2025 Minooka Indians
Head Coach: Matt Harding
Assistant Coaches:
Kevin Cain, Drew Kooi, Kyle Knezetic, Brad Kunz, Paige Schoolman, Mickey Resner, Derek Wentworth, Dylan Meyer, Isaiah Dupree, Kenny Kirkland, Tony Garcia, Shane Longest
2025 Regular Season schedule (if known)
vs. St. Charles North
@ Neuqua Valley
@ Yorkville
@Joliet West
vs Plainfield North
vs Plainfield Central
vs Oswego
@ Bolingbrook
Returning Offensive Starters for 2025
Zane Caves/QB/6'5/200/2026
Chase Nurczyk/RB/5'10/195/2026
Jackson Miranda/TE/6'4/240/2026
Noah James/OL/6'5/280/2026
Kooper Fisher/WR/5'9/170/2026
Brady Hairald/WR/
Robbie Murphy/OL/5'10/280/2026
Hayden Bowman/RB/5'10/180/2026
Tyler Minda/FB/6'.5'/190/2026
Returning Defensive Starters for 2025
Nathan Gonzalez/FS/6/180/2026
Brady Kozlowski/OLB/6/205/2026
Elliot Dahlberg/MLB/5'11/215/2026
Cash Marlow/SS/5'11/170/2027
Lincoln Sullivan/NT/6'1/250/2026
Newcomers to Watch
Kaden Meyer/OLB/5'10/180/2027
Myles Langston/CB/5'10/160/2027
Joseph Chiappini OL/DL/6'2/250/2027
2024 Team 7on7 or Team Summer Camp?
IWU Team Camp
Vs Morris July 23rd
Impact Player for Minooka
Minooka senior to be QB Zane Caves has been a non stop multiple sport athlete (Football/Basketball/Baseball) for Minooka during his entire high school career. Caves, who is verbally committed to Michigan State for baseball is also a terrific athlete who runs the Indians offense for the second straight season in 2025. Caves possesses a very strong arm along with the tools to allow him to also be an effective runner when required.
Looking for a sleeper name to watch for the Minooka? The Indians welcome back several key names on defense and take your pick between senior S Nathan Gonzalez, senior LB Brady Kozlowski and senior LB Elliott Dahlberg as names to watch this fall for Minooka and all three names are drawing increased recruiting looks and attention this spring.
EDGY's Preseason Thoughts on the 2025 Minooka Indians
Minooka and head coach Matt Harding has led the Indians to the IHSA state playoffs in four straight seasons, taking over the program in 2020 (Covid year) after being an assistant coach under the staff of Hall of Fame Minooka head coaches in John Belskis and Terry McCombs. Minooka welcomes back 14 returning starters including 9 starters back on offense along with strong senior leaders back on defense. The Indians schedule gets a bump up this fall in Week 1 taking on St Charles North and look for Minooka to again be a key challenger in the Southwest Prairie West conference.
The biggest question facing Minooka this summer?
Can the Indians reload upfront on both the offensive and defensive lines this summer? Minooka graduated/will graduate a very strong senior class from the 2024 season and several of those names are linemen. Minooka welcomes back just two starter on the offensive line and one start on the defensive line and getting those new faces up to speed will be a big emphasis this summer. One big positive for Minooka is that they are a program that just seems to grow huge linemen year in and year out and I fully expect the Indians line play to have good young talent this fall that should improve from week to week.
Preseason Ranking? 2025 Preseason Chicagoland Top 30 and 2025 Preseason Class 8A Top 10 poll consideration
Head Coach: Matt Harding
Assistant Coaches:
Kevin Cain, Drew Kooi, Kyle Knezetic, Brad Kunz, Paige Schoolman, Mickey Resner, Derek Wentworth, Dylan Meyer, Isaiah Dupree, Kenny Kirkland, Tony Garcia, Shane Longest
2025 Regular Season schedule (if known)
vs. St. Charles North
@ Neuqua Valley
@ Yorkville
@Joliet West
vs Plainfield North
vs Plainfield Central
vs Oswego
@ Bolingbrook
Returning Offensive Starters for 2025
Zane Caves/QB/6'5/200/2026
Chase Nurczyk/RB/5'10/195/2026
Jackson Miranda/TE/6'4/240/2026
Noah James/OL/6'5/280/2026
Kooper Fisher/WR/5'9/170/2026
Brady Hairald/WR/
Robbie Murphy/OL/5'10/280/2026
Hayden Bowman/RB/5'10/180/2026
Tyler Minda/FB/6'.5'/190/2026
Returning Defensive Starters for 2025
Nathan Gonzalez/FS/6/180/2026
Brady Kozlowski/OLB/6/205/2026
Elliot Dahlberg/MLB/5'11/215/2026
Cash Marlow/SS/5'11/170/2027
Lincoln Sullivan/NT/6'1/250/2026
Newcomers to Watch
Kaden Meyer/OLB/5'10/180/2027
Myles Langston/CB/5'10/160/2027
Joseph Chiappini OL/DL/6'2/250/2027
2024 Team 7on7 or Team Summer Camp?
IWU Team Camp
Vs Morris July 23rd
Impact Player for Minooka
Minooka senior to be QB Zane Caves has been a non stop multiple sport athlete (Football/Basketball/Baseball) for Minooka during his entire high school career. Caves, who is verbally committed to Michigan State for baseball is also a terrific athlete who runs the Indians offense for the second straight season in 2025. Caves possesses a very strong arm along with the tools to allow him to also be an effective runner when required.
Looking for a sleeper name to watch for the Minooka? The Indians welcome back several key names on defense and take your pick between senior S Nathan Gonzalez, senior LB Brady Kozlowski and senior LB Elliott Dahlberg as names to watch this fall for Minooka and all three names are drawing increased recruiting looks and attention this spring.
EDGY's Preseason Thoughts on the 2025 Minooka Indians
Minooka and head coach Matt Harding has led the Indians to the IHSA state playoffs in four straight seasons, taking over the program in 2020 (Covid year) after being an assistant coach under the staff of Hall of Fame Minooka head coaches in John Belskis and Terry McCombs. Minooka welcomes back 14 returning starters including 9 starters back on offense along with strong senior leaders back on defense. The Indians schedule gets a bump up this fall in Week 1 taking on St Charles North and look for Minooka to again be a key challenger in the Southwest Prairie West conference.
The biggest question facing Minooka this summer?
Can the Indians reload upfront on both the offensive and defensive lines this summer? Minooka graduated/will graduate a very strong senior class from the 2024 season and several of those names are linemen. Minooka welcomes back just two starter on the offensive line and one start on the defensive line and getting those new faces up to speed will be a big emphasis this summer. One big positive for Minooka is that they are a program that just seems to grow huge linemen year in and year out and I fully expect the Indians line play to have good young talent this fall that should improve from week to week.
Preseason Ranking? 2025 Preseason Chicagoland Top 30 and 2025 Preseason Class 8A Top 10 poll consideration
