02-18-2012, 12:31 AM
When Josh Koontz started looking at colleges, he knew a big school wasnât the place for him. Instead, he sought out a place that felt like Bethlehem, and thatâs why he signed on last week to continue his football career at Lindsey Wilson College.
âI went to all the other collegesâ that had expressed interest in him, Koontz said, but âI really didnât feel like I was at home.â
When visiting LWCâs Columbia campus, Koontz said he was attracted to the small-town feel and the coaches who embraced him.
âI just liked the small community,â he said. âEverybody knows each other. Itâs like a family.â
Lindsey Wilson, which competes in the NAIA Mid-South Conference, restarted its football program after several decades in mothballs. With that came new facilities, something that Koontz said was very attractive.
âTheyâre brand-new â a lot better than the other schools I went to,â he said.
Koontz, a lineman for Bethlehem, was recruited to play center. His father and Eaglesâ head coach, Ron Koontz, said Joshâs abilities as a shotgun snapper in Bethlehemâs spread offense fit in well with the Blue Raiders, who run a similar offense.
âThatâs one less thing heâs got to learn, but the terminology will be different,â the Bethlehem coach said.
Josh Koontz said playing football in college has always been a goal, ever since he was a child, and heâs thrilled about the opportunity.
âI feel great,â he said. âItâs what Iâve always wanted to do since little league. Itâs like a dream come true.â
Ron Koontz said that in addition to getting up to speed on the Lindsey Wilson playbook, his son would need to hit the weights and get stronger and faster.
Josh Koontz plans to study criminal justice with an eye toward one day becoming a law enforcement officer.
He said heâd miss his time at Bethlehem, especially the two years he spent playing for his father, who took over the Eaglesâ top job before the 2010 season after a long stint as an assistant at Bardstown.
âHeâs been with me since little league â I always wanted to have him as a coach,â Josh Koontz said. âThe father-son experience, it was really awesome.â
The feeling is mutual.
âAs a coach, youâre always happy when any of your kids goes on to play at the next level,â Ron Koontz said. âAs a dad, it makes it even more fun. Not a lot of kids get that opportunity.â
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âI went to all the other collegesâ that had expressed interest in him, Koontz said, but âI really didnât feel like I was at home.â
When visiting LWCâs Columbia campus, Koontz said he was attracted to the small-town feel and the coaches who embraced him.
âI just liked the small community,â he said. âEverybody knows each other. Itâs like a family.â
Lindsey Wilson, which competes in the NAIA Mid-South Conference, restarted its football program after several decades in mothballs. With that came new facilities, something that Koontz said was very attractive.
âTheyâre brand-new â a lot better than the other schools I went to,â he said.
Koontz, a lineman for Bethlehem, was recruited to play center. His father and Eaglesâ head coach, Ron Koontz, said Joshâs abilities as a shotgun snapper in Bethlehemâs spread offense fit in well with the Blue Raiders, who run a similar offense.
âThatâs one less thing heâs got to learn, but the terminology will be different,â the Bethlehem coach said.
Josh Koontz said playing football in college has always been a goal, ever since he was a child, and heâs thrilled about the opportunity.
âI feel great,â he said. âItâs what Iâve always wanted to do since little league. Itâs like a dream come true.â
Ron Koontz said that in addition to getting up to speed on the Lindsey Wilson playbook, his son would need to hit the weights and get stronger and faster.
Josh Koontz plans to study criminal justice with an eye toward one day becoming a law enforcement officer.
He said heâd miss his time at Bethlehem, especially the two years he spent playing for his father, who took over the Eaglesâ top job before the 2010 season after a long stint as an assistant at Bardstown.
âHeâs been with me since little league â I always wanted to have him as a coach,â Josh Koontz said. âThe father-son experience, it was really awesome.â
The feeling is mutual.
âAs a coach, youâre always happy when any of your kids goes on to play at the next level,â Ron Koontz said. âAs a dad, it makes it even more fun. Not a lot of kids get that opportunity.â
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