2026 Willard Jamboree “Standouts”.

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Well ladies and gentleman the season has arrived and I cannot be more excited to see these young men make a name for themselves. Before week one is Jamboree week and I decided to take a trip to Willard, Missouri to watch Cassville, Parkview, Bolivar, and Willard high schools give us a little sample of what we have in store for the 26-27 football season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Five of theses young men really caught my eye at the Willard Jamboree. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":2345336,"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":2345337,"_player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a8d8434ee4ca"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Madison caught my eye with a physical edge to his game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2345336' first='Harley' last='Madison'] had himself a very good opening jamboree week for his Cassville Wildcats squad. The Wildcats pride themselves on being a very physical football team that loves to dig their hands in the dirt and drive their opponents off the line of scrimmage. [player_tooltip player_id='2345336' first='Harley' last='Madison'] is the epitome of Cassville Wildcats football, he finishes his blocks until he hears the final whistle. When the Wildcats wanted a trusted 4 to 5 yards a pop they usually ran right behind Madison on the left side of the line. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>He has immense power in the lower half of his body and very violent hands. I love his demeanor and I think he is going to have a great Senior season, college programs should take notice. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src=u0022https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/16141012/68c82df0d54522d550ab45bau0022 width=u0022640u0022 height=u0022360u0022 frameborder=u00220u0022 allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a8d9f050c9e6"} /--> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":2345340,"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":2345341,"_player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a8d9f050d15b"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='2345340' first='Chapel' last='Banner'] was on the top of his game at the opening week Jamboree. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Banner is just a gamer, and last week he made the defense pay in a variety of different ways. First of the kid can sling the football, he made a lot of impressive throws under pressure that looked like he was going to get caught in the backfield. Secondly he is a mobile asset to the Bolivar Liberators offense. Banner can take off and grab some yards, but he always keeps his eye's downfield ready to make a big play. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Banner had a terrific outing and I believe his Senior season will open some eyes in Southwest Missouri. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":2345342,"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":2345343,"_player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a8d9f050d213"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='2345342' first='Michael' last='Hallman'] really impressed me last weekend with his defensive prowess. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hallman made his presence felt on the defensive side of the ball for his Willard Tigers squad. He is your prototypical Mike linebacker, a downhill run stopping thumper in the heart of a defense. You can tell he is the leader of this Willard squad, he was very vocal and made sure the defense was in the right position to stop the opposing offense. Not only could he stop the run, but he played the passing lanes very well and had a nice deflection on the opening drive of the day. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Last year Hallman had some nagging injuries, if healthy in 26-27 I think he is going to up his stock in the scouting world. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src=u0022https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/18432676/684c4befeb7fd06939e943fcu0022 width=u0022640u0022 height=u0022360u0022 frameborder=u00220u0022 allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a8d9f050d25e"} /--> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":2345345,"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":2345346,"_player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a8d9f050d2ef"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Long found himself in the endzone often last weekend.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Admittedly I was unfamiliar with [player_tooltip player_id='2345345' first='Bradyn' last='Long'] out of Bolivar, Missouri. He sure caught my attention last weekend with his explosive play at the Jamboree. He was undoubtedly [player_tooltip player_id='2345340' first='Chapel' last='Banner']'s go to guy and he usually made a play. Long has a real knack of finding the open zones, sitting down and making the catch. He also showed the ability of taking the top off the top of the defense and hitting the home run ball. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Long also loves getting the ball on a quick pass and just watch him get those needed YAC yards. Headed into his Senior season I don't think that changes at all Long will find the endzone regularly. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2136294"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":2345349,"_player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a8d9f050d3b3"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Nathaniel Bousquet is one of the most consistent young linebackers in the state of Missouri. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>i have had the pleasure of watching Bousquet on numerous occasions and every time I watch him play in person he is a difference maker on the Parkview defense. He's explosive, violent, agile and the best part is I think he is just getting better and better. Last weekend he was all over the place making plays on the defensive side of the football. Not only is he impressive in person but he might have some of the most satisfying archive of film in the class of 2027 ( no exaggeration). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bousquet already holds a offer from William Jewel, but I believe more offers are on the horizon. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src=u0022https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/19472446/691390f1b961307c34288b82u0022 width=u0022640u0022 height=u0022360u0022 frameborder=u00220u0022 allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a8d9f050d3f0"} /--> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block -->