Edwardsville Tigers
Head Coach: Matt Martin
Assistant Coaches:
Carry Bailey- Wide Receivers David Dougherty- Special Teams Coordinator Jacob Foster- Tight Ends Doug Heinz- O/C Offensive Line Alec Holler- Defensive Secondary Nick Mellenthin- Running Backs Kelsey Pickering- Assoc. Head Coach/ DC Sean Sandifer- Linebackers Justin Winslow- Quarterbacks
School Nickname/Mascot: Tigers
Team Twitter Handle: @TigerFootball_
Conference: Southwestern
2022 Regular Season schedule (if known):
Aug 26 @ Jackson (MO) 7pm
Sep 2 Vs. Highland 7pm
Sep 10 @ Soldan (MO) 12 pm
Sep 16 Vs. O'fallon 7pm
Sep 23 Vs. Belleville West 7pm
Sep 30 @ Alton 7pm
Oct 7 Vs. Belleville East 7pm
Oct 14 @ East St. Louis 7pm
Oct 21 @ CBC (MO) 7pm
Oct 28 IHSA Playoffs TBD
Returning Offensive Starters for 2022
Jordan Bush/RB/5'9"/170/2023
Jake Curry/QB/5'11"/180/2024
Kellen Brnfre/WR/5'11"/160/2024
Iose Epenesa/TE/6'4"/230/2025
Returning Defensive Starters for 2022:
Kellen Brnfre/FS/5'11"/170/2024
Johnnie Robinson/ 6'2"/ 170/2023
Makonnen Simmons/S/5'9"/150/2023
Iose Epenesa/DE/6'4"/230/2025
Dalton Brown/LB/5'11"/195/2024
Evan Holderer/LB/6'1"/205/2023
Newcomers to Watch for 2022:
TBA
2022 Team 7on7 or Team Summer Camp?
TBA
Impact Player for Edwardsville:
Sophomore TE/DE Iose Epenesa (6-foot-4, 230 pounds) is the next in line from an athletics program and a family that has generated a ton of high level athletes in the Epenesa family. Iose Epenesa already is holding a handful of Power 5 offers and will continue to become a headline name both regionally and nationally over the next few seasons. The Tigers have a nice underclassmen core to watch as well including junior LB Dalton Brown among others.
EDGY's Quick Take on the Edwardsville Tigers:
The Tigers (5-5) made the 2021 Class 8A state playoff field and lost on the road to South Elgin in opening round action to end the season. The Tigers and head coach Matt Martin will look to reload in several areas this summer, and as mentioned the underclassmen talent is pretty impressive. The biggest question for the Tigers is can they reload upfront on both the offensive and defensive lines for this season? I'm confident that Edwardsville will again challenge for the top tier of the Southwestern conference teams to test heavily favored East St. Louis for the conference title.
Head Coach: Matt Martin
Assistant Coaches:
Carry Bailey- Wide Receivers David Dougherty- Special Teams Coordinator Jacob Foster- Tight Ends Doug Heinz- O/C Offensive Line Alec Holler- Defensive Secondary Nick Mellenthin- Running Backs Kelsey Pickering- Assoc. Head Coach/ DC Sean Sandifer- Linebackers Justin Winslow- Quarterbacks
School Nickname/Mascot: Tigers
Team Twitter Handle: @TigerFootball_
Conference: Southwestern
2022 Regular Season schedule (if known):
Aug 26 @ Jackson (MO) 7pm
Sep 2 Vs. Highland 7pm
Sep 10 @ Soldan (MO) 12 pm
Sep 16 Vs. O'fallon 7pm
Sep 23 Vs. Belleville West 7pm
Sep 30 @ Alton 7pm
Oct 7 Vs. Belleville East 7pm
Oct 14 @ East St. Louis 7pm
Oct 21 @ CBC (MO) 7pm
Oct 28 IHSA Playoffs TBD
Returning Offensive Starters for 2022
Jordan Bush/RB/5'9"/170/2023
Jake Curry/QB/5'11"/180/2024
Kellen Brnfre/WR/5'11"/160/2024
Iose Epenesa/TE/6'4"/230/2025
Returning Defensive Starters for 2022:
Kellen Brnfre/FS/5'11"/170/2024
Johnnie Robinson/ 6'2"/ 170/2023
Makonnen Simmons/S/5'9"/150/2023
Iose Epenesa/DE/6'4"/230/2025
Dalton Brown/LB/5'11"/195/2024
Evan Holderer/LB/6'1"/205/2023
Newcomers to Watch for 2022:
TBA
2022 Team 7on7 or Team Summer Camp?
TBA
Impact Player for Edwardsville:
Sophomore TE/DE Iose Epenesa (6-foot-4, 230 pounds) is the next in line from an athletics program and a family that has generated a ton of high level athletes in the Epenesa family. Iose Epenesa already is holding a handful of Power 5 offers and will continue to become a headline name both regionally and nationally over the next few seasons. The Tigers have a nice underclassmen core to watch as well including junior LB Dalton Brown among others.
EDGY's Quick Take on the Edwardsville Tigers:
The Tigers (5-5) made the 2021 Class 8A state playoff field and lost on the road to South Elgin in opening round action to end the season. The Tigers and head coach Matt Martin will look to reload in several areas this summer, and as mentioned the underclassmen talent is pretty impressive. The biggest question for the Tigers is can they reload upfront on both the offensive and defensive lines for this season? I'm confident that Edwardsville will again challenge for the top tier of the Southwestern conference teams to test heavily favored East St. Louis for the conference title.
