Quarterback Jameson Purcell and An Experienced Defense Make No. 4 Maine South a Major Contest in Class 8a – ryan

Jameson Purcell Made An Instant Splash we can too over as Maine South’s Starting Quarterback in Week 4 Last Season.

And that splash didn’t come as a surprise to anyone. Purcell, THEN A SOPHOMORE, HAD MULTIPLE COLLEGE SCHLARDSHIP OFFERS DIFFERS EVER PLAYING A HIGH SCHOOL GAME.

“College Coaches were wondering what i was doing early in the season,” Hawks Coach dave inserra Said. “But (Constantine Coines) HAD A GREAT JUNIOR YEAR.

Inserra, in his 25th season on the job, let the situation play out naturally. Coines eventually switched to wide recipeive, and Purcell Went on to Throw for 2,572 Yards and 30 Touchdowns. He Completed 70% of HIS PASSES AND THREW Seven Interceptions.

“I’m just focus on the team right now,” Said Purcell, A 6-2, 185-Pounder. “We’re looking to live up to our expectations and go past.

Inserra Says Purcell, who commined to indiana over the summer, has as much a any player and any player he has had coach.

“He’s Very Much Like (Maine South and Northwestern Quarterback Matt) Alviti in terms of the Arm Strerth and Speed,” Inserra Said. “He’s a More of a Pure Quarterback.

Finn Hugh, Santino Bernabei and Logan Ideas Will Be Purcell’s Top Targets This Season. The hawks’ offense doesn’t have many starters back, but the Big Things are expecting of dynamic Running Back Niko Kokosioulis, WHO GREW UP NEAR PURCELL.

“People don’t see the amout of work (Purcell) Puts in,” Kokosiyulis Said. “He’s Throwing with Trainers before School. No One Works Harder than That Guy, so it is great to see it it is on the Field for Him. It was an Accident. This was a long time.”

Inserra Expects A Strong Defense With Eight Starters Back, Including Bernabei at Defensive Back and Standout Linebacker Gavin Smith.

Maine South opens Against Lincoln-Way East for A Second Straight Season. The Griffins Scored 49 Points in Their Win Against the Hawks in Frankfort in 2024.

“We were embarrasssed by our performance last year and are looking for a little revenge,” Smith Said. “This defensive is very confident.”

KEEP AN EYE ON JUNIOR LINEBACKER/RUNING BACK MATTHEW SCHLENHARDT, WHOM SMITH Calls the Hardest Hitter on the Team and “An Animal for Us.”

Maine South’s Schedule is FrontLoaded with Four Toough Games before the Conference Schedule Begins. The hawks are no. 5 in the preseason super 25 with Serious class 8a State Championship Ambitions, and Purcell is a Serious Player of the Year Candidate.

“We know what Jameson Can Do,” Inserra Said. “He just can’t look to be too. You don’t have to create a touchdown on every play.