@FIREBIRDTWEETS LAKOTAWESTHIGH.COM WELCOME FIREBIRDS FANS TO THE 2019 FA LL SPORTS SEA SON OUR TEAMS ARE READY FOR ANOTHER EXCITING SEASON OF FIREBIRDS FALL SPORTS! Our amazing student-athletes have invested time, energy and eff ort so they can achieve their goal of representing our Lakota West High School LAKOTA WEST both as athletes and in the classroom. 2019 MEDIA GUIDE A very big thank you to Gameday Media! They did a phenomenal job with the overall design PRODUCED BY: GAMEDAY MEDIA of our Firebirds media guide, and were courteous and professional throughout the entire process. Also, thank you to all of our sponsors for their continued support of our athletic programs, and for purchasing ads in this media guide you are currently holding. Please patronize the businesses and services advertising in our Fall Sports media guide and CONNECT WITH US: let them know how much Firebirds fans appreciate their support of our teams! 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He has spent the last 23 years serving Ohio communities as an educator in the roles of superintendent (12), director of student services and instruction (1), principal (5), and teacher (5). Matt has been actively involved in the prestigious and nationwide League of Innovative Schools through Digital THANKYOU Promise, also serving as an elected member of their advisory committee. He was selected as one of 100 superintendents nationwide to attend and present at the #FutureReady National ConnectED Superintendents Summit at the White House, was named to the National School Boards Association Top 20 to Watch in the Nation, and conducted his fi rst TEDx Talk in 2016 Matthew Miller entitled: Don’t Buy the Book: Cultivate, Curate and Go Open. He completed Robb Vogelmann SUPERINTENDENT his undergraduate coursework and master’s degree at the University of ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT Cincinnati and was selected for the Harvard Graduate School of Education’s Leadership Institute for Superintendents. Matt is grateful for his supportive family - his wife, Kristy, and their two children. Both Mason and Jessica attend the University of Cincinnati. Todd Parnell Lynda O’Connor Julia Shaffer Brad Lovell Kelley Casper BOARD PRESIDENT BOARD MEMBER BOARD MEMBER BOARD MEMBER BOARD MEMBER Elgin Card Jason Jackson Nicole Issacs James Stallings Mike Anderson PRINCIPAL ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL ASST. PRINCIPAL ASST. PRINCIPAL ASST. PRINCIPAL Scott Kaufman Gary Brockman Chris Thompson Bob Ashby Darren Walters ATHLETIC DIRECTOR ASSISTANT AD ATHLETIC SECRETARY CO-SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR Josh True Sara Reuscher Carlee Shafer Izak Tanner Timothy Kremchek HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER ATHLETIC TRAINER ATHLETIC TRAINER STRENGTH & CONDITIONING TEAM PHYSICIAN S FOOTBALL 10 VOLLEYBALL 24 BOYS SOCCER 32 GIRLS SOCCER 40 GIRLS TENNIS 48 BOYS GOLF 52 GIRLS GOLF 56 TABLE OF CONTENTS OF TABLE 2019 FIREBIRD CROSS COUNTRY 60 CHEER 68 10 11 FOOTBALL FOOTBALL 2019 COACHING STAFF & SEASON SUMMARIES 2019 COACHING STAFF SEASON SUMMARIES YEAR W/L GMC RECORD GMC RANK CITY/ST RANK HARBIN RANK TOURN REC TOURN RESULT ’97 2-8 0-7 10 – 26 of 29 – – ’98 3-7 0-7 10 – 25 of 29 – – ’99 7-3 5-2 T2 8 11 of 29 – – ’00 7-3 5-2 T2(3 way) 10 11 of 29 – – ’01 6-4 4-3 4 8 16 of 29 – – ’02 4-6 3-4 T5(3 way) – 21 of 29 – – ’03 1-9 1-6 9 – 27 of 31 – – ’04 8-3 5-2 3 6 5 of 31 0-1 Final 32 Carlton Gray Jeff Wadl Will Mahone Tyler Huls ’05 7-3 6-1 3 6 12 of 28 – – ’06 8-3 5-2 T3 (3 way) 4 8 of 28 0-1 Final 32 DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR ASSISTANT COACH ASSISTANT COACH ASSISTANT COACH ’07 5-5 3-4 T4 (4 way) 9 14 of 29 – – ’08 6-4 5-2 T2(4 way) T6 16 of 29 – – ’09 9-2 7-0 T1 T6 6 of 31 0-1 Final 32 ’10 3-7 2-5 T6(3 way) – 26 of 31 – – ’11 3-7 2-5 T6 (4 way) 14 T21 of 30 – – ’12 8-2 5-2 T3 7 10 of 30 – – ’13 9-2 7-0 T1 3/9 3 of 37 0-1 Final 32 ’14 7-6 4-3 T4 (3way) 6 16 of 37 2-1 Final 8 ’15 7-3 6-1 T2 6 17 of 37 – – ’16 2-8 2-5 T8 – 16 of 18 – – '17 2-8 2-6 8 – 17 of 19 – – '18 4-6 3-5 T6 – 14 of 18 – – Brenton Eisenhard La Rambsy Dan Bolden Tra’von Chapman Tom Bolden >> Varsity Head Coach ASSISTANT COACH ASSISTANT COACH ASSISTANT COACH ASSISTANT COACH Tom Bolden is beginning his fi rst season as the Firebird’s head coach after having led Colerain to twelve consecutive Greater Miami Conference (GMC) league titles or co-titles. His teams have had one GMC loss in 93 games. His overall win percentage has been 85.3% at the varsity level while at the Cardinal helm. He joins the Lakota football family after gathering 26 seasons of high school coaching experience at Northwest High School and Colerain High schools combined. This included 11 trips to the state playoff s during his stint as the Cardinal Head coach from 2007 to 2018 with his 2018 team attaining Ohio Division 1 runner-up honors. He himself was a standout prep player for Colerain as a three-year quarterback posting winning records in each season. He graduated from Colerain, class of 1988, after earning additional varsity letters in baseball. He continued his playing days in both football and baseball while at Wittenberg University before Bruce Eisenhard Davonne Calhoun John Nicol Dominick DeNoma graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in the class of 1993. With the Bolden’s, football has been a family project. Lisa Bolden will have been married to Tom 28 years this fall. They ASSISTANT COACH ASSISTANT COACH JV HEAD COACH JV ASSISTANT COACH have four sons, Jake 29, Kyle 20 (on U.C. football roster), Luke 19 (on Miami of Ohio U. Football roster), and Mitchel 14 (Lakota West football roster). He also serves Lakota West as a SStudenttudent AAffffai airsrs C ooCoordinator.rdinator Tyler Foley Todd Key Izak Tanner FRESHMAN HEAD COACH FRESHMAN ASSISTANT COACH STRENGTH COACH @FIREBIRDTWEETS LAKOTAWESTHIGH.COM 12 13 FOOTBALL FOOTBALL 2019 SEASON PREVIEW 2019 VARSITY SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME 30-Aug LaSalle High School Away 7:00pm 6-Sep Centerville High School Home (Future Firebird / Pig Roast) 7:00pm 13-Sep Hamilton High School Away 7:00pm 20-Sep Sycamore High School Home 7:00pm 27-Sep Fairfi eld High School Home (Homecoming) 7:00pm 4-Oct Oak Hills High School Away (Craft Show) 7:00pm 11-Oct Mason High School Away (Train Show) 7:00pm 18-Oct Lakota East High School Home (Senior Band Night) 7:00pm 25-Oct Princeton High School Away 7:00pm 1-Nov Middletown High School Home (Senior Recognition) 7:00pm SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. FOR UPDATES VISIT: LAKOTAWESTHIGH.COM HOME GAME AWAY GAME @FIREBIRDTWEETS LAKOTAWESTHIGH.COM 14 15 FOOTBALL FOOTBALL 2019 VARSITY ROSTER 2019 VARSITY SENIORS # NAME YR HT WT POS # NAME YR HT WT POS 1 David Afari 12 5'11" 200 RB 46 Anthony Rosato 11 5'11" 165 DB 2 Alex Afari 9 6'3" 200 ATH 47 Mitch Bolden 9 6'2" 180 ATH 3 Aaron Boydy 12 5'8" 150 ATH 48 James Newman 10 5'11" 160 DB 4 Dan Menifee 12 6'0" 155 WR 49 Hannah Duncan 10 5'7" 130 K 5 Julian Wagner 12 5'8" 150 DB 50 Joseph Gomez 10 5'10" 245 DL 6 Jackson Kordos 11 5'11" 165 LB 51 Jawdat Yacub 11 5'8" 250 OL 7 Caleb Rao 11 5'10" 160 ATH 53 Cameron LeBlanc 12 5'10" 190 LB 8 Truman Mason 12 5'11" 175 DB 54 Conner Hudson 11 6'1" 250 OL 9 Malcolm Rencher 12 5'5" 150 RB 55 Aaron Thomas 12 6'2" 250 OL 10 Silas Walters 11 6'0" 175 DB 58 Matthew Jackson 10 5'10" 175 LB 11 Garren Carter 12 6'2" 250 DL 59 Josiah Booker 10 5'10" 200 LB 12 Daved Jones 12 6'2" 215 LB 63 Brady James 11 5'9" 215 DL 13 Dan Caudill 12 6'0" 190 QB 65 Matthew Krueger 11 6'3" 290 OL 14 Noah Smith 12 6'2" 180 LB 66 Eric Cifuentes 10 6'3" 225 OL 15 Ethan Englert 10 5'10" 165 QB 67 Daniel Lawson 11 6'3" 250 DL 16 Champpp Gillespie 11 6'4" 185 WR 69 Max Owsley 11 6'2" 280 DL 17 Shane Gladysz 12 6'3" 170 WR 70 Ace Owens 11 6'3" 260 OL 18 Jordan Jackson 11 6'0" 175 WR 71 Cole Barela 11 6'2" 280 OL 19 Zander Nitz 12 6'3" 180 WR 72 Ed Bolden 11 6'2" 270 OL 20 Ayo Adebesin 12 6'2" 175 LB 73 Lathan McComis 10 6'3" 260 OL 21 Hunter Anderson II 12 5'10" 175 DB 74 Patrick Slomba 10 6'4" 255 OL 22 Kurt Riesenberg 12 6'0" 185 RB 75 Cole Stafford 12 6'2" 280 OL 23 Aden Miller 10 5'10" 200 ATH 76 Ken (KC) Harris II 11 6'2" 290 OL 24 Kameron Freeman 10 5'8" 165 DB 77 Tegra Tshabola 10 6'6" 300 OL 25 Micah Harris 10 5'9" 175 RB 80 Braden Johnson 12 6'2" 230 TE 26 William Barber 11 5'11" 180 DB 81 Kwasi Bobie 12 6'1" 185 WR 27 Eli Jones 10 6'0" 155 ATH 82 Isaiah Winters 11 5'10" 140 WR 28 Tyypler Sparnall 10 5'11" 180 WR 83 Nicholas Huang 12 5'9" 165 DB 29 Owen Haynes 12 6'0" 185 DB 84 Bain Allen 12 6'2" 215 TE 30 John Edwards 10 5'5" 130 RB 85 Ben Arthur 12 6'1" 205 TE 31 Kelvin Nkansah 11 6'2" 180 LB 86 Aiden Hollins 12 6'4" 215 TE 33 Jackson Kuwatch 11 6'3" 205 LB 87 Evan Morgan 11 6'0" 220 TE 34 Luke Meyer 10 5'10" 150 DB 88