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Xenia Football May 2014 Coach s Corner Coach DeLong Don t forget to follow us on our Facebook Page Xenia Bucs We re also on the Web Xeniabucsfootball.

1 Xenia Football May 2014 Coach s Corner Coach DeLong Don t forget to follow us on our Facebook Page Xenia Bucs We re also on the Web Xeniabucsfootball. com Contact Information Head Coach Bob DeLong bdelong@xenia.k12.oh.us Touchdown Club President Tami Bartley tamarabartley@sbcglobal.net Vice President Donna McCray mccrayd@childrensdayton.org Treasurer Aaron McCray amccray@woh.rr.com Secretary Emily Degler thedeglers07@gmail.com May is the month where football coaches begin to work with individual athletes on their technique. This is new to us this year. In the past, this instruction to players was illegal. This instruction is offered for free where in the past parents would have to pay outside coaching for this sort of instruction. We are also finalizing the planning for the first of our 10 available summer coaching days. We are finalizing the summer schedule and pressing to ensure that our students are finishing strong in the eligibility quarter. Spring always brings hope. I believe that this spring brings more hope than most. Mr. Denny Morrison, Superintendent, has taken our school system by storm with his experience, enthusiasm, and hard work. His energy seems to be energizing all of us including our students. We are equally excited by the work of our new Athletic Director, Mark Stoll. He has worked tirelessly with his vast experience to reset our path and our method of operations. We are all given so much hope that we are on a path to success with these two additions. Hope also comes as I believe that we are all seeing the vision of Armic and Edna Adams come to fruition. Our spring weight lifting numbers are very strong in the number of student athletes who are working, the variety of sports that they are coming to us from, and ultimately in the gains being made. The vision that the Adams Trust had for developing the athletes of Xenia can be seen every day in our room. Dreams are being made to come true one drop of sweat at a time. Last year, we saw our first 1400 pound total (Tyler Steward) in the Bench, Squat, and Dead lift. This year before our final spring testing we have already had a sophomore (Cody Smith) Bench 300 pounds! More reasons for optimism. The Adams Trust has added pop up dummies, a new chute, and a target net for improving the training of our football players. The fence on our practice field has been moved and the surface work is beginning. We are very excited about this improvement which came from the district as the construction came to completion. I have been contacted by alumni about the week 3 game this season where Cincinnati Moeller comes to Cox Stadium. Moeller is the defending 2 time State Division 1 Champion. With the GWOC rotating Centerville and Wayne off of our schedule, this opportunity came our way and we believed it would create excitement. Apparently it has. We are hoping that we will pack the house for our chance to challenge the best Ohio has to offer. As you can see, there is much to be excited about in Xenia. I hope you will join our hardworking Touchdown Club in helping us build towards our potential. Coach Bob DeLong

2 Attention all Parents/Guardians of Fall Athletes There will be an OHSAA mandated Fall Sport Parent/Athlete Meeting on Monday, May 19th at 6:00 p.m. in the XHS Gym. The meeting will last approximately 45 minutes to 1 hour. During this meeting, parents Overall Poundage Weight Room News and athletes will receive paperwork, XCS Rules & Regulations, along with information from coaches. Weight Room News The latest testing session numbers in the weight room show how hard the players are working in the weight room this off season. Below are the Poundage Boards that scroll through the TVs in the weight room Pound Club 1000 Pound Club *1100 lbs. total in Bench, *1000 lbs. total in Bench, Squat and Dead lift Squat and Dead lift Cody Smith-1145 Devin Hatfield Pound Club *900 Zach lbs. Loar-1105 total in Bench, Squat and Dead lift Montana Coates 980 Danny McCray 970 Ryan Johnson 905 Elijah McGee 905 Justin Hixson 900 Athletes that are Close Tanner Andrew Steward-1045 Worthington 885 Kyle Roman Lawson-1035 Johnson 885 Khalil Sherman Capers-1025 Thatcher 820 Eddie Tayon Henry-1010 Howell 800 Peyton Bartley 795 Montel Hurst 795 Kelton Gray 775 Ryan Hudson 770 Danny Naylor 770 Andre Grundy 765 Ryan Carnes 755 Ken Klontz 745 Josh Lewis 745

3 A Football Tradition Since 1899 Individual Lift Poundage Bench Cody Smith-300 Danny McCray-260 Bobo Jones-250 Khalil Capers 240 Kyle Lawson 235 Roman Johnson Montana Coates Eddie Henry 225 Justin Hixson 210 Tanner Steward 205 Robby DeLong 205 Ryan Johnson 205 Devin Hatfield 205 Anthony Mussetter 205 Zach Loar 205 Elijah McGee 205 Sherman Thatcher 195 Ryan Hudson 195 Jarrell Scott 195 Trever Jackson 195 Montel Hurst 180 Ken Klontz 175 Andre Grundy 175 TeAndre Adams 175 Alex Caldwell 175 Danny Naylor 170 Andrew Worthington 165 Kelton Gray-165 Ian Jones 165 Jeremiah Vaughan 165 Daniel Beam 165 Ryan Carnes 165 Josh Lewis 165 Peyton Bartley 155 Andrew Davis 155 PJ Thompson Zach Loar 415 Devin Hatfield 410 Bobo Jones 410 Khalil Capers 405 Tanner Steward 405 Cody Smith 400 Kyle Lawson 395 Eddie Henry 365 Danny McCray 365 Elijah McGee 350 Tayon Howell 350 Ryan Johnson 345 Squat Peyton Bartley 330 Zane Cukovecki 325 Justin Hixson 325 Andrew Worthington 320 Montana Coates 315 Alex Caldwell 315 Robby DeLong 305 Sherman Thatcher 300 Jarrell Scott 295 Kelton Gray 275 Montel Hurst 275 Trever Jackson 275 Roman Johnson 275 Andre Grundy 275 Daniel Beam 275 Ryan Carnes 275 Ryan Hudson 250 Danny Naylor Ken Klontz 245 Andrew Davis 245 PJ Thompson 245 Jack Shaw 245 Josh Lewis 235 TeAndre Adams 230

4 Jeremiah Vaughan 225 Ian Jones 225 Jasharelle Scott 225 Squat cont d Aaron Luka 225 Kaitlin Wormsley 215 James Jackson 215 Zach Stewart 205 Sam Lockwood 200 CJ Burnette 200 Dead lift Zach Loar Cody Smith 445 Montana Coates 440 Devin Hatfield 435 Tanner Steward 435 Eddie Henry 420 Kyle Lawson 405 Garrett Salyers 405 Andrew Worthington 400 Khalil Capers 380 Mark Thomas 375 Justin Hixson 365 Ryan Johnson 355 Danny Naylor 350 Elijah McGee 350 Danny McCray 345 Roman Johnson 345 Daniel Beam 345 Josh Lewis 345 Kelton Gray 335 Montel Hurst 335 Sherman Thatcher 325 Josh Lewis 345 Kelton Gray 335 Montel Hurst 335 Sherman Thatcher 325 Ken Klontz 325 Ryan Hudson 325 Jeremiah Vaughan 325 Ian Jones 315 Andre Grundy 315 Ryan Carnes 315 Peyton Bartley 310 Tayon Howell Clean Cody Smith 275 Tanner Steward 235 Zach Loar Khalil Capers 215 Anthony Mussetter 215 Eddie McGee 215 Danny McCray 210 Trever Jackson 205 Devin Hatfield 195 Justin Hixson 195 Sherman Thatcher 190 Ryan Hudson 190 Mark Thomas 185 Ryan Johnson 185 Elijah McGee 185 Bobo Jones 185 Eddie Henry 175 Jarrell Scott 175 Roman Johnson 175 Andrew Worthington 160 Peyton Bartley-160 Montana Coates 160 Daniel Beam 155 Montel Hurst 155 Andre Grundy 155 Ken Klontz 155 Ian Jones 155 TeAndre Adams 155 Josh Lewis 150 Kelton Gray 150

Community and Alumni News Where are they now? 1 st Lt. Joshua Cousins 1st Lt Joshua Cousins is the Group Executive Officer for the 97th Mission Support Group at Altus Air Force Base, Okla.

5 Community and Alumni News Where are they now? 1 st Lt. Joshua Cousins 1st Lt Joshua Cousins is the Group Executive Officer for the 97th Mission Support Group at Altus Air Force Base, Okla. As the Group Executive Officer he is responsible for coordinating command activities between six squadrons, resource advisors and 13 Wing Staff Agencies. He controls the flow and quality of the Mission Support Group administrative correspondence and screens all performance reports, decorations and awards. In addition, he facilitates all group meetings, award ceremonies, commander s calls and prepares briefings, speeches and articles for the 97th Mission Support Group commander. Other duties include leading the Mission Support Group in completing the Wing Strategy initiatives. He was chosen as the lead point of contact for the Cost Conscious Culture Initiative within the Mission Support Group. Lieutenant Cousins entered the Air Force in May of 2010 as a graduate of the US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Co. His Air Force experience includes serving as the food service officer, sustainment services flight commander, and manpower and personnel flight commander for the 60th Force Support Squadron at Travis AFB, Calif. He also served downrange as the food service officer for the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing at Isa Air Base, Bahrain. Before becoming an Executive Officer he served as the director of Equal Opportunity for the 97th Air Mobility Wing and the OIC for Readiness and Plans for the 97th Force Support Squadron. Lieutenant Cousins is a native of Xenia, Ohio, and is married to 1st Lt Katie Cousins, chief of Public Affairs for the 97th Air Mobility Wing. EDUCATION 2010 Bachelor s degree, Social Sciences, US Air Force Academy, Co Distinguished Graduate, Air and Space Basic Course 2010 Commanders Honor Roll, Initial Force Support Officer Course 2012 Present Master s degree, Sports and Health Sciences ASSIGNMENTS September 2010 April 2011, Food Service Officer, 60th Force Support Squadron, Travis AFB, CA. April 2011 October 2011, Deployed Food Service Officer, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, Isa AB, Bahrain. October 2011 April 2012, Sustainment Services Flight Commander, 60th Force Support Squadron, Travis AFB, CA. April 2012 August 2012, Manpower & Personnel Flight Commander, 60th Force Support Squadron, Travis AFB, CA. August 2012 March 2013, OIC Readiness & Plans, 97th Force Support Squadron, Altus AFB, OK. March 2013 August 2013, Director of Equal Opportunity, 97th Air Mobility Wing, Altus AFB, OK. August 2013 Present, Executive Officer, 97th Mission Support Group, Altus AFB, OK

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Air Force Commendation Medal Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal Meritorious Unit Award Air Force

Terrorism Service Medal AF Overseas Ribbon Short Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border Air Force Longevity

Cousins continued on to play football at The Air Force Academy where he started on Special Teams in 2007.

In 2008 he was the leading receiver with 16 catches for 176 yards and 2 touchdowns. Lt.

6 AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Air Force Commendation Medal Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal Meritorious Unit Award Air Force Organizational Excellence Award National Defense Service Medal Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal Global War on Terrorism Service Medal AF Overseas Ribbon Short Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border Air Force Longevity Service Air Force Training Ribbon EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Second Lieutenant May 26, 2010 First Lieutenant May 26, 2012 Captain May 26, st Lt. Joshua Cousins football playing days started in Xenia where he played for the Xenia High School Buccaneers Football Team. Cousins continued on to play football at The Air Force Academy where he started on Special Teams in He became a starting Wide Receiver in 2008 and continued in He was a 4 year letter winner from at the Academy. In 2008 he was the leading receiver with 16 catches for 176 yards and 2 touchdowns. Lt. Cousins played in 3 Armed Forces Bowl Games in 2007, 2008 and The highlights of his college career include winning the 2009 Armed Forces Bowl and being on the ESPN Top 10 Plays of the Week for a catch made against Utah in Congratulations to 1 st Lt. Joshua Cousins on your many impressive accomplishments! U N I Co

7 Monte Carlo Night A Football T Thank you to County Engineer Robert Geyer and his wife and the Beavercreek Dairy Queen for their last minute donations to our Monte Carlo Night. We greatly appreciate their support and help in making the evening such a huge success! Congratulations to Danny Naylor for being accepted to attend the 2014 Elite 11 Quarterback regional camp tour for high school quarterbacks. Quarterbacks at regional camps will receive advanced, one-on-one quarterback instruction. The regional camps include instructional drills, accuracy competitions, routes-on-air and a final two-minute drill. Top performers can earn a spot in the final Elite QB event in the summer. Congratulations Congratulations to Allex Sanders! Allex is the recipient of the Xenia Weebucs Football XYAA Student Athlete Award. Allex is a graduating senior and a former Weebucs football player. The $1000 scholarship awarded to Allex will be used for educational training beyond high school. Congratulations and Good Luck to both Danny and Allex!

8 A A Football Tradition Since Football Schedules A Football Tradition Since 1899

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10 Xenia Football Helpful Links Football Website: "Become a fan" to receive HUDL messages School Athletic Website: (choose "football" in the "jump to sport" section School Football Website: Xenia Bucs Facebook Xenia Touchdown Club Facebook Football "Google" Calendar w_york (A link to the calendar can also be found on Facebook and the school website) Be sure to check the calendar regularly as our schedule does change! Players - make sure you are receiving HUDL messages! If not, please send Coach Bartley your address/text number mbartley@xenia.k12.oh.us or mbartley@xenia.k12.oh.us

Coach s Corner Coach DeLong

Xenia Football June 2014 Coach s Corner Coach DeLong Don t forget to follow us on our Facebook Page Xenia Bucs We re also on the Web Xeniabucsfootball.com Contact Information Head Coach Bob DeLong bdelong@xenia.k12.oh.us