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Published May 30, 2016
Team Preview: East Alton Wood River
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EDGYTIM.com previews the 2016 East Alton Wood-River Oilers here. For more in depth preseason coverage including who are the Trojans Returning Starters, Newcomers to Watch along with EDGY's Way Too Early Take and Prediction on the 2016 Trojans. Make sure to subscribe to the EDGY Nation today.

School: East Alton-Wood River

Mascot: Oilers

Conference: Prairie State

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Assistant Coaches: Kyle Herron Derek Forsting Mike Beachum Eric Gunderson Nick Hand

2015 results: 1-8 (1-6) Prairie State). The Oilers failed to qualify for the 2015 IHSA state football playoffs.

2016 East Alton Wood River Oilers Schedule

Dupo

Taylorville

Bunker Hill

Marquette

Metro East Lutheran

Pawnee

South Fork

Nokomis

Mount Olive

Returning Offensive Starters
NamePositionGraduation YearHeightWeight

Justin Englar

QB

2018

5-foot-8

150

Zach Womack

RB

2018

5-foot-10

170

TJ Lawson

RB

2018

5-foot-10

160

Jacob Vassos

OC

2017

6-foot-0

255

Joey Copeland

OG

2018

5-foot-10

225

Lukas Westbrook

TE

2018

6-foot-1

220

Zach Wells

WR

2018

6-foot-1

165

Zach Kincade

G/FB

2018

6-foot-2

200

Returning Defensive Starters
NamePositionGraduation YearHeightWeight

Jacob Vassos

DT

2017

6-foot-0

255

Joey Copeland

DE

2018

5-foot-10

225

Lukas Westbrook

LB

2018

6-foot-1

220

Zach Kincade

LB

2018

6-foot-2

200

Zaide Wilson

CB

2018

5-foot-8

165

Chandler Eckhoff

CB

2017

5-foot-7

165

Zach Wells

SS

2018

6-foot-1

165

Newcomers to Watch
NamePositionGraduation YearHeightWeight

Adam Copeland

OL/DL

2019

5-foot-10

220

Gabe Grimes

FB/LB

2018

5-foot-9

180

Thaddeus Weaver

RB/DB

2019

5-foot-9

160

Brayden Young

RB/DB

2018

5-foot-9

165

Geoffrey Martinez

OL/DL

2019

5-foot-10

225

Dominic Scroggins

FB/LB

2019

5-foot-8

170

2016 East Alton Wood River Oilers summer/7on7 plans

Murphysboro 7on7

Did you know...that East Alton Wood River has never won an IHSA state football playoff game? The Oilers have made the state playoffs six times in school history (1999/2000/2001/2003/2004 and 2006).

Top Impact Player for the Oilers in 2016? Senior OL/DL Jacob Vassos will be asked to lead on both sides of the football again this season and is just one of a handful of senior starters for East Alton-Wood River this fall.

Biggest Concern heading into 2016? Overall numbers is a concern for East Alton-Wood River as well as most schools playing in the smaller enrollment classes.

EDGYTIM's Way Too Early Take on the 2016 East Alton-Wood River Oilers? The Oilers played a ton of underclassmen in 2015 and hopefully that experience will pay off this fall.

EDGYTIM's Way Too Early regular season record prediction for the Oilers? 3-6/2-7