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11 area players on Beloit College football roster

BELOIT — Beloit College football coach Chris Brann didn’t have to look far to assemble about 15 percent of his roster this year.

Eleven Bucs players were recruited from Walworth and Rock county high schools (see related graphic), a development that is not accidental.

“The southern part of the state has been good to us,” Brann said. “I think we’ve been able to cultivate some of the better, talented kids in the local area, so we’re extremely pleased with who we’ve been able to attract to Beloit.”

Among them is Bucs junior offensive lineman Tyler Senz, who prepped at Beloit Memorial.

“It really helps me play better and motivates me,” Senz said of competing in his hometown. “It creates pressure, but not a negative pressure. It’s more of a tool for me.”

Senz, who was leaning toward playing in the University of Wisconsin system, said the Beloit College coaching staff is great at recruiting.

“That’s how they got me,” he said. “There’s a lot of talent in Beloit, and given this opportunity, most of them will take it.”

Senz is one of three former Purple Knights on the Bucs roster.

Beloit College players who played high school football in Walworth and Rock counties

Matt Fogerty, Big Foot

Nolan Byrom, Beloit Turner

Brad Cavanagh, Beloit Memorial

Mateo Lauersdorf, Beloit Memorial

Anthony Crivello, Clinton

Tyler Senz, Beloit Memorial

Stephen Porter, Beloit Turner

Derek Carrier, Edgerton

Andrew Christensen, Milton

Mark Coogan, Milton

Hayden Simonis, Janesville Parker

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