Friday Night Football is back and the Crown Conference will be one of the conferences to be on the lookout for all of the teams to make a deep playoff run. After polling the Coaches of the Crown Conference, the defending Champions Walsh Jesuit was selected for the Pre-Season Coaches Poll. As it came down to the Final League Game between Walsh Jesuit and Padua to decide the outright league champion, a game many will be circling will be Friday October 14th @ Walsh Jesuit. With Veteran Coaches all throughout the league, let's take a look at each team in the Pre-Season Preview:
Lake Catholic
- Head Coach - Marty Gibbions
- 13-18 Career Record
- 1-9 21-22 Season
- 0-3 21-22 Crown Schedule
- 22-23 Key Games
- Every Game on the Schedule for the Lake Catholic Cougars
- Returning Starters
- Key Factors for Team Success
- Season Outlook
- Contingent on players and coaches maximizing their ability to perform.
Notre Dame Cathedral Latin
- Head Coach Andrew Moonry
- 44-31 Career Record
- 5-6 21-22 Season
- 1-2 21-22 Crown Schedule
- Returning Starters
- Burke Buell Senior RB
- Hayden Dixon Senior WR
- Denny Gibbons Senior WR
- Brandon Smul Senior WR
- Matt Urda Senior FB-LB Captain (Recent Marist (FCS) offer)
- Crown Conference 1st Team (2021)...NE All-District (2nd Team-LB)
- 108 Tackles (led team), 17 TFL, 2 Sacks, 2 INT
- Luke Peroni Senior TE-DL Captain
- Ryan Callahan Senior TE Captain
- Brendon O’Brien Senior OL-LS
- Attended Midwest Spring Showcase (Kohl’s Kicking - LS)
- Ryan Pesho Senior OL Captain
- Joey Valentino Senior OL Crown Conference 2nd Team (2021)
- Simon Paulic Senior TE-DL
- Gianni Spetic Senior K
- Highly-rated Kicker (#1 in OH per Kohl’s Kicking Rankings)
- Named to Cleveland.com Watch List “Punters/Kickers”
- Crown Conference 1st Team (2021)/1st Team Crown Conference (Baseball)
- NE All-District (Honorable Mention)
- 5-11 FG (Long 36), 31-35 XP, 46 Points...39 Punts, 36.3 avg, 17 inside 20
- Josh Grambo Junior TE-DE
- Crown Conference 1st Team (2021)
- NE All-District (1st Team - D.Line)
- 81 Tackles, 13 TFL, 2 Forced Fumbles
- Bryce Wheatley Junior DT
- Mac Rottinghaus Junior
- Griffin Moskal Junior DB
- Brody Siebert Junior OL
- Ryan Lipowski Soph
- Angelo Tamburrino Soph
Padua Franciscan
- Head Coach - Michael Polevacik
- 62-39 Career Record
- 9-3 21-22 Season (Regional Semi-Final)
- 2-1 21-22 Crown Schedule
- 22-23 Key Games
- Schedule for 2022 has 8 playoff teams, every week is a big week. Early season matchup with rival Holy Name week 1 and state runner up Youngstown Ursuline Week 2 means we have to be ready from the go
- Returning Starters
- QB Tyler Tusai Jr
- RB Marquise Hall Jr
- WR Fred Borkey Jr
- WR Rod Love So
- OL Chris Vance Sr
- OL Troy Buehner Jr
- OL Isaiah Allen Jr
- DL Caden Acino Jr
- DL Jesse Hayes Sr
- LB Jacob Devore Sr
- LB Devin Mason So
- CB Da"Jahn Telfair
- S Michael Harrell
- Key Factors for Team Success
- The offense returns a lot of experience. If they can naturally mature and make progress that will be really good for the team. The defense is looking to replace half the starters so finding the pieces to step in and play well is a big factor.
- Season Outlook
- We expect to make the playoff and have a winning season. We hope to be playing our best football in November.
Walsh Jesuit
- Head Coach - Nick Alexander
- 17-14 Career Record
- 11-3 21-22 Season (Regional Final)
- 3-0 Crown Schedule (League Champion)
- 22-23 Key Games
- Week 1: away at Benedictine
- Week 2: away at Erie McDowell
- Week 3: Home vs Canisius
- Week 4: away at Toledo Rodgers
- Week 5: away at Columbus St. Francis DeSales
- Week 6: home vs Hoban
- Week 10: home vs SVSM
- Returning Starters
- Offense: (6 returners and All Seniors)
- WR Tre Bell - Grand Valley State offer
- Wr- Gabe Gardner
- RB- Justin Bremner
- OL- Dom Bernard
- OL- Joey Passarello
- OL- Jimmy Brandhorst
- Defense (6 guys back)
- DE- Noah Brock JR
- DL Hunter Knauf SR
- LB Brock Sherman JR
- LB Zach Grogan -SR
- Safety- Josh Grogan SR
- Safety- Nick Herbele SR
- Safety- John Keough JR
- Key Factors for Team Success
- We must continue to improve as the season goes on and gain experience for these guys that lack varsity time so that they’re ready come playoff time.
- Season Outlook
- We have high expectations for this group and we are excited to have 25 seniors to lead