Parkway Christian Eagles 2017 Football Preview

City / County: Sterling Heights / Macomb

School Mascot Name: Eagles
2016 Record: 4-5
Conference/Division: Michigan Independent Athletic Conference
2017's Expected Division for Playoffs: Division 8
Record last 3 seasons: 17-13
Record last 5 seasons: 26-23
Record last 10 seasons: 58-41

Head Coach: Joe Beck
Head Coaching Experience: 2nd as Head, 3rd at school & 19th overall
Assistant Coaching Staff:
Tom McCarren, Ray Filipek, Ronald Johnson, Bob Shippy, Don Quest, Chris Calabrese, Patrick Corbett
Captains: TBD
Returning Starters on Offense: 6
Returning Starters on Defense: 7
Returning Key Players:
Alex Challangoe - G - 2018 / Bryce Perko - LB - 2019 / Brandon Challangoe - DT - 2019 / Jacob Couture - C - 2018 / Julian Davis - RB - 2019 / Maurice Hutchinson - LB - 2019 / Kyle Petitpren - DE - 2019 / Tayshaun Peterson - DB - 2020
Upcoming Players:
John Bowling - G - 2018 / Robert Thompson - LB - 2019 / Alfred Carra - K - 2018 / Dylan Hunter - TE - 2019 / Griffin Adams - DB - 2020 / Javen Cook - OT - 2020 / Zack Jaksa - DT - 2020 / Gabe Megally - G - 2019
Team Strength(s) for 2017:
Offensive & Defensive Lines all return from last year, counting on them to create havoc on both sides of the ball and open up holes for the top two RB from last season. Top two leaders in tackles return as well.
Biggest Shoes / Holes to Fill in 2017:
Jackson Allen - WR / Jacob Bambrick QB / Dominic Delicata DE / Connor Mead WR
2017 Season Outlook:
Expectations are high and commitment in offseason has been great - the players are hungry to win our conference and a long playoff run. Everyone is fired up to start this season versus 2 of the top 12 programs in the state. There won't be any "warm-up" games to start off and we need to be ready to roll week one.
Outlook on Conference/Division:
There are a lot of good coaches in our conference, Lutheran Northwest and Oakland Christian return a lot of athletes and are both poised for good seasons.