Team Preview: Naperville North

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School: Naperville North

Mascot: Huskies

Conference: DuPage Valley

Team Twitter: @HuskieFB

Head Coach: Sean Drendel

Assistant Coaches: Mike Fitzgerald Jeff Burke Darren Stahulak Bill Korosec Anthony Silvestri Jim Hess John Jackson

2016 results: 8-2 (7-1 DuPage Valley Conference). The Huskies made the 8A state playoff field and lost to Lyons Township in opening round action.

2017 Naperville North Huskies schedule

@Edwardsville

@Metea Valley

Wheaton North

Lake Park

@Glenbard North

@Neuqua Valley

Naperville Central @ NCC

Waubonsie Valley

@Wheaton South

Returning Offensive Starters

Nick Calcagno WR 6'3 215 '18

Ryan Laurenzo WR 6'4 195 '18

Nick Vogel OG 6'1 245 '18

Returning Defensive Starters

Ryan Marrano LB 6'1 195 '18

Ryan Robinson DL 6'2 255 '18

Newcomers to Watch

Drake Davis QB 5'11 190 '18

Sammy Caldarazzo OL 6'3 265 '19

Andrew Reinhard LB 6'1 185 '19

Ameir Wilbourn RB 5'9 180 '19

2017 Naperville North Huskies summer Camp/7on7 plans

Red Grange

Naperville 7 on 7

At our place for small ones At LWE as well

Top Impact Player for Naperville North in 2017? Senior QB Drake Davis. Davis, who transferred into Naperville North last spring from 1A Bureau Valley has a big time arm and tools. Davis gives a reloading Huskies offense an instant weapon both in the passing and running game this fall.

Biggest Concern heading into 2017? Can the Huskies reload and stay near the top of the conference? Naperville North has done a nice job of getting back into the upper half of the DVC, but the margin between playoffs and no playoffs in the conference remains razor thin. In short you get zero chances to build up/develop experience in the conference and NN will need to come out firing starting in Week 1.

EDGYTIM's Way Too Early Take on the 2017 Naperville North Huskies?

Naperville North has always had good talent and numbers over the years and that will again be the case this fall. Look for Naperville North to get tested immediately in Week 1 at Edwardsville. While the Huskies welcome back just 5 starters from 2016 this program has plenty of talent to compete and will be in the hunt for a state playoff spot.

EDGYTIM's Way Too Early regular season record prediction for the Naperville North Huskies? 6-3/5-4