What does CAL need to do to improve in 2015? What do they need to keep doing to be successful? Remember, please be constructive.

Christian Academy looks to reload this year. Some big losses in their scoring to graduation - RB, QB, FB, K. Their OL and DL takes a hit with the loss of one good player and their LB corp is in the same boat. Graduation plays havoc on a team! The graduates were the winningest group of kids in school history.

 

There is some good and bad in their future though. The bad is they are changing up their schedule and SK is out there (insert Jaws theme). The district re-alignment won't hurt much but the Colts are always a force to be reckoned with (insert StarWars theme.)

 

Personnel are going to be bigger and stronger in some pretty key places - DE and TE, Def line and secondary. How do you replace a RB like #24 ? Meet #10 . The WRs will be awesome this year - all talented young men that know how to get open and what to do with the ball when they catch it. The kicking game will be fine - based on the performance of the talented freshman last year - being a sophomore won't hurt his confidence. The QB change will be the most interesting - 2 guys graduated from that group - but word has it their big-hitting safety from last year(good good athlete) can throw it and has legs too. This doesn't even take into consideration any incoming freshman (8th grade team won state) or transfers.

 

So, what do the Centurions have to do to keep their momentum? The coaches will make them buckle their chinstraps and tie on their cleats and take each and every play like it meant the state tournament. They will reload and play hard, prepare and recover. CAL has an outstanding coaching staff that will do the most with the players they have. IMO they have the talent and the ability to make a state run...we will see.

Great information FBJ. Thanks for providing it.

How do CAL people feel about Mayfield being in the same class this year? Are they a bigger threat to CAL winning state than Desales?

CAL opens the season at SK. It should be a good football game.

CAL's coaches are smart and prepare one game at a time...Mayfield is an obstacle - formidable to say the least - BUT DeSales is a district competitor and the 2-time defending 2A State Champions. CAL has been able to beat them in the regular season but the playoffs have been another matter (one missed block from a different finish last year). Hopefully the Centurions will see the biggest obstacle to them winning state is the 11 guys lined up across the line of scrimmage from them on the Friday night they are playing...one obstacle at a time. Win the next play!

With all due respect to mayfield, I can tell you that Desales and CAL have produced some top notch teams the past couple years that could compete with just about any team in the state. I fully expect this to be another great year for both programs and one of them to meet mayfield in the play offs. With that being said I would take Desales/CAL over mayfield this year.

CAL and Desales are 2 monsters, add in Murray, OC and Mayfield and 2A west looks pretty daunting. Thanks for the preview footballjunkie

the CAL/Desales rivalry has turned into one of the state's best. Two very well coached teams that are generally overlooked outside of 2a. When these teams are both healthy, no larger school would enjoy seeing them come to town.