Eastpointe Shamrocks 2017 Football Preview

City / County: Eastpointe / Macomb

School Mascot Name: Shamrocks
2016 Record: 1-8
Conference/Division: MAC Silver
2017's Expected Division for Playoffs: Division 3
Record last 3 seasons: 5-22
Record last 5 seasons: 9-36
Record last 10 seasons: 21-70

Head Coach: Roland Bell
Head Coaching Experience: 3rd season, 2nd at Eastpointe
Assistant Coaching Staff:
Chris Vitale, D-Coordinator & DB
Steve Gavrilovski, LB
Rob Butler DL
Vince Phillips, O-Coordinator & QB
Kae Odister OL
Leon Maynard, WR
Captains:
Seniors: Zachary Bender WR/DB, Anthony Harris RB/LB, Dylan Brown Q/P, and Sophmore Dominic Fusto OL/DL
Returning Starters on Offense: 8
Returning Starters on Defense: 6
Returning Key Players:
Anthony Harris, Zachary Bender, Demarco Rouse, Mykael Bufford-Anderson, Da’jshawn Ferguson,Kamari Lewis, Dominic Fusto, Elmir Jakupovic, Uriah Sangster
Upcoming Players:
Davion Watkins, Anthony Williams, Jerimiah Sims, Dequandre Morris, John Cannon, Joshua Forehand
Team Strength(s) for 2017:
Senior leadership and Offensive and Defensive
Biggest Shoes / Holes to Fill in 2017:
Christian Robinson QB (Adrian)
2017 Season Outlook:
This will be our first 2nd year class, they are buying into our goals and schemes for our program, our coaches are excited to see them perform.
Outlook on Conference/Division:
The MAC Silver is a strong conference with a lot of great coaches. Our program goal is to win the Division. We first must beat longtime rival and MAC Blue opponent Roseville, We expect conference rivals Fitzgerald and Madison to be the leading programs we will need to beat to have a shot at our goal.

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