 6-3 188RT JeromeLester 73 Sr. 6-1 228RG JeremyQuinn 52 Sr. 5-10 252C VaughnWooldridge 54 Sr. 5-11 221LG MarcKagan 60 Sr. 5-11 223LT RaulMartinez 70 So. 6-1 206TE JackFlanary 80 Sr. 6-2 198K WilliamHoelke 11 Sr. 5-8 145
DEFENSEPosName No Cl Ht WtDE JackFlanary 80 Sr. 6-2 198DE CurtisCrenshaw 90 Jr. 5-11 199DT AlexanderStewart 96 Jr. 5-9 303DT ZacharyFinnegan 53 So. 5-11 238LB JoeRey 34 So. 6-0185LB KendallGibson 45 Sr. 5-11 191LB NikkoFinnegan 41 Sr. 5-10 178DB TayBrown 1 Sr. 5-8 175DB JavonteKing 22 Jr. 5-11 178DB TylerKing 25 Sr. 5-5 130DB JeafousTaylor 20 Jr. 5-8 139P JackFlanary 80 Sr. 6-2 198
RESERVESCodyHerl(4,So.,RB),JustinNathaniel(5,
Sr., WR), Anthony Smith (6, Sr., RB), AaronRobertson(8,Jr.,K),DeionJones(10,Jr.,QB),MathewVespi(12,Sr.,WR),HakeemRainey(15,Jr.,QB),ChrisSupplee(17,Jr.,CB),AlexGore(23,So.,LB),VincentHarris(24,Jr.,WR),JoseVallejo(26,So.,DB),ScottSmith(29,So.,DL),LouisAgudelo(30,So.DE),DevonziaPaschal(31,Jr.,RB),NickCooper(32,So.,RB),BaltazarCamerena(33,So.,DE/RB),ManuelJuarez(40,So.,DE),JamesClark(42,Jr.,DE/OLB),SpencerThompson(43,So,,OLB),AlexArteaga(44,So.,LB),JordanTaylor(50,Jr.,OL),JohnStumpp(53,Sr.,LB),MasonWilborn(61,So.,LB),ZacharyPerkins(62,Jr.,OL),GuillermoCortez(63,So.,DL),ChrisCurran(64,So.,OL),ChrisRua(72,So.,OL),JoshStillman(74,Jr.,DL),BradlyDi-Marco(75,Jr.,OL),GuillerodyGarcia(76,Sr.,DL),DanielPerez(77,Jr.,OL),MatthewLightle(78,So.,OL),BradNewman(79,Jr.,OL),JustinPeabody(81,So.,DL/TE),ChrisPutnam(82,So.,DL),CristianSeverino(83,So.,WR),GageMoak(92,Jr.,DL),NickDiMarco(93,So.,TE/DE),KrisMauser(94,Jr.,DL),RyanColvin(95,Jr.,OL),JohnStumpp(97,Sr.,DE),PhillipNorman(99,Jr.,TE),CharlesKost(So.,DL)
COACHING STAFFCoach: Randy Bethel (15th year)Record: 71-69 with Sebastian River; 71-69 overall2010: 4-6, 1-2 District 14-4AAssistantcoaches: Tony Perry (defensive coordinator, secondary), Bill Wilson Jr. (running backs), Tony Brown (defensive line), Chris Jefferson (defensive line), Joe Nathaniel (offensive line), Kendrick Willis (offensive line), Charles Washington (wide receivers), Billy Miller (linebackers), George Zulueke (quarterbacks), Zach Sanford (linebackers), Tommy Harrington (running backs), Keith Matthews (receivers/defensive backs). Tony Flemming (defensive line), Hector Hertado (kicking coach)
STADIUMSHARKS STADIUM (3,200)Playingsurface: GrassAddress: 9001 Shark Blvd., SebastianDirections: Take U.S. 1 north to County Road 510. Turn left and follow as the road curves past Treasure Coast Elementary. Sebastian River High School will be on the left. Mainoffice: 772-564-4170OntheWeb: www.indianriverschools.org/SRHS
SHOWDOWNOFUNBEATENSWhathappened: In the first meeting of two area 6-0 teams, Sebastian River dominated South Fork in a 19-7 win.
STRENGTHSThe 2011 Sharks are an experienced group. The roster is void of freshmen and features 26 sophomores, but is loaded with 39 upperclassmen. Many of these players logged game time because of the number of injuries the team suffered in 2010. At quarterback, Norris Rogers has considerable experience — the senior threw for 564 yards in 2010 in backing up Wesley Wilson. Nikko Finnegan returns as the best backfield threat and scored seven touchdowns last season. Coach Randy Bethel has made sure his team is well prepared for a long season ahead, with summer workouts attracting virtually every team member in hopes of cutting down on injuries.
WEAKNESSESThe offensive receivers feature three seniors in Justin Nathaniel, Deion Roundtree and Mathew Vespi, who will need to gel quickly to be a threat with Rogers under center. Sebastian River also will try to replace the production of Daniel Lee at linebacker and defensive signal caller. The team also will need to help Jack Flanary when pressuring the quarterback. Curtis Crenshaw finished second in sacks last season with four, while Kendal Gibson recorded two sacks for third best for a returning player.
KEY GAMESEPT. 16: FP CENTRALSebastian River enters District 14-4A play with a home match-up against Fort Pierce Central. In 2010, Sebastian River lost a tight game at Lawnood Stadium, 14-9, a good showing considering Central started the season 8-0. The loss put Sebastian River below .500 at 2-3, as Central went on to win the district. Sebastian River starts off the season with a road game at Orlando-Evans, before warming up Sharks Stadium in its first home game against St. Lucie West Centennial. Then comes Central — the district favorite — but this time Sebastian River will have home-field advantage.
PREDICTION5-5, 1-1 DISTRICT 14-6ASebastian River enters with a healthy team. With depth at defensive line, a talented group of linebackers will have time to make the correct calls when reading offensive sets and should be able to gel when making adjustments against traditional offenses. The Week 3 match-up against Fort Pierce Central will tell a lot about this Sebastian River team, if the Sharks are going to have their first winning season since 2008’s 6-4 campaign. Bethel’s team will benefit from a better schedule in 2011 that features five home games compared to the three games at Sharks Stadium last year.
SAM WOLFE/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS
Senior quarterbck Norris Rogerswill bring speed and arm strength to the Sharks’ multiple set Wing-T offense in 2011.
By Alex ButlerSpecial to Treasure Coast Newspapers
SEBASTIAN — In the summer, if football players aren’t working, they aren’t getting better.
That is what Sebastian River coach Randy Bethel preached to his team this offseason.
The 2011 Sharks are in great shape — with almost everyone reporting to Bethel’s workouts — and out to improve on a 4-6 season and make the playoffs for the first time in five years.
“We haven’t played a game yet, so we won’t know until we get on the field and turn on the lights, but they work just as hard as last year,” Bethel said. “I think they have a very good understanding of what we are going to do offensively and defensively.”
Offensively, Sebastian River will need to fill the void left by losing two of its top rushers, top receiving threat and quarterback Wesley Wilson.
In 2010, Wilson split time with senior returnee Norris Rogers. Rogers will bring speed and arm strength to the multiple set Wing-T offense in 2011.
Although the Sharks lose La-marcus Johnson and Javonte Pierce from the backfield, they
return Nikko Finnegan — who led the team with 668 rushing yards and seven touchdowns in 2010 — along with Octavia Jefferson.
Bethel will implement a run-ning back by committee system if everyone can stay healthy and replace the magnificent hands of Stephan Clark with several good receiving threats.
Last year’s squad started 13 se-niors, and this year’s group fea-tures 16. Still, Bethel said those seniors must prove themselves on the field.
“We feel like we will be OK, but we have to get those kids in game-type situations to see how they will do,” Bethel said. “We have some coming back with ex-perience, but they still have to lace it up and play on Friday night.”
The biggest shoes to fill will be those of linebacker Daniel Lee. In 2010, Lee led the team with 141 to-tal tackles and 19 tackles for a loss en route to being named Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers All-Area Defensive Player of the Year.
Kendall Gibson is the top tack-ler back from the linebacking corps. In order to free up running room for the unit, Bethel has built the defensive tackles into a team strength.
Defensive end Jack Flanary
will be assigned to bring the heat on opposing quarterbacks as he heads up a slim pool of edge rush-ers. In 2010, Flanary led the team with 10 sacks.
“We don’t have as much size as we have had in the past, but it’s a pretty good group of kids,” Bethel said.
Bethel hopes his Wing-T offense will play into the team’s talent
“We are not the most talented or most athletic group in the world,” he said. “(The Wing-T) gives us the best chance to get decent angles on blocks and get our backs decent creases.”
Overall, Bethel said, a strict conditioning regimen should help this year’s team stay healthy.
“No one has that much depth in high school. Other than my defen-sive tackles, the positions are by committee once you get past that first guy,” he said.
“The biggest thing for us is, we entered the last two seasons with guys that were hurt at the begin-ning of the season. A team that’s not very deep, someone else is go-ing to have to play two positions. If we can avoid that, which, thank God, thus far we have, we will be competitive and have a good enough shot in games.”
Keeping healthyBethel is confident that, with conditioning,
Sebastian River will be competitive
NORRIS ROGERSSeniorquarterback2010stats: Threw for 564 yards and four touchdowns. Completed 52 percent of his passes.CoachRandyBethel: “He has a very good understanding of our offense. Norris excels at putting people in the right positions. He has a strong arm.”
JACK FLANARYSeniordefensiveend/tightend2010stats: 5.5 tackles per game, 10 sacksCoachRandyBethel: “Jack is a two-way player and a two-way starter. We are looking for big things for him.”
TAY BROWNSeniorrunningback/defensiveback2010stats: 2 rushing attempts for 84 yards and one touchdown, 11 tackles and one interception.CoachRandyBethel: “Tay is athletic and does some good things when he gets the ball in his hands. He is very elusive.”
THREE PLAYERS
TO WATCH
Whyitmattered: Neither team had started 7-0 in a combined 38 seasons. Keyplayers: Quarterback Sean Heath completed all nine passes for 131 yards and directed three scoring drives. The defense limited South Fork to 193 total yards, 70 under its season average.
Hesaidit: “We wanted to show we could play with the best teams,” Heath said afterward. “We played 48 minutes of sharp football on both sides of the ball.”
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