Team Preview: Taft

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Returning Offensive Starters

Name	Position	Grad Year	Height	Weight

Daniel Loch	QB	2021	6-foo-5	190
Dexter Stigall	QB/WR	2020	6-foot-2	190
Roberto Salgado	RB	2020	5-foot-8	180
Justin Gniedziejko	WR	2021	6-foot-1	180
Demetri Georgopoulis	OL	2020	6-foot-3	265
Gilbert Dubiel	OL	2020	6-foot-3	245

Returning Defensive Starters

Name	Position	Grad Year	Height	Weight

Ryan Porebski	ILB	2022	6-foot-2	195
Dexter Stigall	S	2020	6-foot-2	190
Justin Gniedziejko	S	2021	6-foot-1	180
Demetri Georgopoulos	DL	2020	6-foot-3	265
Eddy Perez	CB	2020	5-foot-8	170

Newcomers to Watch

Name	Position	Height	Weight

David Loch	WR	6-foot-5	190
Israel Oke-Diran	RB/S	5-foot-11	185
Reese Griffin	DL	6-foot-3	260
Ryan Porebski	TE	6-foot-2	190

School: Taft

Mascot: Eagles

Conference: CPL Illini red Bird

Team Twitter: @TaftFootballChi

Head Coach: John Tsarouchas

Assistant Coaches: Assistant Head Coach - Defensive Coordinator: Zach Elder Brad Engel Neil Farlow Matt Zilz Robert McInerney Don Kaminski Tony Minestra Martin Shine Ryan Bullock Michael Tersch

2018 results: 7-6 (3-2) CPL Illini Red Bird Conference. The Eagles made the IHSA Class 8A state playoff field and lost to Oswego in opening round action. The eagkles then entered the Chicago Prep Bowl playoffs and beat Westinghouse and Solorio before losing to St. Rita in the Prep Bowl.

2019 Taft Eagles schedule

@ Glenbrook North

vs. Brooks

@ Phillips

vs. Curie

vs. Solorio

vs. Lincoln Park

@ Perspectives

@ Simeon

@ Hubbard

2019 Taft Eagles Summer/7on7 plans

We'll be at the NU passing camp on 6/15.

At Deerfield 6/25.

Did you know...that Taft last season won the Chicago CPL title game over Solorio, which was the first CPL football title for the Eagles since the 1972 season.