2012-13 Varsity Football Team

The 2012-13 OTHS Varsity football team compiled an 11-1 record which ties for the most wins in a season in the history of the OTHS Pirate football program. They had a 9-0 regular season record and won the Northern Illinois Big 12 West title with a 5-0 record. They won the first game of the IHSA Class 6A playoffs against Normal Community, and won the second round against Rock Island to advance to the Class 6A quarterfinals. They suffered their first defeat to Crete-Monee, the eventual Class 6A State Champion. The Pirates scored 322 points in the regular season while yielding 103 points to their opponents. The Pirates were led by all-state halfback Michael Hermosillo who was the conference Offensive Player MVP. Cyrano Rayfield was the conference Defensive Player MVP. Joining Hermosillo and Rayfield as All-Conference selections were Tyler Skolek, Austin Burant, Luke Lambert, Bobby McNutt, Nick Neurohr, Christian Price, J.D. Bryant, Will Hoffman, and Diego Martinez. Team members as shown in the picture: Seated L-R: Assistant Coaches Mark Cooper, Glenn Weatherford, Gordy Kirkman, Head Coach Trent Swords, Assistant Coaches Tom Jeppson, Mark Andrews. Equipment Manager Kevin Francis; First row: Trevor Rexroat, Frankie Filippi, Alex Fuentes, Devon Jones, Dylan Thomas, Alex Hinrichs, Brandon Anderson, Garrett Hoffman, Assistant Coach Pete Sutton; Second row: Alex Hartman, Diego Martinez, Will Hoffman, Nate Roberts, J.D. Bryant, Michael Hermosillo, Laron Coleman, Caleb Dougherty, Logan Killen, Tristan Cunha; Third row: Jake Slechta, Daylon Bishop, Carter Krause, Luke Lambert, Austin Burant, Dean Thomas, Tyler Skolek, Kyle Damyen, Jeff Niemann, Jeff Kofoid, Nick Neurohr, Bruce Szobar; Last row: Nolan Blankenship, Cahill Horner, Rayden Fisher, Cyrano Rayfield, Aaron PittmanTeague, Christian Price, Nick Smeets, Cody Stokes, Billy Moore, Jacob Vanda, Austin Bowden, Bobby McNutt, Chaz Jonassen.