Cascade football preview

LAST SEASON

3rd place in Wesco North (5-3, 7-4)

RETURNING STARTERS:

Offense 4; Defense 5

LOOK AHEAD

The switch from Wesco North to South means the Bruins will be playing unfamiliar teams every week. With Everett Memorial Stadium having a new synthetic field turf, Cascade will put away its natural grass cleats.

IMPACT PLAYERS

Aaron Frye, QB/DB

Senior; 6-1, 185

AJ Mecum, G/LB

Senior; 5-11, 205

Jordan Runkel, OT/DT

Senior; 6-5, 300

Jordan Duffy, RB/DB

Senior; 5-10, 180

Masih Ahmad, OG/NT

Senior; 5-10, 180

FRESH FACES

Nick Morley, SE/OLB

Senior; 6-2, 185

Anthony Barton, OT/DE

Junior; 6-0, 225

SCHEDULE

Sept. 5at Oak Harbor

Sept. 12KAMIAK

Sept. 19MARINER

Sept. 26EVERETT

Oct. 3at M. Terrace

Oct. 10SNOHOMISH

Oct. 17at Shorewood

Oct. 24E-W

Oct. 31at Jackson

COACH’S COMMENT

“We need to get off to a great start, establish a ball-control offense and hard-hitting defense. Coming from the North I think we are used to smash-mouth, physical football where defense wins games.”

Jake Huizinga,

7th season

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