High school football: Ada preview

Coach: Toby Smith (25th season)

Division: VII

Last year’s record: 3-7, 1-6 NWC (sixth place)

Ticket information: Ticket information: adabulldogs.org/o/aevs/page/tickets

Returning 2023 varsity letter winners: Levi Green (Sr.), Kaine Fisher (Sr.), Dalton Amos (Sr.), Brody Erickson (Sr.), Liam Vieira (Sr.), Ian House (Sr.), Colton Cole (Sr.), Landon Simon (Sr.), Trevor McGue (Sr.), Zach Zimmerman (Jr.), Gavin Oldfield (Jr.), Kayleb Hickman (Jr.), Slade Gossman (Jr.), Kolton Dysert (So.), Blake Zoladz (So.)

Top newcomers: TJ Griffith (So.), Wes Mowrey (So.), Tyler Stauffer (So.), Aiden Richie (Jr.), Cobe Harris (Jr.), Kaden Clum (Jr.), Grady Curtis (So.), Layne Simon (So.), Jacob Szippl (So.), Andrew Allen (So.)

Strengths: Senior leadership

Need to work on: Staying healthy and concentrating on getting better every day

Coach’s analysis: “We are very excited to get after it this season. We hope to stay healthy and compete each week. We hope to be playing our best football at the end of the season.”

2024 schedule

(Kickoffs scheduled for 7 p.m.; subject to change)

8/23 — at Upper Scioto Valley

8/30 — Buckeye Central

9/6 — Arlington

9/13 — at Elmwood

9/20 — McComb

9/27 — at Arcadia

10/4 — at Riverdale

10/11 — Van Buren

10/18 — at Pandora-Gilboa

10/25 — Leipsic