St. Rita Mustangs
Head Coach: Martin Hopkins
Assistant Coaches:
MARTIN HOPKINS - HC/DC
JOHN NEE - OC/OL
MIKE MCDEVITT - WR
PAT CONNELLY - QB
JJ STANDRING - ST
RAY BOUYE - RB
RYAN THOMPSON - ASST. OL/Strength Coach
MARK MIKESELL - ASST. Coach
JOHN REGAN - LB
DAN CONNOLLY - DL
DARIUS FLEMING - DL
BILL LYNCH - DB
TERRY QUINN - DB
Conference: CCL/ESCC Green
Team Twitter:
@CoachMHopkins
2024 Regular Season schedule (if known)
Sandburg
Mt. Carmel
@ Brother Rice
@ Wheaton St. Francis
Notre Dame (Niles)
Nazareth
@Leo
St. Patrick
IC Catholic
Returning Offensive Starters for 2024
Nick Herman RB 5'11 185 2025
Tom Perry QB 6'2 185 2025
Pat Conneely FB 6'1 220 2025
Steven Armbruster QB 6'0 180 2026
Walter Jones WR/DB 5'10 165 2026
Returning Defensive Starters for 2024:
James Kingsbury LB 6'0 215 2025
JP Danaher DL 6'5 235 2025
Justin Buckner LB 6'0 210 2025
Joe Katalinic DL/OL 6'1 240 2025
Langston Smith DB/WR 5'10 170 2026
James Franklin III DB 5'11 175 2026
Owen Lynch LB 6'1 200 2026
Newcomers to Watch:
Cormac Lacy LB/DL 6'3 200 2025
Josh Ragsdale DL 6'1 285 2025
Camilo Ascencio WR 5'10 180 2025
Matt Gryzb K/P 5'11 185 2025
Killian Lacy DB 5'11 175 2026
Brayden Medrano DL 6'2 235 2026
Isreal Easley DL 5'11 230 2026
Andrew Elwood DB/RB 5'11 175 2026
Ben Perek OL 6'3 250 2026
Eli Erkapic OL 6'3 250 2026
2024 Team 7on7 or Team Summer Camp?
Naperville North 7on7 June 27
Impact Player for St. Rita?
St. Rita senior LB James Kingsbury is a multi-year starter and leader for the Mustangs over the past handful of seasons. Kingsbury, who has drawn steady recruiting looks and attention this summer will again be asked to provide a high level of production and leadership on and off the field.
Looking for a sleeper name to watch this fall for St. Rita? St. Rita junior WR Walter Jones Jr. (5-foot-10, 165 pounds) is a speedy, twitchy athlete who has impressive hands, game breaking speed and Jones Jr. just seems to catch anything within his area code this summer.
EDGY's Preseason Thoughts on the 2024 St. Rita Mustangs
St. Rita and head coach Martin Hopkins is looking to improve upon it's 5-5 record in his first5 season as the Mustangs head coach. St. Rita has been one of the oldest and best football programs in the State of Illinois for decades and the Mustangs will again challenge in the CCL/ESCC Green and beyond in 2024.
The biggest question facing St. Rita this summer?
Can the Mustangs reload at a few key positions this summer and continue to win big? St. Rita has for years lived off it's reputation of a smash mouth power running style of football led by a big, strong and very offensive line. If the Mustangs can settle in early on a starting 5 on the offensive line as well as reload a bit on the defensive line....expect another winning season at St. Rita in 2024.
Preseason Ranking? 2024 Preseason EDGYTIM Chicagoland Top 30 poll and Preseason Class 7A Top 10 poll lock
Head Coach: Martin Hopkins
Assistant Coaches:
MARTIN HOPKINS - HC/DC
JOHN NEE - OC/OL
MIKE MCDEVITT - WR
PAT CONNELLY - QB
JJ STANDRING - ST
RAY BOUYE - RB
RYAN THOMPSON - ASST. OL/Strength Coach
MARK MIKESELL - ASST. Coach
JOHN REGAN - LB
DAN CONNOLLY - DL
DARIUS FLEMING - DL
BILL LYNCH - DB
TERRY QUINN - DB
Conference: CCL/ESCC Green
Team Twitter:
@CoachMHopkins
2024 Regular Season schedule (if known)
Sandburg
Mt. Carmel
@ Brother Rice
@ Wheaton St. Francis
Notre Dame (Niles)
Nazareth
@Leo
St. Patrick
IC Catholic
Returning Offensive Starters for 2024
Nick Herman RB 5'11 185 2025
Tom Perry QB 6'2 185 2025
Pat Conneely FB 6'1 220 2025
Steven Armbruster QB 6'0 180 2026
Walter Jones WR/DB 5'10 165 2026
Returning Defensive Starters for 2024:
James Kingsbury LB 6'0 215 2025
JP Danaher DL 6'5 235 2025
Justin Buckner LB 6'0 210 2025
Joe Katalinic DL/OL 6'1 240 2025
Langston Smith DB/WR 5'10 170 2026
James Franklin III DB 5'11 175 2026
Owen Lynch LB 6'1 200 2026
Newcomers to Watch:
Cormac Lacy LB/DL 6'3 200 2025
Josh Ragsdale DL 6'1 285 2025
Camilo Ascencio WR 5'10 180 2025
Matt Gryzb K/P 5'11 185 2025
Killian Lacy DB 5'11 175 2026
Brayden Medrano DL 6'2 235 2026
Isreal Easley DL 5'11 230 2026
Andrew Elwood DB/RB 5'11 175 2026
Ben Perek OL 6'3 250 2026
Eli Erkapic OL 6'3 250 2026
2024 Team 7on7 or Team Summer Camp?
Naperville North 7on7 June 27
Impact Player for St. Rita?
St. Rita senior LB James Kingsbury is a multi-year starter and leader for the Mustangs over the past handful of seasons. Kingsbury, who has drawn steady recruiting looks and attention this summer will again be asked to provide a high level of production and leadership on and off the field.
Looking for a sleeper name to watch this fall for St. Rita? St. Rita junior WR Walter Jones Jr. (5-foot-10, 165 pounds) is a speedy, twitchy athlete who has impressive hands, game breaking speed and Jones Jr. just seems to catch anything within his area code this summer.
EDGY's Preseason Thoughts on the 2024 St. Rita Mustangs
St. Rita and head coach Martin Hopkins is looking to improve upon it's 5-5 record in his first5 season as the Mustangs head coach. St. Rita has been one of the oldest and best football programs in the State of Illinois for decades and the Mustangs will again challenge in the CCL/ESCC Green and beyond in 2024.
The biggest question facing St. Rita this summer?
Can the Mustangs reload at a few key positions this summer and continue to win big? St. Rita has for years lived off it's reputation of a smash mouth power running style of football led by a big, strong and very offensive line. If the Mustangs can settle in early on a starting 5 on the offensive line as well as reload a bit on the defensive line....expect another winning season at St. Rita in 2024.
Preseason Ranking? 2024 Preseason EDGYTIM Chicagoland Top 30 poll and Preseason Class 7A Top 10 poll lock
