by David Brox, davidbrox@shukc.com
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KCK Preps is putting in work. I am
talking to people daily about football workouts, 7 on 7, highlights and the
makeup of our 10 high schools. I have to admit though that twitter has made me
incredibly lazy on the writing side of KCK Preps and for that I apologize. If
you are not following me on twitter you are missing out on me going on
random rants about KCK sports. @OdoggBrox
It has been cool getting to chat
with Nick on the sidelines during 7 on 7's. I had a ton of random thoughts I
want to share and expand a little more than I can on twitter.
1.
I am a big fan of QB/WR combos.
Brisbane to Vaughn was my favorite in 2010. Jackson to Williams was amazing
last season. Murphy to Johnson was a very good one as well last season. I got
to thinking about what combos should we look for this season.
a.
Ben Johnson is likely to be the hands
down top WR this year. I am not aware of
anyone with the size and ability so Zac Hevel and Tanner Garver will likely
have big seasons with Johnson as a main target.
b.
Brandon Williams will make his
return to the Sabres backfield after finishing his Junior season with an
injury. Hands down he has the strongest
arm in KCK and his main target this season will be Jowell Daniels. Jowell has some tough shoes to fill but he is
a skilled player who got buried behind 2 very good receivers in Marcus Allen
and Vernon Vaughn.
c.
Jordan Jackson will no doubt miss
the speed of Stevie Williams but senior Mason Roberts will be his main target
this season. The receiving crew at
Bonner will be young and small but Roberts should have a strong season.
d.
Tanner Eikenbary and Paul Jones
could end up being a very powerful force at Piper. Jones is a threat to go every time he touches
it.
2.
KCK is not short on running
backs.
a.
We obviously have a star at Schlagle
in J’Veyon Browning. He is running
behind an outstanding offensive line that features TJ Wallace and Stephan
McIntosh. It is difficult to imagine him
not having a strong senior campaign. I
can say first hand that this young man is not resting based on his success from
last season. He is working harder and no
doubt getting better in his receiving ability so watch out for him out of the
back field this season.
b.
I am hearing good things out of
Harmon about their RB situation. They
are going big with Javeon Williams who is the younger brother of Jamie Williams
who was a force on the Sumner defensive line last season. I will have a more accurate report in the
next few weeks on this young man but the word is very positive and he will be a
player to watch.
c.
Speaking of new comers everyone get
ready for Jared Knernshield. I said last
night that Jared can probably go for 1k on the ground walking behind the “The
Train” Kyle Dumler. Jared is taking over
the backfield after the graduation of Johnathan Jackson and I really think he
will show very well. He ran well last
season in limited duty.
d.
Darion Griffin of Turner is quick
and a worker. I got my first look at him
at our latest KCK Preps workout and I was impressed with his footwork. I don’t know what Turner has on the offensive
line just yet with Jarek Smalley graduating but I expect good things from
Darion.
3.
Rome was not built in a year. Yes that is a new quote and one Tim Dorian
will have to keep telling himself during his first season at Bishop Ward. I know it is 7 on 7 and Dorian is likely
going to run the ball a lot BUT throwing 5 picks is not good in a night of football
let alone one half of a 7 on 7 session.
I really hope the young men play hard because it is unfortunately going
to be a test for these young men. Write
this down Ward and prove me wrong!
4.
I hear Piper has a new mascot. The Piper Foxes just doesn’t have the same
type of ring to it. There is a family of
foxes that hang around the Piper field and were not shy about coming to check
out the action.
5.
Speaking of Piper I told Nick
yesterday that Paul Jones will either be the best lockdown corner in KCK or the
most penalized. I love the physical play
and I have only seen one person so far brush him off at the line. The Basehor players called him the “Mosquito”
well he is going to be annoying some receivers and some defensive backs this
season.
6.
Speaking of Jones I have a list of
players that can win multiple awards at our second KCK Preps award ceremony
this winter. Paul Jones, TJ Wallace,
Trevon Wallace, Deante Ambler, Ben Johnson, Kyle Dumler and Colton Beebe all
could land on the offensive and defensive teams. Jones however could make a case for 3. There was a bit of controversy about him
being left off last year’s special teams.
7.
I really want to hear about
Wyandotte. I have now seen or spoken to
players on 9 of our 10 schools. Shout out to Wyandotte High School players to send
me an email, tweet or something. I would
love to have you guys out for a workout so you can show off what you will bring
to the table and get ready for the season.
8.
Schlagle is not going to get a
complete cake walk through KCK. I don’t know
what returns with the RB at Atchison but Sumner and Harmon are going to be
hungry.
