After winning just one game a season ago, Cloverdale High School football coach Tyler Lotz knows there is only one way to go and that is up for the Clovers. 

In order to improve on their success once the 2023 season rolls around, Cloverdale has been busy in the offseason looking to secure its first winning season since 1996. 

"The off-season has been solid so far. Our main points were to continue to get stronger and to continue to recruit the hallways. I think we've done a good job at both of those," Lotz told The Putnam County Post. 

Lotz said "multiple kids" have had a strong offseason, but there are two guys that have stood out above the others -- running back Levi Johnson and center Corey Branigan. 

"Those two are constantly pushing each other to be great," Lotz said. 

The second year coach said what stands out to him when he looks at last season was turnovers. 

"We lost games we should have won because of turnovers and we let games get out of hand because of turnovers. We didn't do a great job of taking care of the ball and we didn't create enough turnovers on defense to balance ourselves out. That is the main focus going forward along with some other tweaks that will need to be made," Lotz said. 

And, when he looks to the upcoming season, Lotz notes the Clovers bring back a lot of returning skill players. 

"The big question mark as of right now is the line of scrimmage, we are going to need a big summer for the boys up front. We want to take that momentum we created last year and snow ball it into something bigger and better this year. I believe we're headed in the right direction and I'm excited to see what this group can do in our '23 season," Lotz said.