1. Pierre
There’s a reason why everyone believes Pierre is the team to beat in this class. They’re the two-time defending champs with seven starters back on offense and seven more on defense.
Impact Players
Grey Zabel is one of the best linemen in the state. He’s 6-6, 260 and very agile and athletic. He leads a senior group of great players. Garrett Stout threw for 1,735 yards and 20 TDs last year and ran for 1,266 yards and 11 TDs. He’s one of the most dynamic dual threat quarterbacks around. Maguire Raske broke through as a sophomore last year at running back. Andrew Coverdale will be the main target in the passing game. Gunnar Gehring, Chase Sattgast, Cade Hinkle and River Iverson give their defense some teeth.
Bottom Line
Pierre has a new schedule this year that includes some 11A teams, but other than that look for more of what they did last year. “If we can stay healthy and continue to improve, we should be tough again. We return a lot of experience up front and our QB/RB combination offensively, and plenty of pieces on defense. Getting a few players back who missed last year with injuries will help to cover holes left from graduation,” said Coach Steve Steele
Prediction: 9-0