Team Preview: Oakwood Comets

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School: Oakwood

Mascot: Comets

Conference: Vermillion Valley Conference

Team Twitter: @OakwoodCometsFB

Head Coach: Wade DeVries

Assistant Coaches: Brett Harrison Brady Leeman Jesse Johnson Blake Frazier Jake Bowers

2016 results: 5-5 (4-2 Vermillion Valley). The Comets made the 2016 Class 1A state playoffs and lost to Aquin in opening round action.

2017 Oakwood Comets schedule

Iroquois West

Pawnee

Hoopeston

Bismarck Henning

Milford

Westville

Paxton-Buckley-Loda

Georgetown

Salt Fork

Returning Offensive Starters

Chase Vinson/QB/5'11"/180/2018

Skylar Bolton/RB/5'10"/190/2018

Colby Smiley/RB/6'1"/185/2020

Brennen Lehmkuhl/OL/6'1"/235/2019

Nick Grubb/OL/6'1'/225/2019

Austin Urso/WR/6'2"/185/2018

Returning Defensive Starters

Nick Grubb/DL/6'1'/225/2019

Squire Harding-Brown/DL/5'10"/225/2018

Blake Shelton/LB/5'10"/175/2018

Austin Urso/LB/6'2"/185/2018

Skylar Bolton/LB/5'10"/190/2018

Mason Ajster/LB/5'9"/165/2019

Gavin Jarling/DB/5'9"/145/2018

2017 Oakwood Comets summer Camp/7on7 plans

We will participate in 3 7 on 7's in June. Camp will run for 2 weeks in July.

Top Impact Player for Oakwood in 2017? Sophomore running back/defensive back Colby Smiley will be asked to provide big play capabilities for the Comets in 2017.

Biggest Concern heading into 2017? Overall numbers and depth.

EDGYTIM's Way Too Early Take on the 2017 Oakwood Comets?

Oakwood is coming off a strong season in 2016 and confidence is pretty high entering the 2017 season. With several returning starters back, look for the Comets to again challenge at the top of the Vermillion Valley Conference and beyond.

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