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December 2015

HCC Champions: 2009, 2010, 2013

Indiana 5A State Champions: 2010

Sectional Champions: 2010, 2012

Volume VIII, Issue I

Musdsock Trophy Champs: 2009, 2013, 2014

WelcomeThe Eye of the Tiger football newsletter will be published by the FHS football staff 7 times each year during the months of December, January, February, March, April, May, and June-July (1 summer issue). It is our hope that the newsletter will provide a source of communication to players, parents, and fans of the Fishers High School football program. We want to acknowledge the accomplishments of individuals in our program, not only in football but also in other endeavors, and promote team activities as well. If you know someone who would like to be included on our newsletter mailing list, have that person send a request to rwimmer@hse.k12.in.us.

Editor – Coach Wimmer

Head Coach

Rick Wimmer

Coach Wimmer’s Comments “Are You Normal?” Winning is not easy. As a matter of fact, you could even say it is not normal. There are 7 football teams in the

Hoosier Crossroads Conference – only one will be the champion. There are 4 teams in our sectional, but only one is the winner.

There are 32 football teams in 6A, but only one wins the ultimate victory to become the Indiana 6A State Champion.

Winning is not normal. If you want to win, you cannot be one of the crowd. The crowd does not win. You have to be

willing to act differently, do things differently from the others…from the losers. You cannot train like everyone else. You

cannot practice like everyone else. You have to set yourself apart to be a winner. You cannot worry about being cool.

You cannot worry about being in. You cannot worry about being one of the crowd. You have to set yourself apart. Winning is

not normal.

You have to make a decision to want to win. That desire to win is not inherent. You are not born with it. You decide

you want it and you make it a priority. You make it a priority to get to scheduled workouts. You make the way you prepare and

train important. It is not a hard decision to make. Everyone wants to win. However, not everyone is willing to prepare

themselves to win. Don’t leave it to chance. Be intentional. Train with a purpose. Practice with a purpose. Doing so will help

you set yourself apart from the others who are afraid to challenge themselves – the normal people.

This does not only apply to football. Apply it to any goal you set – academic, career, athletic. In whatever you choose

to do, being successful – winning – is not the norm. What can you do to set yourself apart from the others who also think they

want to win? You will find that what you may view as a sacrifice of your time or fun, is really no sacrifice at all. The rewards of

reaching goals and achieving dreams – of winning – are worth the effort. Understanding that you cannot be like everyone else

is the first step toward winning. Set yourself apart from the crowd. Don’t settle for being normal.

Eye of the Tiger

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Tiger News

APC Course Sign Ups Any athlete who wishes to take the Advanced Physical

Conditioning (APC) class next year must enroll in the

course when guidance counselors begin signing students

up for next year’s courses. Guidance counselors will begin

this process shortly after we return from Christmas Break.

Only students who participate in an IHSAA-sanctioned FHS

sport are permitted to enroll in APC because of weight-

room space and class size. This course is designed for

those student-athletes who are serious about improving

their overall strength, speed, explosive power, and agility.

Students perform resistance training in the weight room

four days each week and work on explosive power, foot

quickness, agility, and speed development once each

week. Many students who have taken this course have

made excellent physical improvement in these areas. It is

especially important for multiple sport student-athletes

who have little off-season time to get in the weight room

after school to develop strength. It is extremely important

to the development of athletes involved in football,

wrestling, basketball, baseball, softball, volleyball, soccer,

and track (particularly sprinters and field event athletes),

because explosive power, speed, agility, and strength are

important ingredients for success in these sports. Every

school that has a successful athletic program, particularly a

successful football program, has a very high percentage of

their athletes enrolled in APC or a similar class that

emphasizes strength training and speed development.

Make it a priority to take APC as one of your electives next

year. You must first complete the two required P.E. course

credits in order to enroll in APC.

Individual Player Meetings Being ConductedAll returning players (current freshmen,

sophomores, and juniors) should sign up for an

appointment for a 20 minute meeting with Coach

Wimmer. Appointment schedules are posted outside the

APC locker room door where Coach Wimmer’s office is

located. Players can sign up for an interview time for

either before school or after school, whatever is more

convenient for you. Coach Wimmer does not expect any

in-season athlete to miss or be late to a practice because

of this meeting. Find an available time that does not

interfere with a practice or a game. Sign up for a meeting

as soon as possible, but meetings are expected to continue

until about Spring Break. If you have not yet signed up for

your interview, please do so immediately. Coach Wimmer

will talk with you regarding your skills and areas for

improvement as well as physical goals, individual football

goals, team goals, and academic goals. About 60 players

will have completed their interviews with Coach Wimmer

by Christmas Break. Sign up for your Individual Meeting on

the sign-up sheets outside the APC locker room if you have

not already done so.

Please complete the spreadsheet that was

emailed to you and send it back to Coach Wimmer as an

excel document before the meeting. If you did not receive

one or need another, please e-mail Coach Wimmer

immediately and one will be sent to you.

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Gridiron Club Officers Approved Our coaching staff, players, and parents would like to thank outgoing Gridiron Club officers for their time and efforts during the past few years that each of them has served our program. We especially want to thank outgoing Gridiron Club co President Sean Duddy for his years of service to the club. Officers for the Gridiron Club for the 2016 season have been selected and approved by the membership. The 2016 Gridiron Club officers are as follows: Co-Presidents – Bob Kantner Gionnine Cohoon Co-Vice Presidents – Kathy Syrus Aaron Uribe Secretary – Tina Siefert Treasurer – Stephanie Hochstedler Fundraising Coordinator – Kim Broughton The tentative date for the annual Tiger Night Lights sponsored by the Gridiron Club will be Friday, March 11 from 6 – 10 pm. This is for boys in grades 1-4. Coach Wimmer, staff, and players will conduct games, a youth football clinic, an NFL style combine and obstacle course, provide pizza to end the night. It is a great way for youngsters to meet and get to know many of the Fishers HS football players, learn a little football, and have lots of fun. It is also an opportunity for parents to have a great night out! Cost will be minimal and details will be released in our next newsletter. The Gridiron Club will begin its 2014 meetings in February. We will release the meeting dates for the upcoming months in our January Eye of the Tiger Newsletter. Don’t forget to also check out the Gridiron Club website at www.fishersgridironclub.org or you can access the website from our FHS football website www.fisherstigersathletics.com/football and click on Gridiron Club.

Workouts for 2016 Underway

The off-season workout program for the 2015 football season will resume on Wednesday, January 6 for all football players. All out-of-season football players not in APC class are expected to attend our off-season strength and speed program beginning Wednesday, January 7. Workouts for football players, along with athletes in track and baseball, will be held each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 3:15 – 4:30. To be a successful HS athlete, especially football, you must be involved on a consistent basis in our after-school strength program. Do not be left behind. Make a commitment to your physical development.

Players who are in the APC class are expected to be at after-school workouts on Monday and Wednesday after school (3:15 – 4:30). This is an opportunity to add needed volume to your strength program by adding Chain Squats, Band Squats, Chain Bench, Close-grip Bench, Compound Lifts (Clean + Front Squat + Jerk, Snatch + Overhead Squat, etc), as well as other supplemental lifts for our advanced lifters. Those who took part in November and December saw excellent gains when they tested last week. Don’t be left behind! Add more volume! Gain more strength and explosiveness. For those in APC, after-school workouts on Friday will be optional.

We also expect all off-season players to attend the Morning of Champions Speed and Sky School on Friday mornings from 6:30-7:15. The MOC is a speed and agility program designed to improve your athleticism, speed, agility, explosiveness, and foot quickness. This is an important part of our training process that cannot be overlooked.

The entire strength and conditioning program is under the direction of FHS strength coach Randy Wheeler. We will also have members of our coaching staff available in the weight room on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday to assist Coach Wheeler with the strength program and to conduct position-specific drills for those players enrolled in APC class.

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Future Tigers Football Club Connects w/ Varsity Program The Future Tiger Football Club continues to be a popular way for young people in our community to connect with our

football program and players. had over 30 members in its first year. For the $35 membership fee, members received a Tiger

Ready t-shirt, a Fishers Football Senior Poster, a Fishers Football Value Card ($20 value filled 25 discounts from local business

that can be used everyday), special access to the sideline during pre-game warm-ups for home games, all 7 issues of the coming

year’s Eye of the Tiger Fishers Football newsletter, and discounts to any of our Fishers Development Football Camps held during

the summer as well as a $5 discount to our Tiger Night Light (Grades 1-4) held in March. One of the highlights of being in the

Future Tiger Football Club is the Big Brother Program in which a FTFC member is matched with a varsity player. A letter of

encouragement is sent from the Big Brother to the FTFC member and the Big Brother tries to visit his little brother at his youth

or junior high football game. Many of the club members also choose to purchase a season football ticket as part of the

package for an additional $15. Listed below are the current members of the Future Tiger Football Club.

Bishop-Dullaghan Camp Info As has become an important part of the process of becoming a champion here at Fishers HS, we are making preparations to attend the Bishop-Dullaghan football camps this summer. Varsity and Junior Varsity teams - made up of incoming sophomores, juniors, and seniors – will prepare to attend the B-D Team Camp where our players will not only focus on fundamental development, but our own coaches will install our base offense and defense and have the opportunity to work against other similar teams who will be at the camp. Last year we were able to work against Ben Davis, Columbus East, Crown Point, Whiteland, and Westfield and those teams are expected to return again this year.

We will send our Freshmen skill players (QBs, WRs, TEs, RBs, DBs, LBs) to a B-D Skills Camp where they will focus on the development of fundamentals. Our incoming freshmen linemen will attend the B-D “Down and Dirty” Linemen Camp which will also focus on the fundamentals of being an offensive and defensive lineman. Those camps are both held at Depauw University during the same week so all our freshmen players and coaches who are able to go will be able to attend together.

As we have done in the past, we will have scholarship money available from last year’s fundraising efforts for those who would like to take advantage of that. The amount of that scholarship will be set in January. Attendance at these camps is not mandatory, but we do believe they are highly beneficial to each individual player’s skill development and our team’s progress. Below are the camp dates we will be attending.

Bishop-Dullaghan Team Camp (Grades 10-12) Wednesday, June 15 – Friday, June 17 Depauw University – Greencastle, IN Cost: $250

Bishop-Dullaghan Skills Camp Bishop-Dullaghan “Down and Dirty” Linemen Camp (Recommended for our Freshmen QBs, WRs, TEs, RBs, DBs, LBs) (Recommended for our Freshmen Off. + Def. Linemen)

Tuesday, June 28 – Thursday, June 30 Tuesday, June 28 – Thursday, June 30 Depauw University – Greencastle, IN Depauw University – Greencastle, IN Cost: $250 Cost: $250

Name Grade Name Grade Name Grade

Abel, Payne 8 Jackson, Jake 7 Robeson, Jake 7

Akers, Jackson 6 Kohn, Max 7 Strong, Matt 6

Baker, Braden 7 Martin, Silas 7 Sweeney, Kaleb 4

Bratton, Alex 6 McDowell, Josh 7 Sweeney, Mason 7

Bruvold, Miro 6 Miller, Connor 7 Tavernier, Maddox 7

Christman, Jack 6 Moore, Cameron 8 Tobias, Hayden 8

Hohlt, Matt 7 Orr, Samuel 3 VanDer Kamp, Jonah 7

Hunsader, Clayton 8 Owen, Macgwre 7 Washburn, Noah 7

Hurst, Keegan 7 Reichert, E.J. 7 Whitley, Ryan 7

Hutchinson, Seth 8 Reiter, Billy 7 Wood, Nick 7

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FHS Team Camp Dates Set The 2016 Fishers HS Football Team Camp (Grades 9-12) will take place Monday, July 18 – Thursday, July 21. This camp is for all players in our HS program grades 9-12. There is no cost for this camp except for $20 required for the Fishers FB Practice Shorts and Fishers FB Practice Jersey which are mandatory for the camp. These items obviously cost more than the required $20, but we plan to make up the difference with the sale of our Tiger Value Card fundraiser. This camp will run from 4:30 – 7:30 pm daily (7:00 pm for incoming freshmen). This is a very important instructional opportunity for our players to attend. We expect all players to make every effort to attend our team camp during July 18-21.

NCAA Scholarship Requirements and Clearinghouse

The NCAA requires student-athletes to reach minimum GPA and SAT / ACT test score standards in order to receive an athletic scholarship. These standards are on a sliding scale for Division I scholarship eligibility. The NCAA currently requires a high school student-athlete to have attained at least at 2.3 GPA in 16 core courses. Not all courses count as part of your core course curriculum. Core courses include college prep courses in language, math, science, and social studies. Your guidance counselor or coach can help you determine your core course GPA. Minimum test score requirements are on a sliding scale based on the core course GPA. For example, with a core course GPA of 2.3, an SAT score of 900 (Reading & Math only) or an ACT score of 75 is required. With a core course GPA of 3.00, only 620 is required on the SAT or a score of 52 on the ACT. Some colleges have GPA and/or test score minimum standards which are higher than those required by the NCAA. The NCAA does not use the writing portion of the SAT to determine your score. Only the reading and math scores are used for NCAA eligibility.

Course grades cannot be upgraded by retaking a course during your senior year. There are also restrictions regarding what online courses will be accepted by the NCAA. Most will not count toward NCAA eligibility. Check with your guidance counselor.

We strongly recommend that all players considering going to college take the SAT and/or the ACT no later than the

fall of your junior year. You must meet SAT or ACT test minimums before you can take an official visit as a student-athlete recruit. You may take these tests as many times as you wish with the best scores counting. It would be a good idea for sophomores to take the PSAT test in the fall to help prepare for the SAT.

See your guidance counselor to register for these tests. You may also register for the ACT at www.act.org or for the SAT at www.collegboard.com. Late registration (with additional fees) are also available if you miss the registration deadline. Check with your guidance counselor.

Any student-athlete who hopes to earn an athletic scholarship at any NCAA Division I or Division II institution must apply to the NCAA Clearinghouse. These forms should be completed at the beginning of your senior year. See your guidance counselor to receive and complete these forms or you can do it online at www.ncaaclearinghouse.net .

SAT Registration Deadline SAT Test Date ACT Registration Deadline ACT Test Date

December 28, 2015 January 23, 2016 January 8, 2016 February 6, 2016

February 5, 2016 March 5, 2016 March 4, 2016 April 9, 2016

April 8, 2016 May 7, 2016 May 6, 2016 June 11, 2016

May 5, 2016 June 4, 2016

Any student-athlete who hopes to earn an athletic scholarship at any NCAA Division I or Division II institution must apply to the NCAA Clearinghouse. These forms should be completed at the beginning of your senior year. See your guidance counselor to receive and complete these forms or you can do it online at www.ncaaclearinghouse.net.

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2016 Fishers Alumni Football Club “Tiger Challenge” Golf Outing Set The date for the 2016 Fishers Alumni Football Club “Tiger Challenge” Golf Outing will be Thursday, June 23, when we will return to River Glen Golf Club for this annual event. Other details will be forthcoming. Last year our 3rd Annual “Tiger Challenge” was a great success as we attracted about 75 golfers, provided a $1,000 renewable scholarship in memory of Trent Van Hoosen for a graduating senior and 2 former players, and raised an additional $5,000 to assist the athletic department in providing funds to purchase weight room equipment for the new 6,000 square foot weight room we will soon be completed next fall. Last year’s scholarship winner was Luka Skudrzik who is attending Purdue University. This year’s Trent Van Hoosen Memorial Scholarship winner is Colton Thomas who has been a leader in the classroom and on the field, learning to deal with the unexpected death of his father Darren last year to become a valuable member of our program and earning the Most Valuable Special Teams Player Award this past season. Our #1 goal will be to provide $4,000 worth of renewable scholarships for Colton and the other 3 former scholarship winners to continue their education. After that goal is met, we hope to continue to build funds to support the football program and Fishers HS. This is the 10 year anniversary of our first FHS football team from 2006. At this year’s outing we hope to bring many of those players back, recognizing and honoring them at our post-outing dinner. If you know players or parents who were part of our first team in 2006, please pass along our intentions and have them send contact information to Coach Wimmer at rwimmer@hse.k12.in.us. We expect to have a way for former players to link to Facebook to receive information after the New Year. We will also have a new website for the golf outing up and running in January where you may register and receive information regarding sponsorships. Below are listed the recipients of the Trent Van Hoosen Memorial Scholarship. Each of these former players will

receive a $1,000 scholarship at this year’s post-outing dinner.

2013 Scholarship Winner – Matt Van Hoosen, Ball State University 2014 Scholarship Winner – Nick Edwards, Ball State University 2015 Scholarship Winner – Luka Skudrzik, Purdue University 2016 Scholarship Winner – Colton Thomas, undecided

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Polar Plunge Coming Soon

Above are pictures of FHS Football players, coaches, and other students who took part in the 2015 Polar Plunge. Get signed up

as described above to take part in this year’s “Freezin’ for a Reason” Polar Plunge for Special Olympics.

Special Olympics Indiana is holding its annual Polar Plunge to raise money for the programs in Indiana that serve children and adults

with intellectual disabilities. This is a wonderful opportunity for the Tiger football family to serve the community in a worthy cause. It is our

goal that every player will either collect donations or actually take the plunge with members of the coaching staff. The partnership between

the IHSAA and Indiana Special Olympics includes a competition among many central Indiana high schools. Returning and graduating players

are all welcome and encouraged to participate.

The Plunge takes place at Eagle Creek Reservoir on Saturday, March 7 at 10 AM. Over the past 7 years that our football program has

participated in the Polar Plunge, our players and coaches have helped raise over $50,000 for Special Olympics of Indiana. Our hope is that

every player and coach will participate in this worthwhile cause in one of the two ways described below. Parents are welcome to plunge as

well as some have done in the past. Fishers HS has traditionally been one of the largest groups to participate in The Plunge.

Former FHS Assistant FB Coach Pat Schooley has organized this event for our program for several years. He will still be the main

contact person if you have questions (pschooley@hse.k12.in.us) or you may also contact Coach Wimmer

To Take the Plunge:

* Go to www.firstgiving.com/soindiana to register and join the team Freezin’ Fishers Tigers. * When you register, you will also be setting up your fundraising page with FirstGiving and you can design that page as you see fit. * Again, make sure you join the team Freezin’ Fishers Tigers. * Your individual totals will be added to our team totals. Students only need to raise $50 to take the plunge ($75 if you want a

t-shirt); adults need to raise $75. * Let’s continue the tradition of Fishers High School being the model for high school involvement in the Polar Plunge.

To Just Donate: * Go to www.firstgiving.com/soindiana/

* Click on the teams tab then scroll down the list of teams then click on team Freezin’ Fishers Tigers to donate to a specific player. You can also give a check to a football player or coach, payable to Special Olympics Indiana. Polar Plunge information is available at www.soindiana.org Contact Coach Schooley (pschooley@hse.k12.in.us) with any questions. Further details will be forthcoming when the date draws near. Thanks in advance for your help with this very important cause. Let’s make this a monster community service project in which we can all take pride.

Special Olympics motto: “Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt. “

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Tiger Pride

Awards Presented at FHS FB Banquet The annual Fishers High School Football Awards Banquet was held at the FHS cafeteria on Wednesday, November 18.

Fazoli’s catered the affair put on by The Gridiron Club, our football parent boosters. Awards were presented to the varsity,

junior varsity, and freshmen teams and coaches recognized the accomplishments of many players. Special thanks and

considerations were given to the special group of seniors who helped continue the great Fishers Football tradition.

Presented with their numerals and Freshmen Award Certificates were:

Adams, Thomas Cranfill, Chase Green, Alec Longo, Michael Pairitz, Nathan Voskuhl, Andrew Arnce, Anthony Davis, Emmanuel Hannon, Noah Mabry, Trenton Paxton, Nathan Washington, Markel Baker, Tristan Deer, Connor Harmon, Chase McCartney, Mason Putzback, Preston Weir, Albie Black, Gabe Delucia, Anthony Jackson, Josh McCord, Will Rivera, Anthony Witmer, Zach Bohannon, Alex DeWitt, Arie Kendrick, Isaac Miles, Christian Rura, Jeremy Brenczewski, Kiel Dunnuck, Jonah Lassic, Jason Molden, Roman Sleet, Colin Managers Carey, Joseph Everrett, Josh Latty, Coleman Mora, A.J. Smith, Dane Auriela Howze Case, Conner Field, Cameron Lee, Mitchell Morse, Alex Smith, Zach Destiny Newman-Scott Cohoon, Nicalos Figueroa, Zac Lewis, Danny Newman, Isaac Statz, Collin Makalya Palmer Cohoon, Salvatore Fox, Garrett Lewis, H.L. Nicholas, Stuart Thomas, Eric Navaeh Williams Cole, Tom Freeh, Jack London, Bryce Nolting, Cole Vore, Jon

Junior Varsity certificates were presented to:

Alexander, Graeme Dunnuck, Jonah Harris, Charley Leighton, Al Prewitt, Michael Smyth, Joel Amadi, Daniel Featherstone, Drake Jankowski, Dru Lindbloom, Josh Proebstle, Nic Steiner, Jacob Amory, Will Galey, Joey Jennings, Eli Lofton, Tavionne Raymond, Brandon Stephen, Terrel Bond, Jayden Gary, Dean Keltner, Nick McFarland, Donavan Reiter, Luke Thomas, Luke Daniels, Darrius Gonzalez, Austin Khan, Salsabil Middleton, Lawrence Ringle, Cam Tunstill, Jaren Donahue, Mitch Grace, Cameron King, Gregory Miller, Mason Scisney, E.J. Uribe, Luke Douglas, Nick Graham, Chris Kokjohn, Scott Newnum, Jaykob Seeley, Gaige Weaver, Logan Dozier Peyton Graham, DiSean Kosegi, Cameron O’Malley, Matt Shirvinski, Ben Wiesenauer, Connor Lam, John Pallikan, Chandler Siefert, Will

Varsity awards were presented to the following players. 1st year varsity letter winners received their Varsity Letter, a

certificate, an emblem, and 1st year bar; 2nd year letter winners received a certificate and 2nd year bar; 3rd year letter winners

received a certificate, 3rd year bar, 3rd Year Plaque Award; 4th year letter winners received a certificate, 4th year bar, and 4th Year

Plaque Award.

1st Varsity Letter Winners 2nd Varsity Letter Certificate 3rd Year Plaque

Anders, Zach Johnson, Michael Gray, Nathan Bowser, Chase Grace, Tyler Chinn, Jeremy Bogle, Malcom Newman, Trevor Nettleton, Michael Burrell, Keyshawn Inman, Jeff Eaton, Zach Harding, Nick Rogers, Seth Noble, Michael Butterfield, Alex Kantner, Brian Folta, Michael Johnson, Alex Soper, Taylor Norton, Ben Chakiry, Steven Kipp, Eli Huddleston, Jermaine Kinard, Ben Suter, Garrett Reardon, Bryce Dunnuck, Zeke Mendez, Spencer Martin, Titus Zander, Carter Warner, Will Sontich, Seth Grow, Hayden Moss, Jalen Nielson, Trent Clark, Kaleb Willard, Jake Syrus, Will Hays, Brent Sirk, Michael Taylor, Shawn Dawson, Jay Albright, Luke Wolff, Matt Laffoon, Gavin Toungate, Brendan Thomas, Colton Hochstedler, Adam Broughton, Matt Michael Keen (mgr) Orris, Kade Winkle, Jake Potts, R.J. Howze, Angelo Desmarais, Frank Courtney Fella (mgr) Adams, DeVonte Martin, Luke Jogi, Sneha (mgr) Humphrey, Nathan Gee, Bryce Paige McCoy (mgr) Bernhardt, Charlie McCoy, Brooke (mgr) White, Bri (mgr) Davis, Mason Goodnight, Gabby (mgr) Wilson, Emma (mgr) Denson, Tyler Morkal, Bri (mgr)

Special thanks and recognition to our Assistant Coaches, Ball Boys (Collin Shelton, Grant Shelton, Nick Trout, Kaden Carpenter, Bauer

Rhodes), Statistician Matt Poisel, Videographer Andy Orris, Photographers Stewart Chakiry, John Siefert, and Kirk Green, Trainers Bruce Willard

and Sara Simmons, Strength Coach Randy Wheeler, Press Box Announcer Wes Shealey, and Press Box Scoreboard Operator Bob Kantner. Also

thanks to our Gridiron Club who made this year’s banquet very special.

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FHS Team Awards Presented

The FHS Team Awards which were voted on by players and coaches were presented at the FHS Football Awards Banquet on

December 5. Congratulations to all of our winners of these awards:

Most Valuable Offensive Player - Zach Eaton FHS Sportsmanship Award - Brent Hays

Most Valuable Defensive Player - Jeremy Chinn Trent Van Hoosen Memorial Scholarship - Colton Thomas

Most Valuable Special Teams Player - Colton Thomas

Most Valuable Lineman - Titus Martin Freshmen Most Valuable Player - Collin Statz

Most Improved Player Award - Kade Orris Freshmen Mental Attitude Award - Roman Parker-Molden

Mental Attitude Award - Michael Folta Freshmen Most Improved Player -

Anyone who was not at the banquet should see Coach Wimmer to pick up your award as soon as possible.

Team Pullovers (a gift from the Gridiron Club providing dues were paid) can also be picked up from Coach Wimmer.

The football staff would like to thank the Gridiron Club for a great night and a wonderful banquet. It was a huge

success and a very memorable night thanks to the efforts of our parent boosters.

Five Tigers Named to All HCC Team

The All Hoosier Crossroads Conference Team was named in

mid-November and five Tigers were selected to this prestigious squad.

Congratulations to these players for this honor.

Jeremy Chinn – DB

Titus Martin – OL

Jake Winkle – DL

Zach Eaton – QB

Jalen Moss – DB

We also had two other Tigers who were named as Honorable Mention All-HCC. We

also want to congratulate these players for their fantastic play this year as well.

R.J. Potts – DB

Kade Orris – WR

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Tigers Named to All-State Teams Congratulations to five Tiger players who were named to various Indiana all-state football teams.

Taylor Soper Jeremy Chinn Titus Martin

IFCA Jr. All-State Punter Associated Press 6A All State DB IFCA Top 50 All-State OL IFCA Top 50 All-State DB

R. J. Potts Jake Winkle IFCA Junior All-State DB IFCA Junior All-State DL

Tigers Named to All-State Football Squads Several Tigers received various all-state football honors this past season. Seniors Titus Martin and Jeremy Chinn will be recognized on the FHS Wall of Fame for their achievements. Congratulations to all our all-state selections listed below. Indiana Football Coaches Association Top 50 All-State Associated Press 6A All State Titus Martin – OL Jeremy Chinn Jeremy Chinn – DB AP 6A Honorable Mention Indiana Football Coaches Association Junior All-State Titus Martin Jake Winkle – DL R.J. Potts R.J. Potts – DB Taylor Soper Taylor Soper – Punter Jake Winkle

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FB Program Assists with FHS Celebration of Giving Several players assisted our PTO in helping a family in need with their Christmas this year in the annual Celebration of

Giving project. Matt Broughton, Luke Martin, Titus Martin, and Jacob Steiner formed one team while Preston Putzback, Jon

Vore, Garrett Fox, and Alex Morse formed another team. Each team shopped for one of two boys from a family who needed

some assistance this year. $160 from the football program was given to each group along with a wish list of possible clothing

gifts and sizes as well as a few toy ideas for each of the boys. Both groups of players did a great job of getting good buys and

coming up with great gifts for these boys. Thanks also to the moms who helped organize and assisted with some of the

shopping as well. Thanks to these players for their help in making Christmas a little brighter for another family.

FHS Coaches Serve IFCA Several members of FHS staff are fi l l ing leadership roles in the Indiana Footbal l Coaches

Association. Coach Jud is currently serving a 1 -year term as Director of Region 8 after serving as Director -

Elect last year. Keith Shelton continues to serve as the Region 8 Minority Representative. Michael Kel ly

was recently selected to a one-year term as the Region 8 Assistant Coach Rep. In addit ion, Coach Wimmer

continues to serve on the IFCA Ratings Board and serves on the IFCA Clinic Committee.

FHS Football Players in Winter Sports The football staff is proud of our players who compete for FHS in other sports. We have always encouraged our players to take part in other sports here at FHS as we see the value of our football players competing in other sports as a part of their total development. We want to congratulate these players for their participation during the winter sports season for the Tigers. Good luck to all of our players, their teams, and coaches who are competing for Fishers High School during the winter season.

Basketball Wrestling Devonte Adams (11) Bryce London (9) Salvatore Cohoon (9) Jaren Tunstill (11) Zach Eaton (12) Emmanuel Davis (9) Salsabil Khan (11) Nathan Pairitz (9) Bryce Gee (10) Roman Molden (9) Haydon Grow (12) Spencer Mendez (11) Mason McCartney (9) Andrew Voskuhl (9) Auriela Howze (9-mgr) Nevaeh Williams (9-mgr)

Martin and Chinn Named to Indianapolis Star Super Team Titus Martin and Jeremy Chinn who were named to the 2015 Indianapolis Star Super Team.

Martin has been a 3-year starter at LG for the Tigers. He recorded 38 ½ Pancake Blocks this season and holds the career record for Pancake Blocks at Fishers HS with 88 ½ . Chinn has also been a 3-year starter in the secondary for the Tigers. He had 4 interceptions in 2015 with 2 of them being returned for TDs. His 7 career interceptions ties the school record for career interceptions. He also led the Tigers in rushing with 696 yards and 8 rushing TDs.

Congratulations to each of these players for this fine accomplishment.

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Former FHS Tigers Playing in College in 2015 8 former Tigers were on college football rosters this past fall with several of them making significant contributions to their college teams. Not only are we proud of our former players’ accomplishments and contributions to their college programs, but we are proud of all of our players who decide to continue their participation in football as they continue their education. For some, their time has not yet come, but we encourage all of them to stay in school, have a great experience with the game, and continue to use the game to build relationships and experiences that can help them in years to come.

Former FHS Player Prepares for Medical Internship in Tanzania Rob Peck, a 2013 graduate of FHS and member of the 2010 State Championship team as well as the 2012 Sectional

Championship team, continues to work on his pre-med studies at Grand Valley State University in Michigan. As part of his

preparation for med school, he is planning to travel to Tanzania, Africa for a medical internship with GapMedics. The

company’s website is posted below along with a couple of youtube presentations which helps to explain the program. Rob

needs to raise $6,500 in the coming year to make the trip. If you would like to donate, please go to

https://www.gofundme.com/28a5b3ys by March 7, 2016.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUMNqfK9Kh4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dm3IZhZzQo0

http://www.gapmedics.com/

Chris Chang – Chris is a senior who completed his 3rd season as a starter at Center for Taylor University. The Trojans finished 7-3 in 2016

Setting 10 Single-Season Team Records including Scoring Record of 38.0 Points Per Game. Chang was named to the NAIA District

All-Academic Team as well as being named 2nd Team All-Conference Center. Chang holds a 3.48 GPA in Elementary Education.

Connor Christiansen – Connor finished the season as the starting QB for Elon University (FCS D-1) in North Carolina after red-shirting last year.

After splitting time with another QB for a few early-season games and sitting out 3 games with a thumb injury, he eventually won

the starting job for the Phoenix who finished 4-7. Christianson completed 136 of 233 attempts for 1,246 yds with 7 TDs and 4 interceptions.

Simeon Foster – Simeon is in his freshmen year at the University of Indianapolis where he is competing as a wider receiver for the Greyhounds. Simeon

Did not play in any games this season, but the Hounds finished 10-2, qualifying for the NCAA D-2 Playoffs where they lost to last year’s

National Champions Colorado State-Pueblo 27-14.

J-Shun Harris II – After a very successful freshmen season at Indiana University, J-Shun suffered a season-ending knee injury during a spring workout

and missed this season. However, his rehab is progressing successfully and he plans to be back on the field as a red-shirt sophomore this

fall where he will continue to compete for the Hoosiers as a wide receiver.

Alphonso Hines – Alphonso finished his playing career as a wide receiver for the St. Joseph’s College Pumas in 2014 but stayed on at the university

to complete his degree in Athletic Training and working with the football program and other sports.

Cody Moore – Cody appeared in 13 of 15 games for Grand Valley State and recorded 9 tackles and 1 QB hurry as a defensive tackle. The Lakers had

A great year finishing 12-3. After finishing 9-2 in the regular season, they qualified for the NCAA D-2 Playoffs, defeating Ashland, Ferris St.,

And Colorado St.-Pueblo before losing in the National Semi-final Game vs Shephard University (WV) 34-32.

Rob Peck – Following being red-shirted as a freshmen at Grand Valley State University, Rob has had some bad luck, suffering 2 ACL injuries in 2 seasons

and has been unable to play. He is continuing his studies as a pre-med student and is planning a trip to Tanzania, Africa as part of his preparation

for med school See the information below to find out how you can help.

Patrick Stevens – Patrick will also be graduating from Taylor University where he was a two- year starter at OG for the 7-3Trojans, once again playing

alongside former Tiger teammate Chris Chang. Patrick will be graduating with a degree in Business.

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Top Team Performances in 2015 Although few records fell in the 2015 season, there were several performances that made

the Top 3 statistical performances of all time here at Fishers HS. Below are listed new

team records and top performances by game and by season. For a complete listing of all

Team Records and Top 10 Performances, go to the Fishers HS Football website at

www.fisherstigersathletics.com/football and click on Awards, Statistics, and History.

Top Team Offensive Game Performances Top Team Offensive Season Performances

Most Total Yards – 493, vs HSE Sectional (Ranks 3rd all-time) Most Total Plays / Game – 61.9 (New School Record)

Most Yds Rushing – 316, vs HSE Sectional (Ranks 2nd all-time) Most Total Yds / Game – 350.35 (Ranks 3rd all-time)

Most 1st Downs – 26, vs HSE Sectional (Ranks 3rd all-time) Most 1st Downs – 208 (Ranks 3rd all-time)

Most Total Plays – 76, vs HSE Sectional (New School Record) Most 1st Downs / Game – 18.9 (Ranks 2nd all-time)

Most Rushes Att. – 55, vs HSE Sectional (New School Record) Most Pass Att. / Game – 23.6 (Ranks 2nd all-time)

Most Pass Comp. / Game – 12.09 (Ranks 3rd all-time)

Fewest Interceptions – 4, (Ranks 2nd all-time)

Lowest Intercpt. Ratio – 1.54 % (Ranks 3rd all-time)

Lowest Turnover Ratio – 1.62 % (Ranks 3rd all-time)

Top Team Defensive Game Performances Top Team Defensive Season Performances

Fewest Pts Allowed – 0, vs North Central (Ties School Record) Fewest TD Passes Allowed – 9 (Ranks 2nd all-time)

Most Sacks – 28 (Ranks 2nd all-time)

Top Team Kicking Game Performances TopTeam Kicking Season Performances

Best Punt Avg (3 min.) – 48.5, vs B’burg (New School Record) Most KOR by Opponent – 44 (Ranks 3rd all-time)

Fewest PR Yds Allowed - -14, vs Westfield (New School Record) Fewest KOR Yds Allowed – 740 (Ranks 3rd all-time)

Most Blocked Kicks – 2, vs Avon (Ties School Record) Fewest KOR Avg. Allowed – 16.8 (Ranks 2nd all-time)

Most Punts – 7, vs Cathedral (2nd all-time) Most Punting Yds – 1,665 (Ranks 3rd all-time)

Best Punt Avg – 37.0 (Ranks 3rd all-time)

Most PR by Opponent – 23 (Ranks 2nd all-time)

Fewest Opp. Punt Yds – 1,291 (Ranks 3rd all-time)

Most Blocked Kicks – 6 (New School Record)

Top Team Performances

Fewest Penalties (Game) – 1, vs Carmel (Ties Team Record)

Best Turnover Margin (Season) – +8 (Ranks 4th all-time)

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Tigers Ponder Future Plans in Football Several Tiger players are going to continue to play football after high school at various levels. Two seniors who have

Scholarship offers are Jeremy Chinn and Titus Martin. Jeremy has offers from Southern Illinois, University of North Dakota, and

Colgate. After visiting North Dakota, he originally committed to North Dakota but has opened up discussions with Colgate for

further consideration. Titus Martin has received offers from Indiana State and Colgate and has committed to Colgate University.

A few other FHS seniors are also talking with various colleges about continuing to play football. At this time only Brent Hays has

decided he will attend Trine University where he will compete as a QB on the football team.

One FHS junior has received college football scholarship offers. R.J. Potts has received offers from the University of Notre

Dame, Indiana University, and Purdue.

Good luck to all our players as they continue to weigh their college options.

National Letter of Intent Signing Day for football is February 3.

Numerous Individual Top Performances in 2015 Several members of the Fishers Tigers football team set school records or had performances that ranked

In the Fishers HS Top 3 performances of all-time during the 2015 season. Below are listed the offensive, defensive, and

kicking records and Top 3 Performances by game, by season, and by career. For a complete listing of all Team Records

and Top 10 Performances, go to the Fishers HS Football website at www.fisherstigersathletics.com/footballl and click on

Awards, Statistics, and History.

Individual Offensive Game Top Performances Individual Defensive Game Top Performances

Most Yards Rushing – 233, J. Huddleston vs Westf’ld (Ranks 2nd all-time) Most Solo Tackles – 10, T. Nielson vs B’burg (Ranks 3rd all-time)

Longest Interception Return – 71, J. Chinn vs HSE (Ranks 2nd all-time)

Longest Interception Return – 70, J. Willard vs Zionsville (Ranks 3rd all-time)

Individual Offensive Season Top Performances Individual Defensive Season Top Performances

Most Yds / Rush (50 min.) – 6.9, J. Chinn (Ranks 2nd all-time) Most Sacks – 10, J. Winkle (Ranks 3rd all-time)

Most Pass Att. – 250, Z. Eaton (Ranks 3rd all-time) Most Forced Fumbles – 3, T. Nielson (Ranks 3rd all-time)

Fewest Intercept. (50 att. Min.) – 4, Z. Eaton (Ranks 3rd all-time) Most TFL Yardage - -79, J. Winkle (Ranks 3rd all-time)

Lowest Intercept. Ratio (50 att. Min.) – 1.60 %, Z. Eaton (Ranks 3rd all-time) Most Interceptions – 4, J. Chinn (Ties School Record)

Most Pancake Blocks – 39 ½ , Titus Martin (Ranks 3rd all-time) Most Intercept. Ret. Yds. – 126, J. Chinn (New School Record)

Individual Offensive Career Top Performances Individual Defensive Career Top Performances Most Yds / Rush (75 min.) – 6.89, J. Chinn (New School Record) Most Interceptions – 7, J. Chinn (Ties School Record) Most Pass Att. – 475, Z. Eaton (Ranks 3rd all-time) Most Interceptions – 7, R.J. Potts (Ties School Record) Most Pass Comp. – 255, Z. Eaton (Ranks 2nd all-time) Mont Intercept. Ret. Yds. – 142, J. Chinn (Ranks 2nd all-time) Most Yds Passing – 3,239, Z. Eaton (Ranks 3rd all-time) Lowest Intercept. Ratio (75 min) – 1.47 %, Z. Eaton (New School Record) Most Pancake Blocks – 88 ½ , Titus Martin

Individual Kicking Game Top Performances Individual Kicking Career Top Performances

Most Blocks – 2, R.J. Potts vs Avon (Ties School Record) Best FG % (8 min.) – 75%, B. Norton (Ranks 2nd all-time) Most Punts – 7, Taylor Soper vs Cathedral (2nd all-time) Most KO Returns – 24, R.J. Potts (Ranks 3rd all-time) Best Punt Avg (3 min) – 48.5, T. Soper vs Brownsburg (New School Record) Most KO Return Yds – 565, R.J. Potts (Ranks 3rd all-time) Most Punts – 45, T. Soper (Ranks 3rd all-time)

Individual Kicking Season Top Performances Most Punt Yards – 1,665, T. Soper (Ranks 3rd all-time)

Best FG % (5 min.) – 75%, B. Nortan (Ranks 3rd all-time) Most Punts Inside 20 YL – 10, T. Soper (Ranks 3rd all-time) Most Punts – 45, T. Soper (Ranks 3rd all-time) Best Punt Avg (20 min.) – 37.00, T. Soper (New School Record) Most Punt Yards – 1,665, T. Soper (Ranks 2nd all-time) Best Punt Avg (10 min.) – 37.00, T. Soper (Ranks 3rd all-time)

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Merry Christmas and Happy Bowl-Game Watching!

Dec. 19 – AFR Celebration Bowl Dec. 26 – St. Petersburg Bowl Dec. 30 – Belk Bowl

Alcorn St. vs North Carolina A&T UConn vs Marshall NC State vs Miss. State

Noon (ABC) 11:00 am (ESPN) 3:30 pm (ESPN)

Dec. 19 – New Mexico Bowl Dec. 26 – Sun Bowl Dec. 30 – Music City Bowl

Arizona. vs New Mexico Miami (FL) vs Washington St. Texas A&M vs Louisville

2:00 pm (ESPN) 2:00 pm (CBS) 7:00 pm (ESPN)

Dec. 19 – Las Vegas Bowl Dec. 26 – Heart of Dallas Bowl Dec. 30 – Holiday Bowl

BYU vs Utah Washington vs Southern Miss. USC vs Wisconsin

3:30 pm (ABC) 2:20 pm (ESPN) 10:30 pm (ESPN)

Dec. 19 – Camellia Bowl Dec. 26 – Pinstripe Bowl Dec. 31 – Peach Bowl

Ohio vs Appalachian St. Indiana vs Duke Houston vs Florida St.

5:30 pm (ESPN) 3:30 pm (ABC) Noon (ESPN)

Dec. 19 – Cure Bowl Dec. 26 – Independence Bowl Jan. 1 – Outback Bowl

San Jose St. vs Georgia St. Tulsa vs Virginia Tech Northwestern vs Tennessee

7:00 pm (CBS SN) 5:45 pm (ESPN) Noon (ESPN-2)

Dec. 19 – New Orleans Bowl Dec. 26 – Foster Farms Bowl Jan. 1 – Citrus Bowl

Arkansas St. vs Louisiana Tech UCLA vs Nebraska Michigan vs Florida

9:00 pm (ESPN) 9:15 pm (ESPN) 1:00 pm (ABC)

Dec. 21 – Miami Beach Bowl Dec. 28 – Military Bowl Jan. 1 – Fiesta Bowl

Western KY vs USF Pittsburgh vs Navy Notre Dame vs Ohio St.

2:30 pm (ESPN) 2:30 pm (ESPN) 1:00 pm (ESPN)

Dec. 22 – Idaho Potato Bowl Dec. 28 – Quick Lane Bowl Jan. 1 – Rose Bowl

Akron vs Utah St. Central Michigan vs Minnesota Stanford vs Iowa

3:30 pm (ESPN) 5:00 pm (ESPN-2) 5:00 pm (ESPN)

Dec. 22 – Boca Raton Bowl Dec. 29 – Armed Forces Bowl Jan. 1 – Sugar Bowl

Toledo vs Temple California vs Air Force Oklahoma St. vs Ole Miss

7:00 pm (ESPN) 2:00 pm (ESPN) 8:30 pm (ESPN)

Dec. 23 – Poinsettia Bowl Dec. 29 – Russell Athletic Bowl Jan. 2 – TaxSlayer Bowl

Boise St. vs NIU North Carolina vs Baylor Penn St. vs Georgia

8:00 pm (ESPN) 5:30 pm (ESPN) Noon (ESPN)

Dec. 23 – GoDaddy Bowl Dec. 29 – Arizona Bowl Jan. 2 – Liberty Bowl

Georgia Southern vs Bowling Green Nevada vs Colorado St. Kansas St. vs Arkansas

8:00 pm (ESPN) 7:30 pm (ASN) 3:20 pm (ESPN)

Dec. 24 – Bahamas Bowl Dec. 29 – Texas Bowl Jan. 2 – Alamo Bowl

Middle Tenn.vs Western Michigan LSU vs Texas Tech Oregon vs TCU

Noon (ESPN) 9:00 pm (ESPN) 6:45 pm (ESPN)

Dec 24 – Hawaii Bowl Dec. 30 – Birmingham Bowl Jan. 2 – Cactus Bowl

San Diego St. vs Cincinnati Auburn vs Memphis W. Virginia vs Arizona St.

8 pm (ESPN) Noon (ESPN) 10:15 pm (ESPN)

Dec. 31 – Orange Bowl Dec. 31 – Cotton Bowl College Football Playoff Semi-final College Football Playoff Semi-final

Oklahoma vs Clemson Michigan St. vs Alabama

4:00 pm (ESPN) 8:00 pm (ESPN)

Jan. 11 – College Football Playoff National Championship Game Orange Bowl Winner vs Cotton Bowl Winner

8:30 pm (ESPN)

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Don’t forget to check out our Fishers HS Football Website at

www.hse.k12.in.us/fhs/athletics/football

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Past newsletters

Calendars

School records and player awards

Season stats

Gridiron Club news

Camp info

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