Olds High School
 
 
 

Spartans Football

Coaches: George Grant, Lyle Groves, Blake Machon, Cameron Durieux, Matt Vandale, Aaron Stomsmoe, Fred Krueger,                 Chris Grudeski

2009 Roster
       
Number
Name
Position
Grade
2
Rhett Couture
R
10
5
Braxton Nickerson
DB
11
7
Dan Askin
DB
12
20
Thomas Machell
R
11
21
Riley Prescott
DB
11
22
Clint Armitage
QB
10
23
Ryan Block
QB
11
24
Ashton Dorsey
DB
10
25
Thomas Patterson
R
12
27
Matt Cline 
DL
12
28
Josh Hammer
RB
10
29
Keith Lanz 
RB
11
31
Tanner Sawkins  
DB
10
32
Curtis Cook
RB
11
37
Taylor Loader
DB
10
45
Tyler Nielson
LB
10
46
Alfons Hoff
LB
10
47
A.J. Feeg
DL
12
48
Cody Franke
DL
11
49
Jordan Lonsbury 
LB
12
50
Shea Strocher
OL
12
55
Mitch Welland
LB
12
56
Raymond Watson
OL
10
57
Kyle Billings
DL
10
59
Keegan Beal
OL
11
60
Thomas Moore
OL
11
61
Carter Daley
DL
12
64
Sam Prevost
DL
10
70
Mark McAllister
R
11
71
Jason Lupino
DB
11
80
Casey Bateman
R/DB
12
88
Logan Grenier
R
11
 

It was the season for riding the rollercoaster.  The Spartans stumbled out of the gate to have the worst start in team history with 3 straight loses to Strathmore, Rundle College, and Canmore before turning it all around with wins over Innisfail, Drumheller and Highwood.  The 3 and 3 record was good enough to finish 3rd in the Big Sky Conference.  Playoffs saw the Spartans travel back to Drumheller for the second time, but unlike the first meeting, the score did not favour the Spartans. 

The Spartan award winners are:
MVP Keith Lanz and Ryan Block
Top Offensive Player – Keegan Beal
Top Defensive Player – Mitch Welland
Top Lineman – Shea Strocher
Rookie – Clinton Armitage
Player Contributing the Most – Casey Bateman, Thomas Patterson
Heart award – Ryley Prescott, Logan Grenier

By the Numbers:

3 – Number of wins and losses in the regular season

2 – Number of thumbs broken on the Spartans this year

8 – Average number of Greyhounds the players ran every practice