CONNER (Class AAA)

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SCHEDULE Aug. 27 at Corbin, 8:30 p.m. Sept. 3 at South Dearborn (IN) Sept. 10 RYLE Sept. 17 BOONE COUNTY Oct. 1 HOLMES Oct. 9 at Covington Catholic, 2 p.m. Oct. 15 at Scott Oct. 22 DIXIE HEIGHTS Oct. 29 at Highlands (All games at 7:30 unless noted) Coach: Tom Stellman (38-58) Outlook: With Highlands and CovCath strong as ever and Dixie enjoying some sizeable hype, it's easy to overlook Conner. But the Cougars are a sleeper team that could give any of those powers quite a fight. Seven starters return on offense, eight on defense. It's one of the biggest and strongest lineups in years. ''The line is the biggest ever at Conner and should be one of the best,'' Stellman said. The star is senior Jeremiah Giron, who -- as a running back last year -- led the team in rushing (1,074 yards), receiving (25 catches, 188 yards), TDs (12), kickoff returns and punt returns. He's moving to QB this fall because of a bounty of other running backs. ''Jeremiah is one of the best all-around athletes in the state -- champion wrestler, great baseball player, super football player,'' Stellman said.

ROSTER Name Pos Ht Wt Yr Mitch Arens OG-LB 5-9 200 11 Brandon Berkimier WR-DB 5-8 140 10 Justin Bockhorst WR-DB 6-0 160 10 Matt Botts FB-LB 5-10 185 11 Matt Brummett TE-LB 6-0 205 10 Chris Childers WR-DB 5-11 170 11 Damon Deck WR-DB 6-1 165 12 Dustin Deck WR-DB 5-10 160 12 Andy Ellison FB-LB 6-0 185 12 Jeremiah Giron QB-S 6-0 165 12 Jim Graham OG-DE 5-11 205 12 Brandon Hardin OG-LB 6-1 210 10 Jason Harris TB-DB 5-7 150 11 Moses Hatfield OG-DE 6-1 245 12 J.D. Hillenbrand OT-DT 6-0 275 12 John Hopper OG-LB 6-1 230 12 Michael Hoppius TE-DB 5-9 175 11 Clint Johnson WR-DB 6-2 160 10 Terry Johnson WR-DB 6-4 190 11 Luke Killoran OT-DT 6-0 275 11 Neil Lageman OT-DT 6-4 230 11 Brett Lainhart WR-DB 5-11 170 11 J.R. Ligon FB-LB 6-0 185 11 Rob Malone OT-DT 6-4 285 11 Aaron Marquis QB-LB 6-0 195 11 Kyle McDaniel PK-P 6-2 195 12 Matt Nelson WR-DB 6-0 180 11 Jason Reed OG-DE 6-2 215 11 Matt Rice OG-DT 6-0 215 10 Jason Richardson WR-DB 6-0 150 10 Ryan Richardson WR-LB 5-10 190 10 Terry Rowe PK 5-9 130 11 Andrew Rowland WR-DB 6-0 180 11 Tom Spampinato WR-DB 5-10 170 11 Jacob Steuber TE-DE 6-5 220 12 Stewart Stevens FB-LB 5-8 180 12 Rob Stewart OG-LB 6-1 230 12 Matt Stidham WR-DB 5-8 140 10 Matt Suesz OT-DT 6-0 180 12 Gary Watkins OT-DT 6-1 265 11 Bo Wilson TB-LB 6-0 250 12