2020 Team Preview: Richmond Burton Rockets

[EdgyTim]

(just an early taste of what's to come....and you'll find these here first so make sure to check back daily)

Richmond Burton Rockets

Head Coach: Mike Noll

School Nickname/Mascot: Rockets

Team Twitter Handle: @RBHS_Football

Conference: Kishwaukee River

Assistant Coaches:

Steve Wood-Brandon Benda-Dennis Hutchinson-Brian Johnson-Josh Kuthe-Tyler Stanton-Bob Satkiewicz

2020 Regular Season schedule (if known):

8/28 Urban Prep Bronzeville
9/4 Aurora Central Catholic
9/11 @ Johnsburg
9/18 @ Woodstock
9/25 Harvard
10/2 Marengo
10/9 @ Woodstock
10/16 @ Woodstock North
10/23 @ Quincy Notre Dame
10/30 IHSA Playoffs

Returning Offensive Starters for 2020:

Luke Eckardt OL 66 270 2021
Enzo Martinez OL 5 10 290 2022
Jacob Petersen TE 6 4 1/2 225 2021
Jacob Huber QB 6 0 175 2021
Nick Legnaioli WB 5 9 160 2021
Rey Guajardo TB 5 10 175 2021

Returning Defensive Starters for 2020

Jacob Petersen DE 6 4 1/2 225 2021
Trace Schneider NG 6 8 325 2021
Nick Legnaioli OLB 5 9 160 2021
Austin Nellesson OLB 5 10 175 2021
TJ Lehn LB 6 0 215 2021
Brock Wood LB 6 0 200 2021
Rey Guajardo DB 5 10 175 2021
Landon Jacoby DB 5 9 145 2022

Newcomers to Watch for 2020

Dylan Minzey 6 3 180 WR 2021
Steven Siegel 5 11 195 RB 2023
Mitch Durham 6 2 270 OL 2021
Tommy Cooper 6 2 260 OL 2021
Nate Komar 5 9 220 OL/DL 2023
Joe Miller 6 2 165 QB/DB 2023
Caleb Uhwat 6 0 160 WR/DB 2022

2020 Planned Team 7on7 or Team Summer Camp?
On Hold (IHSA suspension of summer contact days)

June 15 @ Grayslake Central
July 7 @ RB
July 15 @ Antioch
July 20 @ Libertyville

Impact Player for Richmond Burton: Senior OL/DL Luke Eckardt. Eckardt, who is verbally committed to NIU is an elite level linemen who will again be a key and an impact player for the Rockets this season.

EDGY's Quick Take on the Richmond Burton Rockets: The Rockets, the defending Class 4A state champs are sure looking pretty strong in paper for the 2020 season. With 14 returning starters back from a 14-0 team last season, look for another very deep state playoff run in 2020. A key for RB? Who picks up the graduated production loss of RB/LB Dalton Wood?

 

[Richmond Burtman III]

Let's repeat RB!!!!!

 

[Gene K.]

Let's repeat RB!!!!!

They beat a very good Coal City team surprisingly pretty easy. Then they won State. Got my respect!

 

[CaravanMan]

But no title game this year, correct? They do look really loaded and if will be a shame if they don't get a chance to repeat.

 

[Richmond Burtman III]

For the Conference Championship and Quarter Finals they destroyed Marengo High School scoring seventy seven unanswered points in the combined first half's of both games then scored on their first possession of each third quarter.

Marengo had three Division One talent players including the State Track Champion in four sprinting events who rushed for over 1750 yards during the regular season and a talented Junior class.

They were simply out coached by Coach Noll and his Staff. The Marengo DC was clueless!