Preseason Preview: Emerald Ridge
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Overview Emerald Ridge comes off an impressive 10-3 campaign where they made a seminfals appearence. They dropped a close 42-28 semifinals game against Kennedy Catholic, and will look to revamp and have a serious shot to make another deep run…
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Emerald Ridge comes off an impressive 10-3 campaign where they made a seminfals appearence. They dropped a close 42-28 semifinals game against Kennedy Catholic, and will look to revamp and have a serious shot to make another deep run and potentially win a title here in 2023. They’ll return a number of impact players on both sides of the ball, which starts with standout QB and Eatern Washington commit Jake Schakel Jake Schakel 6'1" | 195 lbs | QB Emerald Ridge | 2024 State WA . I’ve been impressed and raving about Shakel for years, and I think he’ll have an even bigger season that last year given the leap in maturity and chemistry with WR Tony Harste Tony Harste 6'0" | 170 lbs | WR Emerald Ridge | 2024 State WA . In 2022, Shakel put up 3,287 yards passing and 37 TD’s, along with 2 TD’s on the ground. Harste was a major part of that passing attack as well, snagging 80 receptions for 1,166 yards and 13 TD’s. Another big time player that will return that turned out to be a TD machine in 2022 was Gio Kafentzis Gio Kafentzis 5'8" | 180 lbs | WR Emerald Ridge | 2024 State WA , who hauled in 66 receptions for 970 yards and 11 TD’s. Kafentzis was also a ball hawk on the defensive side of the ball snagging 3 INT’s, and they’ll also return Sean Tutty Sean Tutty 5'11" | 190 lbs | ATH Emerald Ridge | 2024 State WA who was a fly around player and an absolute menace roaming the field. They’ll have a big opportunity here in 2023, and they’ll be a fun team to watch moving forward as we get the season rolling.
Key Players
Jake Schakel Jake Schakel 6'1" | 195 lbs | QB Emerald Ridge | 2024 State WA , QB, 2024
Tony Harste Tony Harste 6'0" | 170 lbs | WR Emerald Ridge | 2024 State WA , WR, 2024
Gio Kafentzis Gio Kafentzis 5'8" | 180 lbs | WR Emerald Ridge | 2024 State WA , WR/DB, 2024
Tayshaun Micks Tayshaun Micks 5'11" | 170 lbs | DB Emerald Ridge | 2024 State WA , ATH, 2024
Isaiah Jennings Isaiah Jennings 6'1" | 175 lbs | DB Emerald Ridge | 2024 State WA , DB, 2024
Navarre Dixon Navarre Dixon 5'9" | 195 lbs | RB Emerald Ridge | 2024 State WA , RB, 2024
Ryan Mitchell, OL/DL, 2024
Sean Tutty Sean Tutty 5'11" | 190 lbs | ATH Emerald Ridge | 2024 State WA , SS/LB, 2024
Schedule
vs Puyallup
@ Olympia
vs Sumner
@ Curtis
vs South Kitsap
@ Bethel
@ Bellermine
vs Graham Kapowsin
@ Rogers