Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond High School
Head Coach: Ryan Jefferson
Assistant Coaches
Don McCarthy, Jory Borntreger, Mitch Wilson, Shawn Davison, Tyler Cotton, Morgan Cotton
School Nickname/Mascot: Knights
Conference: Lincoln Prairie Conference
Team Twitter Handle: @ALAHFootball
2024 Regular Season schedule (if known):
Week 1 - vs Argenta-Oreana
Week 2 - @ Villa Grove
Week 3 - vs Tri-County (Oakland)
Week 4 - @ Sangamon Valley (Niantic)
Week 5 - vs Cumberland (Toledo)
Week 6 - @ Nokomis
Week 7 - vs CGB
Week 8 - vs Arcola
Week 9 - @ Sullivan-Okaw Valley
Returning Offensive Starters for 2024:
Maddix Stirrett - RB, 5'10, 190, 2025
Payton Warrior - RB, 5'8, 150, 2026
Easton Frederick - Flex (RB/WR/TE), 5'9, 160, 2026
Jacob Tighe - OL, 6'5, 300, 2025
Mackenley Bowles - OL, 6'2, 240, 2025
Nate Hale - OL, 5'8, 190, 2025
Kamden Morfey - OL, 5'9, 200, 2026
Jackson Lebeter - OL, 5'9, 190, 2026
Colin Smith - TE, 6'2, 215, 2025
Kaden Herschberger - K, 5'9, 175, 2026
Returning Defensive Starters for 2024:
Maddix Stirrett - LB, 5'10, 190, 2025
Easton Frederick - LB, 5'9, 160, 2026
Mit Appleby - LB, 5'8, 150, 2025
Brayden Leech - LB, 5'8, 150, 2026
Ryan Appleby - DB, 5'11, 170, 2025
Payton Warrior - 5'8, 150, 2026
Jacob Tighe - DL, 6'5, 300, 2025
Newcomers to Watch
Adam Morgan - Sr OL/DL.
Alex Rexroad - Sr RB/DB
Cash Hale - Jr RB/WR/DB
Cruz Hale - Sr QB/DB
Trey Strode - Jr RB/LB
Brennon Hutson - So RB/LB
Marcus Otto - So QB/LB/DB
2024 Team 7on7 or Team Summer Camp?
Casey-Westfield 7v7, Tuscola 7v7
Impact Player for ALAH
Keep an eye this summer and fall on ALAH senior OL/DL Jacob Tighe (6-foot-5, 300 pounds) for the Knights. Tighe will hit the college camp circuit this summer and has been drawing steady recruiting interest from the likes of Illinois, EIU and SIU this spring.
EDGY's Preseason Thoughts on the 2024 ALAH Knights
ALAH and head coach Ryan Jefferson was able to answer the various questions regarding how the Knights would fare in 2023 minus 4 year All State RB Kaden Feagin (Illinois). The Knights posted a perfect 9-0 regular season record and won the Lincoln Prairie conference title. The Knights lost in the Class 2A opening round to Quincy Notre Dame to end the season at 9-1.
The biggest question for ALAH in 2024?
Can the Knights reload at a few key spots this summer along with develop much needed overall numbers and depth? This is a Knights program that has made the state playoffs in back to back seasons. Can this football program make the state playoffs again and make a deeper post-season run and this has to be the program's goal this fall and beyond. The Knights no question got a rough draw in QND (a 21-14 loss) and hopefully this time around ALAH will have more experience in big games and ready to take the next steps.
Preseason Ranking? Preseason Class 2A Top 10 consideration
Head Coach: Ryan Jefferson
Assistant Coaches
Don McCarthy, Jory Borntreger, Mitch Wilson, Shawn Davison, Tyler Cotton, Morgan Cotton
School Nickname/Mascot: Knights
Conference: Lincoln Prairie Conference
Team Twitter Handle: @ALAHFootball
2024 Regular Season schedule (if known):
Week 1 - vs Argenta-Oreana
Week 2 - @ Villa Grove
Week 3 - vs Tri-County (Oakland)
Week 4 - @ Sangamon Valley (Niantic)
Week 5 - vs Cumberland (Toledo)
Week 6 - @ Nokomis
Week 7 - vs CGB
Week 8 - vs Arcola
Week 9 - @ Sullivan-Okaw Valley
Returning Offensive Starters for 2024:
Maddix Stirrett - RB, 5'10, 190, 2025
Payton Warrior - RB, 5'8, 150, 2026
Easton Frederick - Flex (RB/WR/TE), 5'9, 160, 2026
Jacob Tighe - OL, 6'5, 300, 2025
Mackenley Bowles - OL, 6'2, 240, 2025
Nate Hale - OL, 5'8, 190, 2025
Kamden Morfey - OL, 5'9, 200, 2026
Jackson Lebeter - OL, 5'9, 190, 2026
Colin Smith - TE, 6'2, 215, 2025
Kaden Herschberger - K, 5'9, 175, 2026
Returning Defensive Starters for 2024:
Maddix Stirrett - LB, 5'10, 190, 2025
Easton Frederick - LB, 5'9, 160, 2026
Mit Appleby - LB, 5'8, 150, 2025
Brayden Leech - LB, 5'8, 150, 2026
Ryan Appleby - DB, 5'11, 170, 2025
Payton Warrior - 5'8, 150, 2026
Jacob Tighe - DL, 6'5, 300, 2025
Newcomers to Watch
Adam Morgan - Sr OL/DL.
Alex Rexroad - Sr RB/DB
Cash Hale - Jr RB/WR/DB
Cruz Hale - Sr QB/DB
Trey Strode - Jr RB/LB
Brennon Hutson - So RB/LB
Marcus Otto - So QB/LB/DB
2024 Team 7on7 or Team Summer Camp?
Casey-Westfield 7v7, Tuscola 7v7
Impact Player for ALAH
Keep an eye this summer and fall on ALAH senior OL/DL Jacob Tighe (6-foot-5, 300 pounds) for the Knights. Tighe will hit the college camp circuit this summer and has been drawing steady recruiting interest from the likes of Illinois, EIU and SIU this spring.
EDGY's Preseason Thoughts on the 2024 ALAH Knights
ALAH and head coach Ryan Jefferson was able to answer the various questions regarding how the Knights would fare in 2023 minus 4 year All State RB Kaden Feagin (Illinois). The Knights posted a perfect 9-0 regular season record and won the Lincoln Prairie conference title. The Knights lost in the Class 2A opening round to Quincy Notre Dame to end the season at 9-1.
The biggest question for ALAH in 2024?
Can the Knights reload at a few key spots this summer along with develop much needed overall numbers and depth? This is a Knights program that has made the state playoffs in back to back seasons. Can this football program make the state playoffs again and make a deeper post-season run and this has to be the program's goal this fall and beyond. The Knights no question got a rough draw in QND (a 21-14 loss) and hopefully this time around ALAH will have more experience in big games and ready to take the next steps.
Preseason Ranking? Preseason Class 2A Top 10 consideration
