Football 2015: A look at the Derby Panthers
Coach: Brandon Clark, ninth season, 68-34
League: AV-CTL I
Last season: 9-2, lost in 6A quarterfinals
Last five seasons: 44-14
Projected 2015 playoff team? Yes
Top skill players
Player | Ht. | Wt. | Pos. | Yr. |
Brady Rust | 5-10 | 180 | QB | Sr. |
Garrett Xanders | 5-8 | 165 | RB | Sr. |
Damare Simms | 6-1 | 185 | DB | Sr. |
Jacob Moeder | 6-0 | 195 | DB | Sr. |
Top linemen
Player | Ht. | Wt. | Pos. | Yr. |
Trevor Hudson | 6-4 | 290 | OL | Sr. |
Tyler Lovette | 6-2 | 290 | C | Sr. |
Ryan Stang | 6-2 | 210 | DL | Sr. |
Peerless Walker | 6-0 | 250 | DL | Sr. |
2014 results
Opponent
Score
Maize
L,20-13
Salina Central
W,35-14
Mill Valley
W,35-14
Hutchinson
W,35-28
Newton
W,45-14
Salina South
W,45-14
Campus
W,49-13
Wichita South
W,52-14
West
W,45-13
East
W,39-7
Hutchinson
L,35-28
2015 schedule
Date
Opponent
Sept. 4
Maize
Sept. 11
at Salina Central
Sept. 18
at Mill Valley
Sept. 25
Hutchinson
Oct. 2
Newton
Oct. 9
at Salina South
Oct. 16
Campus
Oct. 23
Wichita South
Oct. 30
West (at Hts)
Brady Rust on his team
What Derby does well: “Our team plays really, really well together. We’re all really good friends. We’re best friends, we grew up together.… We don’t have any superstars. We’re there for each other.”
What has to improve: “I would say probably the discipline. Sometimes if we are playing really well, and we think we’re too good, we’ll let off the gas a little bit. That’s probably where we need to improve the most. And probably leadership and putting in the extra time.”
This story was originally published August 18, 2015 at 9:33 AM with the headline "Football 2015: A look at the Derby Panthers."