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Published Aug 25, 2019

Team Preview: Joliet West

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School: Joliet West

Mascot: Tigers

Conference: Southwest Prairie East Conference

Team Twitter: @jtwestfootball

Head Coach: Bill Lech

Assistant Coaches: Harry Hessling, Seandell Davis, Patrick Lauer, Terry Clarke, Diondrey Hood, Kevin Kusnik, Jeff Peterson, Nick Davis, Peter Nackovic, Dan Tito, and Brett Gould

2018 results: 3-6 (3-6 Southwest Prairie Conference) The Tigers failed to made the 2018 IHSA state football playoff field.

2019 Joliet West Tigers schedule

@ Minooka

vs Oswego

@ Oswego East

vs Yorkville

@ Romeoville

@ Plainfield East

vs Joliet Central

vs Plainfield South

@ Plainfield Central

Returning Offensive Starters

Name	Position	Grad Year	Height	Weight

Hunter Brooks	OL	2020	6-foot-4	325
Anthony Peterson	OC	2020	6-foot-1	265
Jeromy Kountz	OG	2020	6-foot-2	220
Trent Howland	RB	2021	6-foot-3	195

Returning Defensive Starters

Name	Position	Grad Year	Height	Weight

Kinsyn Shelby	DB	2020	6-foot-0	165
Jeremy Pullen	DB	2020	5-foot-10	175
Tom Luedke	LB	2020	6-foot-2	220
Josh Escobedo	DL	2020	6-foot-2	240
Da'Narius Poole	DL	2020	5-foot-11	230

Newcomers to Watch

Name	Position	Grad Year

Josh Gautschy	QB	2020
Michael Bates	ATH	2020
Nathan Godar	LB/DB	2020
Nasir Lacey	WR	2021
Sebastian Diaz	DL	2021
Shamar Beauchamp	DL	2021

2019 Joliet West Tigers Summer/7on7 plans

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Did you know....that Joliet West has never advanced past the second round of the IHSA state playoffs in school history? The Tigers best finish in school history came in 1993 and 1994 (as the combined Joliet Township program with Joliet Central) and West lost in the second round in both seasons.