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NICKHARTMONMOU TH - R O S E V I L L E6-0 / 190 lbs. / SENIOR /
DL
Hart was the Titans best offensivelineman, but he had a knack
for the
big play on defense for a team that
won eight straight
and reached the
second round of
the 3A playoffs.
NUMBERS: 40
tackles, (13
tackles for loss, 5
against Sterling
Newman in 3A
playoffs), 1 fumble
recovery
HONORS: Unani-
mous rst-team all-West Central
FAVORITE MOVIE:The Longest Yard
FAVORITE TV SHOW: Walking Dead
DREAM JOB: Law enforcementROLE MODEL: Mean Joe Greene
DINNER WITH THREE PEOPLE?
Adrian Peterson, Brandon Marshall,
Charles Tillman
QUOTE: Whenever we needed a big
play defensively, Nick was the guy to make
that big tackle for a loss. He had a knack
for defeating his blocker at the biggest
LUKE NALLH A V A N A 6-1 / 280 lbs. / JUNIOR / DL
Teams often ran away from the beefyjunior three-year letter
winner who
has received interest from Western
Illinois. At center,
Nall was also a
key component of
the Ducks strong
rushing attack
NUMBERS: 49
tackles (31 solos),
6 tackles for loss,
4 sacks
BEST MOMENT:
Block on punt re-
turn at Rushville or
85-yard block at Tri-Valley on TD run
FAVORITE FOOD: Steak and tater tot
casserole
DREAM JOB: Doctor in the sports
eld
ACADEMIC HONORS: 4.0 GPA/tied
for second
COLLEGE PLANS/DREAMS: Study
chemistry or biology then med school
QUOTE: Luke is a hard worker, in
both the classroom and on the eld,
so it only makes sense that he is re-
JASON HARKNESSE L MWO O D / B R I M F I E L D6-0 / 175 lbs. /
SENIOR / LB
All around athlete formed great 1-2
punch on offense with POY Westart
and considered one of best lineback-
ers to come outof this highly suc-
cessful program.
NUMBERS: 88
tackles (39 solo),
5 tackles for loss,
2 int. (one for TD;
1,341 yards rush-
ing, 25 TDs
HONORS: First-team all-Prairieland
Blue RB/LB/Punter;
all-state honorable mention
NICKNAME: Hammer
PART-TIME JOB: work for Caldwell
Show Cattle.
ROLE MODEL: My grandpa Frank
PRIZED POSSESSION: Z1000Kawasaki motorcyle
COLLEGE PLANS/DREAMS: study
law enforcement
QUOTE: As pure an athlete as Ive
ever coached, Jason ... could have
played any position, from O-line to
JACOB LANGT R E M O N T6-1 / 210 lbs. / SENIOR / LB
From his middle linebacker position,
Lang was the quarterback on defense
for a Turks defense
at gave up one
D or less fourimes. The IFCA all-
stater was in on
he second-most
ackles in the area
(172), behind
Macombs Taylor.
NUMBERS: 55 solo
tackles, 6 tackles
for loss, 2 intercep-tions
HONORS: First-team all-state LB,
second-team OL
FAVORITE MOVIE:Takers
FAVORITE TV SHOW: Walking Dead
FAVORITE RESTAURANT: Pizza
Ranch
DREAM JOB: FBI agent
PRIZED POSSESSION: Football
cards dad passed down to me
MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT:
When I drove a four-wheeler into a
lake
JOSH SWEDLUNDA B I N G D O N6-0 / 185 lbs. / SENIOR / DB
Swedlund was a rst-team all-
Prairieland Black performer at four
pos t ons. e was
a game-c anger
in the defensive
backeld, led the
6-4 Commandoes
on offense at QB
and was one of
e area s est
pun ers.
NUMBERS:58tackles (30 solos),4 interceptions, 5passes broken up,
1 TD. Ran for 600
yards, scored 8 TDs, threw for 630 and
7 TDs at QB; 43.3 yard average on 21punts.
BEST GAME: Peoria Heights
BEST PLAYER YOU FACED: Brady
Westart, Elmwood/Brimeld
PART-TIME JOB:janitor
ACADEMIC HONORS: 4.22 GPA, 30
on ACT
QUOTE: Josh is a great player who iscapable of doing so many
things at a
high level and can change the game in
TANNER EVANSF A R M I N G T O N6-1 / 185 lbs. / SENIOR / DB
Evans used his speed and savvy tobecome one of the best
cornerbacksin the JournalStar area. Whennot locking in onthe best
receiver,Evans was guidingthe playoff-boundFarmers at
quar-terback.
NUMBERS: 40
tackles (20 solos),
5 RB sacks, 2 QB
sacks, 2 intercep-
tions; 453 yards rushing, 364 pass-
ing, 8 total TDs.
HONORS: First-team all-Prairieland
Blue QB/CB, Curt Anderson Award
NICKNAME:T-Wang
ROLE MODEL: Gale Sayers
DINNER WITH THREE PEOPLE? Julie
Ann Huff (shes hot), Macae Skaggs
(hes awesome), Morgan Freeman
(Hes God)
QUOTE: Tanner is one of the bestpure athletes and cover corners
I
have ever coached. He always took
MARTEL HUNTERMONMOU TH - R O S E V I L L E5-10 / 170 lbs. /
JUNIOR / DB
The electrifying Hunter dominated
ames on both sides of the ball and
was never better
down the stretch
when the Titans
won eight straight
before losing in
the playoffs.
NUMBERS: 115
tackles (66 solos),
3 int. (1 for a TD),
1 fumble recovery
for TD. 1,721 yards
rushing on 236 at-
tempts (7.3 per), 23 TDs, 13 catches
for 145 yards and 3 TDs.
HONORS: First-team IFCA all-state
RB/DB, unanimous rst-team all-West
Central RB/DB
DREAM JOB: NFL player, then
coaching
BIGGEST FEAR: not a big fan of
needles
QUOTE: Martel is an incredibly gifted
athlete. Everybody knows how fast heis, but the main post-game
comment Ihead from others is about his physical-
JARROD ROCKHOLDM A C O M B5-10 / 175 lbs. / SENIOR / DB
Rockhold was a rock for the West
Central champion
Bombers, with 32
unassisted tacklesand an area-high
six interceptions.
His 83-yard return
for a TD against
Quincy Notre
Dame was the
longest in Macomb
history. Offensively,
he averaged 149.8yards rushing.
NUMBERS: 1,648 yards (third most
in school history) on 258 attempts
and 13 TDs
BEST PLAYER YOU FACED: Dom
Comfort, Notre Dame
FAVORITE TV SHOW: Sons of Anar-
chy, Duck Dynasty
FAVORITE TEACHER/CLASS: CoachSears WHY: hes just an
all-around
cool dude
QUOTE: Hes always at the right
place at the right time. And hes
sneaky fast. When he got out in the
MACAE SKAGGSF A R M I N G T O N6-4 / 225 lbs. / JUNIOR / LB
Skaggs commanded respect on both
sides of the ball, as a punishing
u ac w o ga ne more t an
yards and a bruis-
ing linebacker whodidnt shy away
from contact.
Had a JS-area,
single-game high
29 tackles against
Elmwood/
Brimeld.
HONORS:
First-team all-Prairieland Blue,
Champaign News Gazette all-state
PART-TIME JOB: Bailing hay in the
summer
FAVORITE RESTAURANT: Scapec-
chis in Farmington
ACADEMIC HONORS: High honor
roll, 5.040 GPA
QUOTE: A tough hard nosed playerthat plays the game the way it
is
meant to be played. I have coached
a lot of great linebackers over the
years (Boomer Grigsby, etc) and
MICHAEL SMITHA NNAWAN/WETHERS F I E LD6-2 / 205 lbs. / JUNIOR /
DL
A three-year starter and four-yearvarsity player for the 10-2
Titans.
Paved the way for
brother Micam
as an offensive
guard, but made
his biggest impact
on defense.
HONORS: First-
team all-state
OL/DL in 2A
NUMBERS: 90
tackles (20 for loss)
9 sacks, 4 forced
fumbles, 5 fumble recoveries, 2 TDs
DREAM JOB:Video game tester
ROLE MODEL: Michael Jordan
SOMETHING THAT ANNOYS PARENTS:
Playing too much Call of DutyPRIZED POSSESSION: My car or
Michael Jordan rookie card
QUOTE: He will be greatly missed.
Michael worked hard in the offseason
to develop great strength, and his
athleticism has been a big reason
for his success on both offense and
defense. A/W coach Brandon
BRETTTAYLORM A C O M B6-2 / 225 lbs. / SENIOR / LB
Taylor set the all-time tackles record
for Macomb in
Week 4 and
continued to put
up big hits as theleader of a defense
that allowed only
13.6 points per
game in an 8-1
regular season. His
210 tackles this
season (19.1 per
game) were also a
single-season record
(195 solos).
HONORS: IFCA all-state rst-team,
rst-team all-West Central
BEST GAME THIS SEASON: Illini
West
BEST MOMENT: Busting a Sherrard
kids eardrum
NICKNAME: Zeus
FAVORITE MOVIE: Friday NightLights, Wreck It Ralph
DREAM JOB: Marine biologist
QUOTE: Brett ran the defense.
Sometimes, in some ball games, I felt
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