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Revised 2024 Team Preview: Home Page

EdgyTim
The 2024 IHSA Football season is just days away, and it's time to start breaking down the upcoming 2024 IHSA football season.

EDGYTIM.com remains your home for everything you'll need for countdown to IHSA Football Kickoff including our annual in-depth preseason team previews. The EDGYTIM Preseason Team Previews (which are filled out and completed by each high school program's head coach) are stacked with important information and accurate preseason information including returning starters, newcomers to watch plus full and updated team schedules, along with EDGY's Take on each team and much, much more.


Team Preview: McHenry Warriors

FREE Team Preview: Forreston Cardinals

Team Preview: Mahomet Seymour Bulldogs

FREE Team Preview: ALAH Knights

Team Preview: Byron Tigers

Team Preview: Edwardsville Tigers

Team Preview: Oak Lawn Spartans

Team Preview: Elmwood Park Tigers

Team Preview: Oak Forest Bengals

FREE Team Preview: Illini West Chargers

Team Preview: Chicago Morgan Park Mustangs

Team Preview: Dunlap Eagles

Team Preview: DePaul Prep Rams

Team Preview: St. Laurence Vikings

FREE Team Preview: Arcola Purple Riders

Team Preview: Nazareth Academy Road Runners

FREE Team Preview: Columbia Eagles

Team Preview: Centralia Orphans

Team Preview: Mt. Zion Braves

FREE Team Preview: Annawan Wethersfield Titans


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FREE New: 2024 Team Preview Forreston Cardinals

EdgyTim
Forreston Cardinals

Head Coach: Keynon Janicke

Assistant Coaches

Eric Bergin, Hunter Hake, Mike McClellan, Nick Gill, Cole Strehlow, Parker Woodall, Kyle Zick, Scott Timm, Tevan Hartman


School Nickname/Mascot: Cardinals

Conference: NUIC

Team Twitter Handle:

2024 Regular Season schedule (if known):

@Fulton
Dakota
Galena
@EPC
@Morrison
Stockton (Homecoming)
@Southwestern-East Dubuque (WI)
Du-Pec
@Lena-Winslow

Returning Offensive Starters for 2024:


Seniors:
OL Ayden Book
TE Devin Bratt
RB Coehen Kirchner
OL Alec Schoonhoven
RB Dane Setterstrom

Juniors:
QB Brady Gill



Returning Defensive Starters for 2024:

Seniors:
LB Evan Boettner
LB Devin Bratt
DB Coehen Kirchner
DB Lucas Nelson
DL Alec Schoohnhoven
LB Dane Setterstrom
DB Carson Akins
DB Mickey Probst


Newcomers to Watch

Seniors:
OL Justin Myers
OL Bryce Miller
LB Colton Saldecki

Juniors:
TE/LB Collin Bismark
DL Kaden Brown
OL/DL Austin Collis
OL/DL Hunter DeWall
TE/LB Cadan Hoffman
OL/DL Jakob Kobler
RB/DB Kayden Loomis
RB/DB Christian Ryia
OL/DL Brady Zipse

2024 Team 7on7 or Team Summer Camp?

July 12 - Alumni 7v7
July 23 - Rochelle 7v7
August 2 - Byron 7v7 Tournament


Impact Player for Forreston

Forreston and head coach Keynon Janicke welcomes back a veteran team in 2024 especially on the defensive side of the football with 8 senior starters back in the fold. Forreston senior LB Evan Boettner was named an honorable mention All conference performer in 2023 and will be asked to again provide leadership and production in leading the Cardinals defense this fall.


EDGY's Preseason Thoughts on the 2024 Forreston Cardinals

Forreston is coming off an 8-3 record in 2023 as the Cardinal posted a 6-2 record in the rugged NUIC. The Cardinals made the Class 1A state playoff field, defeated Ottawa Marquette and then lost to conference rival Lena Winslow in second round action to end the season. I look for the Cardinals to again be at the top of the NUIC (arguably the toughest top to bottom conference in the state?) and to again have a good chance at getting into and making a run in the Class 1A state playoff field in 2024.

Preseason Ranking? Preseason Class 1A Top 10 lock
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FREE 2024 Team Preview Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond High School (ALAH)

EdgyTim
Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond High School

Head Coach: Ryan Jefferson

Assistant Coaches

Don McCarthy, Jory Borntreger, Mitch Wilson, Shawn Davison, Tyler Cotton, Morgan Cotton

School Nickname/Mascot: Knights

Conference: Lincoln Prairie Conference

Team Twitter Handle: @ALAHFootball

2024 Regular Season schedule (if known):

Week 1 - vs Argenta-Oreana
Week 2 - @ Villa Grove
Week 3 - vs Tri-County (Oakland)
Week 4 - @ Sangamon Valley (Niantic)
Week 5 - vs Cumberland (Toledo)
Week 6 - @ Nokomis
Week 7 - vs CGB
Week 8 - vs Arcola
Week 9 - @ Sullivan-Okaw Valley

Returning Offensive Starters for 2024:

Maddix Stirrett - RB, 5'10, 190, 2025
Payton Warrior - RB, 5'8, 150, 2026
Easton Frederick - Flex (RB/WR/TE), 5'9, 160, 2026
Jacob Tighe - OL, 6'5, 300, 2025
Mackenley Bowles - OL, 6'2, 240, 2025
Nate Hale - OL, 5'8, 190, 2025
Kamden Morfey - OL, 5'9, 200, 2026
Jackson Lebeter - OL, 5'9, 190, 2026
Colin Smith - TE, 6'2, 215, 2025
Kaden Herschberger - K, 5'9, 175, 2026

Returning Defensive Starters for 2024:

Maddix Stirrett - LB, 5'10, 190, 2025
Easton Frederick - LB, 5'9, 160, 2026
Mit Appleby - LB, 5'8, 150, 2025
Brayden Leech - LB, 5'8, 150, 2026
Ryan Appleby - DB, 5'11, 170, 2025
Payton Warrior - 5'8, 150, 2026
Jacob Tighe - DL, 6'5, 300, 2025


Newcomers to Watch

Adam Morgan - Sr OL/DL.

Alex Rexroad - Sr RB/DB

Cash Hale - Jr RB/WR/DB

Cruz Hale - Sr QB/DB

Trey Strode - Jr RB/LB

Brennon Hutson - So RB/LB

Marcus Otto - So QB/LB/DB

2024 Team 7on7 or Team Summer Camp?

Casey-Westfield 7v7, Tuscola 7v7


Impact Player for ALAH

Keep an eye this summer and fall on ALAH senior OL/DL Jacob Tighe (6-foot-5, 300 pounds) for the Knights. Tighe will hit the college camp circuit this summer and has been drawing steady recruiting interest from the likes of Illinois, EIU and SIU this spring.

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EDGY's Preseason Thoughts on the 2024 ALAH Knights

ALAH and head coach Ryan Jefferson was able to answer the various questions regarding how the Knights would fare in 2023 minus 4 year All State RB Kaden Feagin (Illinois). The Knights posted a perfect 9-0 regular season record and won the Lincoln Prairie conference title. The Knights lost in the Class 2A opening round to Quincy Notre Dame to end the season at 9-1.

The biggest question for ALAH in 2024?

Can the Knights reload at a few key spots this summer along with develop much needed overall numbers and depth? This is a Knights program that has made the state playoffs in back to back seasons. Can this football program make the state playoffs again and make a deeper post-season run and this has to be the program's goal this fall and beyond. The Knights no question got a rough draw in QND (a 21-14 loss) and hopefully this time around ALAH will have more experience in big games and ready to take the next steps.

Preseason Ranking? Preseason Class 2A Top 10 consideration
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New: 2024 Team Preview Annawan Wethersfield Titans

EdgyTim
Annawan Wethersfield Titans

Head Coach: Tony Gripp

Assistant Coaches:

Carl Anderson, Chris Dooley, Ben Buresh, Jacob Boswell, Sean Wells, and Cam Yeater

School Nickname/Mascot: Titans

Conference: Lincoln Land

Team Twitter Handle: @awtitansfb

2024 Regular Season schedule (if known):

vs South Fulton
@ Stark County
vs Rushville-Industry
@ United
vs Atown
@ Havana
@ Farmington
vs ROWVA-Williamsfield
@Princeville

Returning Offensive Starters for 2024:

Alec Earley LT 6'7" 225 2025
Brady Heitzler LG 6' 210 2025
Noah Berry C 6'1 225 2025
Trapper Forrest RG 5'10" 190 2025
Ayden DeValkenaere RT 6'4" 285 2026
Zebulon Rashid RB 5'10" 200 2025
Nic Thurston RB 5'10" 190 2026


Returning Defensive Starters for 2024:

Brady Heitzler DL
Alec Earley DL
Zebulon Rashid LB
Riley Rumbold LB 6'0" 185 2025
Brody Childs LB/SS 6'1" 185 2025
Koeyn DeClercq CB 6' 160 2025
Dillon Ketelsen S 6'2" 170 2025

Newcomers to Watch
Maddux Heitzler
Devon Horrie
Cole Goodley
Wyatt DeSplinter


2024 Team 7on7 or Team Summer Camp?

7v7 @ Stark County July 10th, 17th, and 24th.
7v7 @ Rockridge July 11th
Team Camp July 29th - August 1st
Scrimmage against Sherrard @ Wethersfield High School August 23rd

Impact Player for Annawan Wethersfield

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The Titans welcome back a strong core of experienced returning starters for the 2024 season. Senior OL/DL Alec Easley (6-foot-7, 225 pounds) is a name to watch for the Titans who will draw increased recruiting attention this summer and fall. Also senior RB/LB Zebulon Rashid is also an impact two way starter who will again be relied upon for the 2024 season.


EDGY's Preseason Thoughts on the 2024 Annawan Wethersfield Titans

Can the Titans continue to win and make the post-season in 2024 for the 16th straight season? Annawan Wethersfield and head coach Tony Gripp has continued to get the Titans into the post-season and tnis program is a consistent winner in the Class 1A field. With 14 returning starters back this season (7 offense 7 defense) look for the Titans to again challenge for as conference title and it's 17th straight state playoff appearance in 2024.

Preseason Ranking? Preseason 2024 Class 1A Top 10 consideration
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