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Ashland only returns 5 of 25 starters (if you include place kicker, kickoff, and punter).

Darrell Mahan returns as QB/P
Matt Thomas returns as RB/DB
Ryan Bonner returns as TE

Should be a great game. I give a slight edge to Ashland with the returning starters just because I think Mahan, Thomas, and Bonner will be bigger impact players than Jones and company.

As for the newcomers, the edge has to go to Russell because of the extensive playing time they received last year as backups.

I think I would give Russell the edge in the returning starters as well. They return 3 of 5 from pretty good offensive line in Hicks, Barnes and Foster. Harvey, Cornwell and Jones from the defensive front five. Jones is as good as anybody in the area and a front runner for POY in the area next season.