Lionhearted 18U Breakdown

Michael Knight February 6, 2025 @ 03:51 PM

Get 25% off your subscription by entering Knight25 in the coupon code area. Enjoy!   The 2025 Prep Redzone 7v7 Circuit kicked off in north Texas with the second annual Lonestar State Showdown. It was a great weekend of football in Frisco and we have a ton of content dropping, looking at some of the best players that stood out. In this breakdown, we're taking a look at Lionhearted and their 18U program, which featured two teams this weekend. Both teams came out of the weekend with winning records. Between the two of them, they went a combined 7-3 in Frisco. Below, we take a look at four of their players that stood out during the weekend. Keep it locked into Prep Redzone for more coverage of this weekend's Lonestar State Showdown!   [player_tooltip player_id='969590' first='Cade' last='Bynnom'] - 2026 Athlete   Our first player on this breakdown is 2026 standout [player_tooltip player_id='969590' first='Cade' last='Bynnom'] and he caught our attention on Sunday during bracket play. There was no doubt after watching Lionhearted that they had a solid group playmakers but Bynnom was a guy that really played well during bracket play on Sunday. Honestly, he might have been their best receiver during bracket play after watching them for a few games. And after checking into Bynnom following the tournament, we find out the 2026 standout is an athletic quarterback. He's listed on Prep Redzone as a quarterback but it wouldn't be a surprise to see him at the next level, playing wide receiver. He certainly showed this weekend that he can be a reliable pass catcher against top competition.   [player_tooltip player_id='1422283' first='Cam' last='Newton'] - 2026 Wide Receiver   2026 standout [player_tooltip player_id='1422283' first='Cam' last='Newton'] was a player that we definitely had circled to watch coming into the tournament and he did not disappoint. For Newton, he has a lot of momentum right now following a terrific junior season at the running back position. Throughout the weekend, Newton was able to showcase his ability to dominate the game as a pass catcher. We watched a lot of football in Frisco over the weekend and this tournament featured countless D1 prospects. Newton's ability to start and stop was an all time high for us on Saturday and Sunday. Newton has turned into a legitimate D1 prospect and it's easy to see why. There were a handful of players at the tournament that you could tell would be so much better with the pads on so they could utilize their strength. Newton was one of those players.   [player_tooltip player_id='234891' first='Noah' last='Spinks'] - 2027 Quarterback   2027 quarterback [player_tooltip player_id='234891' first='Noah' last='Spinks'] came into the weekend as one of the top quarterbacks to watch in the state's 2027 class and he certainly lived up to the hype. The lefty immediately caught our attention with his ability to distribute the ball to all of his different playmakers at the wide receiver position. Standing behind Spinks as he ran the offense, it was a good chance to see how quickly he went from one read to the next and trusted his eyes and his receivers down the field. You could see one smooth motion between recognizing his target and firing an absolute dart to the open receiver. Looking back at some of our notes from this weekend, we think that Spinks was near the top of the list in terms of quarterbacks. It's not surprising that Spinks is already being recruited at a high level.

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