{
  "id": 718427,
  "title": "High School Football Camp Tour: Confidence growing as Beavercreek chases winning season",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/high-school-football-camp-tour-confidence-growing-as-beavercreek",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-13T01:16:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/high-school-football-camp-tour-011600692.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The high school football camp tour for Beavercreek is generating confidence as the team strives for a winning season. This is a significant shift from previous years, as the last winning season for Beavercreek was way back in 2017. Senior Andrew LeBlanc noted that while there was misbehavior in the past, this year's senior class is focused on building a foundation and leading the team.\n\nThe Beavers are riding a wave of success from the past decade, with both seasons led by Trace Smitherman, who is now in his third year as the head coach. With many players returning from a strong defense that achieved two shutouts and helped secure a late-season upset against Wayne, the team believes they are finally putting the pieces together for a successful year.\n\nThe GWOC league schedule presents an interesting challenge, as the same opponent order repeats for a third consecutive season. This means that Beavercreek will face last year's top teams in the league during their final four matches. Both LeBlanc and junior Jamison Webster expressed excitement about showcasing the progress made by the team and potentially building a new standard for Beavercreek football.\n\nWith a record of 4-6 (3-4, tied for 5th place) in 2025, Beavercreek did not make the postseason. Coach Trace Smitherman, in his third year at the helm, has led the team to 7 wins and 14 losses overall. Players to watch in 2025 include Trey Damingo (5-10, 180, Sr., 39 carries for 334 yards and 4 touchdowns), Kelvin Keyes Jr. (5-11, 170, Sr., 46 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, and 1 interception), Andrew LeBlanc (5-10, 175, Sr., 8 receptions for 68 yards and a touchdown), Rhett Lingenfelter (6-0, 245, Jr., 26 tackles, 3 sacks), and Samson Lingenfelter (6-1, 245, Sr., 4 tackles for loss).\n\nThe team's schedule is set to begin on August 21st with a game against Xenia, followed by matchups against Woodward, Harrison, Northmont, Miamisburg, Centerville, Springboro, Springfield, and Wayne, with an October 23rd game against Fairmont.",
  "summary": "The build has been a long one for Beavercreek. Its last winning season came back in 2017. The hope is this is the year the construction stops and orange barrels become an orange crush. “Past years we had people always goofing off, but we really just came this year that our senior class is really leading and building a foundation for everyone to come,” senior Andrew LeBlanc said. The Beavers ...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Booker High cancels 2026 varsity football season, will only play JV",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/booker-high-cancels-2026-varsity-football-season-will-only-play-jv",
        "published": "2026-08-13T01:06:56.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}