Oakland County Training Camp Tour - Blue Crush

The Farmington football team is a squad that is flying under the radar for the 2012 football season, and overlooking the Falcons this year is a big mistake.

Head coach John Bechtel’s squad is going to feature one of the area’s best defenses which will be led by Cincinnati bound safety, Isaiah Gourdine. But Gordine won’t be the only big time player in the Falcon secondary as he will be joined by safety Curtis Brunson as well as cornerback Josh Craven all of which will make life hard for opposing quarterbacks looking to find open receivers.

With a deep secondary like that for Farmington, look for defensive tackle Michael Purry to do plenty of damage against the run, while also turning up the pressure in passing situations.

Carrying the load offensively for the Falcons this fall will be the Thunder and Lightning duo of Connor Mohr (Thunder) and Jordan Degreffenreed (Lightning). Mohr and Degreffenreed will be one of the best 1-2 backfield punches that Oakland County will have to offer next season, running behind a big offensive line that will be led by Ryan Caprathy.

Look for Mohr to punish defenses and wear them down while Degreffenreed will simply use his electric speed and athleticism that makes him so dangerous. Both players should be contributors for the Falcons defense as Mohr should see plenty of time at linebacker, while Degreffenreed will be yet another dangerous piece to the Falcon secondary.

Keep an eye out for Craven on the offensive side of the ball as the junior could emerge as one of the go-to receivers in the Farmington passing game.

Farmington will be one of the more experienced teams in the area in 2012 as the Falcons return plenty of starters from last year’s squad that snuck into the playoffs with a 5-4 regular season mark and also picked up a convincing win in the first round of the playoffs.

Now the Falcons are hoping to extend their playoff streak to five straight years and have a very good chance of doing just that and possibly much more with this team as Farmington will showcase its combination of speed and athleticism at its skill positions, and some serious size to take note of in the trenches.

Bechtel’s squad will kick off the season less than three weeks from now, at home on August 24th against Westland John Glenn.

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