Potential remains high as Vikings reload for ‘16

AVOCA -- When you lose a senior class like AHSTW had last year, there’s bound to be a lot of new names and faces on the depth chart.
 And while that is certainly the case for the 2016 Viking football team, fifth-year head coach Davis Pattee is optimistic about the potential in his current 58-player roster and 14 returning lettermen.
 Numerous starting jobs have been up for grabs during fall camp and the competition has been a productive thing for the squad’s overall progress going into Friday night’s season opener vs. Shenandoah.
 

AHSTW FOOTBALL TEAM
 Front row, L-R: Seth Kiesel, Jarrett Freeman, Lucas Young, Elliot Young, Ethan Hoepner, Ben Ehlers, Jordan Jacobsen, Joel Sampson.
 Second row, L-R: Zach Stanton, Ethan Sievers, Kyle Branan, Korbin Martin, Sam Peterson, Gabe Pauley, Joey Cunningham, Gavin Fischer, Brody Langer.
 Third row, L-R: Clayton Akers, Cordale Armstrong, Jackson Woltmann, Blake Osbahr, Drake Partridge, Cody Roskens, Aaron Young, Joel Becerra, Clint Robinson.
 Fourth row, L-R: Adam Madsen, Ryan Pattee, Coach Mike Hansen, Coach Tim Kramer, Coach Josh Peterson, Coach G.G. Harris, Coach Dean Mosher, Head Coach Davis Pattee, Trey Starr, Brayton Tuma.
 Fifth row, L-R: Gage Clay, Hayden Woltmann, Austin Buck, R.J. Harris, Erik Jorgensen, Caden Larson, Will Kenkel, Jake Martin, Josiah Fichter.
 Back row, L-R: Michael Mantell, Jack Paulson, Brandon Osbahr, Blaine Lees, AJ Sieh, Preslyn Grobe, Spencer Symanowicz, Rhett Welsh, Joe Kenkel, Kevin Jorgensen.
 Not pictured: Coach Jason Holst, Coach Ryan Nielsen, C.J. Best, Dylan Franks, Jayden Rasmussen, Connor Hansen, Gabe Madsen, Leeland Barr, Caleb Ratzlaff, Brady Canada, Christian Good.