2015 Arbor View Football Capsule
ARBOR VIEW
League: Division I Northwest
Head coach: Dan Barnson, ninth season (62-26)
2014 record: 11-1 (4-0 Northwest, first)
Returning lettermen: 22
Returning starters: Three offense, five defense
Base offensive set: Double wing
Base defensive set: 4-2-5
Top offensive players: T Keenan King (Sr.); TE Bishop Jones (Sr.)
Top defensive players: DE Gage Motl (Sr.); S Noah Noce (Sr.); LB Bishop Jones (Sr.)
Top newcomers: RB Morris Jackson (Sr.); RB Curtis Jones (Sr.); DB Alex Sims (Sr.); QB Hayden Bollinger (Jr.)
Key losses: OT/DT Malik Noshi; RB Herman Gray
Outlook: The Aggies have won at least eight games for five straight seasons, and Barnson expects his squad to be in a similar position again this year.
The defending Northwest League champs have plenty of holes to fill after being hit hard by graduation. Gone is all-state running back Gray, who rushed for 1,739 yards in earning the Northwest's Offensive MVP award. Second-leading rusher Charles Louch (704 yards) also is gone, but the Aggies generally have little problem replacing backs in their double-wing offense.
A bigger problem may come on the offensive line, where the team lost four starters, including all-state first teamer Noshi. The other three also garnered all-league honors.
But the 6-foot-5-inch, 305-pound King is a tremendous building block up front. He holds scholarship offers from several schools, including UNLV and Arizona State.
There is more experience back on the defensive side, where Noce was a second-team all-state selection after recording 60 tackles and five interceptions. Two-year starter Motl (43 tackles) adds experience.
"We will be strong and physical," Barnson said.
