West Newsmagazine 8-15-18
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FOOTBALL, from page 29<br />
Goals: Play disciplined, hard-nosed<br />
football and give ourselves a chance to win<br />
in the fourth quarter of each game.<br />
Favorites to win the Suburban Central<br />
Conference: Ladue and Parkway North<br />
Final thought: “We are excited to see<br />
what the 20<strong>18</strong> season brings,” Duncan<br />
said. “Our team has been working hard all<br />
summer and getting better each day. We<br />
return a solid group of seniors as well as<br />
a great group of underclassmen. We know<br />
that each week we must play with discipline<br />
and give maximum effort on each<br />
play in order to compete with the teams on<br />
our schedule.”<br />
PRINCIPIA PANTHERS<br />
2017 record: 4-5. Lost 62-14 to South<br />
Calloway in the first round of Class 4 postseason<br />
play.<br />
Coach: Brad Warrick, entering 13th year<br />
as head coach<br />
Assistant coaches: Shawn Brown, Dante<br />
Lewis, Brian Gavaletz and Forest Denson<br />
Returning starters: 4 on offense; 4 on<br />
defense<br />
Offense: Multiple<br />
Defense: 3-4<br />
Players to watch this fall: Senior RB/<br />
LB Garrett Sheets, senior OL/DL Alex<br />
Reyes<br />
Newcomers expected to contribute:<br />
Sophomore OL/DL William Hagenlocher<br />
Team strengths: Outstanding senior<br />
leadership.<br />
Goals: Grow as a team and become<br />
better men of character.<br />
Final thought: “We have an outstanding<br />
group of seniors who are great leaders,”<br />
Warrick said. “We look forward to pushing<br />
these seniors to develop a strong team<br />
atmosphere where every player gives more<br />
than he thinks he is capable of.”<br />
PRIORY REBELS<br />
2017 record: 1-9. Went 0-5 to finish last<br />
in Metro League. Lost 41-0 to St. Francis<br />
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Borgia in the first round of Class 4 postseason<br />
play.<br />
Coach: Jake Parent, entering first year<br />
as head coach<br />
Assistant coaches: Todd Small, Carl<br />
Givens, Tony Finan and Kim Clark<br />
Returning starters: 4 on offense; 6 on<br />
defense<br />
Offense: Spread<br />
Defense: 3-4<br />
Players to watch this fall: Senior WR/<br />
DB Tony Leeker, senior LB/WR Brandon<br />
Miles, senior OL/DL Jack Beussink<br />
Newcomers expected to contribute:<br />
Sophomore WR/DB Miles Kee, sophomore<br />
QB/DB Harrison Wilmsen<br />
Team strengths: We have good kids that<br />
work hard.<br />
Goals: To improve upon last season.<br />
Favorites to win the Metro League<br />
Conference: Lutheran North<br />
Final thought: “This is my first year<br />
with these guys as the head coach,” Parent<br />
said. “We’ve all had a great summer and we<br />
are looking for some success this season.”<br />
WESTMINSTER CHRISTIAN<br />
ACADEMY WILDCATS<br />
2017 record: 4-6. Went 2-3 to fourth in<br />
Metro League. Lost 42-17 to Rolla in the<br />
first round of Class 4 postseason play.<br />
Coach: Keith Herring, entering second<br />
year as head coach<br />
Assistant coaches: Bennie Anderson,<br />
Mike Decker, Matt Drochelman, Jim<br />
Greco, Stephon Greenlee, Greg Moore,<br />
Greg Schoenberg and Jacob Stull<br />
Returning starters: 8 on offense; 7 on<br />
defense<br />
Offense: Multiple Gun Wing<br />
Defense: 3-3-5<br />
Players to watch this fall: Senior RB/<br />
DB Atlin Hall, senior K Andrew Kempen,<br />
senior OL Kyle Dolan, senior OL Chase<br />
Mayfield, senior OL Patrick Andrews,<br />
senior TE/DE Isaac Johnston, senior WR<br />
Jerram Adams, senior DE John Fregene,<br />
senior LB/FB Zach Brasier, senior DB/<br />
RB Zion Thompson, senior LB Maxwell<br />
Burns, junior QB Lane Davis, junior<br />
DB/WR Ben Straub, sophomore DB/RB<br />
Denver Parker<br />
Newcomers expected to contribute:<br />
Senior WR Colin Clark, junior OL Bennie<br />
Anderson, junior LB/C Toby Davidson,<br />
junior LB/RB Arthur Jordan, junior<br />
WR/DB Ben Hicks, sophomore OL Jack<br />
Powers, freshman RB/DB LJ Minner<br />
Team strengths: Returning quite a few<br />
players and great team chemistry.<br />
Goals: Improve each game, play for<br />
each other and trust it.<br />
Favorites to win the Metro League<br />
Conference: Lutheran North<br />
Final thought: “There is a different<br />
vibe this year with this team,” Herring<br />
said. “They have had a great offseason and<br />
summer and are really focused.”<br />
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