Wednesday Opponent Overviews

Let's take an overview of the season next year, and then we'll go a little bit more in depth on each opponent in the next couple of posts. So just for fun, let me try and rank the opponents in order of difficulty for next year. Just for fun, because I don't really know what each match will have in store!

1. Concord
- Last year: Bruins won 4-1
- Varsity Returners: #1S - Jason Denton, #2S - Sean Purcell, #3S - Matt Kotva, #1D - T Cunningham, #1D - Tony Fenech, #2D - Bronson DuMont, #2D - Matt Ciesielski

2. Goshen
- Last year: Bruins won 4-1 (twice)
- Varsity Returners: #2S - Seth Koble, #3S - Adam Bratten, #3S - Nick Dandino?, #1D - Drew Hochstetler, #2D - Paul Johnson, #2D - Eli Metzler-Prieb, #2D - Sam Stegelmann, #2D - Sylas Buller
- JV Result: Redskins won 5-2

3. Taylor
- Last year: Bruins won 4-1
- Varsity Returners: #1S - Drew Hansen, #2S - Nate Gotshall, #3S - Logan Barnes, #1D - Cameron Clark, #2D - Jack Lipchik, #2D - Casey Glick
- JV Result: N/A

4. Northridge
- Last year: Bruins won 3-2
- Varsity Returners: #2S - Josh Garfein, #3S - AJ Thielking, #1D - Chris Robbins, #2D - Alex Radelich, #2D - Doug Jakubowicz
- JV Result: Raiders won 6-1

5. Fairfield
- Last year: Falcons won 3-2 and 4-1
- Varsity Returners: #2S - Josh Mullet
- JV Result: Falcons won 7-1

6. Triton
- Last year: Bruins won 4-1
- Varsity Returners: #1S - Jeff Ross, #2S - Pete Kauffman, #3S - Jackson Downing, #2D - Josh Shafer, #2D - Clay Yeo
- JV Result: Trojans won 4-2

7. Jimtown
- Last year: Bruins won 5-0
- Varsity Returners: #1S - Brett Aller, #3S - Chris Rasterdorf, #1D - Cole Peterson, #1D - Jake Ward, #2D - Augie Farwig, #2D - Austin Ward
- JV Result: N/A

8. Wabash
- Last year: Bruins won 3-2
- Varsity Returners: #1S - Justin Middleton, #2S - David Driscoll, #1D - Nate Price, #2D - Jack Stein
- JV Result: N/A

9. Westview
- Last year: Bruins won 4-1
- Varsity Returners: #3S - Khloe Christner, #1D - Nik Hostetler, #2D - Austin Schlabach, #2D - Devin Bontrager
- JV Result: Warriors won 6-1

10. Fremont
- Last year: Bruins won 5-0
- Varsity Returners: #2S - Matt Hoff, #3S - Matt Wilcox, #1D - Tyler Jenkins, #1D - Glen McClain, #2D - Kaleb Hayes
- JV Result: Eagles won 5-3

11. Columbia City
- Last year: Eagles won 3-2
- Varsity Returners: #3S - Derek Hinen, #2D - Gabe Boles
- JV Result: Eagles won 5-2

12. Bremen
- Last year: Bruins won 5-0
- Varsity Returners: #2S - Briley Bollenbacher, #2D - Austin Huff, #2D - Brad Foster
- JV Result: Lions won 4-2

13. Eastern
- Last year: Bruins won 3-2
- Varsity Returners: #1S - Connor Young, #3S - Austin Chase, #1D - Joel Coffman, #2D - Adam McKinney
- JV Result: N/A

14. NorthWood
- Last year: Bruins won 5-0
- Varsity Returners: #1S - Brennan Angle, #2S - Ben Zercher, #3S - Shawn Stahley, #1D - Tyler Rhoades, #1D - Jason Lynhart, #2D - Austin Sanders, #2D - Mitchell Keiser
- JV Result: Bruins won 5-1

15. Rochester
- Last year: Bruins won 5-0
- Varsity Returners: #1S - Aaron Stuart, #3S - Brandt Eutcheson, #2D - Taylor Beck
- JV Result: N/A

16. Tippecanoe Valley
- Last year: Bruins won 5-0
- Varsity Returners: #1S - Nick Kindig, #3S - Alex Newman, #1D - Kameron Larimer, #1D - Tanner Neely, #2D - Clayton Adamson, #2D - Robbie Groom
- JV Result: Bruins won

17. Prairie Heights
- Last year: Bruins won 5-0
- Varsity Returners: #3S - Nathan Clark, #1D - Tyler Carbone, #2D - Donald Cook
- JV Result: Bruins won 3-0

It looks like the competition will be good next year, with many of the better teams on our schedule residing within our very own Sectional. What do you think? Looking forward to getting back to matches?