Team Preview: Lake Park
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School: Lake Park
Mascot: Lancers
Conference: DuPage Valley Conference
Team Twitter: @LPCoachRoll
Head Coach: Chris Roll
Assistant Coaches: Keith Lukes, Kyle Reehoff, Bill Erzig, Bill Modelski, Chris Benak, Tom Redlin, Larry Orrico, Peter Catalano, Kevin Johnson, Chris Salerno, Charlie Witt
2016 results: 2-7 (1-7 DuPage Valley Conference). The Lancers failed to qualify for the IHSA state playoff field.
2017 Lake Park Lancers schedule
Fri Aug 25th @ Waubonsie Valley
Fri Sept 1st Wheaton W South
Fri Sept 8th @ DeKalb
Fri Sept 15th @Naperville North
Fri Sept 22nd Wheaton North (Homecoming Weekend)
Fri Sept 29th @Metea Valley
Fri Oct 6th Glenbard North
Fri Oct 13th @Neuqua Valley
Fri Oct 20th Naperville Centra
Returning Offensive Starters
Jackson Behles QB 6'3" 205 2018
Diamante Smith WR 6'2" 185 2018
Daniel Spejcher WR 6'4" 195 2018
Jake Carvalho RB 5'10" 190 2018
Jay Palmer OL 6'1" 230 2018
Billy Liapis OL 6'1" 220 2018
Anthony Gulyk OL 6'1" 225 2018
Thomas Zablocki FB 5'9" 185 2018
Johnny Pacione WR 6'0" 165 2018
Returning Defensive Starters
Christian Cestone DL 6'2" 235 2018
Gino Romano LB 6'1" 210 2018
Rashad Khwaja DB 5'11" 160 2018
Solomon Sangobowale DB 5'11" 175 2018
Zach Schleimer DL 6'4" 200 2018
Alex Jorgensen LB/DB 6'0" 175 2018
Newcomers to Watch
Patrick Panasiuk OL 6'3"285 2019
Isaac Moore DL 6'1" 200 2019
Kyle Holliday DL 6'3" 220 2019
David Hardwick LB 6'0" 205 2019
Nathan Reid DB 5'9" 155 2019
Max Kaiser QB/LB 6'0" 175 2019
2017 Lake Park Lancers summer Camp/7on7 plans
Just local 7on7 against teams from the area. We also will be going to NIU for a 3 day team camp in July.
Top Impact Player for Lake Park in 2017? Senior QB Jackson Behles will be asked to lead an experienced Lancers team and an offense that also brings back 9 starters from a season ago.
Biggest Concern heading into 2017? Can the Lancers bounce back and regain the momentum that the program has earned over the previous few seasons? Lake Park has finished either 5-4/4-5 in four of the past six seasons under Chris Roll and in most any other conference would have ben a state playoff caliber team.
EDGYTIM's Way Too Early Take on the 2017 Lake Park Lancers?
Lake Park and head coach Chris Roll again brings back an experienced team coming off a disappointing 2-7 season in 2016. If the Lancers can get off to a good early start (@ WV WWS @ DeKalb) then all the better for the Lancers this fall. FYI Lake Park also might have the touchest week in and week out schedule in all of Chicagoland in 2017.
EDGYTIM's Way Too Early regular season record prediction for the Lake Park Lancers? 4-5/3-6