2025 Mt. Zion Braves
Head Coach: Pat Etherton
2025 Regular Season schedule (if known)
0 8/22/25 Williamsville Williamsville 6:00 PM
1 8/29/25 Limestone MTZ 7:30 PM
2 9/5/25 Rochester MTZ 7:00 PM
3 9/12/25 Breese Central MTZ 7:00 PM
4 9/19/25 Mattoon MTZ 7:00 PM
5 9/26/2025 Mahomet away 7:00 PM
6 10/3/25 Charleston MTZ 7:00 PM
7 10/10/25 Effingham away 7:00 PM
8 10/17/25 Taylorville away 7:00 PM
9 10/24/25 Breese Mater Dei away 7:00 PM
Returning Offensive Starters for 2025
Keller Stocks (QB/6'3/215/2026), JC Anderson (TE/6'7/240/2026), Jacob Harvey (WR/6'2/190/2026), Ricky Jones (WR/6'1/160/2026), Nick Scherer (OL/6'3/250/2026), Broden Reynolds (OL/6'4/250/2026), Bo Buttz (OL/6'3/250/2027), Luke Miller (OL/6'0/220/2026)
Returning Defensive Starters for 2025
JC Anderson (DE/6'7/240/2026), Jacob Harvey (DB/6'2/190/2026), Jordan Abreu (DL/5'8/200/2027), Kalvin Becker (DE/6'2/200/2027), Brody Lipa (DB/6'2/175/2027), Connor Fox (DB/6'0/170/2027), Will Moore (DB/6'1/170/2026)
Newcomers to Watch
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2024 Team 7on7 or Team Summer Camp?
June 11th at Illinois 7 on 7
July 11th at Glenwood HS 7 on 7
July 16th at Unity HS 7 on 7
July 17th at Sterling HS 7 on 7
July 23rd at MTZ HS 7 on 7
Impact Player for Mt. Zion
Mt. Zion possesses one of the top overall recruits in the Midwest and also the nation in senior TE JC Anderson. Anderson, who is a high level dual sport athlete (football/basketball) who is already holding multiple Power 4 offers and is expected to make a verbal commitment sometime this late spring/early summer. Anderson has taken an official visit already to Illinois and is eyeing more visits to Ole Miss and Auburn while North Carolina is also considered to be in the picture.
Looking for a sleeper name to watch for the Braves? Go with either senior QB Keller Stocks and/or senior WR Jacob Harvey this summer and fall. Stocks is a talented and highly productive signal caller while Jacob Harvey was also highly productive in 2o024 for the Braves.
EDGY's Preseason Thoughts on the 2025 Mt. Zion
Mt. Zion had a historic season inn 2024, making the Class 4A state championship game and lost to DePaul prep to finish the season with a 10-4 overall record. The
Braves this summer welcomes back several key names from a season ago including many of the key offensive weapons. The Braves should have enough back to make another potential deep run in Class 4A...but the addition of some key names that will needs to step up this summer will play a big role.
The biggest question facing Mt. Zion this summer?
Do the Braves have enough back to win a state title in 2025? Again Mt. Zion has some major dudes back in the locker room for 2025 and the offense no question has the potential to just put up ridiculous numbers this season. Yet some key spots will need to be replaced including standout game breaking WR Brayden Trimble (Illinois) who was truly the Braves speedy game breaker and leader. Overall look for Mt. Zion to again be one of the favorites to watch in the Class 4A state playoff field in 2025.
Preseason Ranking? 2025 Preseason Class 4A Top 10 poll consideration
Head Coach: Pat Etherton
2025 Regular Season schedule (if known)
0 8/22/25 Williamsville Williamsville 6:00 PM
1 8/29/25 Limestone MTZ 7:30 PM
2 9/5/25 Rochester MTZ 7:00 PM
3 9/12/25 Breese Central MTZ 7:00 PM
4 9/19/25 Mattoon MTZ 7:00 PM
5 9/26/2025 Mahomet away 7:00 PM
6 10/3/25 Charleston MTZ 7:00 PM
7 10/10/25 Effingham away 7:00 PM
8 10/17/25 Taylorville away 7:00 PM
9 10/24/25 Breese Mater Dei away 7:00 PM
Returning Offensive Starters for 2025
Keller Stocks (QB/6'3/215/2026), JC Anderson (TE/6'7/240/2026), Jacob Harvey (WR/6'2/190/2026), Ricky Jones (WR/6'1/160/2026), Nick Scherer (OL/6'3/250/2026), Broden Reynolds (OL/6'4/250/2026), Bo Buttz (OL/6'3/250/2027), Luke Miller (OL/6'0/220/2026)
Returning Defensive Starters for 2025
JC Anderson (DE/6'7/240/2026), Jacob Harvey (DB/6'2/190/2026), Jordan Abreu (DL/5'8/200/2027), Kalvin Becker (DE/6'2/200/2027), Brody Lipa (DB/6'2/175/2027), Connor Fox (DB/6'0/170/2027), Will Moore (DB/6'1/170/2026)
Newcomers to Watch
NA
2024 Team 7on7 or Team Summer Camp?
June 11th at Illinois 7 on 7
July 11th at Glenwood HS 7 on 7
July 16th at Unity HS 7 on 7
July 17th at Sterling HS 7 on 7
July 23rd at MTZ HS 7 on 7
Impact Player for Mt. Zion
Mt. Zion possesses one of the top overall recruits in the Midwest and also the nation in senior TE JC Anderson. Anderson, who is a high level dual sport athlete (football/basketball) who is already holding multiple Power 4 offers and is expected to make a verbal commitment sometime this late spring/early summer. Anderson has taken an official visit already to Illinois and is eyeing more visits to Ole Miss and Auburn while North Carolina is also considered to be in the picture.
Looking for a sleeper name to watch for the Braves? Go with either senior QB Keller Stocks and/or senior WR Jacob Harvey this summer and fall. Stocks is a talented and highly productive signal caller while Jacob Harvey was also highly productive in 2o024 for the Braves.
EDGY's Preseason Thoughts on the 2025 Mt. Zion
Mt. Zion had a historic season inn 2024, making the Class 4A state championship game and lost to DePaul prep to finish the season with a 10-4 overall record. The
Braves this summer welcomes back several key names from a season ago including many of the key offensive weapons. The Braves should have enough back to make another potential deep run in Class 4A...but the addition of some key names that will needs to step up this summer will play a big role.
The biggest question facing Mt. Zion this summer?
Do the Braves have enough back to win a state title in 2025? Again Mt. Zion has some major dudes back in the locker room for 2025 and the offense no question has the potential to just put up ridiculous numbers this season. Yet some key spots will need to be replaced including standout game breaking WR Brayden Trimble (Illinois) who was truly the Braves speedy game breaker and leader. Overall look for Mt. Zion to again be one of the favorites to watch in the Class 4A state playoff field in 2025.
Preseason Ranking? 2025 Preseason Class 4A Top 10 poll consideration
