MEIGS COUNTY TIGERS
Head coach: Jason Fitzgerald (33-14 in four years here; 117-72 overall)
Returning starters: 11 offensive, 9 defensive
Key players: LB Trace Corne (5-10, 185), OL David Keylor (6-1, 240), S Eli Loden (5-10, 175), RB Martin Smith (5-10, 205), QB Aaron Swafford (6-0, 195).
Team strengths: There isn’t another team in the area with more starters or overall experience back. Add to that the confidence gained from last year’s unbeaten regular season – the first in more than 20 years – and the run to the state quarterfinals, and the Tigers enter the season with soaring expectations.