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26 I FOOTBALL PREVIEW I August 15, 2018 WEST NEWSMAGAZINE @WESTNEWSMAG WESTNEWSMAGAZINE.COM 2 0 1 8 H I G H S C H O O L 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
FACEBOOK.COM/WESTNEWSMAGAZINE WESTNEWSMAGAZINE.COM August 15, 2018 WEST NEWSMAGAZINE I FOOTBALL PREVIEW I 27 are at a point now where we’ve got more depth and talent in several areas. We have a Division 1 quarterback, we’ve got very good running backs, we [have] three of our starting offensive linemen returning and a lot of good skill players returning on defense. I’m very excited about the new additions to our program including incoming freshmen. From a special teams standpoint, our specialists and kickers are as good as anyone’s. So we’ve got some positives working for us, but we still have to go out and play the game and do the little things you have to do each day to win the game of inches.” DE SMET JESUIT SPARTANS 2017 record: 1-9. Finished 0-4 to finish last in Metro Catholic Conference. Lost 20-0 to Hazelwood Central in opening round of Class 6 postseason play. Coach: Robert Steeples, entering third year as head coach Assistant coaches: Reggie Dilworth, Nick McDowell, Brett Jewell, Oscar Zurawski, Tyler Karst, John Johnson and Dorian Buford Returning starters: 5 on offense; 4 on defense Offense: Multiple Defense: Multiple Players to watch this fall: Seniors QB Nate Martens, OL Marquise Simmons, LB Seth Harris, ATH Grant Stegman, DB Grant Western, LB Joe Jansen, kicker Joey Zarrick Newcomers expected to contribute: We have a lot of open positions this fall. It’s going to be like a competition on the offensive side between 13 or 14 guys. Let them compete and earn their recognition. Team strengths: A trusted group of core leaders. Goals: Play one play at a time with a MAAD Men approach – mindset, accountable, action, discipline. Favorites to win theMetro Catholic Conference: CBC Final thought: “I would say this team has a heck of an opportunity to leave a legacy at De Smet,” Steeples said. “This is a good group, and I’m excited for them to have this opportunity to leave their mark on the football program here at De Smet. I’m excited to see what we can do this season.” EUREKA WILDCATS 2017 record:12-1. Went 4-0 in Suburban West American Division to win the championship. Lost 42-7 to eventual state champion CBC in the semi-final round of Class 6 postseason play. Coach: Jake Sumner, entering fourth year as head coach Assistant coaches: Pete Grace, Tyler Wasson, Ryan Thornhill, Luke Thuston, Andy McCullom, Tony LaRusso, Drew Hagen; Jesse Zeugin and Jay Vermillon Returning starters: 6 on offense; 2 on defense Offense: Spread Defense: 3-3 Players to watch this fall: Senior QB/ RB/S Tyler Kennedy, senior CB/WR Antonio Sanders, junior RB/CB Jhalon Asher- Sanders, junior OL/DL Josh Baker, senior WR/DB Trent Obermoeller, senior TE/DE Avery Taggart Newcomers expected to contribute: Junior LB Jake McCollum, senior OL/DL Carter Beecher Players who have committed to a college: Taggart to Southern Illinois University for football and basketball Team strengths: A good, hard-working corps of kids. Goals: Get better every day and work hard every day in practice. Final thought: “We are very excited about this new season,” Sumner said. “This is another great group of Eureka football boys out to play. They’ve done everything they can to get ready this season. Now we’re getting ready [to] go after it.” LAFAYETTE LANCERS 2017 record: 7-4. Went 2-2 in Suburban West American Division for third place. Lost 14-12 to Eureka in the second round of Class 6 postseason play. Coach: Boyd Manne, entering 19th year as head coach Returning starters: 3 on offense; 3 on defense Players to watch this fall: Senior K/P Christiaan Masucci, senior OL/DL Darion Baker, senior OL/DL Stephen Harding, senior OL Michael Noonan, senior RB/DB Jack Politte Newcomers expected to contribute: Junior LB Jack Saunders, senior QB/S Joey Moorkamp, junior RB/CB Caden Phipps, sophomore WR/CB Pernell Garner, WR/ DL Jonah Robinson Team strengths: We return some experience on our offensive and defensive line. We are expecting our seniors to lead us and compete daily. Favorites to win the Suburban West Conference: Eureka and Marquette Final thought: “We are excited for the upcoming season,” Manne said. “Every year brings an opportunity for our players to compete, have fun, and improve daily.” MARQUETTE MUSTANGS 2017 record: 4-7. Went 0-4 to finish last in Suburban West American Division. Lost 49-0 to eventual state champion CBC in See FOOTBALL, page 28
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