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| Wilton quarterback Javin Drake (10) passes downfield during the Beavers 2014 season opening game with Williamsburg. The Beavers finished the season 3-6, but, were in the playoff chase until week 7. Photo by Ryan Stonebraker. |
WILTON — After losing 90-percent of their offense, two, All-District players and their head coach for over 10 years, preseason media didn’t leave much hope for the Wilton Beavers. They proved a lot of people wrong though. Despite finishing 2014 3-6, The Beavers were right in the playoff mix and after a tough loss to Alburnett in week 7 ending their playoff chances, the Beavers had an incredible opportunity to finish the season against two, top-10 class 1A teams - West Branch (Top-5), and North Cedar (Top-10).
“It was fun down the stretch. We had our chance for the playoffs, but when that was gone, we have an opportunity to play two of the best teams in the state and we learned a lot from those chances,” said Wilton coach Ryan Hetzler.
Wilton won three of their four September games to take a 3-2 record into October. Wilton was outmatched in their season opener with Williamsburg in a 56-6 loss, but, in their next four games, the Beavers scored 25 or more points in their three wins and over 30 points in two of those football games.
Injuries also were a big factor this year as the Beavers lost key guys for long stretches making an already thin roster, thinner.
What To Look Forward To In 2015:
1. Wilton will have top skill guys back. The Beavers return their leading passer, rusher and receiver. Back will be quarterback Javin Drake, running back Bryce Oveson and receiver Evan Reifert.
2. The long road trips to Bellevue and Mediapolis flip and the trip to Williamsburg in week one next year will be the longest trip of the season for the Beavers.
3. Special Teams could be special. The Beavers return placekicker Caleb Timmsen who has a strong leg as does punter Javin Drake. The Beavers also will have several returners back giving the Beavers the chance to flip field position more consistently next season which will give the Beavers, hopefully, better field position.
Questions Marks in 2015:
1. Low numbers in the junior class could have a mark on depth on the varsity level when they become seniors next season. Hetzler was quick to shoot down the impact however, as Wilton’s potential leaders for the team next season will come from this class.
2. Who puts the time in in the spring and summer next year to get better. The real ‘getting better’ happens in the weight room in these seasons as well as making sure players do not take too much time off. It begins this winter season as many of the players on the team are wrestlers or basketball players.
3. Work along the defensive line will have to take place. The Beavers graduate all-district lineman Logan Reddick. The Beavers will have to get more tackles from their front seven, after two of their 2014 tackle leaders were defensive backs.
2014 Results:
August 2014
8/29 Williamsburg L 56-6
September 2014
9/5 @ Louisa-Muscatine W 25-14
9/12 @ Bellevue L 33-6
9/19 Durant W 14-13
9/26 Wapello W 34-12
October 2014
10/3 @ Mediapolis L 41-7
10/10 @ Alburnett L 50-14
10/17 West Branch L 56-0
10/24 @ North Cedar L 52-14
2014 Roster:
Seniors — 2-Issac Vasquez; 7-Hilbert Stoelk; 9-Zach Keppy; 19-Alex Gradert; 30-Adam DeLong; 40-Jeremi Williamson; 53-Ricky Creamer; 61-Logan Reddick; 72-Dakota Dussenberry; 88-Aaron Cameron; 99-Braden Mohrfeld.
Juniors — 10-Javin Drake; 11-Cody Navarro; 23-Chaz Hartman; 54-Austin Keppy; 57-Gage Maynard.
Sophomores — 13-Evan Reifert; 22-Derek McQuillen; 25-Damien Maynard; 34-Bryce Oveson; 41-Colten Heuer; 50-Ethan Fagner; 56-Brady Barrett; 69-Damon Hughes; 71-Nathaniel DeVore; 83-Caleb Timmsen.
Freshmen — 12-Jacob Sheperd; 15-Drake Hayes; 18-Hunter Stoll; 24-Kolton Armey; 32-Trey Brisker; 44-Tyler Hartman; 51-Tommy Hayes; 52-Dylan Welsch; 55-Dylan Leinen; 73-Austin Pleggenkuhle.
Individual Statistics:
Passing: Javin Drake 72-for-146 845 yards 7 TD’s, 4 INT’s.; Even Reifert 8-for-35 48 yards 0 TD’s, 2 INT’s; Bryce Oveson 1-for-2 5 yards 0 TD’s, 0 INT’s.; Hilbert Stoelk 0-for-1 0 yards, 0 TD’s, 0 INT’s.
Rushing: Javin Drake 63 carries 304 yards 1 TD’s, 4.8-yard ave.; Zach Keppy 71 carries 290 yards 3 TD’s, 4.1-yard ave.; Bryce Oveson 75 carries 223 yards 3 TD’s, 3.0-yard ave.; Cody Navarro 4 carries 33 yards 1 TD, 8.3-yard ave.; Trey Brisker 20 carries 19 yards 0 TD’s, 1.0-yard ave.; Evan Reifert 12 carries 7 yards 0 TD’s, 0.6-yard ave.; Isaac Vasquez 3 carries 1 yard 0 TD’s, 0.3-yard ave.; Damien Maynard 3 carries (-1) yard 0 TD’s; Tyler Hartman 4 carries (-4) yards, 0 TD’s.
Receiving: Cody Navarro 33 catches 265 yards 0 TD’s, 8.5-yard ave.; Evan Reifert 6 catches 175 yards 3 TD’s, 29.2-yard ave.; Isaac Vasquez 10 catches 121 yards 2 TD’s 12.1-yard ave.; Aaron Cameron 6 catches 109 yards 18.2-yard ave.; Zach Keppy 10 catches 101 yards 0 TD’s, 10.1-yard ave.; Bryce Oveson 9 catches 87 yards 0 TD’s, 9.7-yard ave.; Hilbert Stoelk 3 catches 26 yards 0 TD’s, 8.7-yard ave.; Trey Brisker 4 catches 14 yards 1 TD, 3.5-yard ave.
Kicking Statistics:
Kick-Offs: Caleb Timmsen 25-1,009 yards; Javin Drake 2-80 yards.
Kick-Off Returns: Cody Navarro 19-422 yards 1 TD; Isaac Vasquez 16-322 yards; Bryce Oveson 5-71 yards; Jeremi Williamson 3-32 yards; Aaron Cameron 3-31 yards; Zach Keppy 2-31 yards; Trey Brisker 2-17; Javin Drake 1-26 yards; Hilbert Stoelk 1-9; Chaz Hartman 1-8; Caleb Timmsen 1-3.
PAT’s: Caleb Timmsen 13-for-16.
Field Goals: Caleb Timmsen 3-for-5. Longest 35.
Punting: Javin Drake 31-1,159 yards 37.4-yard ave; Evan Reifert 11-353 yards 32.1-yard ave.; Chaz Hartman 5-134 yards, 26.8-yard ave.
Punt Returns: Isaac Vaasquez 6-36 yards; Cody Navarro 5-52.
Defensive Statistics:
Tackles (S-A-T): Bryce Oveson 66-19 85; Cody Navarro 56-25 81; Javin Drake 29-18 47; Trey Brisker 31-11 43; Caleb Timmsen 27-10 37; Zach Keppy 23-13 36; Logan Reddick 21-12 33; Aaron Cameron 20-9 29; Ricky Creamer 17-10 27; Hilbert Stoelk 19-5 24; Chaz Hartman 17-1 19; Gage Maynard 10-7 17; Evan Reifert 9-3 12; Isaac Vasquez 7-5 12; Austin Keppy 7-2 9; Braden Mohrfeld 7-2 9; Damien Maynard 4-4 8; Jeremi Williamson 7-0 7; Nathaniel DeVore 5-2 7; Kolton Armey 5-0 5; Brady Barrett 3-1 4; Devyn Davis 2-2 4; Colton Heuer 3-0 3; Tyler Hartman 1-2 3; Dylan Leinen 2-0 2; Jacob Sheperd 1-0 1; Austin Pleggenkuhle 1-0 1.
Interceptions: Bryce Oveson 2-34 yards, Issac Vasquez 1-1 yard, Javin Drake 1-11 yards, Cody Navarro 1-16 yards, Chaz Hartman 1-20 yards, Aaron Cameron 1-1 yard.
Fumble Recoveries: Isaac Vasquez 1, Bryce Oveson 1, Caleb Timmsen 1.
Sacks: Bryce Oveson 4, Caleb Timmsen 1, Logan Reddick 1, Aaron Cameron 1, Ricky Creamer 1.
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