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Published May 22, 2019

Team Preview: Kaneland

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EDGYTIM.com previews the 2019 Kaneland Knights here. For more in depth year long IHSA football team and recruiting coverage make sure to subscribe to the EDGY Nation today.

Returning Offensive Starters

Name	Position	Grad Year	Height	Weight

Joe Smith	QB	2020	6-foot-3	160
Max Gagne	WR	2020	5-foot-10	160
Colton Doll	WR	2020	6-foot-0	160
Brent David	WR	2020	6-foot-2	170
Sam Pryor	OL	2021	6-foot-1	280
Alex Slou	OL	2020	5-foot-10	260
John Davis	OL	2021	6-foot-2	270
Miles Ripper	OL	2021	6-foot-1	260

Returning Defensive Starters

Name	Position	Grad Year	Height	Weight

Wilson Giffney	LB	2020	6-foot-1	205
Trevor Carlson	OLB	2020	6-foot-3	205
Jimmy Marczuk	DB	2020	5-foot-10	160
Sam Pryor	DL	2021	6-foot-1	280

Newcomers to Watch

Name	Position	Grad Year	Height	Weight

Cody Krawczyk	DB	2020	5-foot-11	170
Erik Teran	LB	2021	6-foot-0	210
Justin Jamrowski	OL/DL	2021	6-foot-1	230
Corey Phillips	RB/DB	2022	5-foot-8	150
Sam Gagne	WR/DB	2022	5-foot-8	150
Jack McIntire	RB/QB/DB	2021	5-foot-10	170

School: Kaneland

Mascot: Knights

Conference: Interstate 8

Team Twitter: @KHSknightsFB

Head Coach: Pat Ryan

Assistant Coaches: Ryan Gierke, Mike Thorgesen, Drew Sterkel, John Pavlak, Matt Smith, Ryan Noel, Zach Martinelli, Isaiah Baerenklau, Alec Aurelio, Trevor McKeown, Mike Lotz

2018 results: 7-4 (3-1) Northern Illinois Big 12 East. The Knights made the 2018 Class 6A state playoff field , beat Von Steuben then lost to Cary-Grove in second round action.

2019 Kaneland Knights schedule

1 08.30.19 Hinsdale South

2 09.06.19 Geneva

3 09.13.19 Sycamore

4 09.20.19 Sandwich

5 09.27.19 Rochelle

6 10.04.19 Plano

7 10.11.19 Ottawa

8 10.18.19 Morris

9 10.25.19 LaSalle Peru

2019 Kaneland Knights Summer/7on7 plans

6/22 @ NIU

6/26 @ St. Charles North

7/9 Hosting - 8 schools

7/16 Hosting - 12 schools (varsity and JV/soph)

7/18 @ West Aurora Battle of the Big Butts

7/23 Hosting - 8 schools (Varsity and Fresh)

7/24 @ Marmion (freshmen and sophs)

7/25 Hosting - 7 on 7 and linemen challenge (10 schools)

Did you know....that Kaneland will enter the Interstate 8 conference in 2019 after the Northern Illinois Big 12 conference dissolved after last season.