West Newsmagazine 8-15-18

26 I FOOTBALL PREVIEW I
August 15, 2018
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FOOTBALL PREVIEW
By WARREN MAYES
The goal for the CBC Cadets every year
is to play in the last game of the season.
With nine starters back on offense and six
on defense, the experienced Cadets have
every intention to try and reach that goal.
CBC finished the 2017 season 13-1. The
Cadets overcame Blue Springs 31-14 in
the Missouri Class 6 football title game at
Plaster Stadium on the campus of Missouri
State University. It was CBC’s second state
title in coach Scott Pingel’s 10 seasons
with the Cadets. With Pingel at the helm,
CBC’s record is an eye-popping 106-20.
The Cadets will be led by senior quarterback
Brett Gabbert, who has verbally committed
to play at Miami of Ohio. He threw
for 2,862 yards last season, completing 196
of 280 passes. He threw for 33 touchdowns
against just five interceptions. Senior running
back Bryan Bradford also returns. He
gained 1,505 yards last fall. Bradford averaged
7.4 yards a carry. The team also has
vast experience on both the offensive and
defensive lines.
Parkway Central has four starters back
on both sides of the ball from last year’s
12-2 squad. In 2017, the Colts reached the
Class 4 semifinals before losing to fellow
conference member Ladue. Coach Mark
Goldenberg said he is “excited” about putting
together this year’s team and the tackling
the challenges that lie ahead.
Coach Matt Buha, of MICDS, saw his
Rams go 9-3 last season. Buha has quarterback
Graham Bundy Jr. back for his
senior season. Bundy is a dual threat. He
rushed for 718 yards, averaging 5 yards
per carry. He passed for 1,200 yards and
11 touchdowns. Plus, he is an outstanding
lacrosse player and will play that sport at
Georgetown.
Parkway West is coming off an excellent
8-3 campaign. Coach Jeff Duncan’s team
was hit hard by graduation. However, he’s
upbeat about his Longhorns, who have
worked hard this summer to get ready for
the season.
Boyd Manne begins his 19th season
at Lafayette’s helm. His Lancers went
District alignments
7-4 last fall. There are three starters back
this season on both sides of the ball. The
Lancers boast one of the top kickers in the
area in 6-foot-2 senior Christiaan Masucci.
Last season, he converted 33 extra-point
attempts and booted eight field goals.
Chaminade went 5-4 last fall and coach
Antoine Torrey has seven starters on
offense and eight on defense coming back
this season. He likes how this team is looking
so far.
“I have never had a group work as hard
together as this group,” Torrey said. “[It’s]
more balanced than any team I have ever
coached.”
Several teams are looking to rebound
from losing seasons last year.
Parkway North coach Bob Bunton said
his Vikings “underachieved” in 2017 with
a 5-6 record. Bunton has one the nation’s
top prospects in safety Jalani Williams to
lead the defense.
Marquette finished 4-7 but coach Matthew
Klein has four starters returning on
offense and seven on defense. Its overall
team depth and returning experience will
be the strength of the team this year. Senior
running back Kyle Mill rushed for 1,422
yards last year, averaging 6.2 yards per
attempt.
Parkway South has four starters back on
both sides of the ball from last year’s 3-7
team. Coach Joe Rosewell said his Patriots
“have lots of weapons” that will be developed
this season.
There is one new coach this year. Jake
Parent moves up from assistant coach
to head coach at Priory to replace Marty
Combs. Parent has been the golf coach
for the Rebels the last two years. This past
spring, he guided Priory to a Class 3 state
championship after finishing second in
2017.
Here’s what the coaches have to say
about their teams.
CBC CADETS
2017 record: 13-1. Finished 4-0 to win
Metro Catholic Conference. Defeated Blue
Springs 31-14 to win Class 6 state championship.
Here’s a look at the alignments and conferences for area teams:
Coach: Scott Pingel, entering 11th year
as head coach
Assistant coaches: Butch Dimovitz, Vic
Northern, Steve Notestine, Derrick Pitts,
Jackson Workman, Kevin Wehner, Terrence
Brunson, Moses Regular and Connor
Kohlschrieber
Returning starters: 9 on offense; 6 on
defense
Offense: Multiple
Defense: Multiple
Players to watch this fall: Senior
OL Josh Plohr, OL Jeremiah Marlin, OL
Ben Stater, OL R.J. Gorczyca, junior
OL Brady Feeney, senior Brett Gabbert,
senior ATH Julian Williams, senior RB
Bryan Bradford, senior TE/WR Niko Hea,
senior TE Carson Buddemeyer, senior RB
Elijah Robinson, senior DL Juliun Beach,
senior DL Faze Thomas, senior DL Corey
Edward, senior LB Jaden Brown, senior
OLB M.J. Anderson, senior LB Anthony
Tillman, senior S Taylor Robinson, senior
CB Malik Billingsley, senior CB Larry
Williams
Newcomers expected to contribute:
Sophomore S Jordan Marshall, junior RB
Ray Lingard, sophomore WR Zach Hahn
Players committed to a college: Gabbert
to Miami of Ohio, Robinson to Navy,
MJ Anderson to Minnesota
Team strengths: Experience. A lot of
these guys have started since their sophomore
years.
Goals: Every year we want to play in
the last game. We know what it takes to get
there. We need to maintain our intensity
and not take any days off in order to try to
get there.
Favorites to win the Metro Catholic
Conference: Chaminade
Final thought: “I’m excited to coach
these guys,” Pingel said. “We have a great
group of experienced players. I’m curious
to see how they mentor and teach the
younger kids to step up and see what it
takes to play. It could be a fun year. I want
our seniors to lead and not to try and do it
all by themselves. There’s no pressure on
this team. It’s high school football. It’s supposed
to be fun.”
Metro Catholic Conference: CBC, Chaminade, De Smet Jesuit, St. Louis University High, Vianney
Metro League Conference: John Burroughs, Lutheran North, Lutheran South, MICDS, Principia, Priory, Westminster Christian Academy
Suburban Central Conference National Division: Clayton, Ladue, Parkway Central, Parkway North, Parkway West
Suburban West Conference American Division: Eureka, Lafayette, Lindbergh, Marquette, Parkway South
CHAMINADE RED DEVILS
2017 record: 5-4. Finished 2-2 to finish
in Metro Catholic Conference. Lost 36-27
to Hazelwood East in the opening round of
Class 5 postseason play.
Coach: Antoine Torrey, entering sixth
year as head coach with a 37-17 record
Assistant coaches: Nate Master, Christian
Suntrup, Antoine Berryhill, Christopher
Stevenson, Cornell Wallace, Steven
Chico, Gary Anthony, Nicholas Orf, Robert
Radomski, Justin Noetzel, Derio Gambaro
and Stephen Mouser
Returning starters: 7 on offense; 8 on
defense
Offense: Spread
Defense: Multiple
Players to watch this fall: Senior WR
Doug Agnew, who led team in receiving
last year; junior QB Brady Cook, who has
been offered a scholarship by Missouri;
senior OL Riku Kasuga; junior RB L.J.
Fortune; junior WR Jabin Johnson; junior
LB Kevin Re, who led team in tackles last
year; junior DB Jamisen Terry; junior LB
John Kuntz; senior DE Trey Hacla
Newcomers expected to contribute:
Junior DB/RB Reese Anthony, junior transfer
OL/DL Julian McBride, sophomore RB
Amar Johnson, freshmen OL/DL Ashtin
Rustemeyer, freshmen LB Grant Finley
Team strengths: Team chemistry is the
main strength.
Goals: Outwork and prepare as hard as
any team in the area.
Favorites to win the Metro Catholic
Conference: Chaminade is the favorite.
CBC will be very difficult to beat and De
Smet Jesuit is as good as they have been in
the last six years.
Final thought: “I think we have a
renewed sense of confidence in where we
are going and what we are doing,” Torrey
said. “Our guys come to work every
single day and they understand the quality
of competition in our conference and
on our schedule. They understand these
games can be won by inches basically so
we have to continue to find those inches
every single day. We’ve got a young football
team still but we’ve got a great deal of
experience now. Our team is very confident,
the chemistry is excellent and every
time I watch our football team workout or
practice with each other, I think there’s a
genuine feeling, a good feeling between
them. I am very excited about that as
much as anything. With some of the
young talent returning, we’ve got some
things going for us this fall. I don’t think
there is any question about that. Our focus
has always been ‘the process.’ I think we