Peoria Lions
Tim Thornton
@PeoriaFootball
Conference: Big 12
Assistant Coaches
Ben Mahan
Jeff Bloom
Dave Fauser
Aaron Montgomery
Asa Lewis Jr
Jeff Roper
Montel Burton
Tay Porch
Damarvis Dixon
Shaun McGinnes
2021 Fall Regular Season schedule
@ Richwoods
TBA
@ Danville
Manual
@ Centennial
Normal Community
Champaign Central
@ Urbana
Peoria Notre Dame
Returning Offensive Starters for 2021 Fall
Eddie Clark RB 6'0 175 2022
Landon Newby-Holesome FB 6'0 245 2023
Deatric Pollard WR 5'9 165 2022
Returning Defensive Starters for 2021 Fall
Jacob Wright DB 6'0 170 2022
Landon Newby-Holesome DT 6'0 245 2023
Deatric Pollard DB 5'9 165 2022
Saevion Brent DE 6'4 215 2022
Tim Petty DE 5'11 250 2022
Cedric Beckum LB 6'0 200 2022
Nesha Robertson DB 5'11 170 2022
Jahkim Hon LB 6'3 200 2022
Newcomers to Watch for 2021 Fall
Marcus Neely QB
Ricky Hearn WR
Biggest Question facing Peoria this fall?
Can the Lions reload at several spots and not skip a beat this season? Peoria and head coach Tim Thornton have developed into one of the top programs in Central Illinois over the past 5-7 seasons. The Lions feature a basketball on grass wide open spread offense that focuses on putting up yards and points in bunches, and a team that has a ton of speed and explosiveness allover the field. The Lions will look to replace several key starters from the 5-1 spring team especially on offense. Yet the Lions have already proven to have more than enough in house talent to reload and go, and that should be the case again this season.
Impact Player for Peoria
Senior WR/DB Deatric Pollard is a non stop two way starter who is a key in all three phases of the game for the Lions. Pollard will again be asked to never leave the field and will also be asked to provide important senior leadership to a less experienced Peoria offense this summer.
Game to Watch this Fall? Week 6 vs Normal Community
Certainly the inner city games (Manual/Richwoods/ND) are always important to Peoria, yet Week 6 against an always solid Normal Community team will no question have potential conference title and state playoff implications. I would also keep an eye on that Week 2 TBA game which I have a feeling could involve a top programs outside of the Peoria/Big 12 conference area.
Tim Thornton
@PeoriaFootball
Conference: Big 12
Assistant Coaches
Ben Mahan
Jeff Bloom
Dave Fauser
Aaron Montgomery
Asa Lewis Jr
Jeff Roper
Montel Burton
Tay Porch
Damarvis Dixon
Shaun McGinnes
2021 Fall Regular Season schedule
@ Richwoods
TBA
@ Danville
Manual
@ Centennial
Normal Community
Champaign Central
@ Urbana
Peoria Notre Dame
Returning Offensive Starters for 2021 Fall
Eddie Clark RB 6'0 175 2022
Landon Newby-Holesome FB 6'0 245 2023
Deatric Pollard WR 5'9 165 2022
Returning Defensive Starters for 2021 Fall
Jacob Wright DB 6'0 170 2022
Landon Newby-Holesome DT 6'0 245 2023
Deatric Pollard DB 5'9 165 2022
Saevion Brent DE 6'4 215 2022
Tim Petty DE 5'11 250 2022
Cedric Beckum LB 6'0 200 2022
Nesha Robertson DB 5'11 170 2022
Jahkim Hon LB 6'3 200 2022
Newcomers to Watch for 2021 Fall
Marcus Neely QB
Ricky Hearn WR
Biggest Question facing Peoria this fall?
Can the Lions reload at several spots and not skip a beat this season? Peoria and head coach Tim Thornton have developed into one of the top programs in Central Illinois over the past 5-7 seasons. The Lions feature a basketball on grass wide open spread offense that focuses on putting up yards and points in bunches, and a team that has a ton of speed and explosiveness allover the field. The Lions will look to replace several key starters from the 5-1 spring team especially on offense. Yet the Lions have already proven to have more than enough in house talent to reload and go, and that should be the case again this season.
Impact Player for Peoria
Senior WR/DB Deatric Pollard is a non stop two way starter who is a key in all three phases of the game for the Lions. Pollard will again be asked to never leave the field and will also be asked to provide important senior leadership to a less experienced Peoria offense this summer.
Game to Watch this Fall? Week 6 vs Normal Community
Certainly the inner city games (Manual/Richwoods/ND) are always important to Peoria, yet Week 6 against an always solid Normal Community team will no question have potential conference title and state playoff implications. I would also keep an eye on that Week 2 TBA game which I have a feeling could involve a top programs outside of the Peoria/Big 12 conference area.
