Southwest Prairie Conference: Top Defenders – West Division
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Today we will be taking a look at the Top Defenders heading into this season for the Southwest Prairie Conference West Division. The West Division has six teams: Minooka, Oswego, Oswego East, Plainfield North, West Aurora, and Yorkville. Minooka: Mason…
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Continue ReadingToday we will be taking a look at the Top Defenders heading into this season for the Southwest Prairie Conference West Division. The West Division has six teams: Minooka, Oswego, Oswego East, Plainfield North, West Aurora, and Yorkville.
Minooka:
Mason Cave (2021) – Cave plays OLB for Minooka, he sets the edge, gets in the backfield, and re-routes receivers. He gets it done in coverage, plays hard, and drives the ballcarrier to the ground.
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Zach Wingerter Zach Wingerter 6'2" | 230 lbs | LB Minooka | 2021 IL (2021) – Wingerter plays MLB for Minooka, he attacks downhill in run support, is a big hitter, and has a nice read step.
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Oswego:
Anthony Cikauskas Anthony Cikauskas 6'3" | 235 lbs | DL Oswego | 2021 IL (2021) – Cikauskas plays DE for Oswego, he has a solid pass rush where he gets pressure on the QB, gets in the backfield quickly, and gets hands up deflecting passes. He sets the edge and is an overall aggressive player who makes plays for this defensive unit.
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Joey DeMarco (2021) – DeMarco plays FS/SS for Oswego, he has solid hands, breaks up passes, and comes down in run support. He has quick acceleration to him which helps him cover sideline to sideline and isn’t afraid to lower his shoulder.
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Matt Egly (2021) – Egly plays DE/DT for Oswego, he sheds blocks and gets into the backfield. He gets pressure on the QB, gets hands up deflecting passes, and gets off blocks to make the tackle. Egly is a dominant player for this defensive unit and one who is going to be a force to be reckoned on the next level as well.
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Oswego East:
Aiden Bradshaw (2021) – Bradshaw plays MLB for Oswego East, he’s an aggressive player who has the speed to cover sideline to sideline, gets pressure on the QB, and takes solid pursuit angles.
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Braydon Grabavoy (2021) – Grabavoy plays NG for Oswego East, he doesn’t give up on plays, takes solid pursuit angles, and gets in the backfield.
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Plainfield North:
Danny Nuccio Danny Nuccio 6'1" | 210 lbs | DB Plainfield North | 2021 IL (2021) – Nuccio plays SS/MLB for Plainfield North, he comes down in run support, covers sideline to sideline, and takes solid pursuit angles. He has a nice read step which helps him attack the ballcarrier.
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Aiden McCarthy (2021) – McCarthy plays MLB for Plainfield North, he has a solid blitzing ability where he gets pressure on the QB, has a nice burst off the line of scrimmage, and is a hard hitter. He’s an aggressive player who makes plays for this defensive unit and has quick acceleration as well.
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West Aurora:
Caleb Dietlin Caleb Dietlin 6'3" | 230 lbs | DL West Aurora | 2021 IL (2021) – Dietlin plays DE for West Aurora, he stands at 6’3 210 lbs, he gets in the backfield quickly which creates pressure on the QB, and gets off blocks to make the tackle.
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Notables:
Will DeBold – Minooka Class of 2022
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Ivan Dahlberg – Minooka Class of 2022
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A.J Johnson – Oswego Class of 2022
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Jared Badie Jared Badie 6'4" | 210 lbs | LB Oswego East | 2022 State IL – Oswego East Class of 2022
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Dylan Rasmason – Plainfield North Class of 2022
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Jalyn Givan – Plainfield North Class of 2021
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The Southwest Prairie Conference is one of many highly competitive conferences in Illinois high school football. Most of these teams produce D-1 players who shine at the next level, let’s see which one of these players is up next.