State Contender Profile: Chippewa Valley Big Reds
Head Coach: Scott Merchant Division: 1 Conference: Macomb Area Conference – Red 2019 Overall Record: 9-1 Returning Key Players: Jaillen Howze Jaillen Howze 6'1" | 210 lbs | LB Chippewa Valley | 2021 State MI | LB | 2021 (Buffalo…
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Continue ReadingHead Coach: Scott Merchant
Division: 1
Conference: Macomb Area Conference – Red
2019 Overall Record: 9-1
Returning Key Players:
Jaillen Howze Jaillen Howze 6'1" | 210 lbs | LB Chippewa Valley | 2021 State MI | LB | 2021 (Buffalo commit)
Quillen Howze Quillen Howze 6'0" | 180 lbs | DB Chippewa Valley | 2021 State MI | DB/WR | 2021 (Buffalo commit)
Alexander Lanzon Alexander Lanzon 6'3" | 265 lbs | OL Chippewa Valley | 2021 State MI | OL | 2021
Darrel Hawkins Darrel Hawkins 5'9" | 180 lbs | WR Chippewa Valley | 2021 MI | WR | 2021
Zach Allison Zach Allison 6'4" | 240 lbs | DL Chippewa Valley | 2022 MI | DL | 2022
Jack Donovan Jack Donovan 6'2" | 180 lbs | QB Chippewa Valley | 2021 MI | QB | 2021
Ryan Schuster Ryan Schuster 6'2" | 180 lbs | QB Chippewa Valley | 2022 State MI | QB | 2022
Isaiah French | LB | 2021
Draven Wilson | DB | 2021
Maddox Altamirano | WR | 2022
Analysis: Chippewa Valley ended their 2019 season with a disappointing loss in the first round of the playoffs to Dakota, but they will be looking for redemption in 2020. The Big Reds return several starters on both sides of the ball, but it will be interesting to see how the quarterback position shakes out. Senior Jack Donovan Jack Donovan 6'2" | 180 lbs | QB Chippewa Valley | 2021 MI and junior Ryan Schuster Ryan Schuster 6'2" | 180 lbs | QB Chippewa Valley | 2022 State MI with compete for the starting quarterback job after the departure of Josh Kulka. Senior Darrel Hawkins Darrel Hawkins 5'9" | 180 lbs | WR Chippewa Valley | 2021 MI and juniors Maddox Altamirano and Zack Ernat make up the receiving core for whoever aligns under center. Seniors Alexander Lanzon Alexander Lanzon 6'3" | 265 lbs | OL Chippewa Valley | 2021 State MI and Evan Bastianon will handle the duties up front and should make the transition to a new signal caller easier. Buffalo commits Jaillen and Quillen Howze Quillen Howze 6'0" | 180 lbs | DB Chippewa Valley | 2021 State MI are the star players for the Big Reds and anchor a defense that includes an up-and-coming player in junior Zach Allison Zach Allison 6'4" | 240 lbs | DL Chippewa Valley | 2022 MI . Chippewa Valley saw a 23-game winning streak end last season, but they have the talent on their roster to put together another undefeated regular season and make a run at the state title.